I am not happy and school hasn't even started yet. I am starting to feel like I have made a mistake in attending nursing school. I had nursing school orientation this month which was ok. There are many negative things I seriously want to say but have to refrain for fear of trolling instructors, students, and employees of my school and hospital. I know they visit here but I have no proof. I was hoping to come here to vent my troubles away, but even now, I can't even do that. I start school next month and at first I was all excited. Now, I'm dreading it. An instructor has rubbed me the wrong way. My classmates are less than friendly and clique-ish. All of my instructors seem to psycho-analyze our personalities, pre-judge us on first impressions or appearances, and believe all of us are suffering from low self-esteem and have no confidence whatsoever. Some of them can barely make eye contact with me like I am an eye sore to them. I feel I am treated as a child. I am clearly not one.
This is my first post. I honestly did not want it to be one like this. LOL
I am upset, hurt, and worried.
Welcome to nursing school. Its going to be a long two years.
If you at a for-profit school maybe you should get out now. If you stay own your experience. Fight for a good education. The school, instructors and classmates are the way they are, it's your reponsibity to have a great experience. Period. If you aren't able/willing to give it your all-- get out. Back in the day, I got accepted to a great grad school/phd program, realized I was dreading both the 5yr-ish program and the life of academic science and I dropped out. Best decision of my life. Own it or move on and give someone who is excited your spot.
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I am not happy and school hasn't even started yet. I am starting to feel like I have made a mistake in attending nursing school. I had nursing school orientation this month which was ok. There are many negative things I seriously want to say but have to refrain for fear of trolling instructors, students, and employees of my school and hospital. I know they visit here but I have no proof. I was hoping to come here to vent my troubles away, but even now, I can't even do that. I start school next month and at first I was all excited. Now, I'm dreading it. An instructor has rubbed me the wrong way. My classmates are less than friendly and clique-ish. All of my instructors seem to psycho-analyze our personalities, pre-judge us on first impressions or appearances, and believe all of us are suffering from low self-esteem and have no confidence whatsoever. Some of them can barely make eye contact with me like I am an eye sore to them. I feel I am treated as a child. I am clearly not one.
This is my first post. I honestly did not want it to be one like this. LOL
I am upset, hurt, and worried.
Welcome to nursing school. Its going to be a long two years.
Thanks for listening.
All I can tell you is that I don't think any of us on here went to nursing school to make friends with fellow students or instructors. It is no walk in the park. Focus in your goal, to become a licenses nurse, not the people around you. It's great if you can find a small group of people you mend well with, but that doesn't happen for everybody. Sometimes you'll grow close to people in your class as time passes. If you truly have the fire of desire to be a nurse, trust me, nothing or no one else will matter in regards to who you do or font like, your just there to get to your dreams.
Well, now I'm not impressed and depressed about MY program. No refreshments at all!
Then Im really depressed..We never had an orientation at all..We just had to meet with our advisor and go over anything we had questions about and our first semester we came early and went over some stuff before lecture and that was all we got :)
Well, now I'm not impressed and depressed about MY program. No refreshments at all!
We got coffee, juices, fruit, bagels, and muffins when we arrived, popcorn for the mid-morning break, and sandwiches/chips/cookie and drinks for lunch. :)
I know that this will sound mean, and I'm sorry. My first impression of you from the OP is that you have a chip on your shoulder and that won't get you anywhere. Be positive and let your work speak for you. As my mother says, "not everyone has to like you." With school as well as work, you may not be everyone's favorite, but if you work hard and are easy to work with, most people will respect you.
If you truly want to be a nurse, more than anything else, why should anyone stop you?
I felt a little out of place at my orientation also. I finished my pre reqs the year before so I only knew 1 person who was in a class I recently had. I could already see some of the cliques forming. A few girls looked downright nasty (like this>) and I'm wondering what drove them to this field. It was funny how the head of the program was speaking about having to be caring and compassionate and they still would not soften up or let out a smile. I am introverted so I am so used to this kind of thing and know that I am the ONLY one who matters in nursing school. It is nice to make friends or form study groups but some people just do not learn well that way. Plus I think you avoid a lot of unnecessary drama or issues by just keeping socialization to a minimum. There may be some competitive elements still going on. I think a lot of people had "airs" about them because they know they got in to nursing school. However once everyone is struggling to make B's I am sure many will be humbled.
You can't let things like this bother you. Prove those instructors wrong by showing them that you do belong there.
Crazed - Were you in my orientation? Because that is exactly what they said except they gave us some pizza as well as the cookie.... lol
Seriously! Thats EXACTLY what happened at my orientation. They must give out a orientation handbook to all the schools. Except we got deli sandwiches for lunch.
) and I'm wondering what drove them to this field. It was funny how the head of the program was speaking about having to be caring and compassionate and they still would not soften up or let out a smile. I am introverted so I am so used to this kind of thing and know that I am the ONLY one who matters in nursing school. It is nice to make friends or form study groups but some people just do not learn well that way. Plus I think you avoid a lot of unnecessary drama or issues by just keeping socialization to a minimum. There may be some competitive elements still going on. I think a lot of people had "airs" about them because they know they got in to nursing school. However once everyone is struggling to make B's I am sure many will be humbled.
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"Nursing school is hard.
No really, it's hard.
Don't get pregnant in nursing school.
Books are expensive.
Nursing school is hard.
Don't fall behind.
Here, have a cookie on your way out."
Crazed - Were you in my orientation? Because that is exactly what they said except they gave us some pizza as well as the cookie.... lol