Bio,Chemistry,Labs,Nutrition and more?

[candystriper910]

Hello nursing community!

I am completing my pre-requisites for my BSN program at a four year university. My goal is to be accepted in the Fall of 2014. If I don't complete these courses in the spring, and Anatomy over the summer, I am told I would not be able to apply to the SON until 2015 because intro to nursing is only offered in the fall! My spring schedule looks like this:

-Human Development over the Life Span

-Principles of Biology and lab

-General Descriptive Chemistry I and lab

-Anthropology of contemporary non western cultures

-Introductory Nutrition

I'm just wondering if anyone can relate, or has any helpful information/tips or resources to get through these upcoming semesters!

Thanks for all responses and good luck to everyone with future careers in nursing! :)

[queserasera, RN]

I've taken these courses separately myself, but I think if you don't have anything else on your plate (like working full time) you should be okay. I highly suggest Biology for Dummies if you haven't recently taken an AP bio. Nutrition and Bio / Nutrition and Chem are going to have some overlapping course material so that is an advantage.

[nguyency77, CNA]

I found that Khan Academy can be very helpful for chemistry and biology. I had no problem with those classes, but some friends of mine did. The guy on Khan Academy is a really good teacher; he makes difficult concepts easy to understand and has cool drawings to go along with it!

[zoe92]

Does your school have a tutoring center? I always found that helpful. even if I don't go in with questions, I like to go do homework or study there in case I start to question something. My biggest piece of advice to all people is stay organized with a planner. You are more likely to actually study if you write it into your schedule. also study a little every day, chunking is best.