[noellelynn]

I have S. Treat for Microbio! I was wrong about having prof. Brannan-I just assumed since he authored the review manual we have for the class that he was the prof. Anyways, tonight is my first night of microbio at the Brandon campus! EEK! I am so excited and so nervous at the same time. I graduated college in 2005, so haven't been "out of the loop" for too long, but it still makes me a little apprehensive because I haven't been "in the classroom" for a couple years. But so excited at the same time! Is anyone else starting some summer courses @ HCC this summer for nursing? Good luck to those that are!

[Unzie]

Good luck this Summer..keep you head in the game as it should be a fast paced course since you only have 10 weeks instead of 16...I really enjoyed Micro last semester, hopefully you will also, I think it makes it eaiser when your having fun!

[Myfutureisbright]

Hi Noellelynn,
Don't be nervous you will be fine. I am taking english 2 this summer at the ybor campus but it does not start until 07/01/08. I tried to take the summer off but it feels funny being out of school. I have nothing to do when I get home from work anymore. So I decided today to sign up for summer II so that I get a little break and not to much. But good luck in class and tell me how your first day went. Also, I talked to a dale mabry campus advisor and she told me that the cut off GPA for August 2007 nursing was 3.095. She was not able to give me this August cut off cause they didn't have the information yet. But I will let you know when I find out.

[CariLiz]

Noelellyn~

Hey there.....so you have Prof Treat. I had her last summer for Micro, so it is true that everything is crammed in there in only 10 weeks. But study and pay attention to the diagnosis scenarios at the end of each chapter. I know what you mean about being "out of the loop" though as I took an almost 10 year break from HS to college.....so it was a little rough at first but you will do fine.

Myfutureisbright~

Good luck with your English II this summer. Just to let you know the cut off GPA for
Aug 2007 was 3.095
Jan 2008 was 3.143
Aug 2008 was 3.238

Seems like us soon-to be nurses are getting smarter! Good luck. Let me know if you need any other info.

Cari

[noellelynn]

After tonight it definitely seems like it will be a lot of info. but it seems doable because the prof seems like she actually wants her students to do well. It seems like she'll be straight forward for the most part what's on the exams and that's what will actually show up on the exams. I hate when some profs lecture one thing in class and then other things show up on the exam and it's like where did this come from?! So anyways it seems like it'll go okay-but you know it's hard to tell right now as it was only the first night-just going over the syllabus and class policies/schedule, etc. But it seems like it'll all go well!

myfutureisbright~ what classes are you taking this fall? spring? you said you are applying for the nursing program the following summer right? by June 1 2009? for the Jan. 2010 nursing program? That's what I'm doing, just wondering if we were in the same boat!

[gtlpn2rn]

Originally Posted by ngoda

Wow, I haven't found anyone who lives in the Tampa area until now! I got an acceptance letter to HCC in March and have accepted! I'm so excited! However, I'm a full time student at USF and have been trying to get into that program for 2 years now and I just got an acceptance letter from them too! Now I don't know where I should go, HCC or USF?

I don't know about the microbiology at HCC, but at USF, it's hard work. There is a LOT of memorization of diseases, their causes, etc, etc. There is definitely some work that needs to be put in in order to do well in any microbiology class.

Good luck with your prereqs!!

Hi ngoda,

Congratulations on the acceptance.

I saw your post about taking Microbiology at USF. I am thinking about taking it at USF however I wanted to talk to someone who had taken it there to see what it was like. I have a couple of questions:

Did you take it online or in a classroom?

What professor did you have? Was it Morris?

What were the assignments/tests like? Were they online or did you have to show up at campus?

How did you do your lab assignments and tests?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also sent you a PM if you wanted to answer via PM.

Thanks,

gtlpn2rn (Gina)

[Coquito85]

I took Micro online at USF a year ago with Dr. Morris. It was easy. I got a B craming for every exam. Your grade is based on 5 exams. He posts powerpoints and video lectures. If you have an A before the final you don't have to take it. His syllabus will tell you exactly what each test will cover. He even posts reviews for each exam online and I really recommend doing them because I didn't realize how easy the calss would have been had I done the reviews from the start. The lab works the same way except the exams will consist of diagrams or histology slides and it's multiple choice. It's basic recognition and memorization. Dr. Morris is a good professor VERY understanding and helpful. I had him for A&P 1 and 2 as well. Hope this info helps.

[gtlpn2rn]

Originally Posted by Coquito85

I took Micro online at USF a year ago with Dr. Morris. It was easy. I got a B craming for every exam. Your grade is based on 5 exams. He posts powerpoints and video lectures. If you have an A before the final you don't have to take it. His syllabus will tell you exactly what each test will cover. He even posts reviews for each exam online and I really recommend doing them because I didn't realize how easy the calss would have been had I done the reviews from the start. The lab works the same way except the exams will consist of diagrams or histology slides and it's multiple choice. It's basic recognition and memorization. Dr. Morris is a good professor VERY understanding and helpful. I had him for A&P 1 and 2 as well. Hope this info helps.

Hi Coquito85,

Thanks for the great advice. I will definitely do the reviews.

[DXJoe]

What do you guys mean by "cut off" GPA's. Is that the lowest GPA's to be granted admission, or the lowest GPA's to be considered for admission? It looks like I will be entering with around a 3.648 pre-req GPA, but the admissions people gave me the idea that a 3.8 would be more realistic... I hope that isn't true.

Also, I'm kinda ****** bc I have a bachelors in science from USF as well as an EMT certification that I don't think will even be considered in my application. Seems like a pretty stupid process?

[CariLiz]

Originally Posted by DXJoe

What do you guys mean by "cut off" GPA's. Is that the lowest GPA's to be granted admission, or the lowest GPA's to be considered for admission?

Hi DXJoe~

Let me clarify, the "cut off" was the lowest GPA's that were granted admission. My GPA was very close to yours at a 3.667 and I got in my first try. You should have noooo problem getting in. Hope that helps.

Unfortunately, your current Bachelors and EMT certification has no impact on your acceptance....strictly GPA at HCC. I know it can be a pain. Good luck.

Cari