Chemistry Fall 2008

AtomicWoman · Nov 4, 2008

well 4, if you count my husband.

Oh, you mean the Very Large Toddler in my house? LOL Good thing my husband has a sense of humor!

BusyMomof5 · Nov 5, 2008

Hi Phoenix,

Ughhh~! It's just plain hard. I have to admit, a lot of the "housewife" duties are not getting done. If you can deal with looking at laundry that hasn't been folded, a floor that needs to be sweeped, dishes that are still on the table from breakfast..then by all means, you can do it. ;-) You know what I mean? All I DO IS STUDY. That means my 10 year old reads flashcards to me while I drive carpool. :bugeyes: I really try to do a lot of studying while my 15 mo old and 2 1/2 yr old are napping. Also, I study at night after school. Statistics is the hardest for me because I have been out of school for 14 years and forgot how Math moves so fast and requires so much repetition. Also, it's online and no one is interested in studying together. I get that attitude a lot from all the pre med students. I guess everyone (in their own mind) is in competition with eachother. It kindof makes me laugh. I feel like I learn a lot when I teach someone else but I guess maybe they don't want to "take their precious time".

Anyway, I don't have a ton of study tips other than I realized that 'explaining' some of the chemistry to my 10 and 7 yr olds helped me learn it. Oh, I guess I do have one tip: buy a white board. I found it invaluable to practice vocab, memorizing polyatomic ions and balancing equations. I use it a ton for Chemistry. Not really for Statistics, but I will use it again for other classes. If anyone has any Statistics tips, please share with me. I feel like that class is sucking the life out of me!

phoenixRisin9 · Nov 13, 2008

Hey BusyMomof5,

Thanks for putting everything into perspective. I guess I just suffer from the guilt of not having the house in order; it gets overwhelming and stresses me out--I'll just have to learn to let that go for the sake of succeeding in the nursing program. I'll def have my stepdaughter help me with flash cards--great idea!

BusyMomof5 · Nov 13, 2008

Just remember this phrase from a good friend of mine who is in nursing school with 4 little ones:

Short term pain for long term gain!

Think of all the wonderful things you can do to your house when you are done: Organizing Shelves! Alphabetizing Spices! Color Coding your Sock Drawer, Clean Expired Drugs from Your Medicine Cabinets! It will all be waiting for you!!!

I'm kidding but seriously, it's all so small in the big picture! Give yourself a break! School is HARD. You are doing the most important thing for yourself and your family and it will end in two short years and you will have accomplished something to be proud of. Everyone says that they can't believe I can go to school and have 5 kids. You can never imagine if you don't have the desire. You have the right attitude, stick to your dream :nurse: !!! If I can do it, you can too!

AtomicWoman · Nov 14, 2008

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Think of all the wonderful things you can do to your house when you are done: Organizing Shelves! Alphabetizing Spices! Color Coding your Sock Drawer, Clean Expired Drugs from Your Medicine Cabinets! It will all be waiting for you!!!

And let's not forget cleaning the gunk out of the shower track with one of those special brushes designed to do nothing else! :lol2:

Housecleaning? What's that? :rolleyes:

phoenixRisin9 · Nov 17, 2008

"And let's not forget cleaning the gunk out of the shower track with one of those special brushes designed to do nothing else!"

I bought one of those. Guess what, it's still in the package! LOL

AtomicWoman · Nov 18, 2008

"And let's not forget cleaning the gunk out of the shower track with one of those special brushes designed to do nothing else!"
I bought one of those. Guess what, it's still in the package! LOL

I actually used mine to clean the coils of my central air conditioning condenser! Worked great!

kristi1111 · Dec 14, 2008

Took my final on the 10th and found out I got an overall grade of A- in lecture and an A in my lab. One more semester of chemistry to go!!!

How is everyone else doing?

BusyMomof5 · Dec 15, 2008

Took my final on the 10th and found out I got an overall grade of A- in lecture and an A in my lab. One more semester of chemistry to go!!!
How is everyone else doing?

Great job! My school is on the quarter system, and we don't get a separate grade for Lecture and labs. I ended up with an A for Chemistry &121. I'm so happy! Tough class but after all that studying I honestly really understood it.

On to A & P I next quarter...now I am worried about that one. Good luck to all of you waiting for grades still!

travisandjamie01 · Dec 16, 2008

I ended up with a B and I am so disappointed! All I can do is try even more on the other sciences! :banghead:

smellyacres, BSN, RN · Dec 16, 2008

I've gotten A's on all of the tests and assignments. My final is tomorrow but she basically told me that if I do poorly on the final, it won't affect my A in the class. Woo Hoo.

Dr. Gregory Simpson · Dec 18, 2008

Chemistry finals are now complete and I even got Christmas presents! Anyway, the organic section starts in the spring semester. I actually enjoy that section more than general chem.

I do hope this semester was successful for everyone taking a chem course.

My best for the season.

Gregory