pre-reqs

ChristineN, BSN, RN · Jan 8, 2006

Have you looked into taking pre-req's on-line?

laurny · Jan 8, 2006

Hi:

Thanks for the response! Yes I have and I am taking one course on line statistics, but the others need labs etc ....micro and chem A&P and the program I'm applying to frowns on some of the online stuff are you in a program?

Nellie

allthingsbright · Jan 11, 2006

well, i can sympathize. getting pre-reqs, getting into school, staying in school--the whole thing is HARD! keep your chin up and keep plugging away!

kgrands · Jan 11, 2006

Hi Nellie,

What school are you attending for your pre-reqs?

I went to Hunter for my pre-reqs and had a lot of trouble finding classes - they were either filled up or weren't offered at night (I work full-time days). Go figure! My solution was to shop around at other schools. If you're a CUNY student, you can go to any other CUNY (it's called going out on Permit). That's how I got all of my pre-reqs done (I went to Hunter, Lehman, BMCC, and Medgar Evers). It wasn't the most fun thing to do but I'm now finished and couldn't be happier. Go to the http://www.cuny.edu and check out every school in your borough (or NYC if you're willing to travel a bit).

The one hitch is that you can't go out on Permit more than 2 consecutive semesters in a row. But, you can always attend a CUNY school as a non-degree student - I think the tuition is a little higher but not much.

If you do decide to do this, I would recommend taking A&P I, II at the same school - different schools cover the chapters in different semesters and you could easily miss some pretty important systems.

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask! Good luck.

-katie

cn2007rn · Jan 12, 2006

Yes, I agree getting into the pre-req's in the NYC area is tough, the classes fill up really fast, when I was taking the pre-req's I remember looking online everyday for sections to open up, good luck! Nursing is tough so I guess they make everything that goes along with it hard too! :rolleyes: