Please, need HELP and Advice

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Hello, everyone!

I will really appreciate your every advice, cause really need one. And please do not judge me, cause I am doing it every second.

I just finished my first semester in the Nursing School, did good in the rest of the classes but failed Pathophysiology (got D as a final grade) due to cheating. Please do not ask me why I did it(( Professor gave me 0% out of 30% as a grade for the final exam, thats why I got D. In addition, they put this incident into my personal record. Although I am allowed to retake the class in the Fall, my GPA now is 2.7, and even if I'll pass the class for A it will be really hard to boost GPA above 3.5 with the remaining classes. This D grade remains in my transcript, and the new grade will be added.

I was told that this incident will never be released during the background checks but I am really worrying.

Now I don't know what to do: should I continue in this school and do my best in the remaining semesters, or should I withdraw from school and start everything from the scratch in another one? How important is the GPA for the employers now? Will someone will hire me with such background?

Please, help, I am devastated.

I would really appreciate every comment and feedback

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Deep breath, darlin'. You made a mistake. But it sounds like you have the chance to atone for it. It sounds like you are already accepted to a nursing program and are being allowed to stay. It seems like a gamble to leave and attempt to get in elsewhere with your newly damaged GPA. I say stick it out, retake patho, learn from your mistake. I can't speak to interview panels for nursing, but I have never been asked for a transcript when applying for any job, and I have applied for some prestigious ones. And consider this, when they ask you about what the hardest situation you faced, or the biggest lesson you learned in nursing school, you have your answer.

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Specializes in Hospice, Palliative Care.

Good day, brokenursingstuden:

Only you can answer why you cheated. Only you can answer if you've cheated how many times before this time... and this was one of the few times you got caught cheating. Only you can answer if you are remorseful over cheating itself, or just because you got caught.

If this was the only time you cheated (vs. one of the few times you got caught), and you are truly sorry for cheating (vs. sorry for being caught), then do press forward and take the opportunity you were given.

Thank you.

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I would definitely continue! Since it's only you're first semester you still have the rest of nursing school to get your GPA up. I think at this point you should just focus on getting your GPA above a 3.0, which you will probably be able to do if you bust your butt the next few semesters. There were many people in my class who graduated with a GPA below 3.5 and they all got jobs. I was never asked for my transcripts for interviews, and employers are not able to access your academic records, so I wouldn't worry about them seeing your grade or finding out about this incident.

Don't give up! Learn from your mistake and move on.

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Thanks a lot for all your advices!

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

Stay in the program-if you leave, chances are that you will NOT get into another program.

Be grateful you have gotten a second chance; PROVE that you know the information moving forward.

Best wishes.

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Specializes in public health, women's health, reproductive health.

Like the previous posters, my opinion is that you should stay. A lot of programs would have booted you out with no second chances. Take your second chance and work hard. Everyone makes mistakes. Forgive yourself, never repeat the mistake and try your hardest to excel. Good luck to you.

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I agree with the others. If I were in your shoes, I would stay at the school, take the same class over with the same instructor over, sit in the front of the class and show your school that this was a mistake that will absolutely never happen again. As a matter of fact, I would probably sit in the front row in all of my future classes until I get my degree. None of us can judge you, only God can and He knows your heart and trust me when I say between you and Him, He has already forgiven you even when people on earth can not. Be strong and do not give up because WE make the devil happier when we do.

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Specializes in Med/ Surg/ Telemetry, Public Health.

You are soooooo lucky to still be in that school and nursing program. STAY, don't leave you admitted to cheating and they are letting you repeat. It may not be that easy to get into another school or nursing program. Like cee cee g said sit at the front of the class from now on and DON'T do that again. Learn from your mistakes and put this in the past. You have been given a second chance, study hard each day and do the work and earn your grade. Not going to lecture you, but cheating doesn't get you anywhere, you won't pass NCLEX by cheating your way through nursing school.

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Specializes in Psych, Case Management, Care Coordination.

You have NO idea how lucky you are. A former classmate cheated and was kicked from the program for good.

I hope you have truly done some self-exploration after this! I wouldn't want to work alongside anyone with questionable ethics and I sure as hell wouldn't want anyone of questionable ethics caring for a loved one.

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Thank you, guys for all your help and support!

I am so grateful for the opportunity that the school gave me, and I will be definitely study as twice harder as I did before.

It is my life lesson((

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