Microbiology Spring 2007

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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:welcome: Gonna try to stick this one!!! Heres to a wonderful semester for all us MBers :):welcome:

We just finished up Antibiotics...it was interesting, but didn't do as good on the test as I thought I would. I wasn't happy. This class is NOT easy by any means! I have never been so stressed about a class!! Ultimately I think I'll pass, but I am not sure I'll do as good as had hoped. :uhoh3:

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I just want to say that I didn't leave you guys, I've just been way too busy!

School is crazy this semster for me and I feel somewhat like a failure. I am doing horribly in Micro. In the Lab protion I am getting a 92%, In the Assign/Quizz catagory Im receiving an 89.7% and then here is the whamy, In the Lecture Exams I have a wopping 57%, which brings my overall grade to a 68.8% - a big fat F! I hate this whole 3.0 grading scale thing......and she doesn't round up :( Grrrr..... I am doing so poorly on her tests. Im going crazy! I am a 'B' student so seeing this made me cry my eyes out. I started to double think the whole nursing thing. My boyfriend even asked me if this is something that I want to do.....of course I said yes. Then he said why can't you pull off the grades for it! He's usually way supportive, but I think he thinks Im wasting my time. Sorry, I just needed to vent.

I am joining a study group tomorrow morning. So, I guess we will see. I can't get lower than a B......Thank God I have three more tests and a couple more quizes so I can hopefully bring my grade up.

How is everone else doing? I hope not as bad as me! I wish you all tons of luck! Thanks for listening to me rant!

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Specializes in Neuro.

foxy,

please, please do not give up. i was in your same predicament last semester and i promise, it is not too late to bring your average up. i had 4 tests that averaged a 64 with 2 tests left. in lab i had an 89. i went to talk to the instructor and she told me that i better not drop her class, that i was an excellant student and i would get it! she was right. the next test i made a 97 and the last one i made a 95. on the final i made an 85. i just sat down with my instructor and even though she was rumored to be tough and rude and had a high failure rate, once i talked one on one with her, i realized how she wanted us to study and it all clicked! i took everything that she lectured to us, wrote it on a flashcard and studied the h**l out of them. the difference that i made was instead of trying to write each topic or section on 1 card (like i was used to doing) i wrote 1 thing. like when we had to learn the table on eukaryotics and know the difference between the various diseases and vaccines and symptoms, i would write 1 symptom with the answer of the disease or group on the back. i would have a stack of flashcards that was 4 inches thick, but it worked!! just break everything down to the easiest that you can, and it will help tremendously. believe me, i can relate, and i made it through micro with an 87 average!! :yelclap: just keep the faith. if it is meant for you to be a nurse, you will be!

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Blessed!

Thank you so much for your kind words! You said what I really needed to hear. Your words really mean so much to me right now! I have my micro lecture at 11 this morning and my lab is at 2. You are right I need to keep the faith! I seriously was missing it this semster. Thank you again! You really made me re-think that I can do this! I think I'll have a meeting with my instructor, maybe she can give me some pointers on how to study better for her exams.

Have a great day Blessed!

Talk to you soon!

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foxy, i am so glad that you are feeling better! i had a lot of encouraging myself when i was going through what you are, and it really did help to lift my spirits. everybody needs encouraging once in a while, and it is so much better to hear a kind word then to just let your frustrations fester. i am so glad that you posted last night and let us know what you were feeling. this is a great place to come because i promise you that someone has been through there, and gotten through with help from someone on here.

i will be thinking about you and keep you in my prayers. good luck on your test today, and remember, even if you don't do that well today, there is still a couple more tests that you can really sink your teeth into and do great on. i had just 2 left and i did it. so can you!!! i'm rootin' for ya!

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foxy,

please, please do not give up. i was in your same predicament last semester and i promise, it is not too late to bring your average up. i had 4 tests that averaged a 64 with 2 tests left. in lab i had an 89. i went to talk to the instructor and she told me that i better not drop her class, that i was an excellant student and i would get it! she was right. the next test i made a 97 and the last one i made a 95. on the final i made an 85. i just sat down with my instructor and even though she was rumored to be tough and rude and had a high failure rate, once i talked one on one with her, i realized how she wanted us to study and it all clicked! i took everything that she lectured to us, wrote it on a flashcard and studied the h**l out of them. the difference that i made was instead of trying to write each topic or section on 1 card (like i was used to doing) i wrote 1 thing. like when we had to learn the table on eukaryotics and know the difference between the various diseases and vaccines and symptoms, i would write 1 symptom with the answer of the disease or group on the back. i would have a stack of flashcards that was 4 inches thick, but it worked!! just break everything down to the easiest that you can, and it will help tremendously. believe me, i can relate, and i made it through micro with an 87 average!! :yelclap: just keep the faith. if it is meant for you to be a nurse, you will be!

