I Am Having Problems Comprehending The Information That I Am Studing!

Hang in there! It's tough at first, but after a while it will become easier. When you get to start using the information you learned and put it to practice, you will see how it comes together and makes it seem not so difficult.

I am currently taking Medical Terminology, It started off great! I passed the first few tests, but now I'm starting to have doubts on whether or not I should even be there. Does this get better or worse? To cram 16 chapters of Medical Terminology into only 5 weeks of class time, feels like too much. I know this college, and not high school, but, I'm so overwhelmed with all this studing. Is this normal so feel this way? Or am I going nuts? The way I'm learning now I feel that this 22 month LPN program is going to take me 5 years(LOL). Please tell me how you honestly felt when you first started college.

wow, that is a lot of chapters in such a small timeframe. The only suggestion to you is to make flashcards and have someone show you the word and have the answer in the back. It is all about memorization and once you study the prefixed and suffixes most words you can tell what they are even if you have never looked at them. The problem here is the amount of words to cover withing the short span of the class. Flashcards are your best bet, read them alone and then with a friend etc.

Best wishes to you. :)

I am currently taking Medical Terminology, It started off great! I passed the first few tests, but now I'm starting to have doubts on whether or not I should even be there. Does this get better or worse? To cram 16 chapters of Medical Terminology into only 5 weeks of class time, feels like too much. I know this college, and not high school, but, I'm so overwhelmed with all this studing. Is this normal so feel this way? Or am I going nuts? The way I'm learning now I feel that this 22 month LPN program is going to take me 5 years(LOL). Please tell me how you honestly felt when you first started college.

Is there a counselor at your college? You may want to make an appointment with him/her to discuss study strategies.

A few tips:

Skim the material before actually reading in depth. Try to get clues from the textbook itself as to what is "important" and what is not. Usually the table of contents will give summary headings, and often there is an overview or objectives at the beginning of the chapter and a summary at the end. Read these first to get an idea as to what is important! Then go back, reading over these most important concepts in depth and emphasizing with a highlighter. After this, you can make note cards or concept charts that link the material or summarize it. Using the study guide that accompanies most textbooks is also an invaluable help.

http://www.finetuning.com/articles/p0-200-exam-studying-tips-for-the-ready-the-behind-and-the-hopelessly-unprepared.html

http://www.efn.org/~nurses/study.html