*microbiology Summer 07*

[MelanyJ]

Hi All!

I peeked and didn't see a thread for those of us brave souls attempting micro this summer so I thought I would just start one! My class starts July 2nd, but I'm already getting a little freaked about it! ANYWHO! Good luck and let's all keep in touch!

[kasia2]

Im thinking about it, my micro class starts in july, however I also registered for medical terminology class as well as basic pharmacology so it might too much for me to handle over summertime.

[nursebethie]

Summer A is a little rough. 7 weeks and 4 days a week. My teacher is cool though and I will probably come out with a B. My last prereq. before nursing program. yay! I did get a little freaked when my school just announced that if you take micro twice and fail it both times you are no longer able to apply for the nursing program!!! Talk about tough love! I would say it's been the toughest class yet but anything is possible when you're committed! Hang in there and believe in yourself. Did I mention I am 51 and this is my 4th time back in school?! Never too late. Just go for it.

[pug540]

I start micro on Monday as well. 4 days a week, 4 1/2 hours a day for 8 weeks. I'm a little nervous because I have no idea what to expect. Taking it along with online pathophys. Good luck to everyone =)

[Ekklesia]

Microbiology and organizational psychology, both 8 weeks.

Ack, I had to drop micro. I'll be in the "Micro Summer 2008" thread next year.

Oh well, psych finals are next week and I'll have the rest of the Summer off until August 20.

[Cinqly, BSN, RN]

I start micro on Monday as well. 4 days a week, 4 1/2 hours a day for 8 weeks. I'm a little nervous because I have no idea what to expect. Taking it along with online pathophys. Good luck to everyone =)

4.5 hours a day, 4 days a week for 8 weeks?!?!?! That's a TON of class!!! Our summer classes run 2 hours a day, 4 days a week, for 5 weeks. You should have plenty of time to absorb the info! Good luck!

[supermo]

It's all over but the crying. I had a 4 week intensive online Micro that will finish on Monday with our cumulative final. Yay.

There is only one Micro instructor at our school and we have been hearing the horror stories for 2 years. There is a 8:40 lab class and a 10:00 lab class and there are about 16 of my classmates taking it (monday-friday). This was the absolutely last semester that we could take it. We have all been dreading it. We now know why.

Anyone ever heard of subjective testing? She is the inventor. She only tests you on the material that she includes in her lectures. Sounds easy, right? It would be if they were multiple choice tests. She has fill in the blanks ("if you can't spell it, you don't know it"), essay, 2-3 multiple-multiple choice, 2-3 matching, and the lovely 'draw and label _________' questions.

Still doesn't sound too bad, she gives us the info for chrissakes. Well, I didn't think I had a care in the world after the first exam. That is until I received my grade. I actually emailed her and asked if it was on a 100 point scale! When I went to her office to go over it, I had several fill in the blank questions that she said I didn't give enough information for. For example, there was only one short line, so I gave one of three possible answers. (I had taken the lab examm just before the lecture exam and she made it clear that she does not like extraneous information and that she makes the lines short so that we won't write more information than she wants. "Keep it simple") When I asked her why there weren't 3 lines if she wanted all 3 answers, she said that I should have asked her during the test. Okay.

Flip side, there were several essay questions that I had points taken off for writing too much information. The information was correct, just more than what she was looking for. Oh for Pete's sake.

Then there are the questions that she wanted specific words but the questions are ambiguous. I can't remember the specific question but the answers that most people put were anabolic and catabolic. They were correct answers to the question. She specifically wanted dehydration and hydrolysis.

She was very flippant about our concern over our grades, she said, "Now you know how I test, consider that one a practice." Our lowest exam gets replaced with our final grade (counts twice). That's all fine and good but I enjoy the cushion I give myself in my classes, to have it stripped away on the very first exam sux.

Wow, I'm ranting again. Second time tonight, sorry!!

I must admit that on every test since that one I ask her every little thing that seems the slightest bit ambiguous. She said to ask her, I do.

Good luck to all of you, study smart, not hard. This class is still waaaay easier than the NUR classes.

[JakeyWakey]

Looks like I got lucky! My micro professor is hilarious! Makes class fun, and he really knows his stuff! He told us he writes notoriously hard tests tho.... ekk.. we'll see how I do..

[pharmtech2rn]

microbio/lab, chem 2/lab, immunology and med terminology till july 16th then starting july 17th A&P2/lab plus working as a pharm tech. good times! but microbio is by FAR my fav class! love it!

[pug540]

Looks like I got lucky! My micro professor is hilarious! Makes class fun, and he really knows his stuff! He told us he writes notoriously hard tests tho.... ekk.. we'll see how I do..

OMG...I think I'm in your class! Chris Friel at WCC?

[JakeyWakey]

OMG...I think I'm in your class! Chris Friel at WCC?

OMG! Yes!!!!! Who are you?!?

[JaxiaKiley]

My micro class is over next week. We are working on our unknowns in lab this week. I think I finally have mine isolated, but sheesh, this is nerve-wracking.

[whisperingechos2]

I'm taking Micro this summer too. I have the class every 2 weeks or so on Sundays. I have to sit there from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. It definitely is something else, but i'm glad i'm getting it out of the way. 3 more classes left :)