dean1987

This too shall past, like every night that has come before it! Whatever you do, don't quit. My condolensces and prayers are with you, as well as your fellow co-workers during this difficult time......

Thank you!

Thanks for entering this thread, I'm gonna try to make this as brief as possible. To clarify, I am currently a student working on my final prereqs and today I learned some very disturbing news. As my Algebra professor dismissed class today, I somehow found myself having a conversation with two students that sat behind me. One of the girls ask me my major and of course I told her nursing, she said nursing was her major too. I then asked how far along was she. She told me she'll be applying to the program after this semester because she had "cheated" on her transcript. I was stunned that something like that came out of her mouth so casually in the presence of fellow students! Another student asked, how did you manage to do that? She replied that she had managed to somehow forge her transcripts from another community college that she attended in a small town somewhere. I mean, she described in detailed how she did it and mentioned that her sister had taught her how to do it and the conversation ended! Here's my dillema... Should I say something to someone? Or should I mind my own business? I got into a very heated debate with my partner regarding this and I just had to come on here to hear what others think about the situation. Somehow, I feel an obligation to the public as well as to myself and other nursing students who worked hard to complete prereqs. I don't think its fair at all. On the other hand, I feel that I should have enough faith in our educational system that they would never allow her to get too far and catch on to her scheme at some point. I'm confused, what would you do or not do in my position?

Thanks for the reply, its appreciated...

I wasn't sure if I would find a discussion regarding this topic but I am so glad that I came upon this. After finding out that my school offers both AP 1&2 over the summer a couple weeks each, I have been debating if I should go for it! The pros are that I don't have to work and won't be taking any other classes that would require any of my time. The cons is definitely that I won't have much of a summer. Completing both AP classes over the summer would leave me only with Microbiology for Fall 10. But I'm pretty sure I'll have to go back to work by then. I think its better to do it over the summer, rather than just takin AP I during the summer and then taking AP II with Microbiology in the fall, with work being a factor.... Sorry if this sounds confusing but I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK! THANKS IN ADVANCE

first off, thank you so much your contribution to this post! i'm a black man working towards my adn and i am so looking forward to graduating. one of my closest friends, who is also black earned a bsn from auburn university and have been working in the field for 7 years and he absolutely loves his job! when i first started college, i decided i was going to do business because i "thought" it would best suit me because of the career path i was on at that time. the thing was that i've always wanted to be a nurse, but i chose to suppress that dream because i knew to get into the programs after pre-reqs, would be competitive. however, it only took me one semester and intro. to business, to realize that i was clearly in the wrong field. i am now proud to say that i will be done with my pre-reqs in about two semesters! i've realized that i am perfectly capable of making my dream come true, even if it means i have to compete with other students, it just simply means that i have to be the best student, that i can possibly be!