Biol 189 @ Ccsn

I didn't take this class, but I must use common sense and tell you that it is possible to pass it. If you have heard from people telling you, "oh my god, don't take that professor.. you will not pass!" -- you most likely received your information from a student who did poorly in the class (most likely due to lack of studying).

I will admit that there are some horrible professors out there (I've had a few horrible professors); however, as long as you study your a** off, you will most likely do well. And almost everyone I have spoken to who has went to CCSN has said that it is quite easy to do well in all of your pre-nursing classes, as long as you try.

Sorry if I had implied that you don't try or didn't have common sense -- I wasn't trying to portray that. I was trying to say that my common sense would tell me that it is possible to pass a class. I've had professors at UNLV say similar things, but with a little hard work, I ended up with an 'A' or a 'B'. He most likely will be giving you difficult exams, but make sure you keep up on all of your readings and study your butt off. Or, if you don't think you will do well in his lecture, perhaps switching to another lecture teacher would be beneficial.

Goto www.ratemyprofessors.com and look up any CCSN professors. I just looked one up and most of the comments imply he is a tough teacher, but with a little hard work, it is possible to get an 'A'.

When a professor/instructor says something to the point where their students will fail if they don't pursue outside tutoring services, they are probably trying to scare you. If an instructor at the community college gives out that many failing grades every semester, administration will probably end up canning him. Considering he is still teaching, you must realize that he isn't that bad -- however, that doesn't mean one will skate by in his class like most community college courses.

Hugh offense taken here. I have never "skated by" any of my community college courses. I have taken courses at CCSN and UNLV and they compare equally in quality and complexity.

I spent 2 years at a community college taking a wide-spectrum of courses (business, science, fine arts, humanities, etc.) and walked out with a 4.0. Community college courses may not always be "easier" persay, but they are infested with grade inflation. This is why community colleges are referred to as a junior colleges. Community colleges are usually used to prepare students for the university level courses.

Talk to pre-nursing students at UNLV -- a majority of them take their A&P, microbiology, and chemistry classes at CCSN because they are far easier than UNLV. The content may not be easier but the overall grades are incredibly inflated. I am not saying community college is inferior to the university setting, but one must admit that they are easier to achieve a better grade.

In fact, my pre-nursing advisor had said she recommended taking BIO 251 (microbiology) at CCSN because most trasnfer students from CCSN come in with a 4.0, while the average student at UNLV usually acheives their pre-nursing classes with a B or B+ and the occasional A-'s and A's.

However, I decided to stick with my UNLV pre-nursing classes and not go to CCSN, and although I have a high G.P.A., almost every student I know that transferred from CCSN are coming in with 4.0 in their pre-nursing classes.

Think what you want to think, but the majority of community colleges are HEAVILY grade inflated.

One other thing -- ask a medical school what they think of community college classes (particularly pre-req's for med school -- bio, chem, organic chem, & physics). Medical school admission committies will tell you that if you decide to take the med school pre-req' at a community college, they expect nothing less than an 'A' because they are aware of the grade inflation at the CC level and the complexity of the course is usually than that at a community college level.

I have heard one of the instructors is tough and I've seen his past tests.