Good idea to take micro and anatomy together?

Suethestudent · May 10, 2010

I took AP2 and Micro in one 15 week semester, along with Soc and Eng... I still wake up in a cold sweat at the memories.

My advice is stay on top of things and don't let things slide. If you slack off for one week, the house of cards will come tumbling down, so be diligent and cancel your normal life for the semester.

Best of luck.

Butterfliesnroses · May 10, 2010

I took a and p 2 and micro as well as a math class, plus I had a 1 year old and worked full time. That quarter was VERY busy but doable!

dcgrrl, ASN, RN · May 10, 2010

Hmmm--You really have to know your personal strengths/limitations.

I took AP I and Micro last Spring BUT only because I wanted to be able to apply for nursing school for Fall '09. It was HARD but I really loved both classes because what I was learning in Micro was being reinforced in API (and vice versa) . I also had very supportive and really engaging professors that loved to teach the subject. I think that helped to make the difference and as a result I did very well in both classes.

It's doable but you really have to be disciplined at taking the time out to study. Make sure you talk to several students who had already taken the course to find out what will be expected, look at the syllabi, and if possible talk to the professors too. Good luck with your decision.

twois · May 10, 2010

Definitely agree with the "know thyself" comments so far.

Are you talking about A&P I or II? Since you have to take both in sequence, likely, I wouldn't take A&P I and Micro together - let yourself get a feel for how much A&P rocks you (or not!) - and then decide about A&P II and Micro together.

For the record, it's entirely possible if you're generally good with information-heavy classes. I took A&P II and Micro together this spring and felt like they were both pretty easy A's. Many of my classmates vehemently disagreed, but they're also the ones who will take 3-4 classes a semester full of tiny, meaningless, nitpicky assignments, which would probably send me to the loony bin by the time finals rolled around. I'm good at soaking in information. They're good at keeping track of a million deadlines. We all choose schedules based on what we're good at.

Different strokes for different folks, your mileage may vary, etc etc... :) But if A&P I doesn't faze you, you can likely easily handle both of them, as long as you have the time you need to study.

dangerkader08 · May 11, 2010

First off, I would like to say thanks to everyone who commented, you all were great help. I have made my decision and I know Im making the right one.

Thanks again.

MJB2010 · May 11, 2010

It would be fine as long as you do not plan to do ANTHING else, and by anything else, I mean working, caring for your family, or having a life. They are both intesive classes with labs and it can be done together, but why compromise your grade point average and stress yourself out that much? Spread em out if you can. You may get through it but you will totallty burn yourself out.

A big factor here- can you ask someone who has had these professors before? You might be able to find about about stress & workload from someone who has taken them with the faculty that YOU will have. Some micro classes are easier than others at my school. Wish I knew that BEFORE I took it

MJB2010 · May 11, 2010

First off, I would like to say thanks to everyone who commented, you all were great help. I have made my decision and I know Im making the right one.
Thanks again.

Sorry we must have posted at the same time! Good luck with whatever you choose!

Salamanda NP, MSN, APRN, NP · May 11, 2010

I know you said you made your decision, but I wanted to weigh in, too. I took A&P II, Micro and Pathopysiology together two years ago and it was a rough semester. I basically did nothing but write papers, make flashcards, study said flashcards, eat and sleep. It was all consuming and the hardest semester I had ever had up until that point (nursing school was harder!). BUT, it was doable and I managed to do well. Good luck in whatever decision you made.