Anatomy and Physiology grades this semester.

BBboy · Dec 14, 2015

Did you learn to walk the first time you tried? Speak the first time you heard a word? Ride a bike the first time you saw one? No. It's new to me, I'm an older student, I'm doing it. Thank you for your concern. Are you asking me if I want something more than the possibility of me being able to do it? I don't live a life that uses the word try, hope, wish, dream, I live a life that's simple, "did or didn't" it's all there is. I am doing it. I am succeeding at it.
I'm 32 and a first generation college student, I just finished a year and have my first B (I'm hard as hell on myself and have A's up to this point) I sat in a room where kids with bio and Chem backgrounds dropped and I held out and put in time. Could I of done more? Sure. We all can.
All I inquired about was how things looked from here. I don't need someone encouraging me to quit because they have made a radical assumption about my ability in a program. I'm confident in my ability to weather far greater obstacles than this.
I appreciate you taking the time out of your day to comment.

Don't worry OP, if there's one thing that you'll never run short of on this site it is negative Nancys' (SP?). I found that many of my peers when i took that class struggled simply because they weren't able to recall the information from either the book or the teacher. Have you tried more of a memorization technique? Sometimes its all about finding what works for you.

.Olive. · Dec 14, 2015

Don't worry OP, if there's one thing that you'll never run short of on this site it is negative Nancys' (SP?). I found that many of my peers when i took that class struggled simply because they weren't able to recall the information from either the book or the teacher. Have you tried more of a memorization technique? Sometimes its all about finding what works for you.

That's what I'm working on now, trying to figure out my learning style. I'm hoping taking a different professor for AP2 will help. And that's it, I can recall portions but not concepts and more detailed ideas every time. I'm going to take one less class and give it even more time next semester. Thank you for the encouragement.

ED Nurse, RN · Dec 17, 2015

I'm my opinion, A&P is the class that defines who will advance in nursing school and who will not. It is the class that sets the example of how you will need to study and prepare to succeed in nursing school. I received A's in both courses- I studied 20-30 hours per week depending on if it were a test week or not. If you are putting in the adequate study time you will succeed. My BSN program had over 400 students enrolled before A&P- we lost half after. Eventually only 70 of us graduated. Not trying to scare you, but this is the reality- you must work hard and then work even harder. Good luck.

abbypoo · Dec 17, 2015

I would retake it - a C is not going to slide imo. Take it again and study a lot more.

.Olive. · Dec 17, 2015

I ended up with a B in anatomy and a B in physiology.

Syadin · Dec 17, 2015

Syadin · Dec 17, 2015

I'm my opinion, A&P is the class that defines who will advance in nursing school and who will not. It is the class that sets the example of how you will need to study and prepare to succeed in nursing school. I received A's in both courses- I studied 20-30 hours per week depending on if it were a test week or not. If you are putting in the adequate study time you will succeed. My BSN program had over 400 students enrolled before A&P- we lost half after. Eventually only 70 of us graduated. Not trying to scare you, but this is the reality- you must work hard and then work even harder. Good luck.

See this is exactly what I was saying OP. Including myself, sometimes no matter how bad we want things we can't have them. I'm not saying you can't, I'm just saying you gotta study more.

abbypoo · Dec 18, 2015

I ended up with a B in anatomy and a B in physiology.

Well a B is a big difference from a C. Don't retake it unless you have to in that case.

panic36 · Dec 18, 2015

Depends on the school you want to get into, but anything grade of C or above is passing. I know plenty of people who had 2.5-3.0 GPAs who have become RNs either ADN or BSN. However, more competitive schools like where I live in southern California, a single B in the big 4 Anatomy/Physiology/Micro/Chem can put you at risk of not getting into a program. I have a 4.0 and didn't get into the nursing program, and am reapplying next semester.

TheGodInMe-RN2BE · Dec 19, 2015

You wI'll be fine, is your Anatomy grade spilt into lecture and lab

.Olive. · Dec 20, 2015

You wI'll be fine, is your Anatomy grade spilt into lecture and lab

Yea, I have a B in anatomy (lab) and a B in lecture (physiology)

happyinmyheart · Dec 20, 2015

I also just want to note that every school's Anatomy and Physiology class varies vastly in difficulty. Sure, it's probably "difficult" at all schools. But I'm sure it still varies. A friend of mine took it at one public university, studied an hour a night, and got an A with flying colors. She had to retake it at our public university, and she struggled to the end, studying many hours per day, and barely scraped out an A. And she had taken it before!

Don't judge those who have had to study more or less. Not only does it depend on the type of learner you are, but also where you attend/your professor.