Triple whammy yay or nay

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I'm seriously debating taking 3 sciences classes this summer.

A&P2

Chem 1

Lifespan Development (psych)

Doable?

I just found out I really do have to start from scratch on chemistry and all sciences have to be done by application date. (Feb 1st)

My original plan was

Summer: A&P2, Lifespan Development

Fall first 9 weeks: Political Science

Fall second 9 weeks: Texas Govt, Chem 2

Spring first 9 weeks: Visual Arts class

Spring second 9 weeks: Ethics.

Obviously I can't take chem 2 without chem 1 (I thought a general chem class I had would count, but it doesn't)

During the fall I will be in an intense Lactation Consultant program doing 12 clinical hours per week. But I won't have a job other than school and raising toddlers.

What would you do?

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If you are good at math (for chemistry) and writing papers (for lifespan) then it is very doable if you do not plan on having much of a summer life. Those classes are not extremely difficult just time consuming.

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I took Lifespan Development alongside Micro, so that's doable. Not sure about the two sciences, though. It depends on how you do with those classes. I found A&P 2 more forgiving than A&P 1, but I can't speak to Chem.

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Specializes in L&D, infusion, urology.

How much do you value your GPA?

I took 3 summer classes at one time, but they were 3 unit general ed courses, and I was still going nuts. GPA is vital when nursing is your goal. Something to think about.

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Nay. If anything, take one science course with the psych course or just take one of the science courses.

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Psych is considered a humanities class. You will write some papers in it. I took micro and A&P II along with 3 other classes last semester and did fine. I did end up with a B in micro because depending on your program I really needed the A in A&P II. My school goes on a points system and takes 4 classes into consideration so I needed the A in that. There was a lot of lab work in micro. Gram staining, growing bacteria on different cultures, and cell identification. We worked a lot with ecoli and strep. The part that hurt me was DNA transduction and transcription, along with the whole cell metabolism stuff. It's up to you but remember it's 8 weeks, not 16 so you will be doing a boatload of work.

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Good day, ratlady:

Life span development was among the easiest classes I took of my prerequisites. It does require time and study, but compared to any other three credit class, a lot less (about 3 to 6 hours per week). AP2 required 12 to 18 hours of study time per week. My high school chem got me out of chem; but, from what I'm told it is a class that may require a lot of time. While I don't have to take it, I will be taking my first chemistry class (principals of chemistry with lab) this fall; I'm anticipating 8 to 12 hours of study time per week.

Summer tends to be fast past, so chances are high the time limits will be towards their maximum for the study time required. If you can dedicate the time, your choices are very doable.

Thank you.

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A&P II was really difficult for me. I didn't take any other classes with it--but I work full time.

I took A&P I and Chem I while working 50+ hours a week. It was rough, but I came away with a B in A&P I and an A in Chem I.

If you're a good student who finds reading and writing papers easy, Psych will be a cakewalk. I found Chem I very easy, but I have a very logical mind and I'm good at math.

Not sure about summer classes where you are, but where I took my classes they are shortened classes, usually lasting 7 weeks. I would NEVER do A&P in 7 weeks, no less with two additional classes... what a nightmare!

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