advice on summer course-help!

Hi everyone,

I am a beginner on this forum and a beginner in Liberal Arts with emphasis as Nursng major. I am 51 years old and started school ( for the RN)this past January and I have a lot of prereqs to take. I spoke to a student advisor this past week about classes to take for this summer. He sugessted I take Algebra for the six week course and the second six week course, he said that I should take Chemistry. I am nervous about taking the Chemistry in a six week course. I've heard it's tough, and that's in a regular semester. The prereqs I still have to take are, Algebra, Chemistry, Antomy & Physiology, Cultral Perspectives, English com 1+2, Psycology, Sociology, and Microbiology. And then I can start my actual Nursing programs 1-4. I was told it will take me three years to comeplete this. Another LPN coordinator told me it will take me five years. Please help! If anyone can give me insight as to which classes I can take, (in a sane way),and in which order would be best so that I can achieve good grades and not stress myself out to the max. I live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and go to a local community college. I will be registering for my summer classes next week. Thank you, desperately yours, Maryf :uhoh21:

[grimmy, RN]

hi everyone,

i am a beginner on this forum and a beginner in liberal arts with emphasis as nursng major. i am 51 years old and started school ( for the rn)this past january and i have a lot of prereqs to take. i spoke to a student advisor this past week about classes to take for this summer. he sugessted i take algebra for the six week course and the second six week course, he said that i should take chemistry. i am nervous about taking the chemistry in a six week course. i've heard it's tough, and that's in a regular semester. the prereqs i still have to take are, algebra, chemistry, antomy & physiology, cultral perspectives, english com 1+2, psycology, sociology, and microbiology. and then i can start my actual nursing programs 1-4. i was told it will take me three years to comeplete this. another lpn coordinator told me it will take me five years. please help! if anyone can give me insight as to which classes i can take, (in a sane way),and in which order would be best so that i can achieve good grades and not stress myself out to the max. i live in bucks county, pennsylvania and go to a local community college. i will be registering for my summer classes next week. thank you, desperately yours, maryf :uhoh21:

sounds like a lot, but you'll get through it. i did an entire year of general chemistry (for majors) in one summer. it was hell, but worth it. if you can devote your evenings to homework and studying, you can do it. if you will have a professor dedicated to the students' learning, you can do it. i was part of a study group and we got together twice a week to help each other. if none in the group could figure it out, we called the professor at home. never be afraid to do that if the professor gives out their number. of course, you do it respectfully and at an appropriate time, but take advantage of their expertise. as for algebra, i did that in a 6 week summer course, too. i did my homework diligently every night. i swear that was the only way i got an a. i was a perennial failure in math in high school, but i got an a in college. i made use of the math lab when i was unsure. i guess the running theme in my post is this: take advantage of the tools your school has to increase your learning and understanding. they know that these subjects have a high failure rate, and usually have some means of mitigating that. a math learning lab, study groups you put together yourself, going to your professor's visiting hours, whatever...but above all, do homework. it is practice, and worth the time you'll spend. you cannot put it off when you're doing a summer course. i did it at 35 years old. you can do it, too. as for the other courses, it doesn't much matter when you do them as long as they're not co-requisites for any nursing class. for instance, my epidemiology class was a co-requisite for community nursing, so i had to take them together. i had to take microbiology before i took pharmacology and pathophysiology. but every school is different so check it out first. i'd say to do as your advisor recommended. get algebra and chemistry out of the way. the other courses are not nearly as challenging, and you'll be glad the others are done.

[maryf]

Thank you so much for your response. This gives me more of an idea in knowing how course are approached and what to expect. :)