Does this sound too hard

Is this your first semester of nursing classes? If so, I'm going to advise against it.

The time I spent taking 12 credits in nursing school was way, way, way more than 12 credits of other stuff.

I would definitely not recommend it. I was a straight A student taking 18 credits of pre-reqs, and absolutely killed myself for a B- in 6 credits of nursing during my first semester of core classes.

Thank you. Not my first nursing class but first main ones (forgot to include I had medical terminology online last semester also, and this summer in the required prenursing class which is mostly reading journal articles, writing, and learning about the fields). But fall will be my first clinical. It would only be 15 credits but given the 400 level you guys are probably right. I'm pretty disappointed because I'm interested in neuro and like chemistry and this professor's teaching style.

Drop the music course for now and get your music fix in your free time. Music is something you can always take up again, in and out of formal lessons, and do recreationally in the meantime.

Otherwise, since you have already demonstrated a remarkably good ability to keep a lot of disparate balls in the air, I'd say keep the neurobiology course until the drop-add date approaches and see how it goes. If it looks like too much, convert it to an audit and you can keep going for the joy of learning without the pressure of assignments and testing. You can always learn more later.

Your writing is pretty good. Don't sell yourself short there. I'd bet one or two sessions in the college learning lab or whatever they call it would get you going in the right direction on essays and the like. You will have to do a lot of papers for nursing so being more efficient there will help you keep all those balls up. :)

Good luck! Let us know how you're doing!

Thanks GrnTea! I appreciate the advice (about the writing lab also).

I like the idea of auditing neuro if it becomes too hard. The one problem with dropping music is that if I audit neuro plus had dropped music I'll be under full time credit needed for financial aid/scholarship. The fundamentals, intro to pt care, and women's studies will be 10 credits. Music gains 2 which would put me right at the min for full time.

Or maybe I'll drop music if I decide I can keep neuro! I think that will be the plan..drop or audit one or the other.

BTW the girl who always wanted my work and transferred in here after she found out I was has had to drop the course. So she's only in my women's studies now but I'm ready :)