I am trying to major in nursing and getting ready for transfer.
I am an international student and currently studying at University of Houston.
I took chemistry class last spring semester and got C because of poor attendance, but I had A in allthe tests and finals. I retaking the course in this fall semester and also got A in all the tests, but the professor takes daily quizzes and if somebody's late, they still get their points off, however, attendance and quizzes are 10% of the grade.
I often missed the class but since I took the class before, I knew what to study and what's coming up.
but the professor gave me "F" for prefinal grade. I know even though I get A in final, he will give me "F".
Since I am an international student, 1 F might affect my visa status and I might have to give up everything I have done till now.
I am so frustrated. I know it's my fault, but it was that freaking chemisty class and just because of the attendance my whole school life is in jeopardy.
has anyone had similiar experience? or can somebody tell me what I should do??
I just can't think . I am so depressed now.. Please help me...
not sure about other states, I'm pretty sure they are roughly the same as FL, but here we are mandated to be in lecture XX amount of hours per semester and XX amount of clinical hours, once you miss so many hours there just isn't a way to make them up and you get dropped from the program, our school is stricter in the sense that once u are 15 mins or more late, it counts as an absence, which stems from a very simple truth, if you aren't ontime for class what makes them think you'll be ontime for work? so far the only ppl that have had issues with it are the ones that still haven't figured out that they are not the center of the universe lol
Sometimes it is difficult for foreigners to adapt to our time-oriented culture. Being on time is very important to our culture and it is not taken lightly. It sounds like you knew that already and chose to ignore it.
Being on time is important for when you become a nurse. The nurse who is waiting for you before she can come off shift is tired, hungry, has to pee and most likely has people waiting for him/her at home.
It may seem like a stupid rule, but they're trying to teach you something about professionalism and maturity. Being late is a sign of selfishness. It tells people that you believe your time is more important than theirs. It says that you have the expectation that everyone will put everything on hold and wait for you to show up at your own convenience. As a nurse, people are depending on you. Many of the tasks you will do are time-sensitive. You have to give meds on time, do neuro checks on time, and so on.
Get in the habit now of being on time. Leave the house 15 minutes earlier than you plan to. Get organized - keep everything you need for class together in one place. Pack your lunch the night before. If you have children, do what our instructor told us - have a back-up for your back-up. If you can't, don't go to nursing school until your children are grown.
You have choices. If your life is so out of control that you can't be on time and can't attend class, get your life together first THEN go to school.
Sometimes it is difficult for foreigners to adapt to our time-oriented culture. Being on time is very important to our culture and it is not taken lightly. It sounds like you knew that already and chose to ignore it.
Being on time is important for when you become a nurse. The nurse who is waiting for you before she can come off shift is tired, hungry, has to pee and most likely has people waiting for him/her at home.
It may seem like a stupid rule, but they're trying to teach you something about professionalism and maturity. Being late is a sign of selfishness. It tells people that you believe your time is more important than theirs. It says that you have the expectation that everyone will put everything on hold and wait for you to show up at your own convenience. As a nurse, people are depending on you. Many of the tasks you will do are time-sensitive. You have to give meds on time, do neuro checks on time, and so on.
Get in the habit now of being on time. Leave the house 15 minutes earlier than you plan to. Get organized - keep everything you need for class together in one place. Pack your lunch the night before. If you have children, do what our instructor told us - have a back-up for your back-up. If you can't, don't go to nursing school until your children are grown.
You have choices. If your life is so out of control that you can't be on time and can't attend class, get your life together first THEN go to school.
Being on time is important for when you become a nurse. The nurse who is waiting for you before she can come off shift is tired, hungry, has to pee and most likely has people waiting for him/her at home.
... As a nurse, people are depending on you. Many of the tasks you will do are time-sensitive. You have to give meds on time, do neuro checks on time, and so on.
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Very good points, Natkat. Learning to adapt to a schedule and honoring time commitments may be more important than whether you can ace a test in Chemistry. If you're not there to give the med on time, it really doesn't matter if you understand perfectly how this med works.
thanks everyone for your honest response. Of course I know and I have been regreting and now I am trying to work harder to improve my gpa. I am applying schools right now and I am keeping myself very busy. I hope I get some good news from the programs.
thanks everyone for your honest response. Of course I know and I have been regreting and now I am trying to work harder to improve my gpa. I am applying schools right now and I am keeping myself very busy. I hope I get some good news from the programs.
Okay, you're working on your GPA. What are you doing to improve your time management? It seems like that is what you should be working on.
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not sure about other states, I'm pretty sure they are roughly the same as FL, but here we are mandated to be in lecture XX amount of hours per semester and XX amount of clinical hours, once you miss so many hours there just isn't a way to make them up and you get dropped from the program, our school is stricter in the sense that once u are 15 mins or more late, it counts as an absence, which stems from a very simple truth, if you aren't ontime for class what makes them think you'll be ontime for work? so far the only ppl that have had issues with it are the ones that still haven't figured out that they are not the center of the universe lol