tamaraglennon

Any tips for remebering polyatomic ions?

Thank you so much for all your words of encoragement! I did notice today (in fact) the tutors for physiology so I will be taking them up on the help! I am SO excited about a career in nursing and can't wait to get my hands dirty! LOL I.WILL.DO.IT! That is my mantra!

So I am a transfer student working on my last few pre-reqs before I can apply to the nursing program at RIC...Just need some guidance. I took Anatomy at Ric this summer and got a B+ (really wanted an A) I am taking Chem 105 and Physiology this semester. Next semester I will take Chem 106 THEN apply. Is that right? The way I am thinking the earliest I could possibly get in is Fall 2010 right?! Currently my GPA is sitting at a 3.33 which is obviously too low to get in therefore I need A's in my classes to boost it up. I am so stressed because I am really struggling in physiology! I feel like I am not smart enough. I mean I am struggling in conversions! I have been out of school since about 2000, have 2 small kids, married and stink at math! I have not even been formally accepted in RIC much less declaring a major! Application is in though! Any thoughts. Is there something I am missing or something that I should be focusing on? Thanks a million!

This is what scares me and I am starting to doubt myself! Any thoughts...am I reading into it more? Who did you have at Ric? I have Dr. A....wish it was Dr. H though!

I am taking it at RIC and it is proving to be tougher than Anatomy in my honest opinion! We are only in week two and I feel like she is speaking greek to me! I can memorize an encyclopedia if I had to and this is all conceptual which I am not good at!

Well everyone, I scored 100% on the lab exam! Today was the lecture exam and I scored 76% I am SOOOO frustrated! I studied my butt off! (3-4 hours each day, I read the chapters 3-4 times, took the quizzes at the end of the chapters, had a study group) What is SO frustrating is when he presents the materials in the lecture it is very straight forward, easy to understand but when it came time for the test his questions were worded completely different. Obviously he can't make the tests like a 1st grade vocabulary test but geezzzz the wordage was all out of sorts and had things in there that we didn't even cover in lecture or wasn't even on our study guide! Ok vent over, I am getting off the floor and going for a drink!

My first Lab practicum is tomorrow! I feel pretty good about it though! Wish me luck!

I am taking a few last pre-reqs so that I can apply to the nursing program hopefully Spring 2010. I am currently taking Anatomy at RIC and it is kicking.my.butt!!!!! It is 16 weeks of information crammed into 6 weeks! I am struggling. Although I am ahead of the schedule as far as reading I am having trouble "commiting" it to memory! I have a stack about an inch thick of flashcards and that is only for one chapter! Our first test covers 8 chapters! I feel inept and like I am never going to "get it"! Just wanted to vent! Any nurses here that can give me some tips. I am afraid...if I can't handle Anatomy how can I handle Micro and Physiology! Any tips! I am so nervous for our lab test....if I had a word bank i could ace it but it just doesn't work that way! Looking at the list of bones to know, I can walk up to the skeleton and point them out (most of them) but to walk up to a table full of bones with pointers pointng to a random spot/bone....I don't know! Help!

Not trying to hijack thread....Can anyone tell me what the text book is for Human Anatomy (231) at RIC. I start 6/29 BUT I like to be prepared and if I can get it ahead of time that would be awesome! Also I wonder who my prof is at RIC?

Thanks Chris...I am SUPER Stoked to take anatomy. Out of all my classes this is the one I am most excited about. That excitement will hopefully boost my enthusiasm to study! LOL I am most worried about the Chem classes... I attempted Chem at least 2-3 times at Texas Tech (10 yrs ago) and each time I had to withdraw mid semester. Maybe it will be a little different this time around! Also are there any study groups at RIC? My POA is to have both of my kids in full time daycare. SO my classes/lab are from 8-11 then I will stay at the campus to study until at least 2-3 pm. Then head home to get my babies! I think that this will help me to study uninterrupted! If I am at home I will be to distracted! Also where is the best place to get books? Campus book store? half.com? I was given the list of books for Anat. and thought I would pick them up this week (if they have them already) maybe I can get a jump start on the books. Can you give me a brief overview of what anatomy entails? I am thinking bones, muscle structures....am I way off base?

So while double checking my schedule I realized that i was enrolled in Chem 106...I haven't taken Chem 105 SO I dropped chem and added Anatomy! I have Kinsey....any thoughts on that? In the fall I will do Chem 105 and maybe social psych/sign language! Thanks again for all your help!

:loveya: Thank you so much for all of your replies! This is a great thread and I am so glad that I found it! I agree with what everyone said! Here is my POA... Chem 105 Summer session 2 Chem 106 Fall 09 Anatomy fall 09 * social psych to boost GPA or maybe Sign Language! Apply to Nursing program Spring 2010 Keeping my fingers crossed! When should I try to take My Cores? Western Lit and so on! Does RIC take into account your GPA when transfering? I have a 2.1 :imbar :angryfire

I took Statistics at TTU and was told by the advisor at RIC that it was sufficient to cover my math that is needed to graduate! My first class is Chem 105 this summer and I am SOOOOO nervous! How does getting a minor in another language look? I would love to learn Spanish. I took it all through HS and was pretty good at it. I know in the long run it will help my job search to be fluent in another language! I wish I could think of who I have for chem...any thoughts on good/bad professors? Is chem during the summer going to be tougher than any other time? Also thank you so much for all your help and time!

Thank you so much! I am more nervous than ever now though! SO I am taking the first Chem this summer and have already taken the pysch pre-req (my original degree was psych) Are there any classes that I can take that are an "easy A" to help boost my GPA? Chem is going to be really tough on me! How much math is involved in Chem...should I take a refresher math class? I am awful at math...my hubby graduated from the Naval Acedemy with a degree in Quanitative Mathematics! So he can help as much as he can! I got nothing but A's in high school in Alegebra but that was all I took in HS since I graduated a year early with honors! But then I attempted College Algebra and had to drop it every stinkin time! Also let's throw another wrench into the issue...DH is scheduled to transfer to Hawaii in August 2010...should i stay here and finish Nursing here at RIC or transfer to U of H! I do know that none of the nursing classes will transfer! Also what classes are in the core 1 & 2? Western Lit and West History? THis will be the first time in my college career to be able to devote 100% of my time and efforts to school! Although I have a 6yr old and an 18 month old I have a very supportive hubby! Thanks in advance! Oh one more thing, do they take into consider "life experiences" I have a significant medical background from my previous jobs!

Hi there everyone! I am hoping that someone can point me in the right direction! Here is a little background...I am a transfer student enrolled at RIC planning on applying to the nursing school after getting my pre req's out of the way. I will be transferring in 48 credits with a very low GPA! (I was young and dumb) 10 yrs later I have decided that nursing is where I want to be and what I want to do! I met with a general advisor to evaluate my credits and she breifly told me what classes I need to take before I apply! Chem 105 and 106 Bio Anatomy Bio Physiology I am signed up for Chem 105 this last summer session at RIC...I have not even applied to the school or to nursing program yet. My advisor said that I would need to apply to the college but that it shouldn't be a problem to get in since I have 48 credits! My weakest part in school is math and Chem. I have satisfied my math already though! I took Biology 1402 (animals at Texas Tech University and got a B+) but I am not so strong at Chem! I will be going full speed ahead and plan on taking a minimum of 12-15 credits per semester! At this rate my advisor thought I would be done in 2 1/2 to 3 yrs! I am considering applying at URI, Uconn and anywhere else! I am bound and determined to get in! I guess my question is this...do I have a chance at getting in IF I get a decent grade (B) in my 3 classes and when would the earlist be that I would be able to apply to the nursing program! I am so confused and need help! Tamara