Do you really have to do all the reading?

[HeartsOpenWide]

I am a good girl. Doing ALL of my reading, taking detailed notes on everything...several people have told me now (and from two different programs, including the one I am in) that the test questions all come from the lectures. Don't get me wrong, I am still going to do all the reading but, I wonder if I need to be taking notes on every little detail like I am now.

[laverty]

Talk to the teacher. Find out how she/he tests. Then, if you have a higher enough GPA and can afford to fail a test, dont read for one lecture & see how you do. Each teacher is as unique as each patient. ... Personally, I didnt read and did just fine. Big question is,.... if you dont read & fail a test, can you live with it? Are you willing to take that chance? Plus, some of the reading material may be a foundation for future lectures. It may not be on an immediate test, but you should have a basic concept of it... Whatever you decision is, dont worry about what others do..... Do what is best for you... You are obtaining your license & are responsible to keep them.

[studentmalenurse]

Hey , how are u doing? After u take the first test u should probably by then know what u need to read or not read, or if the test is mainly from his notes. Also see if u can Tape record the lectures, Tape recording is really great, because sometimes professors say things that they dont write down, and you can listen to the lecture on your way to work , school or wherever. :)

[Clarise]

Well, if you had lovely instructor like me, they would tell you that all their test questions come from their lectures and then when 1/2 the exam questions are from the text, they tell you the questions are straight from the book. :madface: Drove me crazy! However, this actually ended up helping a few of us students b/c when it came time to argue our point, I would find the pertinent information in the book and use it to prove a point. Won many a point that way.

Did I do all the reading? Nope. No way. I would have never left my desk if I did. What I did do was form a study group and we divided up our reading and each of us would summarize a chapter and then email our notes to everyone. I also typed out notes from class and emailed the entire class with the lecture notes. I know a lot of people counted on those notes!

[Bala Shark]

It really depends on the instructors on how they make their exams..Some instructors go by what they lectued in class..Some instructors go by the book and dont go by the lectures for their exams....I prefer a lecture based exam but some instructors do not do that and they get their questions from the book..

You have to be familiar with the instructors test making style to decide if you read the book or not

[RebeccaJeanRN]

Short answer: No. Definitely not! Long answer: the only person I know who did, got highest grades in our class. Spent her life reading and studying. Barely slept.

[BoonersmomRN]

Nope- I don't. I skim a lot and just supplement my lecture notes. If I read it all I'd never sleep lol.:wink2:

[firstyearstudent]

We would always ask the class ahead of us, not the instructors (most of them will say, yes, do all the reading). They would tell us, yes, read the book, or no, just read the instructor's notes.

[KScott]

You probably don't have to do all the reading, but I'll just add - it's not ALL about the grades. Some things you might actually want to learn (more)about.

:studyowl:

(End of self-righteous rant. :wink2: )

[Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN]

I did not do the reading and was valedictorian of my class.

I used the "Incredibly Easy" books.

[MQ Edna]

Don't chicken out. Just do it.

[CuriousMe]

I'm still doing pre-reqs....but the way I look at it, I've made a lot of sacrifices to leave my career and go back to school. I'm going to get everything I can out of this education. So, I do all my reading....no matter what the test is on.

I tend to read the chapters before my prof lectures on it....this approach really helped me in Chemistry. This way the lecture isn't my first exposure to the material, and I can ask more useful questions to clarify different points.

Best of luck!

Peace,

Cathie

[mysterious_one, ASN, RN]

Curious Me

did you have to read 10 chapters before your next class,just asking, i just started this week and that is what our schedule looks like?

Don't know , how i can get it all done:rolleyes: