allisonjdean

I guess I left out the part of the story where these same students were accused of purchasing test banks from teachers, but the school ultimately could not prove it even though I've heard some of them bragging about it. They get to take the exit an unlimited amount of times. Their official graduation date will be the date they pass the exit. The school paid for a review course for them, and as of this week none of them have passed. Ultimately, I had a great time at graduation and pinning. Some of these students were given awards at the pinning ceremony which was annoying, but I know in the end I did it the right way and will make a great nurse. I truly fear for the patients of these cheaters if they ever pass the exit and the NCLEX-RN. If you are willing to take short-cuts in school, then I'm sure you are willing to do the same when you are an RN.

Would it be possible to split the cost of the Kaplan online review course with a friend and still both be able to effectively use it, or is it personalized so that it would be ineffective for us to do that? Thanks!

My nursing class is graduating this month. It is a new program, and we will be the first graduating class. Our class started with 30 students. 15 students made it to the final quarter, and 13 passed. We are required to take an exit Hesi exam prior to graduating. The school has given the test 3 times, and only 8 out of the 13 students have passed it. Our pinning ceremony is this week, and the school is allowing all of the 13 students to be pinned and march at graduation even though 5 of them have not passed the Hesi and therefore have not fulfilled all of the graduation requirements. As a person who worked my ass off throughout the program and passed the Hesi with flying colors, this upsets me. I know it doesn't personally affect me, but in my opinion it makes a mockery of my ceremony when it involves people who don't deserve it. What are your thoughts?