withdrew from program

It will be okay. Those W's are way better than F's. I had 5 F's from not withdrawing correctly while going through a divorce at the beginning of my college years. We all make mistakes. I also had several withdraws that don't count anyway. I lived and learned and got an academic reprieve which made those F's not count towards my GPA. I have my BSN now and I am about to start my masters. My GPA is a 3.9. You did the right thing by withdrawing if you thought you were damaging yourself.

Hi Karina,

I think you did the right thing by withdrawing, and not getting F's on your transcript. My advice to you is to ask yourself what went wrong? Did you understand the material? Were you not studying enough? What were your strengths and weakness? I suggest you goggle some videos of students that are on YouTube that have gone through what you have been through. You will see the different strategies that some of them used to pull themselves out of there self pity or doubt. In addition what they could have done a little different.

I to failed my first semester of nursing, and I know exactly where I went wrong. My strengths were reading, note taking, using supplemental books if needed, and organizing my day.

My weaknesses was waiting to late to ask for help (which at times I fell behind), I needed to study more than it was required (20 hrs a week) should of been 35+ hrs a week. I fell victim to the bullying that my Dean, and some of the Professors I had while in nursing. Can you imagine walking down the hall and your minding your business and you really don't know anyone. All of a sudden a professor walks up to you dead in your face and say, "Your nothing but trouble"! (What.... . What the fudge? Still to this day I don't know where the heck she got that from. I will say later on she was nicer.

Everyone's experience is different. As for me I spent the last 8 months trying to find the right school for me. I have and I have to prep for the TEAS test and redo Microbiology. Therefore starting the first of December I will start studying for my Teas test. Once I pass it. The next thing I am going to do is to review my reviews and rationales and Dosage Calculations. While I wait for my Micro class to start in March. I will start Nursing program in April. I have less than 4 months to get all of this accomplished I find that setting a Long term goal up and then breaking it down to small short term goals helps a lot. If you can do that you will be well on your way.

IE. Long Term Goal return to nursing school (April example)

Dec 1st -7 Research new nursing schools in my area. Or what are the requirements to get back in my current program.

Dec.7-14th Appeal and wait for decision about rentry. Make a study plan. Talk with current classmates about there study methods Find a upper level student and seek there advice about the program. Study 10 NCLEX questions a day and 5 Dosage Calculations.

You get my drift. Planning is your best friend. Trust me.

God Bless you and good luck to you. Failure is the only option to restart over this time more wisely. (That part of a quote from someone but I just broke it down for you) LOL