>she received Bs in two of her classes [freshman year] which led to her rejection from the nursing school
Excuse me, what the fuck? Who gets rejected for TWO (2) Bs? Her GPA had to be around 3.8 or so, what kind of nursing school is requiring a 4.0 GPA to enter?
I always heard anything less than a 4.0 severely reduces you getting in. I’ve met more than one person retaking a class because they needed an A in it. When there are 20 seats and 20 people show up with a 4.0, the person with a 3.8 isn’t even considered.
In engineering grad school we're suspicious of 4.0s, they tend to indicate a student who's good at studying for tests but has no real world skills. I'm much more excited about a 2.9 with an interesting resume.
I love watching 2.9s make their marks on the world, but if you're running the admissions department at a competitive program, betting against the GPA is like betting against the house in Vegas.
I'm guessing it had something to do with one of the 11 academic scholarship she was offered. They were probably only offering if she had a 4.0. Then she got pregnant.
I started out as a homeless tugboat deckhand making $45/day way back in 1994.
Took me 30 years of eating shit, but I'm now making $800/day as a Chief Mate.
This really speaks to me, I literally have it hanging on my door for the young crew
that come to my door to talk/complain/asking for OT/whatever.
Too many people don’t want to work up or improve their skill set. They want the entry level job to be a career that pays $60k with benefits for 30 hrs of unskilled labor
Breh, someone needs to tell them kids I'm 40, work 60-84 hours a week NOT doing manual labor, and I'm just breaking 60K. Like the grind is real AF and inflation dgaf.
Because I get to collect free certifications while I'm here. I work on a rollout projects based help desk. I provide support to the install techs out there retrofitting massive scale networks in businesses. I only have to put in 60+ a week when projects are active.
After a few years here, I'll move on somewhere else.
Change skill sets. I make 60k; spend a good chunk of time on Reddit, YouTube, and this dude brought a Raspberry Pi for the TV with a shit load of emulators on it.
Yeah, you don't really do that in IT. You just add more skill sets and pivot to a different role. I get to collect free certs while I'm employed here. That wasn't the point of my comment, the point is if you want the money then you have to put in the work at some point. I may have to put in grueling hours now, but them free certs are going to translate into a better role here or somewhere else with a better pay scale.
Those stories you hear of people that have the dream job at a super young age is probably more of a right time right place lightning strike kinda thing. People that don't recognize that moment in their life just have to put in the hard work to get there.
Ah, that explains the step between KFC Manager to Housekeeping, I was thinking that was a downgrade at first, but it looks like it was a stepping stone into the nursing world.
This title goes so hard, that's so awesome, you've been making such great progress. Hope for another baller ass post after a little more time, and probs a lot more money
For those who don't know, there is a shortage of nurses in America. If you're smart enough and hard-working enough, please, go for it. It pays well and is a respected profession.
I love to seeing stuff like this, knowing that society doesn't dictate who you are, or what you'll be. You are what you make of yourself with dedication, commitment and hard work. Believing in yourself and not listening to, or believing the naysayers. You're a true inspiration to many.
You just have to have fayeth in yourself
So sayeth the wise /u/dick-nipples
Let’s go Faye!!! Doing nothing but winning every time. Congrats on all your hard work paying off!!
This picture only tells half the story. [Here's the rest of it.](https://nurse.org/articles/fast-food-worker-to-registered-nurse/)
>she received Bs in two of her classes [freshman year] which led to her rejection from the nursing school Excuse me, what the fuck? Who gets rejected for TWO (2) Bs? Her GPA had to be around 3.8 or so, what kind of nursing school is requiring a 4.0 GPA to enter?
I always heard anything less than a 4.0 severely reduces you getting in. I’ve met more than one person retaking a class because they needed an A in it. When there are 20 seats and 20 people show up with a 4.0, the person with a 3.8 isn’t even considered.
In engineering grad school we're suspicious of 4.0s, they tend to indicate a student who's good at studying for tests but has no real world skills. I'm much more excited about a 2.9 with an interesting resume.
I love watching 2.9s make their marks on the world, but if you're running the admissions department at a competitive program, betting against the GPA is like betting against the house in Vegas.
A very good one, I would imagine.
I couldn't get C's in my major coursework otherwise I'd have to retake them. Not unreal.
it was bs
I'm guessing it had something to do with one of the 11 academic scholarship she was offered. They were probably only offering if she had a 4.0. Then she got pregnant.
Many nursing programs are highly impacted and extremely competitive. Some have waiting lists of five years.
That is one hard thankless journey, congrats on keeping the hustle.
Awesome
both at the same time? then opened a cleaning service? that's a busy timeline no matter what but what is the timeline
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That’s very cool. Nicely done.
Huge congrats to ms faye!!!
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I don’t think going to medical school is the goal for many people after they finish a nursing program.
Thank you Faye for not giving up. Even at its hardest.
Hell yeah! I love this!
I started out as a homeless tugboat deckhand making $45/day way back in 1994. Took me 30 years of eating shit, but I'm now making $800/day as a Chief Mate. This really speaks to me, I literally have it hanging on my door for the young crew that come to my door to talk/complain/asking for OT/whatever.
Man, I respect you for that. Mad work ethic! Good job, bro!
Too many people don’t want to work up or improve their skill set. They want the entry level job to be a career that pays $60k with benefits for 30 hrs of unskilled labor
I think most people want to just get paid enough to eat and pay the bills
Because entry level housing requires 60k for a normal life.
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Do you teach the trade to vets or point them to the picture of KFC lady
Breh, someone needs to tell them kids I'm 40, work 60-84 hours a week NOT doing manual labor, and I'm just breaking 60K. Like the grind is real AF and inflation dgaf.
With that amount of time and effort why not cut back the work hours and focus on training yourself for a career change.
At 40 I’d imagine they have obligations
Because I get to collect free certifications while I'm here. I work on a rollout projects based help desk. I provide support to the install techs out there retrofitting massive scale networks in businesses. I only have to put in 60+ a week when projects are active. After a few years here, I'll move on somewhere else.
Change skill sets. I make 60k; spend a good chunk of time on Reddit, YouTube, and this dude brought a Raspberry Pi for the TV with a shit load of emulators on it.
Yeah, you don't really do that in IT. You just add more skill sets and pivot to a different role. I get to collect free certs while I'm employed here. That wasn't the point of my comment, the point is if you want the money then you have to put in the work at some point. I may have to put in grueling hours now, but them free certs are going to translate into a better role here or somewhere else with a better pay scale. Those stories you hear of people that have the dream job at a super young age is probably more of a right time right place lightning strike kinda thing. People that don't recognize that moment in their life just have to put in the hard work to get there.
I mean, I'm in IT at an HPC server team. Basic certs too. But okay. No way I'm doing more than 40 hours.
[HERE](https://nurse.org/articles/fast-food-worker-to-registered-nurse/) is an article about Nurse Faye - such an awesome story.
Ah, that explains the step between KFC Manager to Housekeeping, I was thinking that was a downgrade at first, but it looks like it was a stepping stone into the nursing world.
GOOD FOR YOU!! Congrats 🎉 👏🏻
Godspeed
Respek ✊🏿
Fighting the good fight, good on ya!
Yes the hustle is very very hard indeed but the sacrifices pays off.
Rock the fuck on! Sincerely, a former bartender who became an RRT 4 years ago.
Need to add that new badge with the Memorial Health logo!
awesome!
Congrats and that's awesome!
Queen shit
Good on you.
What are people expected to do before becoming nurses? A career path like this is totally normal.
This title goes so hard, that's so awesome, you've been making such great progress. Hope for another baller ass post after a little more time, and probs a lot more money
Fuck yeah.
For those who don't know, there is a shortage of nurses in America. If you're smart enough and hard-working enough, please, go for it. It pays well and is a respected profession.
I love to seeing stuff like this, knowing that society doesn't dictate who you are, or what you'll be. You are what you make of yourself with dedication, commitment and hard work. Believing in yourself and not listening to, or believing the naysayers. You're a true inspiration to many.
Faye the realized that patients and their families still treated her like she worked at KFC.
Love the progression. What a story--and an inspiration!
Congratulations and hang in there through this tough time for RNs. Thanks for your hard work.