A&P II and Microbio at the same time...need advice please!

[PreRN Katie]

I'm signed up to take A&P II and Microbio this summer. Both are 8 week courses and I would be taking Micro + lab Mondays/Wednesdays from 2pm - 7pm and A&P + lab Tuesdays/Thursdays from 5pm - 10 pm. I also work over 30 hours/week and I'm scared...can I do this? :chair: Is there anyone out there who has attempted the same sort of work/course load and succeeded? I certainly don't want to overload myself and sacrifice my chance to make good grades, but I also need to complete these courses before the fall if possible so that I'm a more competitive applicant for nursing school. If it were you, what would you do? Thanks for any advice ya'll can give me!:bowingpur

[aprilsrain]

I did both also and got A's in both of them. I agree that taking both of these will help you with your nursing classes coming up. I found that my studying habits from the semester of A&P and MIcro has helped me get through the first 4 nursing classes. You CAN do it-I worked 40+ hours a week also.

[brendadoug]

I am doing it too, this summer. A/P II and Micro. Everyone is discouraging me and that is making me more determined to do it and prove I can. Even the college Bio Lab teacher said I was commiting suicide, but hey. It will get done

[Ms. Juju]

I definitely think it's possible to take both classes successfully, and take them in a condensed period of time. But WOW, working 30 hours per week on top of those two classes is really intense!! Personally, I think if you are really driven and really focused you can do it. If you've received high grades previously while working, then that says you have it in you. Micro ended up being my favorite pre-req and the last part of A & P, while not easy, I found I did very well, perhaps because I'd taken so many other classes previously that I found my study rhythm and just knocked it out. Best of luck to you, whatever you decide!!