A&P1 and micro?

BreatheFree · Sep 25, 2009

I wouldn't do it unless you have no other time commitments. I am currently taking A&P, Micro, and College Algebra. I have no free time. However, I also have kids and other time commitments.

CrunchyMama, ASN, RN · Sep 25, 2009

I haven't taken micro yet but I've heard horrible things. So having gone through A&P....I wouldn't take any other hard classes with it. A&P takes up a lot of time and to add micro...no way! But this is just me....you obviously do what you think you can handle. Good luck!

litchi · Sep 26, 2009

I took Micro and A&P I together and did just fine. Of course, I was only taking a total of three classes that semester and not five. Good news is there's actually some overlap in the subject matter which helps reinforce what you're learning. Bad news is they are both time intensive classes with long labs (really like separate classes in and of themselves), so you'll have to be really good at organizing your schedule to make sure you don't fall behind. I would only do it with three other classes if I absolutely had to..

Does your scholarship go by class number or credit hours? If it goes by credit hours, Micro and A&P usually count as 4 each. You might be able to cut one of the classes and still be considered full time so you can keep your scholarship. I'd talk to your advisor and see what they say if you haven't already.

Good luck!

Tcap40 · Sep 26, 2009

I am taking A&P and Micro right now. We are 5 weeks into class and are having our first test. This test won't be so bad because you basically cover the same stuff in each class; chemistry, macromolecules, enzymes ect. but a few classes are different. From now on though, the classes are going to be talking about different things and we cover a lot of material.The problem I am having is doing the lab reports in Micro. This week we have 5 to write up!! :no:

That takes up a lot of my time.

Good luck.

dittosaur-bandaid · Sep 26, 2009

Some people can handle it, but imo A&P + Micro with 3 other classes is a pretty big load. The 3 classes may in fact be easy, but even easy classes can require a lot of reading and BS work (especially humanities classes). Ultimately only you know what you can handle...if you have excellent time management skills maybe you can pull it off, but realize now that you wont have a life outside of school work. Most people consider A&P or Micro (or both) to be the hardest pre req class they take. Many have to retake it. A girl in my class last semester passed nursing class but failed A&P and was held back, it was heartbreaking. I was strongly discouraged by my advisor to take both at the same time and I'm glad I didn't.

Explore your options...talk to your financial aid counselor, see what can be done about the scholarship or if there is another means of financial aid you can utilize. Talk to your course adviser and see if you can't work out a not so intense class schedule. If you really think you can handle it though, then make the commitment and go for it.

Medi-Kate · Sep 26, 2009

My school doesn't even let you take A&P and Micro at the same time. The volume of the content is just enormous.

AmberTxNursing · Sep 29, 2009

I made an A in A&P I and II, and I'm currently taking Micro...I could see taking just Micro and A&P, but if you are talking adding other classes on--Something would likely suffer.

sndunne · Sep 29, 2009

You will most likely be able to take both, just focus, spend a lot of time studying, and if you can, join study groups. I took both over the summer so they were only 6 weeks long. I had class every day for 4 hours each! Got A's in both, so a whole semester should be perfect as long as you commit to it!

Sand_Dollar, BSN · Sep 29, 2009

I took AP2, Micro and Psy 101 this past summer. It was hard, but I got A's in all of them. I think if you took some easy classes for the three classes, you should be fine.