EduardoLugo

Grr, why people care about A's? those who are getting 70's should vent. I am getting 70's in all my exams. I am currently failing two courses and maybe a lab. I dunno what to do. I guess I just need help. You should be happy with a B. Nobody will care about your grade, just yourself ;\

I am a new student of UMass lowell. It takes me a while to adapt to new environment. I have no friends and I haven't made any. So basically, I'm doing this on my own, I don't ask for help and whatnot. I know it is time to start going to tutoring. I always did my work on my own. I finished college with a GPA of 3.42 mostly doing all of my work on my own, without asking for help. I am getting kick in the face by chemistry and management precalc. I have never taken chemistry and I only got to Algebra 1 (I took that like 2 years ago) As of now, I am failing for precalc and chemistry. I'm doing just OK for Chemistry lab; I just have to do better for exam 2 and 3 to pass. If I do bad, I will fail. Anyways, I am doing good in Microbiology. I might end up with an A, but because I am stressed... not sure. I am ignoring microbiology for now to do better in my other courses. I just need study tips. When something is new to me, it takes a while to learn it. Oh, and I am taking Intro to sociology, but I plan to drop that course. I am completely ignoring that class. Also, I work 26 hours a week. Thus, I am taking 15 credits class and I work 26 hours a week. I registered late since I had to wait, so I don't like my schedule. Next semester will be better because I know what to do. I really want to pass all of my courses.

Ever since I went vegan ( I used to eat mostly raw food ) now I eat less raw food, so I don't eat a lot of fruits. I should get back to that diet. That's how I got a lot of A's in college. A&P 1-2 is harder than Microbiology , I ended with B's for these courses. My goal is to get at least 3 hours of study for Microbiiology and Chemistry per day. I want good GPA in science. I am more of a visual learner. I will not learn by just listening. I have to see some videos in order to picture it.

it is difficult to do #2! since i work 26 hours a week and taking a lot of courses. Im falling a bit behiind in all. im trying to catch up

I hope you get accepted! Spanish is my first language. It is a good language to learn. :)

Not sure if I am doing good, but so far, I got a 75 in exam 1 for Chemistry, 83 for exam 1 in Micriobiology, 53 out of 70 ( I think it is a C ) for Pre-Calc exam 1, and 73 for Microbiology lab. I think I am going to do so bad in chemistry lab.. I don't understand anything and I haven't studied.. I better study. I like Microbiology and Math, but chemistry is a challenge.. so much to memorize! It won't fit in my brain . I did make a lot of mistake for all of my exam. My mind always go blank duriing an exam ;\ I could have easily gotten an A for microbiology because I did study hard for it to get a good mark, but I couldn't visualize what I wrote on flashcards, etc. My math teacher is happy for me that I got a C. Initially, he told me I might have to retake pre-calc, but if I keep doing this good, I'll pass ^^ I work 27 hours a week and taking 4 courses plus 3 labs. Not too bad >:\

I am trying to focus more on science since I want good GPA in science. ^^;; My goal is to get at least B+ or A for my science courses. I want to keep my GPA above 3.5 for science. It is good enough for me. I'm doing bad for all of my courses because of my dang job. I'm trying to chance shift and get less hours. Once I change shift, I will study hard! I know I still have a chance to get the grade I want :)

I got 70's on the first exam for Chemistry, Microbiology, and Microbiology lab. So yeah, my avgs are like 70's for all of my courses. Except maybe Math.. it is too hard. My teacher said I might have to retake it. I need study options. I am concerned to end up getting bad grades, like C on some class as a final grade. I am trying to change shift at my job and work at least 16-18 hours a week or I will quit! :) So do you think I should mostly watch videos on Youtube (it does help me a lot because I can picture it.) When I read something, I just don't get it.. I need pictures, etc. I am a more like a visual learner.

I am screwed because I have never worked as a CNA. You think they would still hire me if I apply now? Like, if they know that my license expires in 2 weeks and I have never worked as a CNA, I don't think I will get hired ;\ You think I should just wait 'till it expires and take the CNA state exams again? I forgot a lot of things so I gotta practice online and read the CNA book a bit.