i couldn't agree more with blessed!

you obviously have the practical stuff down doing so well in the lab, to me that is the hardest thing to do and also the most important in being a nurse you are probably more hands on which will make you a wonderful nurse!

now for the lecture, talk with your instructor, you need to figure out what it is you need to study, if its anything like my micro class you are bombarded with sooooooo much information its hard to choose exactly what to focus on. i also agree about changing your format of studying either flash cards, outlines etc...working with a study group will help you alot you can learn others successes and see where you can implement different things, latch on to someone doing well in the lecture portion and see if they can help you. 90% of all of this is memorization the rest is figuring out what to memorize lol.

good luck.

what subject are you working on now maybe some of us here have some tips links etc...

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Anyone working on Unknowns? How's everyone doing with this? Just curious if I'm the only one thinking I'm going to crumble..

Jenny

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Jenny,

I was freaking thinking that the unknowns were going to do me in, but when it actually came down to doing them (we had to do 2 of them,) all the steps fell totally into place. I'm not sure how you do yours, but we had a flow chart with all the information of the various organisms and a section on all of the test results that we were able to use. I had 1 of mine figured out by the 2nd test but the 2nd one was a little more involved. Anyway, I just wanted to encourage you to keep the faith. You will get through it and do just fine. If your school doesn't have any flow charts to use, let me know and I will scan mine and the test result sheets and send them to you. Maybe they will match with what you are doing!!

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Specializes in Neuro.

FoxyRoxy...how did your test go?? Let us know so we can cheer you or groan with you!!! JUST DON'T GIVE UP!

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I couldn't agree more with Blessed!

You obviously have the practical stuff down doing so well in the lab, to me that is the hardest thing to do and also the most important in being a nurse you are probably more hands on which will make you a wonderful nurse!

Now for the lecture, talk with your instructor, you need to figure out what it is you need to study, if its anything like my micro class you are bombarded with sooooooo much information its hard to choose exactly what to focus on. I also agree about changing your format of studying either flash cards, outlines etc...working with a study group will help you alot you can learn others successes and see where you can implement different things, latch on to someone doing well in the lecture portion and see if they can help you. 90% of all of this is memorization the rest is figuring out what to memorize lol.

Good luck.

What subject are you working on now maybe some of us here have some tips links etc...

Catzy & Blessed!

You guys are seriously the best!

You are right, I am a 'hand-on' learner and Lab is my favorite part of Micro!

But, I have to buckle down and do my best on the remaining tests! Thank God I have all spring break to just focus on Micro....... Thank you again for all of your support and kind words. You both really know how to cheer a girl up!

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FoxyRoxy...how did your test go?? Let us know so we can cheer you or groan with you!!! JUST DON'T GIVE UP!

Yesterday we didn't have a test, but the next one was scheduled for 4/4. That's the first day back from break so she the prof. wanted to change it to 4/6, but that's 'Reading Day' and classes are canceled. So, our prof. was kind enough to reschedule it to 4/11! That gives me three long beautiful weeks of studying! I really think I can do this, I just hope I don't choke when it comes to actually taking the test.....my nerves always get the best of me. Thank you so much for wanting to know how I am doing, and I'll keep you posted on the scores!

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Micro is very different from any class I have ever had.

Good luck, and hang in there.

I just want to say that I didn't leave you guys, I've just been way too busy!

School is crazy this semster for me and I feel somewhat like a failure. I am doing horribly in Micro. In the Lab protion I am getting a 92%, In the Assign/Quizz catagory Im receiving an 89.7% and then here is the whamy, In the Lecture Exams I have a wopping 57%, which brings my overall grade to a 68.8% - a big fat F! I hate this whole 3.0 grading scale thing......and she doesn't round up :( Grrrr..... I am doing so poorly on her tests. Im going crazy! I am a 'B' student so seeing this made me cry my eyes out. I started to double think the whole nursing thing. My boyfriend even asked me if this is something that I want to do.....of course I said yes. Then he said why can't you pull off the grades for it! He's usually way supportive, but I think he thinks Im wasting my time. Sorry, I just needed to vent.

I am joining a study group tomorrow morning. So, I guess we will see. I can't get lower than a B......Thank God I have three more tests and a couple more quizes so I can hopefully bring my grade up.

How is everone else doing? I hope not as bad as me! I wish you all tons of luck! Thanks for listening to me rant!

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