Anyone have an A in Chem...?

Fun2, BSN, RN · Nov 5, 2005

i need this class for my bs and I am terrified!!!!!

Don't worry, rgrgray. There are plenty of worksheets that you can download off of the internet for extra practice, and plenty of sites for lessons being taught in an easier to understand method.

Also, if you can and it's offered, utilize your school's tutoring center. It was a Godsend to me.

Good luck! You can do it, think positive, and get past the chemistry hurdle!!!!!!

donsterRN, ASN, BSN · Nov 5, 2005

i need this class for my bs and I am terrified!!!!!

Oh, please don't be terrified!

I took Chemistry this past summer (a 13 week course crammed into 6 weeks) just so I didn't have to take it this fall with A&P and Nursing 101 and I made an A. In fact, the teacher told me later that I earned the highest grade in the class. I am by no means a Chemistry whiz. I just went in very prepared. It was helpful that the class was geared to the health industries; I got much out of the class for that reason. My only "strategy" was to make sure I kept up with the reading, and to do the homework. I pre-read the next day's lecture material the evening before, so I had an idea of what was going to be spoken about; I just didn't want anything to surprise me.

I promise that preparation is the key, and if you do the work and study hard, you'll be fine. But please... do not be terrified.

Good luck, and much success to you!

Don

rgrgray · Nov 6, 2005

you guys are great thanks for the kind words:)

Fugitive · Nov 6, 2005

I got an A in both my chemistry classes and it really wasn't too hard.

Though I have to say that these weren't the typical chem classes. They were for nursing. CHM 1020 was general inorganic chemistry and CHM 1030 was organic and biochemistry.

Anyways... It was definitely the easiest of all the prerequisites. My favorite class though was Anatomy & Physiology.

Good luck in chemistry!

smk1, LPN · Nov 6, 2005

Anybody get an A in Chem or BioChem??? Just wondering if thats possible LOL
Sounds crazy. :lol_hitti

I did. I isn't too bad if you have a good memory for the formulas and rules and know how to set up the equations. Just block off plenty of study time and do any practice questions that may be in the book or online. Get help early if you are struggling because every concept builds from the first one, so if you don't understand something early on and don't fix it you will be up the creek later. Good luck!

Christian_SN, RN · Nov 8, 2005

yeppers, i got an 'A' too! Chem classes were the only classes that ever challenged me. - that is until Nursing school !!

Nurse-To-Be-Joy · Nov 8, 2005

I have 2 more weeks to go and have a 93% so far. I honestly don't know how I'm getting an A because I just cannot retain the information. My chemistry knowledge is all short-term it seems.

nursinguy · Nov 8, 2005

Just remember that grades are relative to the instructor you get. A (A) in one class can be a (C+) in another class. So grades dont mean you know more or are a better student only you got a easyer instructor than someone else. Some student pick the easyest instructor they can to maintain a 4.0, but send them a hard-assed instructor from hell, BAm their goes their 4.0.