Emily Chen
Aug 20, 2026
Failed out of my second year of nursing school
Pharmacology. I needed a 78 and got a 74. Program policy is one fail and you're out. Four points. I've wanted to be a nurse since I was 9 and my grandma's nurse held my hand in th…
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Four points on a pharmacology exam ended my second year of nursing school. My family still thinks I am just retaking a class. Working retail, I am scared to tell them the truth or find out whether my childhood dream is over.
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