Remedieal Math

nurseprnRN, BSN, RN · Sep 3, 2015

Khan Academy on YouTube is your friend!!

HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD · Sep 3, 2015

You are not alone. I was at a meeting recently in which our local CC leaders told us that >60% of incoming students had to take remedial courses ( math &/or English) last academic year.

hstutz86 · Sep 3, 2015

if you did well at the start! then you probably passed.. yea a 65 is bad and especially with exams -holding higher percentage of the total grade... stay positive and if you need to retake it - take the class and study like your life depends on it....

hstutz86 · Sep 3, 2015

Ah.... I thought you were done with the class... you still can raise your grades.. just focus don't let the last grade drag you down ... practice.. put 35 mins daily to focus on problems you have issues solving - never give up... math is confusing for me too .... I forced myself to study math in a quite environment ...... super early ... played some classical music and kept my head down until my hour was done... ask your instructor for help... I'm sure your college/uni has tutors available ....

Be consistent with studying.... I received an A for my consistency.... I never had time to review for my midterm and final and still received high grades... if you study everyday you wont stress believe me...

Good luck

beautyandbrains · Sep 4, 2015

I took the Liberal Arts route... I hate College Algebra

Wave Watcher · Sep 4, 2015

When I first started my pre-reqs for nursing I had to take remedial math.....Basic math, algebra I and algebra II. I was horrible at math obviously.

I have my BSN and applying for BSN-DNP program. You can do it. Keep going. You will be fine!

SBDon · Sep 29, 2015

I had to take remedial math classes also my first few semesters of college. Don't be ashamed!! Everyone picks up at a different pace. In high school my math teachers were football coaches or a bus driver who passed you if you showed up. I had a terrible math foundation going in to college. I would get frustrated that I just didn't get it. And to be perfectly honest, 95 percent of the math we were suppose to learn in school is utterly useless unless you go into an engineering, mathematical career. Hang in there. It gets easier I promise!!

s2bLuluRN · Sep 30, 2015

I had to take remedial math for algebra 2 and I did really well until closer to the end of the semester. I was up doing math homework for 3-4 hours every night and on YouTube until I understood the problems. All of the math was done on mymathlab which wasn't all that great for me so YouTube was always my go to. I passed the class with a 96. You can do this.

hstutz86 · Sep 30, 2015

I had to take remedial math for algebra 2 and I did really well until closer to the end of the semester. I was up doing math homework for 3-4 hours every night and on YouTube until I understood the problems. All of the math was done on mymathlab which wasn't all that great for me so YouTube was always my go to. I passed the class with a 96. You can do this.

my math course was also an online course (mymathlab) .. the exams were taken on location..

quiltynurse56, LPN, LVN · Sep 30, 2015

All the above are great answers. You could also find study buddy who is better at math than you. You can also get a tutor.

You will get this, especially since you started out so well in the class. This is a stumbling block for which you need to dust yourself off and keep at it. Review the concepts you were recently tested over. If this class is an onsite one, you can go to the professor and ask what they see you are not getting.

KThurmond · Oct 7, 2015

Do you have a student center at your school? That might come in handy. I had to take it before. I'm the type that has to have somebody with me while I physically work out the problem. I can't pick it up fully by watching YouTube. Just an idea. Good luck :up: