DolceDolce

I was accepted into the Nursing Program at JJC in 2018, I was so excited to start in August! I worked very hard and very is used loosely, to keep the passing to 80% minimum in all my exams. My son had a cluster of seizures and ended up in ICU for a few days. I did inform my instructor and although it was on me to ask for an extension for the second exam, I did not ask. Mainly I was afraid I'd get told "tough luck" so to speak (I'd read so many stories of how people lost loved ones or life happened and there was no sympathy given). My exam grade was below 80% thus sending me down a hole that was hard to get out of even if I got at least an 80% on the remaining exams. I did get 95-100% on all of my quizzes and 100% on all assignments. Passed clinical with an A and Pharmacology with a B, CNA (basic nursing course) with an A. But that fundamental exam was a low blow. By the time the final was given we all pretty much knew what score we would need to stay in the program which is an 80% or above. At that point, I would have to have a PERFECT score on the final which would've been impossible to pass. We all scratched our heads as we calculated our points every day leading up to the final or the drop day at least. Bottom line, I was just short of the 800 points that was needed for an overall grade for fundamentals. After all of the TIME CONSUMING ASSIGNMENTS, HARD WORK, STUDYING, SLEEPLESS nights and tears... I would have to reapply all over again as a brand new student. The thought of going through this application and hoping to get in again made me nauseous and worry if I would ever get a second chance. Just like that..it was all over. I failed Nursing School. I went ahead a reapplied in February only to get an email this week starting off with the statement, "Dear student, we regret..." I'm so sad at this point. I want this degree so bad! I'm 41 and feel so defeated at this point. They only gave me ONE chance, this would have been my 4th time applying to this school. I wish they could've given the return students a second chance. I remember we had a panel of second and third semester nursing students and some of them, including the President of Nursing Association said she had failed out twice and now look.. she's about to graduate! Gave us so much hope, but I never imagined we would have to reapply as a brand new applicant! I just needed to vent and read some encouraging words. Thanks, Liv