Does anyone think this class schedule is too hard?

[hearts895, RN BSN]

Hi everyone! I will be transferring to the University of Detroit Mercy this Fall, and I will have a full slate of pre-requisite classes - some classes I hear are really hard to be exact. :uhoh21:

The thing is I have to take all of these classes in order to be ready to apply to the actual Nursing Program at UDM for the Fall of 2009 (they don't accept students at any other time of the year). Since Fall of 2009 is the last year that students within the school will get preference over students with 4.0s from community colleges, its critical that I get in for the Fall of 2009 (I have a 3.93 but with hard classes that could easily go down). So now that I've explained why I have to take all of these hard classes in one quarter (I have to have finished ALL my preqs by Fall of 09) here is my schedule for this coming Fall:

Organic/Bio Chemistry (I heard its hard and I'm already having a hard time w/ Chem 101)

Anatomy and Physiology 1 (covering the anatomy aspect) - another class thats hard

A&P lab

Sociology 101

A easy computer course

My question is this: Do you think taking Organic/Bio Chem. with A&P 1 is crazy? Will it be too hard to get a good grade (getting a good grade is essential of course)? I've done well in Psychology so I'm not as worried about Soc. but at the same time everything requires alot of study time to do well. Do you think I'm in over my head? Thanks and sorry about the long winded post! :nuke:

[JustinTJ, ADN, BSN]

Seriously, it can be done. I just finished spring 2008 taking Chemistry, AP II, and Microbiology.

A in all 3 lectures and 2 labs, only B in AP II Lab.

And that was with statistics, so it can be done, but be ready to have very limited free/social time.

[hearts895, RN BSN]

Once again everyone, thank so much for your feedback! You all sound so amazing, pulling As with all these responsibilities and other hard classes! I only hope I can be as amazing as everyone here is! One reason I'm still worried about taking such a heavy course load is that I will be all on my own -no family in Michigan - in a new school and trying to adjust to dorm life. I'm never afraid to talk to my teachers -personally I think its critical in some classes- and I study pretty hard (I usually end up knowing my teachers better than my fellow classmates LOL). Still, I hope I don't get overwhelmed with all the personal changes I have to adjust to. I'm pretty good with rote memorization and things like that, so I think that if I live and breath flashcards LOL, I could make it through A&P pretty well. The thing is I'm having a bit of tough time with Chem. 101, mostly because it requires more 'critical thinking' than the kind of critical thinking I developed in all my past quarters in Math classes. I'm worried this could continue into BioChem. and my advisor (she's an honest sort, which I really appreciate) said BioChem. was a 'make or break' class for pre-nursing students and that you have to of course have good grades in the class - not just 'pass' it. I guess I'll just try my best and pray alot! :bowingpur Thanks everyone for your support and input! Please keep your thoughts coming! :nuke:

[anne_in_maryland]

I think it will be OK if:

1) you aren't working

2) you are willing to bypass most other extracurricular activities and spend several hours EACH day to study

This will be a lot like nursing school so it will actually be a good preview for you.