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Same. If I got kicked out of nursing school for a single panic attack after putting in a year and a half of work into the program, I'd be pissed. I would definitely try to figure out a way to petition it. Unfortunately I'm not able to lend you any advice, OP. I'm so sorry you're going through this, and I hope for the best.

Geez... The amount of constant bickering on this website..

No; the current "most popular" thread is at 136.

Oh yeah, I actually saw that on Amazon! I ended up getting these little grip-things for the arms of my glasses, though. I just slide them right on, and, miraculously, my glasses have stayed perfectly on my face!

That's probably one of the coolest stories I've ever heard, because 1) A crazy woman ripped off your glasses in a fit of rage. Would I ever want that happen to me? Of course not, that sounds terrifying, but it certainly makes for a good story, huh? 2) Every single pair of glasses I've broken we're not repairable, "unless" I used tape that only partially stayed on and also had my glasses only partially staying on one side of my face. Maybe I should look into getting wire-rimmed glasses. My current ones make me look like I'm about to watch the Apollo moon landing, anyways.

You should find out more about your TEAS score from an advisor at your school. Some nursing schools have a minimum score (in my experience, it's usually around 65-70%) and then they have the average score of those who get in. In order to be competitive to any of the programs I am applying to, I need to have at least an 80%, but I really need to shoot for an 85-90%, I think, in order to comfortably secure a spot. It might be worth looking into retaking the TEAS, but some schools factor in the TEAS score differently, and the average TEAS score for accepted students differs from school to school.

People say this all the time on this website, like it's actually a good point. People give responses that sometimes sound harsh, and I don't think there's necessarily a problem with that (especially if you're asking for opinions), but when someone tries to explain themselves to the accusations or suggestions proposed, how is it relevant that they get "defensive"? We all get defensive at times, especially when it's on the internet and it's all other-posters vs original-poster. And, TBH, OP's response to you didn't seem that defensive to me. It seemed like she was trying to fill us in more on the situation and give more insight to the reality of her own situation. Your response seemed way more defensive than OP's.

Okay, thanks for all of your comments. I'd never seen or heard of clocking in in such a complicated manner, so it had me confused.

Thank you for your response; I just don't understand WHY they would round either up or down, rather than clock us in or out at the actual time.

Hello, all~ At my current job, I was told that I have to clock-in "7 minutes early" before my shift in order to clock-in "on time". If my shift starts at 10:30, I have to clock-in at 10:23. If I clock in at 10:24, then, although the time-clock shows the actual time, apparently, somewhere within the system it counts my clock-in time as 10:37. I tried asking other co-workers about what the purpose of that was, and nobody knew. I'm not sure if it has something to do with making sure we're early to our shift? But then why not just schedule us 10 minutes early, like at 10:20, if you want us to start at 10:30? And often times people clock-in at the time they were scheduled, rather than several minutes early, and I dislike the fact that if I clock in 1 minute later than I was supposed to, it takes 7 minutes off my pay. I'm also supposed to clock out for 30-minute breaks, which we take whenever we can (typically when residential activity has slowed down) and it gets confusing at that point because I don't know if I'm going to gain 7 minutes worth of pay or lose it. Has anyone else heard of a facility having time-clocks that work like this? Or do you have a possible explanation? I hope I explained this okay. I am sleep-deprived and words aren't coming to me easily.

I had a dream that I got kicked out of nursing school just last night for having pot on me (not that I'm in nursing school yet, but still). I had a bag of it on me, mixed with cheerios for "the munchies," and then I stuffed it in a container of Fructis Surfer Hair Wax and tossed it. The school administration didn't find the pot, but they decided to do a drug test anyways and I was fervently trying to find a way to get someone else's urine. Then I woke up and thought, "Oh yeah, I don't smoke pot."

Thank you for your input! Yeah... When I was being interviewed, the woman was telling me how great this schedule would work with my schooling and we talked about how great it would be that I'd only have to miss every other Friday. She didn't tell me that all of my training would have to take place on week days, and that I would be missing the first 3 Fridays of March. I think I'll do what the first commenter suggested, and mention that I would like to work for them during the summer, because I really would. I would even be okay with working night shifts, which they suggested to me a few times.

