Nursing School advisement needed!

[Cboykin]

Hey y'all, (yes,I'm from the south) so I'm a little lost on where to turn next in my school path. Just going to lay out my education past here--

graduated HS-08

Some college education courses

CNA

Phlebotomist

Medical Assistant

then started back towards nursing school after my daughter was born in 2012

the program in my area allows 2 attempts

it doesn't matter if you were only there a day and dropped it counts as an attempt. no exceptions or excuses

in January of 2015 I started my first semester out of 5 semesters of nursing school

come October I was in my 3rd semester, our town had major flooding and I was in middle of planning a wedding so I decided to withdrawal to focus on helping my family rebuild from flood and to finish plan the wedding. I withdrew prior to the schools withdrawal date.

may 2016 I reapplied to the class I was in previously

I was 2 points from being successful in the class-

debated an appeal because you don't know what you missed on test or what they decided to give points back for... Aka so they get to pass and choose whomever they'd like.(my opinion)

ive had trouble with this school (administrative wise ) since my second semester when one of my patients decided to make a complaint to the hospital and to the school against my instructor and the way she treated me.

i am currently finishing out my associate in arts and will graduate in May.

when I graduate I will have nearly 85 college hours...

YES NO LIE!

I'd like to then transfer to a 4 year university and complete a BSN program.

is this possible?

what are my options??

I emailed one school they said the following I'll quote it from my email.

"However, since you were not successful in your previous program, our BSN program requires that you submit a Letter of Good Standing from your previous institution that must be signed by the Chair or Dean of the Nursing Program there. Most students who are not successful in other programs are not normally admitted to ours, but you are still eligible to apply. Below, you will find the requirements for our program. Thank you!"

any my advice on what to do next is grately appreciated, because getting advice from the school is not going to be in my best interest.

[Sour Lemon]

Your best chance might be with a for profit school, as I hear they're not too picky. I might set you back some serious cash, though. Many reputable programs will not accept students who've failed out (or dropped out) of other programs.

Completing an LVN program and then a bridge program to RN might work. I'm not sure how'd they'd view your RN program history, but I've heard of people "working around" that way.

[llg, PhD, RN]

You have limited choices as I am assuming you are not willing to move to another area to pursue your educational goals.

1. I think you should first clarify your status with your original nursing program. You can't make good decision based on partial facts. You said you "debated" filing and appeal. Did you ever file it? Was it denied? What would you have to do to get the required letter from the Director of that program? If there is anything you can do to get that letter or get readmitted, that might be what you have to do. There aren't many high-quality programs that will accept transfer students who have failed out of other schools and there may be none in your area. So your relationship with your original school needs to be clear one way or the other.

2. Why are you investing money, time and energy in a whole other year of school for a degree you apparently don't want? Is there any way to turn that Associates of Arts degree you are currently investing in into the first steps towards an alternative career you might actually want? Graduate with a degree that will get you a decent job that will have a future -- in case the nursing idea doesn't work out right away. If you can have a successful career in something else, good ... but even if you still want to become a nurse later, as time passes and you are successful in another career, the nursing school options may improve for you. The alternative career will help you establish a positive career record, get you good recommendations, and help pay the bills for your life and any future schooling that may become possible. Don't invest in a useless degree that will get you nowhere.

3. Explore LPN options. Once you become an LPN, you might be able to find an RN program that will help you "bridge" over.

4. Looking at "for profit" schools might also be an option, depending on where you live. Most don't have great reputations, and they are usually relatively expensive, but it might be an option that interests you.

Good luck to you, whatever path you decide to take.