MykRTstudent

I don’t know how long it has been since the last time you were in school, but your information is not accurate. Plenty of people get accepted into nursing programs after being unsuccessful in another program. Yes, there are some schools that are strict and will not accept anyone who has previously been in nursing school, but not all institutions are like this. And yes, to tell the OP that they shouldn’t continue on with nursing IS discouraging, especially when they’ve stated they still want to be a nurse. Who is to tell them what they should do with their life.

This is not true. I’ve met four people throughout my schooling who all failed out of nursing programs, got accepted into another program, and have graduated. They are now all working as nurses. What a discouraging piece of advice for the OP. Anyway OP, I was in nursing school at one time and failed a course myself. I had the opportunity to retake it, but was turned off to nursing in general. Long story short, I realized how unhappy I was in nursing school and switched gears- I went back to school for respiratory therapy, I loved it, and just graduated this summer. I think community college is the best way to go for those who were unsuccessful in previous nursing programs. I’ve found that CC’s tend to be the most accepting, and will give you a second chance- plus money is another factor, CC’s are usually the best options financially, so if you already have loans to begin with that’s a no brainer. Like others have said, if you change your mind there are other professions in allied health that pay well and you can use your nursing pre-reqs for. Some examples would be Respiratory Therapy (what I chose), Radiology Tech, Surgical Tech, Medical Lab Tech, or if you can handle a little more schooling there’s also Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy. Respiratory Therapy would be the closest to nursing out of all of these. Best of luck and keep your head up!

Fair enough, the choice to go there is certainly your right. Keep in mind that “hearing good things” is purely subjective. I just wanted to let people know that the program did have a lot of problems not long ago and had very poor statistics. I hope things have changed for the better at Queens. I remember a lot of the professors there- so feel free to message me for advice on some of them if you want. Also, I’ve spoken to at least 3 of my former classmates from Queens who left and started over at other programs (Two transferred to Chamberlain and one went to CPCC) and thrived at these other schools (unlike our experience at Queens).