I am 24, I graduated last year with a BA in Psychology, but I decided to go back to school for nursing. I chose the accelerated route to get my BSN (14 months rigorous program). I finished 5 months (21 credit hours) of it, I studied/worked harder than I ever did in my other undergraduate. I had 15+ hour days of class, clinical and studying/reading. On the weekends, I still studied many hours and had very little time for anything else.
In the nursing classes, you must get a 75% average on exams before any other class points are calculated in. If you don't get a 75% test average, you fail, even if you have other points in the class. I had As in all my other classes, but there was 1 class that was difficult for me. I had a B+ overall in the class but only a 78% test average going into the final exam.
I have a friend in class whos father is VP of Academic Affairs. She rarely studies and gets Cs in her classes/exams. My whole class is always concerned about their grades and studies hard, but she is never concerned about anything. She had a 75% test average (compared to my 78% test average) in the class.
I knew I had to do well on the final, I studied HARD... we go over the multiple choice portion of the exam after everyone is done. I calculated my score from what I missed. There was no way I did not pass the class. My friend missed more than me and was on the verge of not passing. The next day, before grades were even posted, my friend's dad (the VP) texted her and told her she passed and not to tell anyone. However, she showed me the text message.. and also told another friend. how unprofessional was that of her dad?!! Anyway, when grades were posted, I did not pass by 0.2% or 1 test point. I feel there was a miscalculation and I talked to the professors and they would not allow me to see the final exam, as if they were hiding something. My friend on the other hand, passed by 0.75 test points, just barely. I feel screwed over and that something is very fishy about all of this. It does not make sense that I did not pass and they they wouldn't allow me to see my test.
I tried to speak with the professor and the program director; they still wouldn't let me see the exam and did not care that I had great grades in everything else and a B+ overall in the class but I still didn't pass by 0.2% for the test average. I want to take this to a higher authority, but the next person is my friend's dad (VP of academic affairs). I emailed him about my situation and he brushed it off. I find the whole thing unfair and suspicious.
I just want to know what you guys think about this situation. I know there is probably nothing I can do about it at this point. What can you do when the ones in charge are the ones who screw you over and there is no one else to talk to about it? I just feel disappointed because I worked my butt off in the program and got kicked out for no good reason (to me). But my friend who's father is in charge at school, rarely works hard, gets C's and somehow passed the class and I didn't. It doesn't make sense, the numbers of the final grade did not add up when we went over the multiple choice portion after the exam.
It is upsetting to me because now I have to go thru the traditional route and it may take up to 3 years compared to the 14 months. I plan to look into other schools because I don't want to go back to a school that I feel screwed me over. I don't want to give up on my goal, but this feels so discouraging after what happened to me.
Also: last night, the classmates went out for a drink. We were near campus and walking back to my friend's place. We were joking around about my friend getting kicked out for being intoxicated at a dry campus (she lives on campus) and guess what she said: "My dad works here, I'm not getting kicked out!" WOW....
Thank you for letting me vent...
In the nursing classes, you must get a 75% average on exams before any other class points are calculated in. If you don't get a 75% test average, you fail, even if you have other points in the class. I had As in all my other classes, but there was 1 class that was difficult for me. I had a B+ overall in the class but only a 78% test average going into the final exam.
I have a friend in class whos father is VP of Academic Affairs. She rarely studies and gets Cs in her classes/exams. My whole class is always concerned about their grades and studies hard, but she is never concerned about anything. She had a 75% test average (compared to my 78% test average) in the class.
I knew I had to do well on the final, I studied HARD... we go over the multiple choice portion of the exam after everyone is done. I calculated my score from what I missed. There was no way I did not pass the class. My friend missed more than me and was on the verge of not passing. The next day, before grades were even posted, my friend's dad (the VP) texted her and told her she passed and not to tell anyone. However, she showed me the text message.. and also told another friend. how unprofessional was that of her dad?!! Anyway, when grades were posted, I did not pass by 0.2% or 1 test point. I feel there was a miscalculation and I talked to the professors and they would not allow me to see the final exam, as if they were hiding something. My friend on the other hand, passed by 0.75 test points, just barely. I feel screwed over and that something is very fishy about all of this. It does not make sense that I did not pass and they they wouldn't allow me to see my test.
I tried to speak with the professor and the program director; they still wouldn't let me see the exam and did not care that I had great grades in everything else and a B+ overall in the class but I still didn't pass by 0.2% for the test average. I want to take this to a higher authority, but the next person is my friend's dad (VP of academic affairs). I emailed him about my situation and he brushed it off. I find the whole thing unfair and suspicious.
I just want to know what you guys think about this situation. I know there is probably nothing I can do about it at this point. What can you do when the ones in charge are the ones who screw you over and there is no one else to talk to about it? I just feel disappointed because I worked my butt off in the program and got kicked out for no good reason (to me). But my friend who's father is in charge at school, rarely works hard, gets C's and somehow passed the class and I didn't. It doesn't make sense, the numbers of the final grade did not add up when we went over the multiple choice portion after the exam.
It is upsetting to me because now I have to go thru the traditional route and it may take up to 3 years compared to the 14 months. I plan to look into other schools because I don't want to go back to a school that I feel screwed me over. I don't want to give up on my goal, but this feels so discouraging after what happened to me.
Also: last night, the classmates went out for a drink. We were near campus and walking back to my friend's place. We were joking around about my friend getting kicked out for being intoxicated at a dry campus (she lives on campus) and guess what she said: "My dad works here, I'm not getting kicked out!" WOW....
Thank you for letting me vent...
I know nothing will come out of it, like I won't be able to go back into the program or anything. Because by the time we set up any meeting, the next term starts next week already. I want to figure out what I am going to do first (go to their traditional program or go to another school) then I will definitely write a letter to the Dean of Nursing about the whole situation. Even though they won't do anything, I just want to be made known that these things are occurring.
