georgeoftheforge

Calebmommy, It is nursing clinicals. He has a B average. He is in Illinois. What is a Provost?

I want to thank all of you. You have given many good suggestions. I appreciate it.

vito andolini i did want to thank you for your encouragement. i agree with you on several of the things you are saying.

Do you guys think he is just out of luck?

This lpn program is 2 years. But I highlited and copies the scholarships you are talking about and saved them for him to see. A local Hospital has promised him a full scholarship WHEN he gets in.

I talked to one of the Att. at Exceptional Nurses at site of Dr. Maheady(nice lady) she advise him to talk to a attorny in his area. Especially since the Dean of Nurse was aware he had ADD.

tothepointe ,Cynop, I understand that and if they had said that in the letter at least we would went "well ok" because it states in the catalague. But he was toldDean of the Nursing School why and she said to first "it isn't personal" and 2nd "based on statistics he didn't have a good chance at succeeding. Which is none of the reason we are talking about and not what the admissions form said? There seems to be a disparity between what the rules and the reasons why he is being told no.

jopacurn, discrimination is alive and well in america. one of the kids in high school said "he was a dumb chink" and at the time he was the only korean in the area. but there is more discrimination than you think. does he or i think it's that? well i hope not? he thinks it is because he works and that is what the dean of the nursing school told him. but that is not a legitimate reason to deny admission into clinicals. but who knows? i just know this is a legal nursing college and there must be rules and who is the boss? being evasive about these answer is rather alarming.

jopacurn, he has been retaking classes to bring his gpa up. but they are expensive and we like most have been hit by the economic times we are currently in. out of pocket expense become prohibitive to taking classes over also. who knows how things will go but if he has met the requirements than it is undue duress to refuse him and if he hasn't this accreditated college ,only reasonable , should tell him why. how can he improve on something if the college won't say what the problem is. besides aren't you guys have procedures and policy in place. i mean otherwise they could base the decesiions on any kind of nonsense. i mean arbitary or capricous ? they can't welll your hair is to curly and thats good enough? it must be a legitamate accrediate school right?

MS.RN, I think he has applied to a 4 year program but the cost is so prohibited and we are not the only struggling in todays economy. He has met the GPA for the clinicals or I am guessing they would sighted that as the reason why he was not accepted in the letter. He works in the medical profession as a CNA and has for 3 years. He works with Alzheimer patients. The RN's who he works with are 2 of his letters of recommendation for Clinincals.

Silverdragon, I appreciate what you are saying but I am not a position to move right now & economy and all being what it is. Gosh I hope that is not the only answer.

Alleyb. I believe out of that whole class of clinicals there was only 3 males. It was a predominately female clinicals class.

Alleyb, He said "their were only 2 others " at that time and one of them was ask to washed out(I think that is the termonology) . He said " that male went up and was pretty vocal to the Dean of the nursing school" . But what a good question. I think the ratio of male to female acceptees is very low for the males.

Trying to be admitted. I agree with you that me saying to much would probaly not be helpfull. I had hoped though by the time he got home from work maybe I would have some suggestions for him. I agree with you also this statistics is not a reasonable answer. I guess I expected it to be at least a reason why. I can't think holding him working against him when he has already proven he can succeed and work, fair. I can't understand who the supervisor is. I don't even know the chain command to refer him to since the Ass. Dean of the whole college was not forthcoming about what the chain of command is. But I think in order to turn someone down there must some guenuine reason and not just arbitary? This is very confusing and he is very young and he has worked so hard! If work is it , well it seems to me other nurses worked to get through nursing school. ONe of his nursing instructors who is an RN said she did. So that answer is not logical to me. I would think holding a full academic load and working full time and achieving a degree would prove he could succeed. None of it makes sense to me? I don't even know the right questions to ask to understand what is the deal here?

Thank you I really apprecaite that. I am having a little trouble navigating and hope this isn't to much trouble.