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None of my nursing classes transfer so I'll be starting again from scratch but that's okay because at my age, 45, it takes me a few rounds for it to sink in. I'm not one of those who can listen to a lecture and ace a test, lol. You both made me feel much better about hitting this once again. I like that phrase, "winners never quit and quitters never win!" I will be glad to kick Sallie Mae to the curb once she's off my shoulder but I still have a ways to carry her and pay her back once I finish. I have a feeling me and Sallie Mae are gonna be friends for a loooooong time, lol. Thanks for all y'alls feedback. I feel much better knowing I'm not alone in this with my struggles. Thanks again!

Thanks for sharing, canchaser. I've accrued a VERY large loan debt too and that's another reason why I'm continuing on. I would rather get a little more in debt but have a degree behind me rather than a large debt with no degree. Reading your story encourages me. I have had nurses at my job tell me to keep trying but they haven't walked in my shoes and can't relate to my fear of failure. Those nursing questions....I always think much more into it than what it's asking for and it kicked my butt every time. I hope this time around I don't think too far out the box and get too complexed with my thinking, ughhh. I will post back on this thread from time to time to keep it updated. Thanks again!

A little background first.....I entered nursing school with a 3.6 GPA and I attended 3 semesters at Charity School of Nursing. I failed my 2nd semester (nac 1) by 1 question...you need to make a 77 (no rounding). My grade was a 76.67. I repeated the semester, passed, and then entered the 3rd semester (peds 1st half of the semester and psych 2nd half of the semester). I took the peds final after completing the first rotation and failed by 1 or 2 questions on the final again. My grade was a 76.30. Because i failed twice, I was ineligible to attend again and CANNOT get back into Charity for another 5 years after failing out (their policy). It has taken me almost 2 years to heal my mind, heart, and self esteem, lick my wounds and pick myself back off the ground. Now, I feel like I'm ready to give it another try at a different school. I'm applying at LSU so I can get a BSN (which I've wanted) but I'm so afraid of failing again. I don't think I would be emotionally stable enough to go through what I've already been through with failing and watch my class friends succeed all over again. It was such devastation. I'm asking for some encouragement or stories of either yourself or someone you know who've tried and tried again and finally succeeded. I need to hear success stories to help lift and encourage my mind again, :). Thanks!