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I was born and raised in the area you are referring to. (Sad you don't even need to give the name for me to know that). I don't know if it's getting worse, or if I'm just not used to it anymore since I've lived in Seattle for the last three years, but I was just down there and it seemed worse than ever. Outside the new Super Wal-Mart, my husband and I were harassed by a group of guys who were obviously on meth, wanting money. They would not take no for an answer. It was actually quite scary. You shouldn't have to feel unsafe in a town of 9,000 people, but when meth is involved, it makes everything unsafe!

Wellbutrin has been my wonder drug (that and Lithium, I ended up with a bad rash while on Lamictal and had to stop it). After years and years after doctors forcing SSRI's and SNRI's on me, finally a hospitalization and Serotonin Syndrome lead to me being on Wellbutrin. I'm so glad. I hated every single SSRI I was put on (I was tired and sluggish and had zero sex drive), and despised the SNRI's worse (Cymbalta is the one that made me so sick I ended up hospitalized). This isn't to say I don't think SSRI's have a place. My husband is on Zoloft and does great! But in my case I was getting incredibly frustrated being put on SSRI after SSRI when I was always plagued by intolerable symptoms. Anyway, being on Wellbutrin is like night and day compared to the other antidepressants 's I've been on (Celexa, Prozac, Paxil, Cymbalta, Remeron). My Lithium generally made me tired, but when I combined it with Wellbutrin, I have the energy and motivation that I lost for years. I'm like a completely different person. If you would have stepped in to my house six months ago, you would have seen a complete disaster. I was always too tired, worn out, and generally had no motivation to do anything. Now it's spotless, I attend my classes regularly, and I feel really good in life. I advise you to stick with it, but if you're not happy with the results, keep pushing for better. I didn't believe I'd ever feel good in life for a very long time, but with persistance you can find the right meds. No one on here can say for sure what that is, though. So much of these things is trial and error, unfortunately.

I took three last quarter, all with labs, and it was more manageable than I expected. But I don't work, so I have all the time in the world to study (doesn't mean I do though). I would take Chemistry even if you don't know where you're going. It's a pretty basic pre-req for most nursing programs, and in the very least, it'll help with other sciences.

When I was admitted to the hospital, we had two nursing students from ECC. They were great, incredilby social and wonderful, and loved their program! I was very impressed with their bedside manner, compared to some other nursing students from other colleges in the area.

At my college, Bio is a pre-req for Micro. The first day of the class, the instructor gave us an average grade of the students she has had who have done poorly in Bio. Basically, they didn't pass her class. She's a tough instructor, though, and I don't know what your class will be like, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you can study and have a good understanding of certain components of Cellular Biology. We just breezed over glycolysis, cellular respiration, fermentation, but we were expected to have a full understanding of these topics, since they are taught in Bio, and they can get kind of tricky if you haven't studied them before. At the level my teacher expected us to know them / understand them, and at the level she tested on them, it wouldn't be something you could learn in the amount of time you would have along with learning the other stuff you need easily. I devoted many weeks to just studying the cellular respiration with a Bio tutor during Biology just to have an understanding of it. I don't think it would be impossible, but I think you should definitely get a study guide or something similar for Bio to assist you with some of the important topics that apply to Micro.

I loved Micro so much. I had just come off from taking Botany, so Micro for me was so much easier. I admit, I'm a very bad student. I could have gotten a 4.0, but I sometimes didn't go to lecture so I missed a few quizzes, and I didn't study as hard as I could. I ended up with a 3.8 and the class average was 2.4. I also took Micro with two other lab sciences, but my grade did suffer in one of those courses, which I think is because I focused so much on Micro. I think if you fully understood a lot of the processes from Cellular Biology, some of the more difficult subjects in Micro won't be so bad. I did find the Immunology section to be the most challenging to truly understand, and got the lowest grade from that test. Good luck everyone!

I'm so sorry for you! I know how much it is terrible to have life events interfere with school. Have you thought of withdrawing from the class to save your GPA if you can? Just until you can get a little more settled maybe? You're going through a lot right now! Does your school have counselors available for you to talk with? Sometimes they also have career centers to help assist students in getting jobs that are flexible with their schedules so they can afford to rent and what not. Also take out loans and aid if you can so you can move. Or maybe you and your sister can move into a larger apartment to share, so you don't have all the responsibility of the rent.

I'm in Inorganic right now. I have to take an entire year of it (three quarters). I'm not sure what Chem 1A etc. stands for, though. Inorganic Chemistry is also called General Chemistry. The pre-req for Inorganic Chemistry at my college is recent high school chemistry or Intro to Chemistry (Chem 101). Is the Inorganic Chemistry you are taking part of a year long series, for pre-med, pre-engineering majors? If so, it is extremely helpful to have a solid background in chemistry. The lectures are so vague that if you don't already know the stuff the professor is talking about, you just wouldn't get it. If the class is not part of a year long series, and it's a one semester/quarter thing aimed at majors that only need one semester/quarter of it, I'm sure you'll get the hang of it. Just practice practice practice! Also, check out the Chemistry Club thread. There's some great links to wonderful sites that really have helped me! Good luck!

We have our first exam on Thursday and I haven't studied on bit. My bio class is insane and I barely have enough time for anything but it (it has two two-hour labs every week, and we usually have two lab reports due for each one, so that's four lab reports a week. Today in lab we're doing THREE labs, so I'll have three labs due just from today). I really need to get to studying. A lot of it is familiar stuff from Chem 101, but it's still really intense! Wish me luck everyone.

This is the BEST Chemistry site I have found on the internet. It's aimed toward high school chemistry, but it has been such an asset for me. http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/ChemTeamIndex.html It is so good. I print off the pages on what we're going over and do all the practice problems. It really helps you get the basics down so that you can master the subject.

1. Go from cubic feet to cubic inches, from cubic inches to cubic centimeters, which is the same as mililiters: 1 cubic foot x 12 cubic inches / 1 cubic foot x 2.54 cm^3 / 12 cubic inches = 30.48 militers of water 2. First, remember that density of mass divided by grams. Just remember DMV (like the place you get your license). D=M/V. Second, just convert the liters to millilters for the first part: 1 Liter x 1 milliliter / 0.001 liter = 1000 millilters Now you already have grams, so just divide the grams by the 1000 milliliters: 1032 grams / 1000 milliters = 1.032 grams/mm The second part of that question just needs you to convert the grams into kilograms: 1032 grams x 1 kilogram / 1000 grams = 1.032 kg Then divide by one liter 1.032 kg / 1 liter = 1.032 kg/l Phew! I hope I did that right and that it helps! I like to show all my steps to make sure I don't make mistakes.

At my school, Biology is a pre-req for the A&P and Micro courses. The Biology course had A LOT of Chemistry to it. People who hadn't had it were struggling for day one in it. So it depends. I find (Inorganic) Chemistry to be a fairly easy science, though, once you get the basics down. I think it helps build a greater understanding of the sciences that you have to take ahead. Don't be intimidated by the math. It's simple with a litle practice and understanding! Good luck!

Go after what you dream of doing and don't worry about money! Money can't bring you personal satisfaction at the end of the day! I applaud you for making that big step to bring change into your life! Good luck!

My school's system: 95-100% = 4.0 80% = 2.6 70% = 1.6 Seems a bit tougher than the ones posted here so far.

You guys are great with these tips! Anyone have any tips for memorizing polyatomic ions and their charges? I had to do it for intro to chem and just skimmed by with it, but its rearing its ugly head again in Inorganic Chemistry.