Sackery-Binx

Hello, I attend Baker college and am looking for opinions! I am in a microbiology class with *********right now and we recently had to present with groups on diseases she assigned us. Which I was fine with, I did my part and most of my group members did theirs as well. The night before everyone in the group shared messages with one another via text and email no problems were reported and we were to meet early that day to do the poster board. I arrived to school that day at seven am sharp! However, I was waiting alone until 8:30. Which, didn't worry me because I had my part done. All my information was sent and I was trying to better memorize my lines so I didn't get points deducted. However, at 8:30 the girl who was responsible for the poster board showed up with a blank board, a pair of scissors and glue claiming that she had a rough weekend. Which I am not saying she didn't. I just have never in my experience as a college student witnessed someone who cared so little about their grades. Anyways, our group was in a panic trying to get this board that she had said she was going to do finished in thirty minutes. I had the correct spelling pasted on the board when I had first put it on there however, my lack of 'creativity' caused the girl to take my title off and redo it to make it look more fancy.In doing so however she misspelled the word DISEASES. In the panicked state I'm sure my whole group was in since she arrived with an unfinished board no one check over her spelling job. Considering if she was unsure, she should have done so herself. I do not think my group who did all the work and sent all the materials in advanced deserves to be punished with a low score. We are all trying to make it into the nursing program and that we had determined responsibilities prior. If she had any issues she could have told three students including myself she couldn't do the board who would have gladly stayed up all night to complete the board. She failed to do so. I don't see why we are all being penalized for that individual students lack of responsibility. Okay with that information.... I have emailed ******* and *******. My teacher and the dean of health sciences. Nothing is being done about this issue. Should I try and take it to another dean or someone else? Or should I just accept the fact that I'm being graded based on someone else's lack of responsibility and initiative? Also, I have a 3.91 GPA as of right now. All A and A-'s with the exception of a transferred which was a B in composition. The reason I posted in this section is because only Baker students or graduates of the nursing program here will know what deciding factors play into your acceptance into the program... Will this grade greatly decrease my chances of being accepted?I'm sorry but I just don't think this is right considering the hard work I had put into this class, and all my classes that someone else's abilities are holding me back....

Anyone who is a pre nursing student at Baker? I heard today that it is extremly impossible to be accepted. A women who sat next to me in Micro said her friend applied with a 3.9 (which is close to what I have, 3.91) and around a 80 on her Kaplan exam but she was denied. That got me really worried. I was wondering if there is anyone who is in the program now who could help eaze my mind a bit, or give it to me straight. Cause I will definatly be busting my tail to get 4.0 these next 2 semesters so I can bring my GPA as close to a 4.0 as possible! Also, if anyone has any good study adive for the Kaplan!? I'm sure there the same test at all Baker campuses, but to those who have taken it... What worked for you? Last, if all else fails and I dont get in at this campus or any other Baker campus, what are school that take most of Baker's credits?

I'm taking Intro to Electronic Health Records and Pathophysiology. (:

Okay that's good to know! I thought they just totally took out those classes and it made me a little worried considering my lack of skills in mathematics. I however am not going through LPN schooling, but RN. Which if the classes are included in the fundamentals, it would explain why I didn't see the individualized classes on there! As for the algebra concerns. I have already taken the basic math and pre algebra so this upcoming semester ill be doing the actual pre req math. Intro Algebra! Ill be studying non stop for that class so I have the basic concepts ill need to use when I become a nursing student-nurse. Thanks for the help!(:

I have not taken statistics yet. I don't know if its a pre req at my school, or if ill have to take it once I get into the program! Another strange thing I noticed is we also don't have a drug administraion-dosage class? Do have it where you are? Or @ CT Pixie, did try have it when you were in school && was it a pre req or a class after fundamentals? See, we have a whole rotation schedule and I don't have it at all. I find that weird especially since they are having us go through algebra... Do you use algebra as a nurse? Cause from what I read its mostly dosages and calculations. So I find it strange that we don't have that class! As for the professor, I will defiantly take your words for it! Maybe it will be best going in with a clear slate and no presumptions! If all else fails, I will defiantly ask quetions and be active (so hard in math... Terrified of getting board work incorrect, lol). But regardless, it will be done!(:

Ill defiantly try the google search to try it on my own so I'm not completely clueless. & as for the rate my professor thing, i don't usually listen to the absurd comments. I normally look for the fairness in grading, I took a psych class in which the professor was undeniably grading unfairly. I do not like to take teachers that spoon fed either, i want to take a professor who will actually teach. So when i get to where i am going, ill know what I'm doing. Its a little lame i admit, to know a bit about a professor but it is not a huge determiner in whether i take them or not. I just like to have a little notion of how they are in the class room. Last, ill defiantly have to pick up a Kaplan book. You may not know but if anyone has any idea, can you use any type of calculator on the Kaplan exam? &&, Thank you for the response & tips. Just trying to put my mind at ease.(:

I attended Baker college. I'm 19 and determined. I have a 3.91 GPA. I've only got two quarters left before I apply to the Nursing program yet I am literally a worried wreck. I do not understand how to take blood pressure well, they showed us a little in A&P2 but didn't get into it much. I don't want to look like a fool once I get into the program by not knowing what I'm doing. Tips?!? Also, my math skills are very poor and I schedule my teaches based on reviews from rate my professor, but this semester they switched my math teacher to someone who isn't on their and I can't switch my schedule due to all the classes I'm taking in order to apply this summer! I don't like having someone I don't know a little bit about, especially for math because my GPA is everything to me!! Suggestions?! Another thing, I have to take the Kaplan entrance exam... Has anyone taken it? What are the best study strategies?!?