Thinking of just giving up in need of advice

mynameisjay · Dec 7, 2011

The best thing you can do right now is to sit down with a guidance counselor at your school and just talk about your options. Good luck!

nik415 · Dec 7, 2011

I am so mad at myself and pretty depressed at life right now because I failed my anatomy classes I mean for lab I passed the midterm with an B we only have midterm and final which are both 40 precent of our grade. For the final i study hard and for some reason i failed the test i just feel like i should just give up on nursing. My gpa right now is 2.5 I havent got my grades in yet but I know i am going to get a C it just seem to have no hope for me. The reason why my gpa is so low because I transfer from business school and I flunk my college algebra class with a F last semester so i am taking it again and I know I am getting an A in that class so thats why its affected by that. But this lab is going to remain my gpa low now and I dont know what to do the anatomy class has been the first real science class since changing my major from business to nursing. I took Nutrition last semester and had an B and I just cant believe I just didnt passed and my classmates were all suprised at me because I would study with them have group sesssions and i would answers all their test questions right i just dont understand. Any hope for me to enter any nursing program here? All I have left for my pre reqs are my nursing science electives and statistics and those are not easy classes and I am already struggling on the anatomy class its really making me nervous?? Any advice???

Hi dear! Don't be so hard on yourself! :) My first semester of college (Sept. 09) I would have failed 3 out of 4 classes. (Elementary Statistics, Psych 101, Intro to Chem) I was able to drop them with an X which gave me a year to retake the class. I made up statistics and psych, but failed chem again! I took it a third time and passed (I don't remember if I got a C or a B). I might not pass my microbiology lab - having just been accepting to my nursing program! I'm not going to let my learning disability (which greatly affects my math skills) stop from becoming a nurse. If test taking is your issue speak to professor about taking your exams in the test center which may be less distracting for you. You may also want to consider getting tested for a learning disability. Once you have been classified you can get accommodation from your school for extended time on tests. One thing that helped me when retaking the hard classes was to take them during the summer semester (I go to a community college) and I would only take one class so I could focus all my attention on that one subject.

Even if you don't have a learning disability DON'T give up! All the best!

foxycats · Dec 8, 2011

thanks forr the responses it did help me its my first science courses and will talk to my advisor tommorow about retaking the courses agaiin hopefully that will help my gpa

zoetravers1992 · Dec 8, 2011

You can do it! I know it is hard but it is such a rewarding career. Science is my least favorite topic in school. People always say well why do you want to be a nurse? It is because I want to help people in my career!! That keeps me driven to keep going! Also when applying to nursing schools, explain yourself in your essay. They do not just look at GPAs, they look at the whole package. Good luck sweety we know you will make it through :)