Tweety, Yes Yes Yes!!! Instructors really do try to weed out nursing students. It is their job. Yes some love it because it is a power struggle, but for the most part it is to make a wonderful nurse. NO IM NOT AN INSTRUCTOR! I have just graduated from a community college in Iowa. It took me 3 years but I have since passed my boards but only because I was pushed hard. It was rough and I hated it. We were the only clinic group that had to do 12 hour rotations and I thought we were being treated bad for no good reason. But guess what--- Now that I am working in a hospital that is fast paced, I am so glad that I was forced to talk to Drs and give reports to the next shift nurses that looked at me like I was wasting their time and didnt know anything! I work at Allen Hospital in Iowa and I feel confident thanks to the instructors that made my life suck for 3 years! I would feel confident in taking care of my family thanks to being pushed almost over the edge. you can do it, just believe and stay 1 step ahead of the rest, blossom2 RN