SO frustrated!

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Wow, that is really frustrating, I can understand why you are upset! I had a few ideas about ways around it, but I'm not sure if they would work in your situation or not.

Like others said, I'd try to find the class somewhere else and transfer it. Though, since you can't use financial aid at two different institutions at the same time, you would likely need to pay out of pocket.

Another option might be to talk to your advisor / instructor and ask if you can sit in on the class, and in the event someone drops out (which is very likely), see if you can register for the class late.

The last option I thought of was testing out of the class (with a CLEP exam or something similar). Does your nursing program except this kind of credit? If so, maybe you could audit the class (again, attend classes so you learn the material without getting credit) and then take the CLEP exam or whatever it is your school recognizes to get credit in time for your application deadline.

Hopefully you figure out something that works, but if not, then like Karen said, it is a bump in the road. I know it's hard when you are struggling, and not getting the pay you deserve. My brother was a CNA for years (and worked with Alzheimer's patients, too) so I know how hard that is! Good luck!

[dab_20]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

I actually did sit in on the class for a couple weeks to see if anyone dropped, not enough people did for me to sign up. (There were other people on the waiting lists that went too, I wasn't even on the waiting list)
Pembroke_corgi, like you said, I would need to pay out of pocket to go to another institution. That's not really an option. I hardly get much financial aid as it is.
The classes online are still several hundred dollars unfortunately and I wouldn't have been able to go through the application process and figure out a way to get aid to pay for it on time before the class started.
Oh, and we can't test out of our prerequisites unfortunately. There's a few generals that we can, but not our nursing prerequisites.

Anyways, I'm looking at the positives now. The U requires volunteer hours for their program, which I don't have because I don't have time. So, while I'm not in school I can volunteer at different places. I'm also going to take the summer off to get a break. I'll go next spring, next fall, and then take off spring and summer before going into the nursing program.

One less thing to worry about I guess, I don't have to worry about the essay and getting letters of recommendations and such.

I've had such a headache with Human Physiology this semester, it's probably good I didn't get into the Chem class. I would be stressing even more than I am!
I still have that class, Medical Microbiology, and Pathophysiology left. I'm scared!! lol

[Karen]

Okay, good to know. Maybe in the meantime, you can get some Chemistry books from the library to read, just so you have some background knowledge going in, and I bet there are some chemistry lectures on YouTube, if that'd help.

I loved Chemistry and Advanced Chemistry in high school, but it was not offered at Mass Art, where I got my degree. They probably figured we were dangerous enough without introducing more chemical knowledge into the mix! (Okay, I probably would have been the only to sign up for the course ...)