So, i am guessing we've all registered for our classes for next semester...i wanted to start a thread where everyone taking the course can come together to ask questions they need help with or just vent or LOL....watever the case may be...so if you are taking A&P 1 in the spring...introduce your self...
a. How many credits you are taking next semester
b. What part of A&P 1 you are looking forward to, are you nervous?
c. How long you have to apply?
d. Some random thing about you?
Lets gooooooo................
Check this thread for some amazing notes by a member.... Polka-dot.(You Rock!!)...for notes on A&P....and welcome to anatomy heaven...:)
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Yes!
Get back to work!
I say that with affection, Anya. It's all too easy to let things slide, but you have to stay engaged, take copious notes, involve yourself in study groups, actively compete with the best students in your classes for grades, study often and really hard, use 3x5 cards.
This doesn't last forever, keep your eyes on the objective, time is getting shorter every day though it may seem a long way off but soon you'll be graduating and the best jobs go to people with the best transcripts (unless their mom is a nurse manager at the hospital they are going to work at but that's another story).
You can do this, just strap in and do it!
Mike
Thanks so much, i appreciate your response and tips.
The muscles were a hard unit. It sounds like your class is far behind mine if you are only starting nerves. We had our exam on that 2 weeks ago. Our last chapter is going to be Ch 15 the special senses.
My class has our test on muscles and the nervous system on Monday...it got moved from Friday. Sweet deal.
We have 1 lecture test left after that which will cover the least amount of material. We also have 1 lab practical left (muscles of the extremities and the integumentary system).
I'm so glad to be almost done! I'll take my C and be gone as soon as I am! I'm disappointed that I'll only have a C...but I mean, it's about 1/8 of the class that has an A, 1/2 the class that has a C, 1/4 of the class with a D, and then 1/8 of the class that is failing...so...
I can't believe the semester is almost over. We just had our last practical on Tuesday. We have two quizes, one lab (i think), one lecture exam, and an oral presentation left. My prof rocked!!! I am taking her this summer for A&P II. : )
I feel like I'm cursed or something...last quarter a friend tried to kill herself the week before finals, and this quarter, my orthodontist killed himself the first week. I dread to think what will happen next quarter
I feel like I'm cursed or something...last quarter a friend tried to kill herself the week before finals, and this quarter, my orthodontist killed himself the first week. I dread to think what will happen next quarter
Of course all of that has nothing to do with you -- it is just so difficult, I imagine, to have two people close to you be in so much emotional pain as to think suicide is the way to alleviate it. Suicide is a permanent solution to an often temporary situation. A high school friend of mine also did this (jumped from a bridge) when she was only 19 years old. I've often thought of her -- what do we really know about ourselves and how our lives will turn out when we're still just a teenager? Such a loss.
Anyway, I hope you have supportive and encouraging people around you. Such tragic situations can really drag you down. How smart of you to share this here -- shows you are not hiding/brooding, but are expressing your shock/sadness.
Rejoice that today is a new day, that you are healthy, that you have the rest of your life ahead of you (which may include a spouse/children), and that maybe you can be an encouragement to others. :)
Of course all of that has nothing to do with you -- it is just so difficult, I imagine, to have two people close to you be in so much emotional pain as to think suicide is the way to alleviate it. Suicide is a permanent solution to an often temporary situation. A high school friend of mine also did this (jumped from a bridge) when she was only 19 years old. I've often thought of her -- what do we really know about how ourselves and how our lives will turn out when we're still just a teenager? Such a loss.
Anyway, I hope you have supportive and encouraging people around you. Such tragic situations can really drag you down. How smart of you to share this here -- shows you are not hiding/brooding, but are expressing your shock/sadness.
Rejoice that today is a new day, that you are healthy, that you have the rest of your life ahead of you (which may include a spouse/children), and that maybe you can be an encouragement to others. :)
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Thank you for your kind words.:redbeathe
It's hard for me because I'm a particularly emotional person...and I'm missing most of my classes today because I'm just so upset over this. I knew it happened, but when I saw his obituary it just really hit me. I'm only 19 myself, and my friend who tried it [suicide] is 17 with a history of sexual abuse. It just sucks to have two so close together. I'm not /amazingly/ religious but still, stuff like this makes me question it. I have some supportive friends, but my family isn't so much. Part of the reason I considered nursing to begin with is it's a "quicker" way to make money than other places and I need out of my house for my sanity. I'm actually considering leaving the pre-nursing field...to be honest, it has nothing to do with the field, but more the fact I'm getting pressured into it. It's all I'm being "allowed" to consider, and it's turning me off this field rapidly. I'm going to finish up the pre-requisites, but...I just don't know if I can handle this - I hate being forced. It always makes me wonder if I wanted this in the first place... I don't plan to leave the field entirely, I guess - I volunteer at a local hospital (hopefully moving to the NICU soon) and I plan to stay there as long as I can. I like it there, but I just don't know if I'd enjoy working there, you know? Being there so many hours a week?
Even if I don't go to nursing school, I'll stick around here - you guys are amazing and supportive and even if I don't go into the human medical field maybe I can add a tidbit of info for the different styles of health (I'm considering the veterinary field). I love this place and thank you for letting me vent/rant/etc. I'm 19, live at home with my mother, and she insists on controlling my life.
nohika, Im so sorry to hear about that. I understand that must be difficult to think about your classes right now. Last year my husband was in a bad accident and in the hospital for 5 days when I was 2 classes away from my final exams in an 8 week Algebra class. I missed a class and lost a lot of sleep taking care of my kids , studying and going to and from the hospital all the time. I hope you are able to get back on track soon.
Have you talked to your Mom about the way you feel? I have a daughter your age and she is pre-med at University. I have not tried to steer her toward any direction but I have been guilty of trying to deter her from med school. I have my own reasons but for the most part just let it alone, because I know at her age she may change her mind a couple times. I think your Mom just wants what she thinks will be a good life for you. If not nursing , than what else would interest you and allow you to put your pre-reqs to use?
I just needed somewhere to whine! 
I dread to think what will happen next quarter
anie10
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Thanks so much, i appreciate your response and tips.
Yes, I have my eye on the prize:nurse: