I did not do well on my first exam. I got a 68 My advisor told me if I don't do well on my 2nd exam I should think about withdrawing from the Nursing Program and reapply in the Fall. Needless to say I was very disappointed. I spoke with everyone I know in the Program and those familair with the Program. I learned different test taking strategies and will join study groups. I also found out from faculty from another college that advisors are instructed to "suggest" to students to withdraw due to bad grades so that Program stats are not affected. Did you get that part? My advior was not concerned about me, my learning process or GPA. She is concerned about the Nursing Program Stats! My second test is tomorrow. Even if I don't do well, I am NOT withdrawing from the program! Even if I did, I wouldn't be getting my money back! I am going to continue to work and study hard to learn through the end of the semester. If I have to reapply in the Fall, then I reapply. What I don't get the 1st time around, I might get the 2nd time around.
I have wanted to be a nurse for a long time and I'm not about to quit now. To those taking the Test 2 this week- Good Luck!
I think this person was concerned for you also because it can be hard to pull up a failing grade and it looks better for you to drop than to flunk out. I had to do this with calculus once. Sometimes it is just a matter of getting to know how the tests work and how to study, sometimes it is because you are overloaded and can't keep up.
If it is too late to get your money back you could keep trying. Nursing school is not something that gets easier, but you can get better at studying.
Do not withdraw on any terms. I just graduated from a 15 mos. accelerated program and boy it was accelerated!!! The worst part was that the director was a lunatic. She threatened to kick me out of the program if I didn't improve on my test scores. She would constantly target the weaker students (me being one of them) and make us all feel like failures. I wasn't going to let her tell me that I can't be a nurse. 15 mos. later, I passed the NCLEX and received my RN license # last week. Be your own motivator and don't let anyone tell you that you can't do it. The truth is that we all can succeed in anything we want to, it just takes determination and hardwork!!
Do not withdraw on any terms. I just graduated from a 15 mos. accelerated program and boy it was accelerated!!! The worst part was that the director was a lunatic. She threatened to kick me out of the program if I didn't improve on my test scores. She would constantly target the weaker students (me being one of them) and make us all feel like failures. I wasn't going to let her tell me that I can't be a nurse. 15 mos. later, I passed the NCLEX and received my RN license # last week. Be your own motivator and don't let anyone tell you that you can't do it. The truth is that we all can succeed in anything we want to, it just takes determination and hardwork!!
Best of Luck!!!
- Hiker1208
15 months even sounds a lot sooner than 2 years in nursing program! I am in traditional and have no idea how I will survive our first midterm because it is cumulative:eek:. I can barely keep up with reading while the hard material didn't even start yet.
Do not withdraw on any terms. I just graduated from a 15 mos. accelerated program and boy it was accelerated!!! The worst part was that the director was a lunatic. She threatened to kick me out of the program if I didn't improve on my test scores. She would constantly target the weaker students (me being one of them) and make us all feel like failures. I wasn't going to let her tell me that I can't be a nurse. 15 mos. later, I passed the NCLEX and received my RN license # last week. Be your own motivator and don't let anyone tell you that you can't do it. The truth is that we all can succeed in anything we want to, it just takes determination and hardwork!!
Best of Luck!!!
- Hiker1208
I'm not in a program yet but sounds like what I'd do. I would never volunteer to quit and if I should go through a dip in performance then they can let me worry about what looks like what on my transcript. I've been in enough school that I have some of every grade someplace in my record and none of it has ever hurt me. :)
Anyway congrats to you for graduating and getting your license! And congrats to OP for making the grade and staying in the program!
That is not a good counselor, at all! He/she wants to consider dropping out just because you did not do well on the first exam?! That's an idiotic advice to say the least...many factors besides not having control on the subject to be tested on may have played a role on you not doing well enough...you still have three test more to take and you could do remediation on the one you flunk, if you school has that in place for helping students. Instead of taking to that incompetent academic counselor talk to your instructor and ask him/her to show you what did wrong on to-one-to-one basis, ask for suggestions about how you can prepare better way in advance so your control on the subject matter would be reflected on the exam results. That's all, it is not really a big deal...this is just a small "hiccup"...failing one tests will make you stronger if you use this opportunity to lears something positive from it. You might be even able to help others; however, you must take care of your academic needs first, please. Best, Feliz3
Never give. I am currently enrolled in an Anatomy class and can I tell you I had no idea it was this hard. It is consuming all my time. I was very discouraged about my first test score which was a 71.5%. I am more of a visual learner than a book learner. I wanted to give up, but I did not and my second test I got a 87% which 1/4 was mutilply choice and the rest was on the bones. Now I am on to the muscles. I feel overwhelmed all the time and my suggestion it to take it one step at a time, for your study groups and get tutoring. That is what I have done and I have improved a great deal. I am working towrds a grade in the 90's for my next test which is Monday.
Take care and I wish you all the luck in the world. Most administrators are only worried about numbers. You will find ones that really care.
sorry to hear you had a negative experience with your advisor. Mine has been great, explaining ways to study better, how to get used to test questions and especially get in a study group. Glad to hear you brought your grade up and are going to stick with it. in terms of grades, we are in the same boat.
BPeaceful, generally most nursing programs don't encourage you to withdraw on the first test results. We usually wait to see if there is a trend and try to catch it early enough to allow the student to withdraw in time to get their money back and/or to prevent a withdraw-failing. By withdrawing early enough it is easier to get back in the next semester. However, I think your instructor is jumping the gun. Some people have to learn how the tests go before doing well. Once you understand how the tests are set up it should be easier. Since this is October, how did you do?
My advisor told me if I don't do well on my 2nd exam I should think about withdrawing from the Nursing Program and reapply in the Fall. Needless to say I was very disappointed. I spoke with everyone I know in the Program and those familair with the Program. I learned different test taking strategies and will join study groups. I also found out from faculty from another college that advisors are instructed to "suggest" to students to withdraw due to bad grades so that Program stats are not affected. Did you get that part? My advior was not concerned about me, my learning process or GPA. She is concerned about the Nursing Program Stats! My second test is tomorrow. Even if I don't do well, I am NOT withdrawing from the program! Even if I did, I wouldn't be getting my money back! I am going to continue to work and study hard to learn through the end of the semester. If I have to reapply in the Fall, then I reapply. What I don't get the 1st time around, I might get the 2nd time around. 
- Hiker1208
The average for the test is 86.
Good job!
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I think this person was concerned for you also because it can be hard to pull up a failing grade and it looks better for you to drop than to flunk out. I had to do this with calculus once. Sometimes it is just a matter of getting to know how the tests work and how to study, sometimes it is because you are overloaded and can't keep up.
If it is too late to get your money back you could keep trying. Nursing school is not something that gets easier, but you can get better at studying.
Good luck.