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1. How much time do you put into homework and studying?

   megkat replied to megkat's topic in Pre-Nursing

   This is what I usually try to do. However for this particular class, the two professors that teach the class co-wrote all FIVE text books for lecture and lab. In our first week we were assigned 4 chapters from the lecture text, 2 from the lab text...

2. How much time do you put into homework and studying?

   megkat posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   My university (and I'm sure most others) recommends that we spend 3 hours for every one credit studying ( 4 credit class = 12 hours studying and so on). Well I find that I put WAY more time than that into my studies. I know I've said it about a hun...

3. First Anatomy Lab

   megkat posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Man, am I in for a LOOOONG semester. I had my first Anatomy lab last night... we already had our first test and a second one that needs to be taken in the open lab before our next scheduled lab class. Tons of homework and reading were assigned too. ...

4. How was everybody's first day of class (Aug 26th)?

   megkat replied to Futurenurse75's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Well I started tonight and had Anatomy lecture. I'm torn... I was expecting much worse, but then again it's only the first class and it's only going to get harder from here. After 3 hours of lecture, 2 chapters and 8 pages of notes my brain feels li...

5. Who's ready for tomorrow?!

   megkat replied to Dtermnd2Bgreat's topic in Pre-Nursing

   + = me. I don't start till Tuesday, but I CANNOT wait!! I'm so ready for classes to start again and I'm going to kick the crap out of anatomy... I can feel it in my bones! Good luck to everyone starting this week!!!!

6. Be careful not to let people talk you out of your career ambitions

   megkat replied to DadStudentPerhaps's topic in Pre-Nursing

   He puts a monetary value on his time with everything he does. For example, he'd rather get take out from a steakhouse for ribs because it's not worth his time to put them in the oven and wait for them to cook for a few hours. He thinks it would be mo...

7. 4.0 Challenge!

   megkat replied to Technicolourhobo's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Awesome idea! I'm keeping it light this semester and taking Anatomy with Lab. I want to give myself the best chance possible to get an A.

8. Be careful not to let people talk you out of your career ambitions

   megkat replied to DadStudentPerhaps's topic in Pre-Nursing

   This is a great post! My father-in-law is the kind of guy that lives in the here and now... which is nice and all but he has a really hard time understanding why I'm "wasting" so much time in school. We had a conversation a few weeks back about the ...

9. Why do you want to be a nurse?

   megkat replied to MadeInDetroit85's topic in Pre-Nursing

   This may make me sound like a schmuck but I'm doing it for me. Plain and simple. It's something I want (and have wanted for a very long time) and I'm chasing my dream. It's been 7 years in the making and my husband and I were finally in the position ...

10. Help...prenursing student here will I get accepted with these kind of gpa's?

    megkat replied to ns808's topic in Pre-Nursing

    These topics are really hard to answer. Every school is different. Like Ashes172 said, make an appointment with a nursing advisor and go over your options. They are the only people that can tell you your chances. Good Luck!

11. Are energy drinks effective?

    megkat replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I am not a fan of energy drinks. Once in a while I'll have a Monster Rehab but I try to stay away from them as much as possible. The one time I drank a 5 Hour Energy, I literally took a nap for a few hours. It in no way made me feel like I was pushin...

12. Staying healthy and going to school.

    megkat posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    So I've been trying to better myself both intellectually and physically. When classes start, I find it really hard to fit in a proper workout and studying makes me hungry so I snack a lot more than normal. What do you do to stay fit when classes ar...

13. iMac or MacBook!

    megkat replied to nurseprince2b's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I know there are already a ton of pro-mac/pro-pc posts in this topic, but here are my two cents. I have a MacBook Air... and I LOVE it. It's 4 years old and it's been through hell and back. I've dropped it on the travertine floor more times than I'd ...

14. CHEMISTRY.

    megkat replied to sjg8412's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I had never taken a chemistry class until this summer. I was also very overwhelmed with the material. It didn't help that I took it in a 7 week semester. Anyway, I ended up with an A- which I was very happy with. My professor was very scattered and I...

15. Anxiety about dissection.

    megkat posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    So I'm 5 days away from starting my Anatomy class. I was feeling really confidant about the whole dissection thing until today. My university uses cadavers and I'm starting to freak out a little over it. I don't want to be the person that faints or p...