PVAMU Spring 2011

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I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread for PVAMU CON 2011 hopefulls! As you will see, I have a lot of questions and concerns! I am at Texas Southern University and I am applying for spring 2011. My science, core, and overall GPA's are above a 3.5 and i have taking the HESI and recieved 84 on math and grammar, 85 on reading comp, but i missed the A&P by 3pts.. i made a 72:mad:! But it was b/c i was taking the exam for UT and they require the vocab and i before i began the A&P section I was crying b/c i failed the vocab section.. i was ******! Anyways, any adive on what to study for the vocab section or A&P section (even though i found it somewhat easy)? I hope this thread will help us in the long run! :)

And if there is already a thread for sorry didnt find it! :idea:

not me. guys we are getting closer and closer to school starting! you excited?

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Blackberri_281

I sent you a pm with my email..could you please forward the email regarding the calculations please? Thank you

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Who is taking the offered elective in the Spring? And who is taking Patho in the summer?

Im taking the elective for the spring and patho for summer... Just dont wanna overwhelm myself and mess up the first semester so I went this route...

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Good to hear, nichole85, I agree and I'm doing that too!

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you guys will be okaY :smokin:, when is sem 1 orientation?

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hey hung! hows everything going for you in the program so far? our family meet and greet and orientation starts jan. 10, so next week!!

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Its going great, I remember being in the same shoes as you guys last year. I'm starting semester 3 this spring lol. Man orientation is going to be very boring for you guys haha.

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Its going great, I remember being in the same shoes as you guys last year. I'm starting semester 3 this spring lol. Man orientation is going to be very boring for you guys haha.

Hung:

I'll like to ask you a couple of questions pls..

What are your current grades so far? Also how many hours do you spend reading and/or studying per week? Do the instructors provide any note packets? Also do you guys use blackboard system as well?

Any studying advice for us? Any advice for making it through in the program as you have done so far? Thankyou Thank you Thank you!

Thank you in advance:yeah:

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Hung:

I'll like to ask you a couple of questions pls..

What are your current grades so far? Also how many hours do you spend reading and/or studying per week? Do the instructors provide any note packets? Also do you guys use blackboard system as well?

Any studying advice for us? Any advice for making it through in the program as you have done so far? Thankyou Thank you Thank you!

Thank you in advance:yeah:

What are your current grades so far?

Semester 1: Basic Concepts B, Health Assessment B, Patho A, Clinical A

Semester 2: Vital Skills (Elective): A, Med Surg 1 B, Pharmacology A, Clinical A

Also how many hours do you spend reading and/or studying per week?

Well first semester, I was pretty lazy and didn't really adjust to nursing school so I failed all my first exams I was like :crying2:. Then what I did was read before every lecture, and then read afterwards as well. I don't remember how many hours I studied per week but Fri,Sat,Sun I would start studying at noon until 8pm with short breaks in between of course.

Do the instructors provide any note packets?

Yes they do, they give you power point slides before their lecture , they will tell you what they are going to cover that they. Right before every test they will give you a blueprint or a guide telling you what topics are going to be covered on the test. The instructor also hold test review sessions right before the test in case you have any questions, you should also attend those because some of them are very helpful.

Also do you guys use blackboard system as well?

As in web ct? Yes all the notes, quizzes, and things they send out to the class will be through blackboard.

Any studying advice for us?

Pre-Read before class to get an idea of what lecture is over, sometimes (most of the time) there are pop quiz right when you walk into class. Take good notes in class (be aware though they do not lecture everything that will be on the exam). Make some friends and do a study group, it helps a lot with your studying.

Any advice for making it through in the program as you have done so far?

Nothing special, just work hard and study hard. You'll feel like there isn't enough time in the week to get everything done because it is pretty overwhelming, but its not that bad.

My biggest advice is do not cram a day or two before the test, probably the biggest mistake I made in nursing school. The questions they ask you on the exam are mostly critical thinking, applications etc... answers won't be straight from the book word for word. You are really going to have to think about the questions they ask you and how you apply what you read in a certain situation.

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how many people from your original class has dropped out?

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Hey Hung, I know reading is required but is there any sections you ever had to focus on besides just reading the entire section of the required lectures? Also, when you study are you reviewing notes from the readings or do you reread the sections?

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Wow Hung, thanks a lot for the great info. :D

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