A&P 2 in a 8 week summer semester??

meeep, BSN, RN · Mar 9, 2014

Yeah I hear you. We had a lot of people in our summer A&P who were failing and would complain endlessly after pop quizzes about how we don't have time to read before class cause we have kids/jobs/other classes etc. They simply were not willing to put in the work and still expected to be handed good grades. So really evaluate whether you can put in the effort. If you have a family/job that will get in the way, don't take the class. It's that simple.

Charlie Don't Surf · Mar 9, 2014

I did both general Chemistry 1&2 in the first summer, the focus of the summer intensity...lecture, study, test, repeat- worked well. A&P 1&2 pace on a 16 week is too long and slow...LOL

J3w3lz88 · Mar 9, 2014

Hey guys I really NEED y'all's input on this issue what do y'all think about taking a A&P2 & Micro in a 8week summer course? Is it too risky do y'all think its going to be too hard or do y'all think its doable? Do y'all know if there's a lot of homework for any of these two classes???

Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN · Mar 9, 2014

duplicate threads merged as per the TOS

RunBabyRN · Mar 9, 2014

Are you considering TWO 5 unit courses at the same time? I would NOT do it. I took two three-unit courses at a time this past summer, but when I took one 5 unit course, it was overwhelming as it was.

queserasera, RN · Mar 10, 2014

Oh my gosh, I did A&P in a 6 week and I WISH I had done A&P I that way.

The focus of only taking one class and the pressure to deal with the information as it comes ended with me making an A in the course.

I'd say the only downside is the info dumping that can occur. Make sure you revisit the material often (until you're in nursing school) for me I was a memorize and dump student and I am having to refresh myself on a ton of that material now that I'm prepping for acceptance into N.S>

J3w3lz88 · Mar 10, 2014

Are you considering TWO 5 unit courses at the same time? I would NOT do it. I took two three-unit courses at a time this past summer but when I took one 5 unit course, it was overwhelming as it was.[/quote']
Well this past summer semester I did Psyc 2301, Engl 1301, Engl 1302, & Chem 1405 that's a total of 13 credit hours and I managed to get a B in all of my classes and to tell you the truth I really didn't apply myself to the classes ( I never studied or read my chapters) BUT I have thought about it and know what I'm going to do. In the summer semester I am going to take A&P 2 or Micro whichever is available (but only ONE of those) and a 3 credit hour class not sure which one yet but yes basically that combination.... GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

pmabraham, BSN, RN · Mar 10, 2014

Good day, J3w3lz88:

I'm taking Microbiology and AP2 now in a normal 15/16 week semester (15 weeks given spring break is in the mix); it is doable, but extremely demanding in terms of doing well in both classes (if it matters, I'm taking four classes in total - AP2, Life Cycle Development, Microbiology, and Nutrition -- even if it was just AP2 and Micro, given one can only study so much, it would still be the same difficulty level). If it were the exact same material, I would not attempt both in an 8 week summer course.

Only you and God know what you are capable of truly handling. If you know the professors involved (especially if you've had them before in other classes), and are very disciplined and organized, and believe you can do it -- will stick with it even when it gets very hard -- then go for it. Otherwise, either take both in a 15/16 week format, or one at a time.

Thank you.