Kicked out of nursing school, I don't know what to do now

pseudonym87 · Jun 3, 2018

Sorry you got kicked out. I'd suggest doing a deep dive into investigating whether or not nursing is the right career for you. Not because you failed pharm, but because sometimes, things in life happen for a reason. Talk to tons of nurses, see if you can become a CNA or Tech and make sure you truly want to be a nurse.

If you do want to be a nurse- then there's no way in hell anyone can stop you. How did you do in your nursing core classes other than pharmacology? If you did well, I would suggest taking a pharmacology class at a local community college, get zan A, and then reapply to every nursing school in a 50-mile radius. Heck, if you want to become a nurse that bad, look into nursing programs all around the country. Look into online programs like chamberlain which blend clinical programs to give you a BSN. If you retake pharmacology and get an A and potentially retake A&P and also get an A- nursing programs will see that you have matured and they won't turn away a dedication person.

Remember, most members of admissions committees are nurses, and although we act like we're tough (which we are), as nurses, we are generally compassionate and tend to lean towards giving people second chances.

Dont give up on your dream. If nursing is your passion- keep trying, work on your study habits, and don't give up.

kvuro · Jun 3, 2018

Hi, I'm currently in LAGCC's RN program. I remember at orientation two years ago, they mentioned they do accept applicants that have failed out of other CUNY nursing programs. But I am not sure if this policy still stands presently. You should try calling the nursing department to get the most updated info. However, I'm pretty sure the nursing credits you've already taken at Hunter won't be accepted and you would have to follow the curriculum in our program (pretty sure this is universal for any nursing programs).

It's true that the program is competitive and everyone who was accepted into the program in my cohort had 4.0 or something close to that for pre-reqs. One nice thing about this school though is that you get to decide which credits you would like to transfer over, and you need to tell the transfer adviser because I think it's only a one time deal. So I do recommend not transferring those A&P grades and just retaking it at our school. The B for AP2 is still considered low to be competitive, so I suggest retaking it. You can hold off on retaking statistics until your first semester in the RN program (it can be a co-req) because the original B in statistic would otherwise be factored into your GPA. There's also the TEAS entrance exam too for LAGCC and it's another major deciding factor for the program's admission. There's a minimal score you have to get, but applicants are ranked by their percentile and chosen based on that.

So basically call the department to confirm if they still accept students from other CUNY programs and don't transfer over the AP and Stat classes. Just retake those in LAGCC. I wish you luck!

zeenurse100 · Jun 4, 2018

One route that you can take is to complete your degree at Hunter in another field such as psychology or something else that interests you. Retake anatomy and get a higher grade. Raise your gpa and apply for accelerated nursing programs. Hunter has one as well along with NYU and other schools in NY. That way the two years that you spent doing your pre-reqs won't be wasted and you won't have to go through the trouble of applying to other colleges and having the risk of them not accepting all your credits.

AspiringRN, CNA, LPN · May 28, 2020

You were taking pre-reqs. Someone that is has to have a very high GPA and test to get into the nursing program. Your anatomy 1 grade was very low. That is enough to get you disqualified. I would ask if I can retake it for a better grade. Some programs are so strict that they leave no exceptions and won’t allow that.

nurse_00100110, ADN, BSN · May 28, 2020

Ac4414,

First off, Nursing school is difficult.

From reading your posts, you did not do anything wrong that can not be fixed. It would probably be in your best interest to retake A&P 1 and get that grade back up, take it from another school or online, (if its online make sure they provide a Letter grade).

Second, dont listen to Elkpark because he or she doesnt seem to have a clue what they are talking about. Every nursing program will have their own requirements and not all nursing programs are alike - because you failed Pharm and that constituted you getting kicked out of their nursing program, does not mean it is the same for thing for different nursing program. A great nursing program will understand this and will look at you as a person, and not solely on a letter grade when you apply and for those programs that dont, you want to have avoided in the first place.

If you area is really competitive to get into nursing school, then try moving to an area where it is less competitive (even if it is moving out of state), I would look into ADN programs and avoid the 4 year university programs because 1) they are extremely expensive, 2) they will try to weed people out, 3) ADN cheaper and shorter (you can always get your BSN online).

If you truly want to become a nurse, then you will become a nurse.

I was very fortunate that ALL my instructors were (and still are) amazing.