ampersand

@meanmaryjean thanks for the input. The first class is half a semester and 5 exams. I still have the possibility of passing but the faculty are difficult to work with. I'll call tomorrow to double check. But, if I can forsee myself not passing to their standards, let's say have a 75% average on four tests and it would be very unlikely that I would bring it up by test #5, at that point I could voluntarily withdrawal. That way creating a work-around to that issue. @tsm007 thank you so much for the insight! I would feel fairly confident that I could become a nurse through WGU at this point. I frequently do better on 2nd attempts tests/exams if I am having trouble. I can understand four attempts may too many but the NCLEX is the ultimate deciding factor. I really could stand to work again, I don't want to mooch off my wife longer than I already am! Again, thank you everyone for responding.

Florida

I'm currently in a ADN nursing program and have had fairly tough time with it. It's difficult to work on assignments in class because the instructors have no control over my peers who erupt into loud conversation, even when the instructors are present and my lab instructor is singling me out (as other students have put it), treating me in ways I wouldn't or others would like to be treated. The intensity of the program on top of that is making it a little overwhelming to the point where I am not meeting there exam average score criteria by 2 points. I'm more or less looking at WGU as an alternative option. I have always excelled at online classes, getting As in all of them. I work great over long distance and working on assignments in solace. I'm doing fine in clinicals as well. And the material so far in my program seems logical. If I were to change schools, I was wondering if anyone could help me answer some questions: - Even though the program is cohort based, can you work ahead in the classes you have? - How do the students typically perform? How intense would you say the program is? - Is the classroom portion competency based? Like if you take the test and don't pass, can you take the test again? - Could I work part time while in the program? There is so much face-to-face time in my program that it's difficult to work. - Could I work as a Nurse Tech (Nurse assistant or PCT) after the first semester? The hospitals around me allow that for my current school. - Could I do the clinical portions on night shifts, if I wanted? Any other help/advice would be appreciated ~~~