Am I crazy for taking A&P I &II, Microbiology, and Medical Terminoloy in 1 semester?

[princesasabia]

Im finally going back to school in January next year and these are the only classes left that I need for my pre-nursing certificate to get into the Nursing Program at my school. Im going to apply for Merit admissions the following June to see if I qualify to get into the program sooner. My school, unfortunately, has a three year waiting list for regular admission into the nursing program. I already requested A&P and medical terminology books from the Made Incredibly Easy Book series from my local library and a Microbiology book as well. So that I wont be totally lost when I start classes in January.

[sunray12]

It depends on your learning style. Have you carried that type of course load before and done well? Or are you the type of person who has tended to take a slower pace. You know yourself best. Nursing schools are especially concerned with prereq grades so do it only if you know for sure you can handle it. GL.

[MissB08]

I have taken all those classes and i did really well in them only becoz i took them in different semesters. I know it all depends on your study habits and if you have other commitments like kids, work. If you do then you will have a lot of stress with the classes!! The classes need a lot of study and memorization as am sure you have heard!! I hope u do well though!!

[FUTURE_ER_RN]

I would suggest taking those classes separately. One reason is because most schools for nursing look at GPA in the sciences so you need to make sure you get A's in every one. And another reason is one semester I took Chemistry, Anatomy, and Sociology and I didn't do anything for those 6 months except study and do homework. I hated it so much. So when I decided to take micro and physio I took those w/ 1 GE class and even then I was still studying pretty much all the time. So its really up to you, but if I were you I would taken them at different times.

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

Yes. If you do this your brains are very likely to shoot out of your nose come test time.

[Me, SN]

How are you allowed to take AP I & II in the same semester? I admit I don't know everything about every college, but at most schools, the pre-req for A&P II is A&P I. Even at one college, they usually require transcripts from the other before they allow you to take the second. From my experience you build in A&P II what you learned in A&P I.

I personally think I could have handled all of them at once because even though I took them all in different quarters (my school goes on the quarter system with more class hours per day), I did well with minimal study--I couldn't study for them much because I was working too much on nursing classes. Still, I think some students foolishly think that nursing has nothing to do with A&P, but you will use it A LOT in the classes as you go further along.

Good luck to you. It'll be a lot to memorize, but only you know if you can handle it all.:wink2:

[Nurse SMS, MSN, RN]

I think that taking all of these classes together is going to be unwise. Its unlikely you will make the kinds of grades you want for a merit advancement and very likely you will burn out horribly. If you have no other life, then fine, have at it and hope for the best. If you work or have kids, there is no way this is going to be a good idea for 99.9% of people.

[PreRN Katie]

Honestly, I think that's way too much to handle in one semester. Not to mention that the stuff you learn in A&P II usually builds on what you had learned in A&P I...not trying to be a party pooper but I just think it would be very very hard. I don't think you'd be able to take it all in and learn what you needed to with all those courses stacked up together. Is A&P I not a prereq for A&P II at your school? Usually A&P I (and somtimes II) is a prereq for Micro too. Good luck whatever you decide, but please be careful. That type of courseload can burn you out really fast.

[txnursingqt]

At my school none of the classes are pre-reqs for the other and you can take them all together if you want, so I do understand being allowed to do that. But would I? I don't think so. Now I am taking A&P II and Micro together but that is not nearly as bad as adding A&P I to the equation.

My A&P II teacher (also head of the Biology Dept) told us about a girl last semester who took all the classes together. The girl did really well but she did have to drop one of the classes....so I guess it just depends on you. My teacher did tell us that they recommend that students take A&P II and Micro together.

Good luck!