Should I go back to the same nursing school I failed out of

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It has been about 3 years since I failed out of Nursing school. I was considering going back to school. Only thing is, I'm afraid of failing out again. I also am swallowing my pride as I had strong feelings of regret and went through some serious depression after failing by .05 of a point. So I have some serious anxiety and uneasy feelings of having to go thru that course again and dealing with that professor, as she is the only one who teaches that particular class. So would you go to this school or consider another route? I have realized the reasons that I failed last time; had way too much on my plate and was in the midst of a divorce. The only reason why I am considering going back is because it works well with my work schedule, and going to another school would require me to take more pre-req's which I do not have the time (and patience) to do. Please advise on the matter, thanks in advance!

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Go to another school. Don't give her an opportunity. She may be the designated culler of the herd at that school.

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

I would go back to the same school -- but I would meet with that instructor and gauge her receptiveness. If she is a reasonable person (as most instructors are), she may be fine with having you in the class and even help you out a bit. You seem to understand why you failed the first time and are prepared to better this time. You make no mention of her being overly mean and don't seem to be blaming her for your previous course failure.

Give her a chance -- unless you have some definite evidence that she will not be reasonable.

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My school doesnt even allow you back into their program, once you fail out. I honestly would go back, because you are probably already very familiar with the setup.. how classes are run, how clinicals are run.. What the tests are like.

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If you don't have any patience in doing pre-req's again I suggest go back to the same program you were in. This all depends on if you are allowed back into the program after about 3 years. I know instructors/professors can vary and are different in their teaching methods however; you never know maybe you can do well this time around.

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Specializes in NICU.

I failed out of their ASN program and many, many years later went back and went through their ABSN program. There were a few instructors that were there the first time around (one instructor was a student in my ASN class). Obviously, there is a difference between 3 yrs and nearly 20 yrs, but I cruised through the program and got my redemption.

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Hello,

I've failed out of a nursing program myself. It has been two years and I'm going back now. I have decided that I was going to apply to as many schools that I can within my state. That means also applying to the school that I failed out of. It was hard but it was something that I I wanted to do because I really want nursing. I failed out by .03 so I understand the struggle you are going through but you can't let your pride get in the way of your education and what works best for you.

I also have a fear that I'm not going to make it this time around either but I also don't want my fear to consume me. If you need help or support let me know you're not going through it alone and youre not the only one who has struggled with the choice of going back.

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You're right. Maybe she should return back to the same school because for all she knows she might end up redeeming herself. Not long ago, I was given the choice of to repeat my final term or give up. Being, that I missed the Exit Exam cut-off by one point gave me some bit of hope that maybe another three months through the final term I can do it again. Three months later and actually last Tuesday I took my exit HESI and passed by nearly 28 points. I know it's not that much of an improvement but to me that was and it helped me redeem myself as a nursing student that I can do this.

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I failed out of their ASN program and many, many years later went back and went through their ABSN program. There were a few instructors that were there the first time around (one instructor was a student in my ASN class). Obviously, there is a difference between 3 yrs and nearly 20 yrs, but I cruised through the program and got my redemption.

You're right. Maybe she should return back to the same school because for all she knows she might end up redeeming herself. Not long ago, I was given the choice of to repeat my final term or give up. Being, that I missed the Exit Exam cut-off by one point gave me some bit of hope that maybe another three months through the final term I can do it again. Three months later and actually last Tuesday I took my exit HESI and passed by nearly 28 points. I know it's not that much of an improvement but to me that was and it helped me redeem myself as a nursing student that I can do this.

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Hello,

I've failed out of a nursing program myself. It has been two years and I'm going back now. I have decided that I was going to apply to as many schools that I can within my state. That means also applying to the school that I failed out of. It was hard but it was something that I I wanted to do because I really want nursing. I failed out by .03 so I understand the struggle you are going through but you can't let your pride get in the way of your education and what works best for you.

I also have a fear that I'm not going to make it this time around either but I also don't want my fear to consume me. If you need help or support let me know you're not going through it alone and youre not the only one who has struggled with the choice of going back.

You never want your fear to consume you because that's already telling yourself you can't do it. Failing by .03 or .05 is a downer no matter what however; it's what you do from there on that gives you that "I got this" feeling. I was scared to go back and repeat my final term as well and the stress and anxiety started to kick in about a month before my basically 3rd attempt at the Final EXIT HESI because we had one try plus a remediation attempt which I failed both times so that resulted in me repeating the final term again. I set my fear aside and studied a bit harder doing everything that I'm supposed to do that I was told last time around. I ended up wanting a 900 but got 877 which still had me passing as the requirement to graduate is an 850 on the EXIT HESI I literally cried in the car after I had found out I passed because I had worked so hard last time around and not getting across the finish line took a lot of faith in me however; I did it this time around and the fear has subsided a little bit well until the NCLEX. Nonetheless, don't let .05 or .03 point or even an instructor that is difficult to stop you from chasing your dreams of being a nurse. Never give up. You're only letting the course itself win and most importantly you are letting your own competition which is your ownself win.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

I would go back to the same school. You barely failed and you already know the expectations of the classes and how the tests are written. I'm sure the test questions will be different but you should have an idea of the focus of each unit, which will help you focus your studying.

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I would go back to the same school. You are already familiar with the school and the instructor, too. You failed by so little so I'm sure your next time will be easier for you. Good luck!

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