Pre-Cal or Finite Math

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Hi everyone! I am about to register for my second semester of pre-reqs and I don't know which math to pick. Which one will benefit me more for nursing school? Thanks for your responses in advance!

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Specializes in Psychiatry.

Neither. Stats will benefit you more. If you're able to take upper level math, you already possess all the math knowledge required for nursing school.

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Specializes in CVICU.

I would recommend you do Statistics instead, as it will likely be required for your BSN if you choose to get it later on. A math past College Algebra, however, will not be.

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My brain hurts just reading the title of this post. Neither will help you. Take Stats, most BSN programs I've seen require it anyway

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Thanks for the responses everyone! My school doesn't require that i take Finite Math i was just wondering which one would be more beneficial.

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I took finite math before stats (My BSN program required a college level math course in addition to Stats) I really enjoyed it, and I am not a natural at math. Definitely different than any other math course I've taken. I've taken pre-calc too, but I think if you just wanted to take another math, (in addition to stats) I'd take finite math.

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I took Pre-Calculus (Summer '12) and Statistics (Spring '13). I found Statistics to be more "helpful" when it came to being able to relate to nursing. Statistical applications can be used in any field as it is the "science of data collection and interpretation". I needed to take Pre-Calculus in order to take General Physics I which (believe it or not) was a requirement for my top choice BSN program. I found it to be interesting as well, especially logarithms. It did come in handy when I took General Chemistry II when we did equations involving pH.

Just my $0.02. Good luck! :-)

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