Group study or not??

[MySimplePlan]

I was having a conversation today with some girls with whom I'll be starting nursing school. One of them has 'lots of friends' in nursing school who have stated they would have been 'dead' if they have not group studied because of the sheer volume of reading that was required. There was 'no way they would have passed' if they had not gotten together in groups.

I've always been a solitary learner and never had a problem during pre-reqs getting good grades. I do understand this success does not automatically translate to the same sort of success during clinicals and theory. However, I don't understand how someone else interpreting something I have to know for a test will make me a better student, either.

My question: can a nursing student be successful on her own, independently studying, without being part of a group? I've heard some groups divide the material evenly among its members, study and interpret the material, then hand out their shart of the interpretations to other members. Sort of like a cookie exchange, LOL.

I'm not antisocial. I can't WAIT to get to know some of these wonderful women I've been meeting all week. But I trust my style of studying and work ethic. I'm not saying I'm not any smarter than ANY of them....I just know what works for me.

Would I be missing out if I did not try to cultivate a group for study purposes? Will I be OK on my own?

[Bala Shark]

When I was in school, what helped me was notes from other classmates..I did not take good notes and I asked my classmates for them..I had this classmate who sat in front of me who took excellent notes..She let me copy them..Also we had to pass a math test with 90% or above in order to graduate.. I sometimes did ask for assitance from my other classmates about the math..You can say, that help from others did make me graduate from nursing school..Could I have done it alone? Maybe but I really needed assistance from my classmates at that particular time..Choose the peopele who help you wisely in terms of intelligence level and friendliness..The classmates who assisted me were considered my friendly associates who I somewhat trusted in terms of knowledge capabilities

You should always have like a study buddy or something like that..Maybe, a second brain who is your classmate..That is how I look at it, lol...It does not have to be a group..It could be one or two people you ask assistance from..

[DDRN4me]

It really depends on the class. I always studied myself, but joined a study group for the fundamentals and tougher classes. we were very organized ...met without fail at the same time each week, rotated houses so we didnt have to worry about getting kicked out or being too noisey at the library Each chapter was divided into small sections and we were responsible for presenting notes and an explanation to the group..some times visuals , movies that applied etc. i honestly dont think i would have made it thru without the support of that group..both knowledge and emotional support were essential. we all passed the boards with out a problem and have great careers since then. good luck whatever you decide!:caduceus: