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The testing was definitely different for my non-core classes. Assignments and exams for my English Writing, Literature, Western Civ, and Sociology were essay-based. I did not take any multiple-choice testing for any of those subjects. So it was easier for me.

Hi pmabraham, thank you for your feedback! :) I would usually read the chapters over twice and since there is an online learning tool called ConnectPlus for AP I would go on learnsmart to practice and quiz myself daily. However when it comes time to the exams I become really nervous and panic on the spot because the wording is different. Obviously I know professors want students to think critically that is why the exams cannot be the same as the one on ConnectPlus. Same goes for Chemistry. I would practice problems and know how to do it but when I take the exam I panic and have a hard time recalling which formula to apply for each problems. For Drug Calculations I was really surprised when I got a C because when I was doing the practice problems before my midterm and final I was very confident in myself. But once it came time for the exams I panicked when I looked at the problems. Again it was hard to recall which method and formula to use. Once I see all the questions I just panicked and get overwhelmed before starting the exam.

Hi, I am new to allnurses.com and am so glad there is a forum all about nursing. So ever since high school sciences and math were never my strong subjects. I have always excelled in English literature, history, philosophy, and art;however, not so much in the core sciences, such as chemistry or biology. Ironically, I find science more interesting and intriguing. Nursing is a profession I hold with utmost respect towards and my passion as of now is nursing. I know academically I am not strong, but my ambition and determination trumps that. Right now I am a junior in college taking pre nursing courses but am doing very poorly in them. I passed A&P I, A&P II, ChemI, ChemII, Human Development, and Drug Calculations with C's while excelling in English literature, Western Civilization, Nutrition, Sociology with A's. My GPA as of now is a 2.3 and I want to get into the Nursing program at UMass Boston. I am and will always be interested in health care. That is a field I am adamantly passionate about. But does the results from my core pre-nursing courses really determine if I am capable of being a nurse? Should I listen to the result as a sign nursing is not for me? This is the most painful realization ever because all of my professors tell me there is nothing I can do to get into a Nursing program with a GPA lower than 3.7.