Need Advice!!

hodgieRN · Mar 16, 2013

Dang! When I was a sophomore, my only plan was figuring out what day to skip school for surfing.

Nutrition isn't hard. It's pretty straight forward. I am not sure about Nursing perspectives.

Psych isn't bad either. It more theory-based and you have to do some reading. I didn't like it that much. Some of it was boring.

Composition I is ok if you are able to write. It depends on the person. You are going to write lots and lots of papers. It can be time-consuming. It sucks when you have homework, exams....and then a paper that's due that week. Psych and comp I can be done and I don't think it is that bad, but I have no idea what it will be like as dual enrollment. Your workload in high school may be the deciding factor.

If you are going on to your bachelors in nursing, you will need chemistry. If you want ( and if your workload is changed around), you can look into taking AP chem and get that out of the way. You can test out and not need to take it in college. That can save money for that course.

Can you handle all that and take a CNA course? Just remember that your grades in the pre-reqs will carry over in your college career. You don't want to push it and have your grades sacrificed for getting ahead of the game. Many colleges students apply to nursing school with 4.0's. Whatever you do, be smart about it. College\ admissions won't really care if you finished early. It will look impressive, but nothing speaks louder than your college GPA.

tinks599 · Mar 16, 2013

How much more of a load is this over your normal? If you usually overachieve, then you should be okay provided you aren't taking a lot of hard sciences (Chem, Physics) or math. You will have to manage your time well and stay on top of things. For instance, are you also working? Your best bet is to be honest with yourself and proceed accordingly. Set yourself up for success and not failure and all that other good advice.

CNADaughter · Mar 17, 2013

Thanks hodgieRN for so much help/advice! I think I might not take Nursing Perspectives until maybe the summer before applying to the CC, so I can be able to focus on just those other courses. My high school work is not all that challenging, which is why I wanted to try to get a jump start on college courses. I'd rather take college courses than sit around in a high school course that doesn't require me to think or learn. Anyways, thanks for all the helpful advice, I really appreciate it. :)

CNADaughter · Mar 17, 2013

tinks599, my normal high school course load isn't all that challenging, which is why I was trying to go for some college classes. I am not working as of now, but I might pick up an extremely part-time job in the future. I am taking Chemistry and Pre-Calculus while taking these courses, but math and science are my strongest classes, so I am not worried about these. Thanks for the advice. :)

tinks599 · Mar 18, 2013

tinks599 my normal high school course load isn't all that challenging, which is why I was trying to go for some college classes. I am not working as of now, but I might pick up an extremely part-time job in the future. I am taking Chemistry and Pre-Calculus while taking these courses, but math and science are my strongest classes, so I am not worried about these. Thanks for the advice. :)[/quote']
I hope things go well for you. I'm an adult going back to school. I have to pace myself but part of that has to do with how things have changed. You do have an advantage for going through this fresh in/out of high school. Keep your eye on the prize. It seems to get here quicker than you think. I remember starting back to school in 2008...while I was working full time and just felt like I HAD to find a way to continue my education. Fast forward to 2013. I will graduate this Spring with my Bachelors in Health Sciences and I have been accepted to the nursing program as of last Thursday. You are 100% correct to save yourself time and money if you can handle it. I can tell you that my education is costing a butt load of money and my husband and I still think it will be worth every penny. I admire you being good in the sciences. I love them, but I have to work pretty hard to do well. No matter. There is always something we struggle with. Nobody is great at everything. LOL!
Good luck and let us know how you are doing.

hodgieRN · Mar 20, 2013

No problem! There is another class that might be interesting. I know it may sound stupid, but they are classes like " college success " or "college life," something like that. It's totally not needed, but they give you good pointers and helpful strategies that help you get ready for college. If you are waiting to take other classes and you are needing something to fill your schedule with something easy, that can be an option. I think it's 6 week course and high school students duel enroll in that all the time. I think admission officers like seeing that on a college app. I think some CC encourage it for seniors or first semester college student. Just a thought... You sound like someone who enjoys having different things going on. Good luck!