Tidewater Community College 2012 Hopefuls?

virgolove34 · Oct 18, 2012

So how was y'all first day?

tcchopeful · Oct 19, 2012

It was long! Its so hard to sit there for 6 hours. I'm not sure whether to focus on the notes or the assigned readings. I did part of the reading today but its hard to retain. But I think it will be fun once we start doing hands-on stuff. And our class is a lot bigger than I thought it would be.

virgolove34 · Oct 19, 2012

Tcchopeful by the time you get used to the 6 hour days, you'll be finishing the class lol. Sometimes the material presented is so boring its hard to keep yourself awake. Our class had 32 but y'all have 2 of our people and a third one will be joining y'all in January. I always read because I don't like how their notes are structured. It's different for different people. A lot in our cohort came out with B's.

tcchopeful · Oct 19, 2012

Yeh I hope it does go by that quick. How is pharmacology?

AtBat · Oct 19, 2012

I haven't taken a class in awhile since the last A and P. Read read...

virgolove34 · Oct 19, 2012

We're doing the physical assessment part first. And that chapter is 100 pages fun times ha.

eugeniambell · Oct 22, 2012

@virgolove34

Thanks for your encouraging updates, they are much appreciated. How did you prepare for the 1st test in 108? Not looking for shortcuts, just a sense of direction. Thanks.

tcchopeful · Oct 22, 2012

100 pages?? Ugh! We got our test next Monday. I've just been reading as much as I can until I think I got it down, but I still get the questions wrong at the end of the chapter. Hopefully this week I can catch up

virgolove34 · Oct 22, 2012

I joined a study group of 4 early on. We meet twice a week. Fridays and Sundays. I think the study group is what helped me prepare. We come having read most or all of the readings for that test and we go through each chapter picking what's important and explain things in different ways.

The way I studied is after the study group, I would only read what I highlighted as important from each section and if I didn't understand a certain part or didnt think I could remember, I would write it down to review later, but I didn't write down what I already knew or what could be considered common sense. If u form a small study group, that's going to really be helpful as long as you all are on the same page. We still have our study group in this class. Read for understanding and not memorization.

Some test tips... Don't over think or read too deep into the questions. Don't put extra info into the question that's not there. Highlight important key words and pay attention to the questions that say select all that apply. When answering those questions, cover up all but the first answer choice and mark whether the statement is true or false in relation to the question, then move to the next one covering up those answers and so one. U really see the answers individually rather than 4 or 5 possible answers.

tcchopeful · Oct 23, 2012

That's my problem..I'm focusing too hard on memorizing rather than actually getting it. I'm going to try and set up something this weekend for studying for the test Monday. Thanks for the test tips!

nursenthemakin · Nov 1, 2012

well im still waiting for my acceptance letter. Its November 1st and they have to let you know something by the 15th so the countdown begins. I sure hope they dont wait until the 15th ...Its killing me :nailbiting:

tcchopeful · Nov 30, 2012

So nur 108 is almost over and I am glad because I need a break. It wasn't as hard as I thought it was gonna be...its just so time consuming. I am going to miss my instructors. How was pharmacology? Was it harder than fundamentals?