Old Broad

Hey, Tom, Yeah, we had a lot of weeding out beforehand, too. Because there are so many applicants and this is a tiny college in a very rural area, there is a point system to get accepted. You get so many points if you take pre-req classes at this college, you get so many points extra if you got an A, or a lower point if you got a B in A&P, all sorts of stuff like that. We even had to have our CNA and CPR certificates. And, you must have at least a 77% to pass the RN course, with a 96% in clinical calculations. Most of our teachers are pretty good, but there are a couple of bad ones. The one accused me of threatening her - which I didn't do. When she was asked when this supposed threat happened, she named a time in class when there were students all around who witnessed that I hadn't said anything - SHE did! That was a huge problem with me - but when they flunked students based solely on lack of places for them in the local medical facilities - then that was unacceptable. That's not weeding, that's deceit and fraud. No one was told that only 32 students would be able to make it into the 3rd semester. If I would have known, I would have driven the extra 20 miles to another school! That's what I have a problem with -the dishonesty and my time and money that has been wasted at this school instead of going to a different one. By my moniker you can tell I'm no Spring Chicken. I didn't fall off the turnip truck yesterday, either. Before beginning the RN classes, I was on the National Dean's List, so you know that I'm no slouch. I saw students who were GREAT in clinical get flunked,while the doctor's daughter (who was HORRIBLE in clinicals - you should have seen what the RNs at clinicals had to say about her!) was allowed to pass because she was given extra time on her finals! Not good! That's what I mean about the problems with weeding out. I have no problems with a fair "weeding out" - but not because of lack of room or favoritism. Old Broad Old Broad

In a few weeks I was supposed to be starting my 3rd semester in an ADN program in a very rural area. During the 2nd semester I was told by one teacher that I wasn't going to make the semester after the 2nd exam - we still had 4 exams and 1 final left! I was passing until the final - and then I "flunked" by less than one point - along with about 1/4 of the class! They would not change their minds on any of their answers - even though we showed them in our textbooks where OUR answers were correct! :angryfire :flamesonb I asked the division chair if the rumor was true that they had to flunk so many students because they didn't have enough teaching personnel for the 3rd semester. She told me, "no", that it was because they didn't have enough spaces in the local medical facilities for all of the students! Of course I have appealed their decision to flunk me - but true to form, they haven't followed their own code of conduct in the appeal process. Guess I'll be talking with the BON and press shortly. And, I'll have to switch to another field because I sure won't be treated fairly. They've already proven they aren't fair. By-the-way, the doctor's daughter who aced all the tests but shouldn't have passed her clinicals had no problem. Typical!