LittleRedApple

Hey, I am from Minnesota and ran into the same problem as you when I decided I wanted to go to nursing school. All the schools in the Minneapolis area were very competitive to get into and had 2 year wait lists. I have family in Iowa so I looked into schools in Iowa. I ended up at Des Moines Area Community College. I applied in April and started school that fall. I had all the pre-reqs done already, obviously, so that helped, but there really wasnt a wait list...and to make it even more appealing, there is no competition! If you fulfill the pre-requisites, you're in as soon as there is a seat available. DMACC has several campuses with the nursing program, with Ankeny being the "main" campus and having the most students. I applied to a smaller branch of DMACC nursing and I think this helped get me in right away. So far school has been very tough, I'm not going to lie, but I feel like my education is really good. DMACC's NCLEX pass rate for last year is 100%. I recommend it. I'd link you the DMACC website but I don't think we're allowed to put links in posts. Good luck!

Ok so I know that people fail tests all the time but I haven't been able to stop crying all day. Here is my situation: I have 5 months to go before I graduate (hopefully). I moved to another state to go to nursing school and live alone with no friends (except my nursing school buddies) and no family. My fiance and I have been in a long distance relationship the whole time and plan to get married once I'm done with my program and can move back to my hometown. It's really hard being apart, and hard being away from all my friends and family so I've really been looking forward to counting down the months until nursing school hell is over. Throughout the entire nursing program and pre-reqs I have been a straight A student. I am currently on the president's list for having a 4.0. I have struggled just like anyone else and have worked hard and was currently getting A's in all my classes...until yesterday. I got a 73% on a test that is worth almost 25% of my total grade for the class. I feel like I just got shot in the heart. I studied just like I always do, but was totally blown away by the types of questions that were on the test. I know that people say teachers and exams don't make you fail, you fail on your own accord, but I really feel like almost the entire test had trick questions on it. I've made it this far with excellent grades, so obviously I'm not stupid. I just don't know how I can rebound from this when the test is worth so much of my grade. And what if the next tests are like this too?? And to make matters worse, after the test another student overheard us in the hallway talking about terrible it was and she told us she failed this class two semesters ago and 16 out of 24 people in her class failed! I'm so afraid I'll fail now and have to retake the class which will put off graduation until next December. Which means putting off my wedding, 7 more months of loneliness and being away from the people that I love etc, not to mention tuition costs for another semester. I'm really heartbroken, disappointed in myself and scared. I am hoping someone out there has some words of wisdom, or has been in a similar situation or something.