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Not the thing that happens to everyone but I failed in my nursing course. I was very sincere and worked very hard on it but I failed,received an academic withdrawal, now I cannot go back to the same school's same program again and BU and ACC do not accept students who fail in either place. My best bet is to move to some other place and try. But is there any other option than uproot myself and go to some other city. I tried to ask other students who failed with me but they are ESL students (yes, we all did fine in written tests but speech problems held us back.)So the fella who failed tried another place and was rejected, because Brandon's ONLY two institutes do not swap their failures. Has anyone been in this situation? Or does know the options available?

I only recently heard that they no longer swap classes between BU and ACC. I find this hard to believe, as they used to do it often. Also is this your first failed attempt ? It used to be you had three chances to pass a course. Also depending on where you ended things try and get a position as a health care aide, learn more, have more conversations in English and than try again later. Also ask for supporting evidence of why you failed, I know it's not easy to look back especially when you think you were doing well, but it helps in the future. Good luck

For starters, which nursing program and at which institution did you fail your course(s)? Please make an appointment with a Student Advisor at that institution to talk about what the next steps are. A "WF" (withdrew failing) is not a life sentence. Find out what upgrade courses you need and how long you have to wait to get back into a program of your choice. If it is language, then I am guessing you could talk with Westman Immigrant services for more ESL training? Please do some more research and keep trying, and good luck!

I'm also unclear about where you were going to school and if you just failed a course or were put on academic suspension? You should talk to an advisor at BU to be sure of your options. You may have appeal options or be still be able to take other courses besides nursing.

Have you gone to BU or ACC to ask them directly? Do you know for sure that you are ineligible to enter or are you going by what you have heard? If you are truly serious about continuing your education, I would suggest that you make an appointment with a student advisor at each place to see what your options may be. Even if you can't enter their nursing programs, the advisors may be able to help you formulate a plan. Good luck!

This might be the information your looking for.  
http://assiniboine.net/Content/Images/uploaded/Policies/A18.pdf  
 
There might be other policies that might apply to you here.  
http://assiniboine.net/students/academic-policies

Hi there,  
 
I've been in in your situation before. I'll let you know I'm working on my Masters at this very moment.  
 
Yes - oh yes, it hurts deep down to the core to fail something you know you worked hard on, or perhaps didn't give 100% - and you know what I mean - the mental drive, the committment, perhaps - it just wasn't the right time.  
 
Years down the road - I look back at that time in my life and can see, it was quite possibly the best thing that could ever have happened. It helped shape me.  
 
Did I take time off? Yes, I worked. I thought every day of how badly I wanted it. How this failure didn't commute internally with what I had heard previously from others. I laughed at myself, having already had a degree from another institution, failing one course, made me start to do the "poor me, poor poor little me" then into the angry "HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN" blah blah blah - then acceptance, "Okay, I've rode the pity train long enough - What do I have to do to, to get to what I want"...  
So I made a plan.  
 
Things to ask yourself:  
1) How long do you want to ride on the pity train? Long? Short?  
 
2) Can you submit an appeal, even if it means to redo the course? One more time. Cause you know what? The horse ain't dead - you got another flog in you yet til you beat the horse lame  
 
3) Other poster's have suggested contacting schools - but how about contacting the school you are at, and requesting paper work for an appeal and asking for an academic plan be made  
 
4) Look at what was going on in your life at that time, and give yourself an honest assessment - hardly don't right away, seeing as you posted this, it might still be fresh - give yourself a few days, and make a list of things that you have contributed to the failing, and life circumstances that have contributed and what you will do, to ensure this does not happen again.  
 
 
 
Failure is beautiful. So beautiful, it really separates people. It humbles you to a core that people too scared to try, to get back up can not understand. Failure changes you.  
You can only truly appreciate the failures in your life, when the rewarding moment happen.  
 
PM me, if you require.

With a bit more info, some of us might be able to give you some ideas. Which school were you suspended from? ACC or BU? How long are you suspended for?  
 
Are you an international student on a study permit? i.e. do you have to leave Canada if you are not a student?

If you were put on a academic suspension, all institutions will be required to honor the issuing institutions date to which you were put on suspension until. It won''t be just in Manitoba at BU and ACC, it will be institutions across Canada. In some cases, maybe you will be able to write an appeal letter for Admission. Best to contact the different institutions to see what their protocol is.  
 
Edited by holly01, 2017-05-09 11:34:38

The government is trying to prepare people for the workforce through ESL.  
 
Then the government kicks them to the curb for not getting 80%. It's doubtful but perhaps the ESL people have some way to help.  
 
Edited by Hey!, 2017-05-09 14:40:23

If BU''s the place where you messed up, there may be options to help you, like Withdrawing under Statute of Limitations. Talk to someone good at student services, not just the nursing advisor.  
 
DO NOT GO BACK TO SCHOOL UNTIL YOU FIGURE THINGS OUT...IT''S BETTER TO PUT DISTANCE THAN TO TRY AGAIN WHEN NOT READY AND FLOP  
 
Edited by Blue_Guru, 2017-05-10 20:12:58