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Is it possible that the way you've talked to some of your professors got around?

Is it possible that the way you've talked to some of your professors got around?

My thoughts exactly, Tazz.

hi all am really pissed off right now.found out a girl i know got in to nursing school and she has no qualifications so to speak.she did a one year pre-health course and got in.i have done all my pre-reqs plus additional nursing courses none of which she has and i didn't get in.don't get it.i can handle not getting in as there are probably better qualified people but to know someone was choosen with less qualifications is really messed up.excuse the language but i'm mad.:angryfire

you don't really know what her specific qualifications are. maybe she brings something more to the table, so to speak. maybe you can speak with the admissions committee and ask them what you need to work on to make your application more attractive.

sorry tigress,

but it is hard to get into nursing school these days. they can only admit so many students because there is a lack of instructors. in my nursing class there are many of us that were qualified, others who weren't. all of us have gpas of 3.0 or above; and with the exception of maybe 5 or 6 people, we all had to apply more than once. fifty people out 350 applicants. we are proud to have our seat in the class and work our tails off to keep them.

i know that you are upset, but the only thing you can do is arrange a meeting with your nursing advisor to go over everything and find out what you need to be doing for the next year to enhance your attractiveness to the department. set up some goals with her and spend the year working on those goals. meet with your advisor again before your final application for next year is due and update how you have accomplished the goals set.

you get your seat in a nursing school because the don thinks you have potential. usually, there is more potential than seats.

as for the other person being 'less qualified' than you are, you really don't know what the qualifications of that other student are. you are only looking at her qualifications in relation to your own. there are other things about her that professors liked well enough to weed her out and get her in.

and if she did manage to bs her way past them (which is difficult), then that will be found out soon enough and she will be gone. but that isn't for you to worry about. you worry about you and make that appointment to talk to your nursing advisor about getting in next year. you show up dressed professionally and leave the attitude at home, buried deep in the backyard!!!! walk in with a chip on a your shoulder and you may as well start fresh at a new school.

good luck!

:smiley_abthat's me, always fighting the dark side. oops, that's me just fighting myself again!

OUCH! Who amongst us has NEVER used a swear word????

Come on, here....the OP brought up a legitmate complaint....

Let's address the issue, not attack her!

It's no secret that some people in every corner of nurse-dom seem to fanagle their way into school, while others, who work two jobs and maintain a 3.7 GPA are passed over as "less than."

To Tigress:

Look into other avenues...ie step-ladder programs, like Excelsior, or other non-traditional schools....maybe it wasn't meant to be for you to go to that particular school/program....don't give up.....if you are meant to be in nursing, you will find a way.....

blessings, crni

What are you all talking about? Are you all saying that perhaps it got around that the OP uses bad language and that's why she didn't get in? I mean, I don't see anywhere in her posts that she talked to her instructors this way?

To the OP... I'm afraid I don't have any advice to you other than to hang in there and try again. And have a positive attitude! :)

I need a bit of clarity, too. Are there some posts by the OP on previous threads that I missed?

sorry tigress,

but it is hard to get into nursing school these days. they can only admit so many students because there is a lack of instructors. in my nursing class there are many of us that were qualified, others who weren't. all of us have gpas of 3.0 or above; and with the exception of maybe 5 or 6 people, we all had to apply more than once. fifty people out 350 applicants. we are proud to have our seat in the class and work our tails off to keep them.

i know that you are upset, but the only thing you can do is arrange a meeting with your nursing advisor to go over everything and find out what you need to be doing for the next year to enhance your attractiveness to the department. set up some goals with her and spend the year working on those goals. meet with your advisor again before your final application for next year is due and update how you have accomplished the goals set.

you get your seat in a nursing school because the don thinks you have potential. usually, there is more potential than seats.

as for the other person being 'less qualified' than you are, you really don't know what the qualifications of that other student are. you are only looking at her qualifications in relation to your own. there are other things about her that professors liked well enough to weed her out and get her in.

and if she did manage to bs her way past them (which is difficult), then that will be found out soon enough and she will be gone. but that isn't for you to worry about. you worry about you and make that appointment to talk to your nursing advisor about getting in next year. you show up dressed professionally and leave the attitude at home, buried deep in the backyard!!!! walk in with a chip on a your shoulder and you may as well start fresh at a new school.

good luck!

:smiley_abthat's me, always fighting the dark side. oops, that's me just fighting myself again!

very well thought out, and very well said.

I do not believe you know the whole story. Consider, you really don't. You do not have the perspective the ones responsible for admitting nursing candidates do, after all.

Understand: The entry requirements are numerous and varied in each program. I would just find out all I needed to do to secure entry next year, not bemoan what is lost now, if I were you. As I said in your other thread on this subject, I was rejected my first time, too. I just spent the next year doing every single thing I could do, filling each and every square I had to, jumping all the hoops, and got in the 2nd try.

It's ok to spend a bit of time licking your wounds and being sad. I was, too, believe me. I cried the whole day my rejection came... But don't waste too much time on this. It won't get you in there next year! Pick up, dust off, and find out what it takes to get in there next time!

Good luck.

what are you all talking about? are you all saying that perhaps it got around that the op uses bad language and that's why she didn't get in? i mean, i don't see anywhere in her posts that she talked to her instructors this way?

to the op... i'm afraid i don't have any advice to you other than to hang in there and try again. and have a positive attitude! :)

i need a bit of clarity, too. are there some posts by the op on previous threads that i missed?

i can't find it now but there was a thread that she started, complaining about one of her professors. i don't recall the specifics but it had to do with his reaction to her saying something to him in class. she did not like his reaction and thought he was unfair. a bunch of us basically told her that if she wants to be a nurse, she needs to watch her attitude. she also posted a thread about male nurses being gay, that got heated enough to get shut down.

I don't know about the other threads spoken about here, but if there is only one thing I would leave the OP with it is this:

Bone up on what you need to do to become a professional nurse. If you are at all unclear, speak to one of the professors/staff members responsible for choosing their candidates. Approach him or her respectfully and in earnest and just ask these questions. That was what I did, and I did what they recommended, exactly to the letter.

And it worked. I have been an RN 10 years now. You can do it!!!!! But you have your work ahead of you; decide NOW if you are cut out for it! Wishing you well....