You are only taking one class.... It's no wonder you are getting an A!

Fun2, BSN, RN · Nov 17, 2006

Tell her she can kiss my........................................shoe. :madface:

Is she going to nursing school? How in the world will she do well taking all the classes at one time in nursing school? Hmmmm....let's see. Maybe there's a key to success???? STUDYING! (....and of course, studying the correct way.) :)

Yep, you have a right to be upset.

Ugg.... let me start out by saying this is by no means a slam at those of you taking more than one class..... I'm just venting here....
I am in Anatomy. Yes... it is my ONLY class. But.... I have 3 children, who I take to pre-school, dance, basketball, baby class, and art class. (not to mention things like the zoo, children's museum, etc).... I also volunteer at our hospital and teach Sunday school at church, and my husband travels 80% of the week for his job.... (and these are just "planned" activites... not including Dr. appts, things like that)
And I'm working my butt off in Anatomy. I've studied harder for this class than I did for any of my courses when I received my BS degree.... And even though I'm only taking one class.... I'm getting an A because I'm working hard for it....
I had a girl who is taking 2 courses tell me that she's getting a C/D because she is taking 2 classes at the same time. Ummmm hello.... don't most full time students take 16 credits at a time as it is??? If everyone who was taking a full course load were to get C's and D's.... imagine what the school would be going through???!!!???
Anyway... I just wanted to get that out.... I don't have any "extra" time in my week to study any harder than someone taking more than one class. I just plan and organize my time so that I can fit it in. Granted there are many times when I'm up at 1am having to study.... but I'm doing it! And it's not because it's my only class!
Ok, I feel better now! Thanks for letting me rant!!!!

luvmy3kids · Nov 18, 2006

Tell her she can kiss my........................................shoe.
Is she going to nursing school? How in the world will she do well taking all the classes at one time in nursing school? Hmmmm....let's see. Maybe there's a key to success???? STUDYING! (....and of course, studying the correct way.) :)
Yep, you have a right to be upset.

LOL.. Thank you!! You make a good point!

Multicollinearity, BSN, RN · Nov 18, 2006

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What a toxic topic. I think we would do well to mind our own business. Who knows what goes on in others' lives. We usually just don't know. We all have different loads/challenges/burdons/gifts.

Frankly, I think all this sniping is just clawing over our fellow students who are competing for seats in nursing programs. I agree with those here who said something like, focus on your own academic success and do the very best you can.

BSNtobe2009 · Nov 21, 2006

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Tweety, BSN, RN · Nov 21, 2006

I've pretty much always taken one class at a time, but for the very beginning when I took two classes at a time for about a year.

And the point is....................what? That I've taken one class at a time and made A's. O.K. point well taken if that's anyone's business.

The downside is I'm 47 years old and still working on my degree one class at a time. I've probably in "one class at a time" mode for a total of 10 calender years if you add them all up. However, I started in 1981. So while I'm proud that I've made A's in all but a couple of classes, I wish I could have taken 4 or 5 classes at a time and got it over and been in the class of 1985.

We all have our story, our paths to becoming who we are. None are to be disrespected. None are easier. If someone want's to feel "more studious and difficult" than thou, let them as you collect your A in Anatomy.

Good luck!

Tweety, BSN, RN · Nov 21, 2006

Well, this may be a politically unpopular statement, but it doesn't really matter why people are taking only one class, and I'm not saying you don't have to study to get an A, you do, no question on that.
However, any way you slice it, it is easier to get a higher grade the fewer classes you take. You don't have demands of other professors interfering with your study time.
I started at a college this fall taking 16 hours and withdrew, that was 5 classes, because in 4 of them, I had tests EVERY SINGLE DAY and all were reading intensive. I absolutely could not manage that and I thought it was ridiculous. There isn't enough hours in the day to do all of that! It's not like I could do a little in each class and then spend 2 to 3 days focusing on one class for a large exam and then set that class aside of a couple of days to catch the other classes up. Nope, it was reading for retention and you only got one shot at the tests and we didn't go over the material until AFTER the test....yup, most ridiculous thing I ever saw in my college career and that is why I'm changing schools...the other one doesn't do crazy stuff like that.
So heck yeah it's easier to take one class at a time. People can get mad if they want, but it's the truth.

What's to get mad at? Makes perfect sense to me because it certainly is true.

What's irritating is people who point that fact out with disrespect, and without really knowing what else is going on in people's lives. Or they think they are better human beings because they choose to and are able to take on more.

Luckily I'm not at the point where I need to get a 4.0 on pre-reqs to get into nursing school, but I definately have taken in the past and am taking now one class at a time because it's the easier softer way to learn the most and make the best grade, and still have some semblence of a life, and work full time. I freely admit that.

Also, I need not disrespect those who can take more and choose to do more. I admire people such as yourself who can handle such a load. I go to school with people who double up classes to get done quicker and I have to give them their props. It is harder and they work much harder than myself.

live4rachael · Nov 22, 2006

This is just funny - I got the same comment after our 1st test this semester, I got a 100. (Yes, I'm only taking A&P 1 right now...and only have A&P2 and Micro to go before I can apply for the Accelerated BSN program I want). The lady who said that to me is working a full time job and has a teenager; she's taking only 1 more class than me.

