AutumnOlive

Thanks, it helps to hear that someone has had a similar experience. I also spoke with the university regarding whether total GPA is considered for nursing admission, or just pre-nursing GPA. They told me that that they look at pre-nursing grades. So all and all I feel very relieved by this.

Oh. Thanks for the explanation.

I wonder if it because of my city. My city has a population of about 250,000. So maybe that's why. And it's true that they don't notice if you don't show up, but I think that this is a disadvantage to the student. In college, you wouldn't be punished anyways if you didn't show up, so it is only going to hurt the student if they skip classes. And when a teacher is unable to recognize when students are skipping out, it only means that your presence in the class is rather unnoticeable to the teacher so I would question whether they are able to give enough attention to the students, teaching wise.

It seems like nursing and large class sizes go hand in hand. I find it rather intimidating. From my point of view, I think that college is an educational experience that you are paying for. When you are stuck in a class with around 300 students, you professor has no choice but to divide their attention. It takes a toll on your learning, as I have learned in the past. Now I'm very intimidated by large classes like that, and I was wondering how other people cope with that.

I've never heard of a LVN program before. What does that stand for? Is that related to Licensed Nursing rather than Registered Nursing?

I'm in Canada, so our community college equivalent is the college I took the hospitality management program in. The thing that worries me about that school is the classes are so large. In the pre-nursing class there is around 300 students per teacher. I can't handle that. When I pay for my education, I expect to be able to rely on a teacher. I don't want to compete for their attention. Since I've already been in a large class environment before, I'm intimidated by them, because I know that their structure sets you up for failure. I have tried researching other colleges in my area, and some offer classes that are similar to nursing, but it is not nursing. Many private, small, colleges offer Personal Support Worker, Massage therapy, and Pharmacy Assistant. However I have had no luck finding a nursing program other than the University in my city, and the "community college" (that I've already been to).

I dropped out of a hospitality management program last year, because it was an awful fit for me. When I look back on it I feel rather ashamed about the whole experience. I resent the fact that that course will be on my college record, and afraid that it will affect my future plans for nursing. On top of that, it has also hit me pretty hard financially, and I am in debt because of it. I now feel like going to college is also a risk, and if I fail at nursing, it will hurt me again. I have wanted to go into nursing before I ever signed up for hospitality management, but I didn't pursue it. To be honest, it is rather intimidating to sign up for it, even the pre-req. Our college is rather large, and my experience left me feeling completely invisible in college. I want to go back and start pre nursing, but I'm scared of a repeat experience. I'm up for an academic challenge, but I went to college to get an education. I feel like my school focuses too much on advertising and making money. They accept anyone into their school, even if you are not a right fit for the program. The staff is also terrible at answering student's questions. I feel like they stop caring about your education as soon as you pay them. Despite that, I'm willing to go back, but I just want to be prepared.