Do I have to be a MATH WIZARD?

[nessa414141]

I am in the process of trying to get in to nursing school. I understand its really hard and requires a massive amount of studying and reading, which Im prepared to do! HOWEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have never been a great math student, Ive always stuggled when it comes to math, and of course Im worried about this. I recently obtained my GED ,which I very proud of, It was not that hard....except when I got to the math portion.. It was by the grace of God that I passed the math portion. Ive been out of high school for over 20 yrs.. and Im really concerned about college math......So with all this being said """""" CAN PEOPLE REALLY REALLY LEARN COLLEGE MATH??"

Signed PLEZ tell me there is some hope. lolololololo:eek:

[SDS_RN, RN]

I am horrable at math but what I use in practice is very simple math. I also like to have doses double checked we are all human and we make mistakes so I like to have the extra reassurance. I esp always have pedi doses double checked.

Good luck and don't let the math discourage you!

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

Congrats on your GED. I started nursing school at age 45, with NO math background at all. I had a tutor (some schools offer them free or nearly free). Also, I took the remedial algebra first to get me up to par (school required that). If you can remember how to do a text message on a phone you can learn math. Remember, the purpose of school is to TEACH you what you do not know.