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Retaking course

I'm currently in a community college taking my pre-requisites for the nursing program. My college requires us to get a 3.0 GPA or better to get into the program. So far the classes I have taken have been really good except..sadly ..English! :mad: I'm hesitant on taking it again because this would be my 3rd time. (I know!) I kind of screwed up because I took English in high school my sophomore year as a college course thinking it would be a walk in the park, well obviously it wasn't so I withdrew and got a W. Second time around I didn't fail but got a D. I was going through a lot of personal things in my life and hardly was able to make it to class. It has just been terrible and it is so sad for me because it is English, I mean really? I have A's and B's in all my other classes. Well my question is - Do you think I should retake it again or just move on? It is really considered passing, but I don't know it just looks bad. I'm sure I will get a 3.0 anyways because of my other classes. Thanks.

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    I'd retake it just to prove to yourself that you can do it. But this time around use the writing center and tutors at your school. It will make a huge difference. Good luck.

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    Retake it. A 'D' doesn't look good on a transcript or nursing school application.

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    Question in regards to poster's question. Do they look at all your General Ed courses or just the ones that were a pre-req for the program....even if it isn't a science course?

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    Don't kid yourself, a D is failing on any transcript. No school will accept that as a passing grade. More importantly though, people don't get into nursing school with D's. It is very competitive. An ADN program may not look at your English classes but a BSN program will. You need to talk with someone directly at the program you're applying to.

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    At my school English was one of the prereqs where a minimum C was needed. I would retake it and try to do as well as possible, knowing that theoretically, you may never need to take another English course ever again. Good luck.

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    Question in regards to poster's question. Do they look at all your General Ed courses or just the ones that were a pre-req for the program....even if it isn't a science course?

    Each program will list the courses that are considered during the selection process. Of all the schools I attended that had nursing programs, every one looked at the English grade.

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