First of all, I don't have any other classes to take with it. (A&P is my first biology class EVER; I did chemistry/physics all through high school and college; I can't exactly take A&P 2 or Micro too). Not that I have the time to anyway, with everything else I'm juggling right now to include a full time job... but when I told her I already did this college thing once before and had a 3.69 GPA in 4 years exactly, full time student WITH a job mind you, and changing my major twice, she said nothing further; I felt redeemed.

After a few days, I realized, what the heck, I studied TONS for that test and was very proud of my grade, no one gets to ruin my pride including her. I worked my butt off to make sure I understood that stuff and I wanted an A, and I earned it. Her grade impacts me NONE. I want to be a nurse, and I'm almost able to apply to the accelerated program. She won't even be applying to this same program, so my grade impacts her NONE too. I admit, I got very angry when she said that to me at the time - as if her 2nd class makes her "better" than me. But then I realized I just don't care. It doesn't matter if she's jealous, or bitter, or even neither and just needed to vent. I've vowed to not let anyone get under my skin. I'm too excited to be a nurse. :)

cardiacRN2006, ADN, RN · Nov 22, 2006

This is just funny - I got the same comment after our 1st test this semester, I got a 100.

Congrats on your 100%. That's awesome.

GAA30 · Nov 23, 2006

I truly think that grades depend on the discipline of the individual. I am a mother of three,married,had one child in basketball,one in tae kwon do,I took 12 credit hours a semester, and managed to make straight A's in all classes. A's on every test,quiz, project,final,ect. I finally made a B when I got into the nursing program. We had mid terms last week and my averages are 2A's and a B. Nursing school is stressful and I work my literal butt off to achieve all that I have. Additionally, I am a product of grace and mercy. All this to say I am not bragging. You have to work hard and be disciplined to make it.

TEXASANGEL thankyou for your compliment. I have faith in you that you will do great as well.:)

lisabeth · Nov 23, 2006

That is awsome about your grades in nursing. Congrats. I hope I will be so disciplined.

I truly think that grades depend on the discipline of the individual. I am a mother of three,married,had one child in basketball,one in tae kwon do,I took 12 credit hours a semester, and managed to make straight A's in all classes. A's on every test,quiz, project,final,ect. I finally made a B when I got into the nursing program. We had mid terms last week and my averages are 2A's and a B. Nursing school is stressful and I work my literal butt off to achieve all that I have. Additionally, I am a product of grace and mercy. All this to say I am not bragging. You have to work hard and be disciplined to make it.

BSNtobe2009 · Nov 23, 2006

I truly think that grades depend on the discipline of the individual. I am a mother of three,married,had one child in basketball,one in tae kwon do,I took 12 credit hours a semester, and managed to make straight A's in all classes. A's on every test,quiz, project,final,ect. I finally made a B when I got into the nursing program. We had mid terms last week and my averages are 2A's and a B. Nursing school is stressful and I work my literal butt off to achieve all that I have. Additionally, I am a product of grace and mercy. All this to say I am not bragging. You have to work hard and be disciplined to make it.

It all depends on what kind of support system you have as well. You can have the best support system in the world, but if you don't study, it doesn't make any difference. On the same token, even a light class load can be a struggle to even pull a B in if you have no support at all, as in small children with no sitter, plus a job. Some people can function well on little to no sleep, some people fall apart if they don't get 9 hours, some people have learning disabilities and it's not that they are dumb, it just may take them longer to review and understand the material to know it well enough for a test. Everyone is different.

I read one post a month or so ago where one mother was studying from something like 9 pm. to 1 a.m. every night and between work and class she was putting in over 12 hours a day...I could run that schedule for about a week before I would pschologically snap. It has nothing to do with discipline, I would just snap. How I ENVIED, girls I went to school with that could keep crazy schedules.

I went to school with one girl named Honey who was a PARTY ANIMAL...she rarely went to class, was gone every weekened, she was a 3.8 student when a test came up she could sit down in one sitting, read 250 pages of material with almost perfect recall and walk in to make an A on a test. To this day, I think she had a photographic memory, and was completely unaware of it.

Honey was just flat out smarter than me....and I'll be the first to admit it. There was no amount of discipline or determination that I could have duplicated her "method" of preparing for an exam.

GAA30 · Nov 24, 2006

BSNto be,

I stated an opinion from my vantage point about my life and my grades. For me it takes discipline! I could easily involve myself in many other things aside from studying. I am raising three boys and am tired plenty of the time. By the way they are not teenagers. My husband carries the load financially but, he is at his job 40 hrs a week. Which means the load is mine to bare. So, having said that, it does , in my life,takes discipline. You are absolutely correct every one is different. I AM SOMEONE WHO has to study a week in advance before a test if applicable but, I am not studying all night. I hope you find what works for you and I hope you do well doing it.