What should I do?

[Komal1797]

I honestly do not even know where to begin. Initially, I started off at a 4 year BSN program and then moved to an ADN program because I thought it would be a better option for me. My ADN program let me take prereqs with the actual nursing course itself. So my first semester I was taking NUTR 101, NUR 101 LEC,LAB, AND CLINICAL, AP 1 LEC & LAB. Needless to say, it was a lot. I passed both of my other courses, and had a 76.0% (needed a 77.0%) to pass the class. This left a permanent D in my transcript, even though in the class I had a low B or high C. I was devastated, not only because it was 1 percent, but because I put in a lot of work. Now I am doing psychology back at my university, but I know my true passion is in nursing or even something related. However, I keep getting the reminder of failing by one percent. Relatively speaking, I did pretty average on my exams, but I am not going to lie I did not really have a lot of time and more often than not did not complete the all the readings for the semester. I just do not understand the way the questions are worded, granted that these are the "dreaded" nursing style questions. However we did a practice exam on NUTR and my instructor did say that a lot of this information you have not covered, so keep that in mind. I got a whopping 34% while the rest of my classmates were getting 40s and 50s. To others it only looks like 6% , but what if this happens on the NCLEX. I honestly can say however that I know I can do better, and obviously not take other classes with nursing. I am only 20 years old, and will be graduating next year with a bachelors and associates in psychology at the age of 21, so I guess I do have time to decide. My ultimate goal is to be a NP or CRNA. Should I do an accelerated route again and focus entirely on that or should I apply to an ADN program and start that. What do you guys think? Any help, even if it is super simple is appreciated! Thank you!

[Sour Lemon]

Was it a for profit school? Most programs require prerequisites before they'll consider you for admission. In any case, I think an accelerated program might not be a great idea for you. Traditional would be better.

As far as ADN verses BSN, that depends largely on your personal goals, finances, and local job market. It might also be challenging to find either type of program willing to accept a student who's left another program on "bad terms".

If nursing is what you want to do, start looking at the requirements of a few schools in your area as well as how they calculate eligibility.

Completing your psychology degree might also cause difficulty with future financial aid, so do make sure you speak to someone about that.

Good luck!