I start nursing school in the fall, so this summer I was required to take pathophysiology. It hasn't been too bad, but with every week that goes by it gets worst. I did pretty good on the first two tests. Was for sure I was going to come out with an A. I just took a test today and I was so unprepared!
Yes, this is a summer course. I knew it would be fast paced, but unless I wanted to give up my seat in the nursing program I had to take it.
This is where my problem comes in. My professor .. not the best. I'm just not fond of how he teaches. Starting Monday of this week, we had 8 pages of notes, Tuesday-9 pages, Wednesday's are quiz days, but we still went over 8 more pages of notes. Then Thursday, the day before the test, he gave us 15 PAGES OF NEW NOTES..that had to be learned back and front by 8 am the following morning.
On top of that, he always gives us 4 essay questions that include etiology, patho, diagnosis, and treatment/prevention of a disease--He randomly picks two for the test so we have to learn those back and front as well. This week he gave us 5 questions.
I already know I failed the test. I was being pulled in too many directions at once. I didn't know whether to continue studying the notes I received earlier during the week, try to memorize the essay questions, or try to cram 15 pages worth of new notes into my head in one night.
By 10 pm last night my brain had reached capacity! I could no longer study. I get so frustrated when things like this happen. I have tried to reach out to the professor to ask him if he could post notes early, that way during the weekend I can study and be ahead of the game. He will not do that! He waits 'til the morning of class to post any notes at all!
I'm so aggravated with this professor. I actually enjoy the class, but I dread going now. I feel like I'm going crazy trying to learn all of this info and becoming less motivated. 2 more weeks left!
If you've already tried to talk to the professor about a problem and he's not willing to help out, what would you do?
