Help... One or two science classes this summer?

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Hello Everyone, I am applying to nursing school this September and they focus on 3 main areas total GPA, science GPA, and the Nelson Denny test. With that said I have all the prerequisites that they require finished. However I am two science classes short of the five that they would like for you to have…(physiology and microbiology) I plan to take Physiology in the summer but have been debating on adding Micro. Would it be better to take one and get an A or take two and who knows…. Thank you so much for any and all suggestions!

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

I'd focus on one & get an A. It would be different if it were the fall, but summer everything is so condensed. Unless you know you can take both of them & get an A in both. But I am more conservative. I'm only taking one summer class. Then two sciences in the fall.

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Thank you, that is what I have been telling myself. I am just concerned that I wont get in without all five science classes.

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

When is the deadline for admissions? If you need all 5 classes you might have to take them both in the summer.

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The deadline is the first week in September. They do not require you to have all five science classes completed when you apply, however, it defenitly helps. I have a 3.78 GPA but have only managed to get B's in my science classes... I just don't know what I should do!?!?

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Then I would take one during the summer & one during the fall. When I apply to nursing school I won't have all my sciences finished. In fact I'll be completing micro when I'm applying to programs.

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I wish you the best of luck but the school I am applying at wont even look at you without Anatomy and Biology for majors.

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

Then take whatever course you need to be accepted over the summer & the other in the fall. Or take both over the summer if you want to make 100% certain you'll be considered.

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In this case, take one science course now, and save the other for the fall. At least around here, the summer courses are 5-6 weeks, which is an extremely short time to learn a semester's worth of information. Unless you are an extremely strong student, you will really struggle to take two in the condensed time frame. Since you're not pulling As on the science courses you've already taken, it will kill your GPA to take two over the summer. One A is better than two Cs.

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It isn't about quantity but more about quality. Only take on what you can do your very best in so your GPA will be great!

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Thank you all for you help! I have decided to only take physiology this summer.

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