Okay, before I go any further, I just want to say that I know this is going to be my choice in the end, but I would like to hear some different perspectives on this. I recently got my first CNA job, which I thought would work fantastic with my school schedule. I go to school Monday through Friday, but Mon/Wed/Fri is my Intro to Chemistry class and since my professor doesn't require that we go to class, I thought it would be okay to miss every other Friday. The only other schooling I thought I would miss would be my 2 days of orientation, but apparently that's not the case. My job has me missing every chemistry class this week, and one next week, for training. I thought that training would have occurred on the days that I agreed to work (every other weekend) and I tried asking if I could do training then, but they're only available for training during weekdays (I'm not sure why this is the case, since they're, of course, open 24/7). I'm working with other CNAs in the same role as me, so I would have imagined they would also be available to work (and train) on the weekends. They also have me missing every Friday throughout the month of March. I'm already falling a bit behind in chemistry (I still have an A, though). I tried e-mailing my professor, telling her of my circumstances, and asking if I could come to office hours to have her clarify some of the things on the chapter we are currently on, and she told me that office hours were not for students who miss class... I was thinking that perhaps after the first 2 months, things at my job would kind of settle down, but at that point, this semester would already be over halfway over, and that really is a lot of class to miss. It's important for me to do well in my intro to chemistry course because that will affect my GPA for next semester when I take the real chemistry class, and consequently, my TEAS score. Both of those are the criteria looked at for my nursing school. Right now I'm leaning towards quitting. I have my husband's support, and we don't really need me to work right now. I just thought it would be nice to have extra cash, have work experience, and to improve my interpersonal skills.. The things that are holding me back- I would feel really bad if I quit after they paid me for orientation and all the hourssss of training videos I've watched. I hate to quit so abruptly like this and leave them hanging. The second thing is that I really love the company that I work for, so far. The people there are wonderful and so are the residents! Could I ask them if I could work during summers? I mostly just have a lot of guilt over quitting so soon, and it being my very first healthcare job I'm deserting, at that. What would you do in my position? If I were to quit, how would I do it? With a letter? Do I talk to HR or my supervisor (I've hardly spoken to my supervisor, though she does the scheduling)? I have work tomorrow, so I hope I can give them an answer by then... Anyways, hope I can get some tips and insights on this. Sorry if it was long!

I lived in Washington State for a little while, and really enjoyed the west coast while I was there. I'm wondering if maybe I'd like living in Hawaii, though? Now THAT would be a perfect climate for me, though my husband doesn't care for the tropics, unfortunately. And no, I don't have my degree yet. I'm working on pre-requisites for my nursing program right now. Hoping I can get in by next year, if I manage to kick my butt into shape and work harder on my pre-reqs.

Yeah, no kidding. My husband and I moved to Minnesota back in October. The snow can be pretty, but I'm sick of having to worry about digging out my car and being afraid that I'll have to wake up several hours in advance for work to do that, and what do I do if the snow plow hasn't come through? ... Class maybe or maybe not getting canceled and not finding out until right before I'm supposed to leave, worrying about slightly warmer days (because the snow melts, then freezes, so everything is a slippery, ice-y death-trap)... I'm tired of it being brown, and I'm tired of not being able to see the ground or anything at all because it's just snowwwwwwww. Tired of wanting to go places, but having to worry about whether or not we're going to be stuck in traffic because someone slid off the road or hit someone, and the mess that snow makes... I'm so dry and itchy all the time, and I feel like the dry cold air makes me feel ill- not sure if that's a thing or not. Every time I go outside and there's even a slight breeze, I have tears pouring down my cheeks because it irritates my eyes... Oh, and I hate having to dress up really warmly, and then having to take it all off when I go into warm buildings so I end up having to carry my jacket and scarf, etc., around all day because I'm burning up, and trying to use a public restroom without having my jacket and whatnot brush up against the stall wall or toilet. Ughhhhh, I needed to rant. Minnesota is a great state and I love the culture, but I don't want to live somewhere with so much snow. I like seeing the textures of natures and bright colors, and being able to easily leave home. Unfortunately for me, I'll probably stuck here for another 5 years or more. Hang in there, at least you are on the path to being able to move, now that you've almost gotten your degree.