El Centro students Spring '06

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i know some of us have received our letters so i was wondering who else i will be making this journey with for the next 2 years.

my name is allison shaffer and it's nice to meet you. i know we will all be close because it's a small group. it would be nice to get to know some of you before november 17. :)

I need some advice from you guys that have already take Micro. Initially I wanted to take Micro this fall so I could have it out of the way. Then I decided take it next summer since I will be working only part time and since my schedule was so tight last semester with A&P 2 and another class with my work schedule. I am now considering going ahead with Micro this fall since I still have time to re-arrange my school schedule. Does Micro require as much or more study time as A&P? Is Micro harder or easier than A&P? Has anyone taken Micro with G. Chandler at EC? Thanks in advance.

Amy

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
Do either of you know if the pharm cards for this semester are available?

I don't have anything new, yet. Good luck with your nurse tech position.

Katie

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I need some advice from you guys that have already take Micro. Initially I wanted to take Micro this fall so I could have it out of the way. Then I decided take it next summer since I will be working only part time and since my schedule was so tight last semester with A&P 2 and another class with my work schedule. I am now considering going ahead with Micro this fall since I still have time to re-arrange my school schedule. Does Micro require as much or more study time as A&P? Is Micro harder or easier than A&P? Has anyone taken Micro with G. Chandler at EC? Thanks in advance.

Amy

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Specializes in ante/postpartum, baby RN.
Does Micro require as much or more study time as A&P? Is Micro harder or easier than A&P?

It depends on how good your A&P classes were. Micro is mostly review for me because we covered a lot during A&P. Micro lab is fun we 'play with microscopes' a lot. :) I am taking it at NLC.

Katie

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Specializes in Psychiatry.

Hey...I must have had a crappy instructor for A&P because Micro is kicking my tail! I am going to take my B and run with it! But I knew it was going to be hard in an 8 week course to begin with. I will agree with Katie, we are having a blast in lab though.

Kendra

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Specializes in Operating Room.
Hey...I must have had a crappy instructor for A&P because Micro is kicking my tail! I am going to take my B and run with it! But I knew it was going to be hard in an 8 week course to begin with. I will agree with Katie, we are having a blast in lab though.

Kendra

I made an A, but barely! I took mine as an 8 week MayMester course at Mountain View. (In fact a guy I sat by in there got accepted for Fall '06 ...that was funny running into him at orientation. I had no idea.) :D

Anyway.....

MicroSUX! 'nuff said. :chuckle

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Specializes in Postpartum/Nursery.
I need some advice from you guys that have already take Micro. Initially I wanted to take Micro this fall so I could have it out of the way. Then I decided take it next summer since I will be working only part time and since my schedule was so tight last semester with A&P 2 and another class with my work schedule. I am now considering going ahead with Micro this fall since I still have time to re-arrange my school schedule. Does Micro require as much or more study time as A&P? Is Micro harder or easier than A&P? Has anyone taken Micro with G. Chandler at EC? Thanks in advance.

Amy

I took Micro and A&P 2 at the same time.... I had A&P 2 online though. I think that Micro requires a little more time than A&P. I've never been good with microscopes, so it was challenging for me. I had a really tough instructor for Micro too.

-Brianna

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I need some advice from you guys that have already take Micro. Initially I wanted to take Micro this fall so I could have it out of the way. Then I decided take it next summer since I will be working only part time and since my schedule was so tight last semester with A&P 2 and another class with my work schedule. I am now considering going ahead with Micro this fall since I still have time to re-arrange my school schedule. Does Micro require as much or more study time as A&P? Is Micro harder or easier than A&P? Has anyone taken Micro with G. Chandler at EC? Thanks in advance.

Amy

I am in Micro right now and it is with Chandler at EC. It ends on Thursday thank goodness. Anyways she really is a good teacher. She explains things in ways you can understand. It requires tons of study time but that could be because I am taking it in the summer. I have only taken A&P I and II and Micro in the summer so not sure how they would be in the normal semester. Good luck!!

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Specializes in OR Internship starting in Jan!!.

Congrats, Brianna! That's really exciting :)

I'm torn about the Micro thing, too. Part of me just wants to get it out of the way...but part of me wants a semester break...but another part of me says that I should keep the study habits...lol

Those of you that started in the Spring -- when did clinicals start during the first semester? I tried to go back through this thread and find it, but 92 pages is a lot of info!!

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Those of you that started in the Spring -- when did clinicals start during the first semester? I tried to go back through this thread and find it, but 92 pages is a lot of info!!

Clinicals started at ECC during week 7/8. Week 7 was when we had our orientation and the next day after that was when we followed a nurse around and officially we picked out our own pts during week 8.

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Thanks! My family is trying to plan a family trip during the 3rd week of school, and I wasn't sure if I would be able to go (granted I get in, of course). I'm still not sure if I will, but it is nice to know I won't miss the start of clinicals if I do go. Thanks again for the info :)

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Specializes in Operating Room.
Thanks! My family is trying to plan a family trip during the 3rd week of school, and I wasn't sure if I would be able to go (granted I get in, of course). I'm still not sure if I will, but it is nice to know I won't miss the start of clinicals if I do go. Thanks again for the info :)

Missing a week of school will mean missing about a 5 hour lecture & 3-4 skills labs. :eek:

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