KariT

I agree with everyone point. But the OP does seems very intent on going to a private community college that she doesn't care what any of us think but she will learn in the long run.

Thank you for this!

I would also like to add that I took my microbiology w/lab class at my local community college and it was 10x as hard than it would be taking it at my university (or so I heard). I believe that my university professors make the courses very easy to make a passing grade in it and don't push the students at all which is why I was able to retain a 4.0. It also doesn't help that it's just a liberals art college with no nursing major so the classes are not as rigorous for pre-nursing students sadly.

Yeah, I believe if it wasn't for the curves I would have pushed myself harder in that class.

Hi everyone! I passed A&P 1 with a A and A&P II with a B. Although I don't feel like I have learned anything in A&P II because I barely studied for it and just kept guessing on the exams and it help that my teacher kept adding a 15 point curve to each exam (test average was usually 54%-67%). I scored a 75 on all my exams without the curve (except for th final). My final exam in that class (digestive system) I did not study for it at all because it was take home and all I did was Google the answers and ended up with a B with no curve which boosted up my final grade to a high B (89%). Same for lab, I only attended maybe 5/16 labs because attendance was not mandatory. All I did was copy from my friends labs and studied those then took the lab exams. I ended with an A in lab as a final grade as it was really easy to get. So as you can see, I just don't feel prepared to start nursing school without much background in A&P II even though I took it this spring semester which I am ashamed of. Same goes for my medical terminology class, I received an A but since it was online I never once studied for it but just googled all the answers and got help from my sister who was a medical assistant on some problems. This is why I absolutely HATE online classes because I never take them seriously or put any effort in them. How bad will this affect me in nursing school? I was a 4.0 student but my GPA went down to a 3.84 this semester. I took these classes at my state university. Thanks.

My nursing school has an optional NCLEX prep class for $300 during the last semester.

I took gen chem 1 for this spring semester and I can say without a doubt it was harder than Organic Chemistry to me personally (I took this class before gen chem and scored an A). I believe this because gen Chen 1 had a lot of math and I wasn't any good at it. So I say to know how to do dimensional analyst and basic algerbra because it will come in handy. Also your teacher can make or break you. There were 15-17 students at the start of my gen chem class and dwindled down to only 4 towards the end of the semester though 2/4 barely went to class. I passed with a B simple because my teacher liked me and I always went to class on time and did the HW.

I doubt it. My school only weighed the reading and math (as most other schools in my area of who utilizes the KAT exam). I scored a 73 with a 92 in reading and 79 in math. But I suggest you to speak with admissions at your school to get the real answer.

Yikes! I'm very good at writing paper but I've never been a fan of them. What class is this?

My nursing program has a 16 credit accelerated summer as well where you can take no fewer than 8 credits the 3 semester.... It seems scary. Please let us us know how your semester is going and I wish you the best of luck!

I wish you the best of luck! I don't have any children but I can relate, I babysitt my 7 month old brother every day for 8 hours and he's a handful and a joy at the same time. Plus, he just got out of the hospital from a 11 day stay so I have been spoiling him nonstop because he deserves it!

Me too! This is first summer that I'm not officially working or in school and I'm bored out of my mind. I miss being in school because it gave me something to do and it's all I know sadly. But good news: I also start my nursing program August 21st and I can't wait!

Couldn't you just get the degree in "pre-nursing" then apply to a BSN program with that to pursure your RN? Because I'm pretty sure you can. So, make a list of all the BSN programs you would like to apply for then look up the needed requirements and prerequisites you would need to apply to that specific program. Once you figure all that out, try to add on extra classes to the pre-nursing degree of whatever you may need for different programs such as microbiology, statistics, nutrition, medical terminology, etc. Also be broad and apply to both ADN and BSN programs, you can be a RN with both and if you choose to you can go back for your BSN as a bridge program or check whether the community college has a ADN-BSN concurrent enrollment program. I hope I helped!

I took both Pysch 101 and 102 (Lifespan Development) in the same semester and was really easy to get high A's in both. Same with nutrition in which I took that with 6 other classes. Of course there is paper writing, reading, and research projects associated with these types of classes, but I assure you getting and A or B in these classes are the norm if you just do your work.

