My nursing dreams are over . I failed.

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Being a nurse has been my dream for years. I put my heart into this from day one. I went to clinicals even when I was 9 months pregnant, had my daughter and came back 5 days later to finish the semester (1st semester). I did great on 2nd semester and last spring I was supposed to start my 3rd. I dropped the class due to leaving my abusive boyfriend and other personal problems. Came back this fall to retake the class. My grades were: 82, 84, 72 and 66.

Average: 74. I failed the class by 1 point. My school only allows us to take the same class twice. Anything more than that and you're out. I'm out.

I'm devastated. Broken. I've put so much into this. I was so close and now I'm miles away. Everything depended on me graduating in June. Now I won't graduate at all. I don't even know what to do from now on. My family tells me to beg for a point, but I know they won't give it to me.

Has anybody been in this situation?? I don't mind retaking the class if they allow me to. But being DROPPED?? After everything i went through?? :o

I'm griving today as if someone had died. My dream died. :crying2:

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Im really sorry to hear that:crying2:

There must be some other route that you can take to get your RN????

Could you get your LVN first? Or is there another school in your area that you can try? Maybe you should sit down with an advisor and a counselor and ask them if you have any other options or if the can give you any advice or suggestions. Maybe you can try another profession that is close to nursing. I have a cousin who applied to 2 nursing schools and got denied, so she went to school to be a surgery tech (or scrub nurse) and loves it. I would encourage you to leave no stone unturned. Im applying in August and have a lots of contingency plans in the event that I dont get in. Good luck and don't give up!

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I am so sorry and I really hope this isn't the end of your dream. You've seem to come a long way and you shouldn't stop now. I have to agree with your family. At this point, what else have you got to lose. Try talking to the teacher and explaining your situation and hopefully you can catch a break. If not, then maybe take it up with the Nursing director or dean. I really hope everything works out. I haven't even started nursing school yet and I am already scared of failing. :uhoh21: Good Luck!

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Please don't give up! Your dreams are only over if you let them be that way. There are other nursing schools, other ways to become a nurse. As hard as you've worked and with all of the obstacles you've overcome, this should not be the end of your dream. Please go talk to your teacher and/or the dean and if they won't give you the one point remember this: God opens door that no man can close; and my personal favorite: when a door closes, God opens a window! Keep your head up, and don't give up!!!

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Specializes in SNU/SNF/MedSurg, SPCU Ortho/Neuro/Spine.

listen, your dreams did not die! you were just unpleasantly awaken!!!

now, you can:

-talk to your DON and Dean and teacher.

- if they say no! you can always go to another school, give them heads up! and they will work with you!!!

just shake that dust off and get on going.

If nursing is your dream, you can do it, go for it, and dont take some 2nd path roads, other professions, if nursing is what you want, than its what you are gonna get!!!

it wont be easy, and you might have to start from ground zero but... you can do it!

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Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.

If you finished your first year is there an LVN or LPN route you can go? I know at my school after your first year you can do some class in the summer and be eligible to sit for the PN boards.

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My classmates are having the same issue! Our semester ends this coming monday. Our passing is a 78, and anything below that is failing! Even if you have a 77.4 they won't give it to you. If you find something that you think could pull you over the edge to passing I'd definitely say fight, fight for your right to stay in the program.

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I'm very, very sorry about your situation.

You know what? Don't stop. Whatever you do, don't stop for nothing. If you say nursing is your dream, make it a reality! You can do this! You got to have that determination to make it through. I bet it's so tough on you and it feels as if nobody is going through what you're going through, but you got to make it. Don't let anybody see you fall. Go back and make the best of it! Try again! I promise you'll feel much better once you've achieved your goal. I wish you all the luck in the world. I wish you the best! Do this for you and your baby. That's all that matters. :) You can do it! Dust your shoulders off and start again. Find out what you can do. Go back if you have to and finish. I wish you luck! Take care.

CoffeeDrinkin'BJ :smilecoffeecup:

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Specializes in ER, ICU, Education.

I would not ask for the point. I would ask for the chance to be readmitted. You want to show how committed you are and that you are taking personal responsibility. Honestly, asking for the point just comes across that you want a favor, and educators have to draw the line somewhere on this. I would just honestly let them know all that has gone on in your life, how your plan for success differs for the future, and how much you would like to succeed.

As others have mentioned, I would also look into other local programs, including LPN programs. Many great nurses have gone this route, and if you would like to continue, you can do an LPN-RN bridge program later on. Also, I would ask your school if you can take the LPN boards. Depending on what curriculum you have already had in your first year, you may be able to do so, which yould allow you to earn some income as you wait for readmittance into this program or another one.

I have also seen others on this board mention Excelsior as an option for those who have completed a given number of credit hours. I honestly know little about the program, but you might want to check it out.

I would also get an NCLEX review book that covers the topic you did not pass and make sure I really understood the material so that I would do well in NCLEX on that area.

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Oh gosh, lots of hugs need to be sent out right now. This must be the third depressing post I've read here in the past few minutes. My heart truely does go out to you because I know how much you wanted this.

Did you speak with a counselor why you dropped out the first time? Were your grades OK or were they suffering because of the bf? I'd try to talk with the nursing department and see if you'd be able to be readmitted or for some guidence of what to do next. I know when my friend failed the second time they referred her to the LPN program nearby and she's doing that.

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Beg for the point, I repeat beg for the point. I was one point away from having a B in chem and I begged for the point and she gave it to me. Thank You Jesus!!!! All you can do is try. You would be upset with your self if you didn't try.

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Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.
Beg for the point, I repeat beg for the point. I was one point away from having a B in chem and I begged for the point and she gave it to me. Thank You Jesus!!!! All you can do is try. You would be upset with your self if you didn't try.

Im not upset that I didn't beg for the point in one of my classes, if you didn't earn it than why are you entitled to it? It's one thing if you have rationale to back up why you deserve the point, like the test question was a miss and you can show why both answers should be accepted. But if it's your own fault that you came up short it seems wrong to me to beg to get it. There are students that every semester come up only a point short, they have to draw the line somewhere.

To the OP I agree with what someone else said about trying to get readmitted.

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