I just decided that I want to go into nursing. I am switching over from a Business major. Thissemester I took English 101, next semester I am taking Algebra/Psychology/English 102. After that semester I will be switching over and I plan on starting A&P I.
How hard is it really? Is it as bad as they say?
Also, I currently work full time and will be taking classes at night. When I take A&P I, should I take it with a language class or anyother child psychology instead of with another science, would it be too much?
The class itself is very interesting. My advice is simple. First relax, its not as bad as some people make it out to be on here. Second, you get what you put in, so STUDY! Like some people on here have mentioned, it’s a lot of memorization and you don’t want to leave it all for the night before! Thirdly, DON’T SKIP CLASS!!! Especially lab, it’s hard to make up a lab. And finally have fun, and did I mention relax? When you finish the course, you too will find out that it is not all that its cracked up to be and you’ll be able to explain to friends and family about the intricacies of the “sliding filament theory” in no time.
community college classes are not "dumbed down". some of my professor also teach at big universities and teach the class the exact same way.. if the class was "dumbed down" why would other college's accept their credits..
sorry, im just tired of the reaction i get when i tell people im in community college.. like, "ohhh.. thats not real college."
I took it at a community college and it wasn't bad at all, I got a 95% in the class. I have heard that community college's "dumb down" their courses compared to universities.
That's elitist BS imo. If community colleges were dumbing down classes no cc student would be able to be successful after transfering to a four-year because they would be behind in the classes. In fact, cc transfer students on average out-perform "native" students that universities.
Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.
I have attended both university level courses and community college level courses. In terms of difficulty level, there were actually some that were harder on the comm. college level. I was a business major and took accounting, macro and microeconomics, business finance, all the english courses that were required and marketing at the university level, so it wasn't easy coursework. I have taken English, humanities, government, algebra, statistics, biology, A&P and etc on the community college level. Its not any easier just because its a community college. To go into it expecting otherwise would be setting yourself up for a big, and likely painful, surprise. My current A&P instructor has also taught at the University of Texas at Dallas and at Princeton.
The bottom line with almost any class is that you get out of it what you put into it. I have not personally found A&P to be difficult so much as an overwhelming amount of information in a relatively short amount of time that must be learned. Resolve yourself to do what it takes and then do so. Blank out intimidation and refuse to look at the possibility of failure. And let anything below an A represent failure to you (because you'll need the A to reach your goals). You can do it. Lots of us are.
If you want an A, figure out what you need to do and commit to doing it. Hard or easy is not really the point. Learning the material is.
I loved A & P. One thing I always wished I could do is go back and take it over again after a few years nursing experience. I think it would be a big AHH-HAA-so that's what they were talking about.:smackingf
Yeah, my mom is a nurse as well and wishes she could go back and retake anatomy because it has been sooo long since she has been in school.
But I am planning on taking anatomy next semester (spring) and for the first few weeks i will be finishing up a CNA training program which is M-F four hours a day. I'm a little nervous but I'm hoping I will be able to handle it, because I'm only taking and english class and spanish 1 (i already took two years of high school spanish) with it. Plus, it will only be for the first month of the class, and afterwards I will probably feel totally relieved with so much more time on my hands.
I'm hoping anyways... doesn't help with the nerves I already have about anatomy though.
Well I cant take A&P 2 anymore,the class is full now. The professor is one of the best,his lectures are great. He actually gives us many examples of emergeny situations and critical care situations on every a&p section we cover.What a bummer, now I have to wait till next spring. What other classes would ya recommend since college algebra,micro,a&p are full(meaning the best professors for the respective courses). Right now I'm schedule to take Dev Psych and Film Appreciation....what else should I take?
I agree w/Posh Girl.....get your name on the list or better yet, o talk w/the Prof and tell him/her that you really would like to be in this class....can you show up the first day to see if there is an open space...it works most times.
community college classes are not "dumbed down". some of my professor also teach at big universities and teach the class the exact same way.. if the class was "dumbed down" why would other college's accept their credits..
sorry, im just tired of the reaction i get when i tell people im in community college.. like, "ohhh.. thats not real college."
yeah.. it is.
I agree. I will compare my community college science teachers to university teachers any day! I go to a lot of websites from big universities and to their practice chem tests, tutorials, etc. I always know how to do the problems. I am learning the same stuff -- for a lot less bucks!
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The class itself is very interesting. My advice is simple. First relax, its not as bad as some people make it out to be on here. Second, you get what you put in, so STUDY! Like some people on here have mentioned, it’s a lot of memorization and you don’t want to leave it all for the night before! Thirdly, DON’T SKIP CLASS!!! Especially lab, it’s hard to make up a lab. And finally have fun, and did I mention relax? When you finish the course, you too will find out that it is not all that its cracked up to be and you’ll be able to explain to friends and family about the intricacies of the “sliding filament theory” in no time.