Sarah.Ann

Good morning everyone, I was wondering if anyone has any advice for me. I will lay out my situation as stands: I was always a 4.0 GPA student throughout college. Initially I went for psychology, and aced all my classes. However, I always knew I wanted to be in the medical field and after much searching I felt that nursing was the career path for me. Nurses are at the forefront of patient care, and I truly feel that they make a difference in the lives of their patients. Last semester I applied to nursing school and was finally accepted into the Nursing Program at CUNY CSI. During the first semester students take Pharmacology and Fundamentals of Nursing. I got an A in Pharmacology and failed Fundamentals by 1 point. I was absolutely devastated because if you fail that class during the first semester you are out of the program and have to reapply. I realize that the reason I failed was that I didn't put enough work into that class. I was never a person who needed to sit down and study. When I entered the world of nursing I was immediately thrust into a whole different ball game, and I will admit I underestimated it. I didn't read the textbook like I should have, nor did I utilize the resources available to help me excel in the program and I am extremely disappointed in myself. After I failed, 2 of my professors called me and encouraged me to reapply to the program. They claimed I was very liked and had great potential, and that I had a good chance to get back into the school. This boosted my spirits and I was encouraged to write my re-acceptance letter where I took the blame for failing and laid out all of the things I would do differently next time, I would never take an opportunity for granted again. Unfortunately, I was denied re-acceptance because the school only accepts 10 students who failed and my class had the highest fail rate in the past 5 or so years (more than half of the first year students failed). Now I feel so lost because once you fail out of a CUNY program, you cannot apply to another CUNY. I do not have the funds to pay for a private college but I am willing to take out loans to try a private school. I do not want to give up on this dream. Does anyone know if it is possible that a private school would accept me after seeing I failed the first semester in a previous program. I was thinking of applying to St. Johns school of Nursing and Wagner's accelerated program, both in Staten Island. Or is it time for me to move on to another career? Am I supposed to take this as a sign that I am not cut out for nursing?