Does anyone not know their final grade(s) yet? I still do not know what my grade will be in my statistics course because my prof never post are grades so I don't know what I got on my last exam (and apparently I will never know)....I'm so anxious to know my final grade that it's eating me alive. Especially since I can't get a D or it will affect my admission into the nursing program

Personally.... I would not want to miss a full week of stats while being considered 'horrible' at math. I took stats this semester and I only missed 1 day of class but I still felt behind because I couldn't teach that type of math to myself so easily... But biology is a totally different thing that I feel like you could read and study the required chapters and still ace the course. I missed sone days of A&P but was still able to pull a high A by just reading the chapters and doing some quick memorization. So I would choose biology.

Are you applying to more than one program? If so, I personally would choose the second but only because it is not ''intro to chem" and can be more widely transferable. But if you are only interested in applying to one specific program that requires it than I would go for the first.

I was actually in a similar situation such as yours....2 years ago I had the opportunity to go to LPN school for FREE. So my mom kept telling me to do it now so I don't have to waste years on trying to become a BSN RN but I chose not do it because becoming a RN was where my heart was to. Becoming an LPN would have set my goals back another year or so. Fast forward these past years, I will now be starting nursing school in the fall after two years of prerequisites and my mom couldn't be prouder that I chose this route and I am too. So this shows that with a little patience and hard work you can set your mind on anything and achieve it.

I just got accepted to the only school I applied to with a 4.0 GPA and about a 73 on my entrance exam. It took my 4 semesters of prerequisites before I was able to apply for it.

I do plan on it and hopefully it is treatable. Thank you for the advice!

No, I haven't started clinical yet. And I haven't always been a germaphobe it just started about 1.5 year ago in which I was not this obsessed with until I took microbiology and it kinda fueled the fire from there.

Great suggestion!

Hi everyone! I am almost certain that I may get some negative responses from this post but I'm being realistic and just need some advice of what I should be aware of when trying to avoid germs as much as possible and still become a nurse. So I am an upcoming junior in a BSN program that will start this fall, but my aunt and my siblings doesn't think it will be the right career for me because I'm a germaphobe. But I always tell them that I can still be a nurse and just not touch anything without gloves. Like for example, I will never touch a doorknob/elevator button without a kleenex; I constant bleach my bathroom (the fumes overwhelme my family; once I take a shower I cannot go back outside or wear outside clothes/shoes; I constantly clean my phone every night with alcohol to the point it has messed up my screen and hands; I also do not like when people touch me without first seeing them wash their hands; I wash my hands up to my forearm atleast 6-10 times a day to point I now have sensitive skin and eczema; I don't drink/eat from cups, spoons, or bowls if someone has already used it once before even if it was clean; lastly I wash my bed sheets everday and poor galf a gallon of detergent in there and this to the point where my mother say I'm the reason why her water bill is so high. I do other things that sometimes I'm not aware of when it comes to germ but I can't think of them right now. But my question is how this affect me a nurse? Is there someone I should be aware of being a germaphobe and a nurse? I believe I will just find in the profession and still be able to avoid my fears as possible. Because as long as I have gloves on I wound'nt mind cleaning up poop or amything. EDIT: I also forgot to mention that I spend about $60-$100 a month in cleaning supplies because I use them so much that they never last more than 3 days so I always go out and buy some more in bulk. Also sorry for any grammatical errors.

All the nursing program near me has all the basic requirements of prerequisites to take such as: Micro A&P 1& 2 Nutrition Statistics Gen Chemistry 1 Pysch & development psych Then anything else will be included base on the school or wether it's a BSN

A nurse who has become a close friend of mine in my chemistry class is taking a few classes over to start her NP degree. She has really poor time management in which I have told her on occasion because she doesn't study for lecture at all and has already missed a few class because of her full time job as a an RN. She works the night shift and is always tired when she gets to class in the morning. She always seems constantly stressed out and tells me all these horror stories that a nurse has to go through when dealing with patients in the ER (such as having constant codes and rape victims) and how she is treated by management and needs more pay. This basically scares me because I'm only 19 and she's about 25 years older than me but yet I see myself in her as a future nurse and hating my career. I just got accepted into nursing school but now I'm doubting that this career is not all that it seems and I'm going to be fairly disappointed as a nurse and wanting to get out of it like she's trying to. So basically my question is: how do the nurses with more than 2+ years of experience last in this profession with the constant stress that is put on them, and how do you manage your social life and time when your working night shifts?