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Curious to what any of you think of 5 week classes?

I was hoping to complete A&P I this summer and they are only offering a 5 week class. I'm a little nervous about cramming all that information in 5 weeks and doing well with it. I will also be taking a Biology class but it is a 10 week class. Any advice? I need A&P I in order to get into the nursing program I was just hoping i'd be able to take it this summer instead of waiting till the fall.

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Curious to what any of you think of 5 week classes?

I was hoping to complete A&P I this summer and they are only offering a 5 week class. I'm a little nervous about cramming all that information in 5 weeks and doing well with it. I will also be taking a Biology class but it is a 10 week class. Any advice? I need A&P I in order to get into the nursing program I was just hoping i'd be able to take it this summer instead of waiting till the fall.

Haha, look at the thread I just posted, we must be mind readers

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Curious to what any of you think of 5 week classes?

I was hoping to complete A&P I this summer and they are only offering a 5 week class. I'm a little nervous about cramming all that information in 5 weeks and doing well with it. I will also be taking a Biology class but it is a 10 week class. Any advice? I need A&P I in order to get into the nursing program I was just hoping i'd be able to take it this summer instead of waiting till the fall.

Does your school offer tutoring over the summer semester or are u taking the class with someone you know or taken a class with before?

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Does your school offer tutoring over the summer semester or are u taking the class with someone you know or taken a class with before?

I've taken the class once before over 5 years ago so it's been awhile. I'm having to take it again as it's over 5 years old and the NS requires it to be less than 5 years. Not sure about the tutoring and I don't knwo anyone else taking it.

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Haha, look at the thread I just posted, we must be mind readers

Great minds think alike! Since you've already taken A&P I would you take it in a 5 week period? Good luck on deciding if you want to take yours in four weeks!

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Great minds think alike! Since you've already taken A&P I would you take it in a 5 week period? Good luck on deciding if you want to take yours in four weeks!

To be honest, I probably wouldn't, which is crazy because I am considering A&P II in that short of a time frame. The reason I say no is because it took me some time to get "in the groove" and figure out my strategies. I ended up buying the Netter's Anatomy Flash Cards about 1/3 of the way through A&P I, started playing around with Anatomy Arcade, got used to taking the lab practicals and doing the exam objectives, and it took me a few weeks to get used to it all. Now I know what to expect and think I could do the same thing, but in faster succession for A&P II. That's the only reason I'd hesitate to do A&P I over the summer, but like someone else said to me, you could use ratemyprofessor.com to check up on your professor and see how well liked their classes are.

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Does your school offer tutoring over the summer semester or are u taking the class with someone you know or taken a class with before?
I asked because if u r really feeling insecure about attempting the class it would good for u to have some type of support. but like I told another person investigate the instructor of the A & P summer class. talk to other student find out the teaching style and if instructor has an open door meaning u can go to them for help or narrowing down your focus. suprisingly some intructors even give points for that.;)
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Specializes in Operating Room.

I say go for it. You'll be doing a lot of studying in those five weeks, but at least you'll get it done. I've taken 3 week classes (although much less challening) and did fine.

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Thanks for all the replies!

After discussing it with husband i've decided to go for it. He'll deploy right before I start the class and i'm not working right now, so I should have plenty of time to study without any distractions.

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I am in an accelerated ADN and ALL of my classes are 5 weeks long. I have a previous bachelors and we did 8 week classes, that was a cake walk compared to this! I can tell you a lot of people struggle with this and that we started out with 30 original students in our first mod and now have less then half of them.

I am picking it all up and retaining very well, but I am a minority in that sense. I have to 100% dedicate my life to school though. I am thankful that I have a great hubby and do not have to work, we also have no kids. I ALWAYS study and I stay ahead. I make sure I do all my reading before lectures and I never save anything for the last minute.

I am coming from electronics so I have zero health background. The most I ever got was mass casualty drills in the military.

Since you have a military hubby and he is going on deployment that will help you. My hubby deploys about 2 weeks out of every month, I am not joking. So I always study ahead while he is away. Us military wives and former active duty are tough, we can handle anything!

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Summer session courses are usually only five weeks in Arkansas. Let's see my first year of college I took composition I and II in the summer, the next year U.S. history I and II along with college algebra, later microbiology and [computer] programming languages and logic, and later principles of accounting I and II and quantitative analysis. Because of all of that I finished school a year early.

A year later for fun I took anatomy and physiology I and II over the summer. I also took other business and accounting courses over time to get a second degree (BBA in Accounting), but I later gave up on it as I was losing interest.

So as you can see summer classes are not only doable - they're enjoyable. Get in and get it done. Love it. I wish all of my college classes had been only five weeks, and now that I'm back in school for a second degree and potential career change I wish all of my nursing courses were as short.

I like learning, and I'm still an idiot. I should've just bought books off of Amazon instead of taking all of those classes, lol.

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Heck yeah! If that is the only class you are taking, that is a great schedule. :p I am a big fan of block schedules. I prefer short classes, but only focusing on one subject at a time. I always loved taking classes in the summer for that reason! I learn a lot more when I only have to study for one class. I took chemistry 2 in 1 month and learned tons more than I did the first time I tried to take it over a fall semester. ;) I really wish my nursing school only had one class at a time, but oh well, I'm doing the best with what I'm given!

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