<p>I'm a nursing major, and at my school, the nursing program is a dual degree program between 2 schools: a 4 year LAC and a 2 year college of nursing, and this is the progression of the program:</p>
<p>Year 1: Full time at the LAC doing nursing prerequisites and gened courses
Year 2: Full time at the CON
Year 3: Full time at the CON, graduate with ASN, sit for NCLEX
Year 4: Full time at the LAC doing BSN courses and the rest of the gened, graduate with a BSN</p>
<p>Last year was my first year, so I was doing the preqs such as English, anatomy&physiology etc. In the fall semester, I withdrew from A&P 1 because my professor was awful and didn't teach us, and I didn't think that I would get a C which is what we needed to progress. I retook it in the spring semester, and I got a C+.</p>
<p>Because I withdrew originally, the college of nursing sent me a letter saying that I needed to get in contact with the dean of students to discuss proactive strategies for success in the program...and there's paperwork that I have to sign about the resources that are available to me, and extra work I need to do...and nobody who completed A&P the first time around has to do either of those things.</p>
<p>I find that to be complete BULL. I didn't fail A&P 1. I chose to withdraw from it. When I completed the course, I got a C+ which for A&P is a perfectly respectable grade, especially when you have a professor like mine where the tests are so hard that there HAS to be a massive curve so that most of the class isn't FAILING. I also just finished A&P 2 which I took online, in 6 weeks, while working 20+ hours/week and I got a B.</p>
<p>I'm perfectly capable of being successful in the nursing program without any extra help or any crap like that that they're trying to force on me. If I want/need help...I'll get it on my own.</p>
<p>You know, if you were legitimately doing poorly and the college just stood by and watched you fail, people would probably complain about that, too. I think they are in kind of a lose-lose situation there. I would look at the extra work as an extra opportunity to learn. There’s nothing you can do about it now anyway, and who knows, maybe it’ll give you an edge over some of your classmates who won’t have had the extra practice.</p>
<p>You know, I’m with the college on this. It sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder when it comes to being told/forced to do things. I wonder how much you know about nursing; have you ever worked on a nursing floor in any capacity such as volunteeer, aide, etc? Because there is a BIG pecking order in nursing, and many doctors walk around like little gods who say “jump” and expect nurses to say “how high?” Given your resentment at being told to do something when they have your best interests in mind, I wonder how you’re going to react when the motivation isn’t so benign? Before you go much farther in this program I really urge you to get some real-world exposure if you haven’t done so already to make sure the career is a fit for you. Back in HS I had a teacher (for an Anatomy/Physiology elective, ironically) who had a degree in Nursing and ended up going back for a teaching certificate because she found out she didn’t like the job; I’d hate to see you spend 4 years of training and find out the same thing.</p>
<p>If you are in a program that does not require you to meet a certain standard to be admitted to the professional nursing portion of the program consider yourself lucky. At our state U. the gpa for nursing students who advance is around 3.8 - nowhere near a c+. I wonder if you really have a clear perspective on how well you are doing in your program? Humbly accepting help might be in your best interest.</p>
<p>I completed a medical-affiliated degree years ago. If you failed or dropped any of the science or major courses, you were out of the program. Failing was anything below a 75, no curve and you only had 1 chance to repeat a class after you failed or were dropped. Only 11 of us graduated, 9 from the original class (2 were ‘drop ins’ who had started before us, had dropped/ failed a class, repeated it and were reinstated). </p>
<p>Those are the kinds of odds that nursing programs must fight. In my program, you would have used up your lifeline during semester 1 of an 8 semester plan.</p>
<p>I chose to go to a school with a direct entry nursing program. And don’t think that admission was easy. They only accepted about 13% of the applicants. We have to get a C average in order to proceed to the professional portion of the program which starts in the second year, and we have to maintain that C average to stay in the program. If we drop or fail a major or major support class, we have 1 chance to retake it, and if we don’t pass it the second time around, that’s it.</p>
<p>I don’t have a problem with being told what to do. I have a problem with the school not having faith in me and therefore making me do stupid things.</p>
<p>I chose to go to a school with a direct entry nursing program. And don’t think that admission was easy. They only accepted about 13% of the applicants. We have to get a C average in order to proceed to the professional portion of the program which starts in the second year, and we have to maintain that C average to stay in the program. If we drop or fail a major or major support class, we have 1 chance to retake it, and if we don’t pass it the second time around, that’s it.</p>
<p>I don’t have a problem with being told what to do. I have a problem with the school not having faith in me and therefore making me do stupid things.</p>
<p>I think they had faith in you when they accepted you and then you kind of blew it. I know A&P is ridiculously difficult, don’t get me wrong, but it doesn’t reflect well on them when people aren’t successful so of course they are going to want to bolster your performance in any way they can.</p>
<p>If they have aroused your ire, retaliate with your wallet. After explaining to the dean of students, tell him that if you must sign one additional document as a result of your decision to withdraw from one class, you are out the door, whether it is in his power to waive the paperwork or not. </p>
<p>Either one is a door-mat or the boot, which are you?</p>
<p>I’m gonna agree with mikemac on this one. If you have problems with authority, to the extent that you feel the need to complain on an online forum for people trying to help you, then you really need to reconsider your future prospects. Most working citizens in this society are “corporate sellouts” to some extent in the majority of their lives. Cherish your opportunities and don’t **** up your life.</p>
<p>I screwed up in Genetics, Vert Phys, and O Chem…O Chem was the last straw before I concluded that this clearly wasn’t something I was meant to be doing. I switched my major almost immediately after dropping O Chem. Go to a Career Resources Center, whether on campus or elsewhere, and discuss possible options for career goals. Why is it you wanted to be in nursing in the first place? Perhaps there is a career similar that you’re a better fit with. Just saying, the reason I screwed up in my classes was because I wasn’t as passionate as I used to be about the subject matter, and I wasn’t passionate enough to continue struggling through it, so I found something that came more naturally to me and I love it.</p>
<p>Herunar, it is one thing to be peeved, it is another to ‘have problems with authority’. I have proceeded through many days picturing myself ripping vital organs out of certain people, smearing their blood on my face, and praising the great god Ares for the gift of wrath. That said, OP is the customer, not the servant.</p>