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remedial math

Hello All,

I am just curious. I am having to take remedial math course and was wondering if any one else has had to take remedial courses? Math has always been difficult for me. However, I am doing much better (khan academy).

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Pick a good teacher, do a ton of practice questions, and you should be fine.

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Math is somewhat like studying for the NCLEX: question after question after question, is how you are going to get good at it.

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That is what I have been doing,and using Khan Academy. As of right now I have a 98 in the class.

Math takes continual practice. You put in the necessary time and effort and you will be successful. "Bad at math" is a temporary condition if you do the work. Congrats on the 98%!

I don't start until the fall but I didn't do to good on my placement test so I'm going to have to take it as well. Retesting was an options but do to that fact that I haven't taking a math class in years I figured it wouldn't be to bad. I wanna have a good GPA overall so I'm willing to take all the help I can get.

My math was horrible when I first started going to college. I tested into pre-college level math and wound up having to work my way all the way up to statistics. In hindsight, I'm thankful for it. I had to take 4 quarters of pre-college math, but now it's one of my best subjects. I even scored 91% in the math section of the TEAS test.

When I took the entrance exam for college, I got a 29 in the math section (for comparison, I had 99 in reading comprehension and 99 on writing). I had mistakenly thought the entrance exam focused on pre-algebra, and it was very algebra heavy. Whoops. A couple of months before I started college, I worked through Khan Academy, literally starting with 3rd or 4th grade math. My math skills weren't horrible, but I had forgotten so much. I was placed into Intermediate Algebra, and through lots and lots (and lots) of practice tests, Khan Academy, YouTube videos, I got an A. It was actually quite enjoyable after a while, but College Algebra was not!! Once again, lots and lots of practice, same websites and videos, and many tears, I got an A. I got an A in statistics too. If I had gone straight into College Algebra, it would've been a horrific semester and there is no way I could've got an A. I was very thankful for that intermediate class, and all the foundation work I did with Khan Academy.

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UPDATE*

I just want to thank everyone for the tips and help. I have improved my math skill tremendously. I have passed my last math course with an A and will be passing my current math with an A. One more class and I will be able to apply to nursing school. So than you to all of you.

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