A&P in a 5 week accelerated course?

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Hey guys!

I have to finish my pre-reqs this coming fall in order to apply in January for the ADN program starting Fall of 2016.

The only way I can do this is by taking Biology in a 5 week summer 1 course, followed by A&P in a 5 week summer 2 course. Then I would take A&P II and Micro in the fall.

The Bio course I know will be hard enough, but I particularly remember my mom taking A&P and how much studying it took for her to make an A. The summer course is 5 hours of class/lab 4 days a week. I would also be working about 30 hours a week. I have no kids and a very supportive husband.

The alternative to these 10 grueling weeks is waiting another year to apply to the program. I'm 35 and I don't want to wait any longer if I can help it.

I know I can do this, but I don't want to just pass. I want to make As. I'm typically an A student, and I know I'm capable of an A if I apply myself.

Anyone else do A&P in an accelerated course? Any thoughts and opinions are welcome. Thanks in advance.

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I am the same age. If you take that course, understand that a&p is the backbone to everything as a nurse. If you don't know that like you know how to breath, you will be lost in nursing school and the hospital.

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Specializes in Trauma/Ortho/Plastics.

It's definitely doable! This past summer I took Micro, A&P 2, and statistics and I worked 3-4 12 hour shifts. I was very stressed out and wanted to quit everyday but like you I didn't want to have to wait a year to apply to an ADN program. If you really want it, you will do what you need to do to succeed.

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You can definitely do it. There's a lot of memorization involved so repetition is key. I did it last summer and it really wasn't that bad. Those 10 weeks fly by

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I am doing the same thing this summer. Im going to take A&p 1 and 2 this summer which are 5 weeks classes I work part time but I have a 1 year old. Ive been doing good so far, hopefully I can keep up. I am determined because I need to take these classes so I can finish in time to apply to nursing schools next year around this time.I definitely think you can do it.

Good Luck!

Wish me Luck!

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