Hey all, I got accepted for the Nutritional science, I know it is not Nursing, but I check your e-mail and see if you got accepted!! They e-mailed me that I got accepted before I got the letter. I hope many of you get accepted!

I wanted to apply for LPN in Greater Lowell Technical high school, but I know I really love healthy food and so I went for Nutritional science. I will be going for Nursing after! Good luck to you in your career!! You'll do succeed :)

I ended up going for Nutritional science (BS). The good news is that I got accepted for the Fall 2013. It will be challenging. I saw it is harder than BSN. I will be taking mostly science courses. At least this will help me with nursing! If I decide to go for nursing, it won't take 4 years! since I will be taking all the science courses. I will certainly go for BSN after Nutritional science.

Btw, I never heard of "TEAS" Is that a requirement only for the BSN in UMass? I applied for the Nutritional science (bs) but I never did any TEAS. However, they never mentioned that, so I hope that doesn't matter. If I get accepted, it will be excited! I heard Nutritional science is harder than Nursing because I will be taking almost all science courses. This will help me later when I decide to go Nursing

Sorry if this thread is old.. I didn't know they were accepting transferring student for the BSN.. I was told they were not accepting any transferring stupid, but that was like a year ago. Maybe they are accepting now. Oh well, too late. I applied for the Nutritional science (BS). I will go for Nursing after. I am waiting for the letter! I hope I got accepted.

I live in MA. I did find out that I need to work 8 years out of 2 years to renew and keep my license. So I shouldn't let them know that I really need the job to keep my license? hah. I did e-mail some company that I need the job to keep my license active.

Thanks all!! I will start applying everywhere after my two weeks vacation. I will try to do good at interviews.

I've decided to stay working at UPS for a little longer because the hours are convenient. However, I can't let my license expire. Do you think it will be hard to find a job as a CNA even though it's been so long since I got my license and I never worked as a Nursing assistant? I have like 4 months to find a job as a CNA to keep my license. Not sure if there are other ways to keep my license..

I am sure you would enjoy working as a RD more than adn nurse. Helping people with diet is very good and can save a lot of lives! Heart attack disease is the number killer in US and that is caused by eating a lot of animal products. So yeah, that's why I aspire to become a Nutritionist!

Yeah, I'm a vegan who is very into Nutrition. I would love to know more about food. I saw taking Nutritional science will help me with nursing because I will be taking all science courses. I always wanted to become a Holistic Nurse practitioner or something. I want to help people naturally without the use of drugs.

I always do bad at interviews. I am trying to work on that, so I've been searching on google for questions that are likely most asked on interviews. That's why I don't get hired, I do terrible at interviews. I got lucky to be working at UPS... I had to e-mail them and told them that I do bad at interviews, etc.. they felt bad and gave me a chance.. to their surprised, I became one of the best worker at UPS.

I can't seem to find a job at a facility I thought it would be easy to find a job since I am male. I heard male nurses were needed, but boy, was I wrong... yesssssss. I waited to long to apply. My license expires in a couple of months so there's no way to get hired.. ;\

Hello! My license expires soon. My aunt is taking care of my grandpa and she does get paid like 300-400$ every other week. However, my grandfather told me that she doesn't visit him at all, etc.. he can't bend or walk at all. Also, he is overweight. Is it possible to gain experience this way? I messaged my aunt and I hope we can talk about this. ^^;; She's not taking care of my grandfather at all and she is still getting paid... who would do such thing ;\

Hmm, I took Nutrition and A&P 1-2. Wonder if they count towards hours? I gotta check. I live in MA

I thought home care would do? Did you do most of the skills?

I saw chemical peeling is better than scar cream and cost cheaper. I'm gonna try the chemical peeling thing along with derma roller. I did research on these and saw lots of positive reviews. I guess Aloe vera fresh and MSM lotion wasn't enough for me, so I gotta try something stronger ;\