My letter and appeal got denied

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The worst has come to me, I got my denial letter that means that my letter I sent the boards was denied. I'm going to make an appointment with whoever is in charge of my rejection. I know that you have to show them your plan...I know that. I'm going to explain that I didn't understand the nclex style questions and I'm going to show him physically that this is the book I'm going to be using. I'm finishing my last pre-nursing class this semester and it's a shame that I already got denied. Apparently I'm smart enough to get in the program with a 3.16 but I guess I'm not smart enough to finish. Is this really the end of the line? What if I'm rejected at the appointment? Then what do I do? I worked hard to get through all these classes, I should get a second chance. I've hear that someone lied about a death in the family and got reaccepted, well newsflash, I really did have a death in the family but I didn't include any personal issues in my letter and tried to focus the letter on my plan for improvement yet I got denied ughhh.

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How are you sending a letter to the "boards" if you're not a graduate nurse yet? Is this a school board?

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The nursing committee, you know, the group who chooses who gets in to the program and those who get denied. They have the power to choose.

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Ah. Good to specify. "Boards" usually refers to NCLEX/BON.

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Oh ok, well I'm currently looking for other schools. Do you think I have any chance to get accepted anywhere?

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I really can't give you a great prognosis based on your story. Usually, dismissal/failure from one nursing school will make it extremely difficult to get into another school.

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3.16 is actually rather low gpa for a nursing school prospect. All my classmates in ADN program had gpa 3.5 and higher

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Well I got in with that GPA and I just contacted NCCC and they said someone got in with a 2.25 last year. Maybe that school might be my answer.

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I don't think a school that accepts students with a GPA of 2.25 is an answer to much of anything. Unless, of course, the question is, "Where should I NOT go to nursing school?"

The fact remains that you failed out of a different school. Regardless of your GPA, that is going to haunt you. That's the main obstacle you'll have to overcome. At this point, your GPA is a secondary concern.

It remains up to you, of course: do you want a solid education from a school that will do its best to prepare you for practice, or do you just want a degree, no matter how shoddy the workmanship?

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I was a little skeptical at that too. 2.75 is the minimum I've seen. I think my only realistic approach is to get my LPN at my school. It't the long way but its the easy way since lpn and rn nursing classes overlap with each other which is a bonus in addition to me finishing my last pre-req this semester.

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I don't think a school that accepts students with a GPA of 2.25 is an answer to much of anything. Unless, of course, the question is, "Where should I NOT go to nursing school?"

The fact remains that you failed out of a different school. Regardless of your GPA, that is going to haunt you. That's the main obstacle you'll have to overcome. At this point, your GPA is a secondary concern.

It remains up to you, of course: do you want a solid education from a school that will do its best to prepare you for practice, or do you just want a degree, no matter how shoddy the workmanship?

Well its only for the associates.

If I were in the position id enter even a terrible associates program, bust my ass get good grades. And use that to get into a better college for the BSN.

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Well its only for the associates.

If I were in the position id enter even a terrible associates program, bust my ass get good grades. And use that to get into a better college for the BSN.

You really want a half-rate degree as your foundation? Good luck with that BSN.

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