I'm taking statistics this fall along with my first semester nursing classes and everyone I tell this to says, "REALLY? You're taking stats too?!?!?! Good luck with that!!!!"
Can anyone give me a heads up? Math isn't really my favorite subject but I don't exactly struggle with it either. I know the teacher and he comes highly recommended! I have to take the class at some point (for my bachelors) but it's not required for my associates degree.
Thanks so much for any advice! You guys are the best!
I am VERY good in math, algebra, trig, calculus, etc. I would make 100s in math, especially drug cal. I struggled with statistics! IDK what it is... for some reason I just couldn't get it! I called my uncle, a college math professor, to tutor me and HE turned me down! said statistics wasn't his thing. IDK
Stats is not bad at all! It was much easier than calculus that's for sure. A graphing calculator is your best friend is stats...make sure you learn how to use it, and not just write out equations all the time. It's a time savor and makes it soo much easier! My prof was Asian and very difficult to follow so I taught myself using the book.
I'm also entering nursing school this fall. The only thing I would consider is how much time your nursing courses require. Mine is a 10 credit course that meets twice a week plus a pre-lab and lab, and clinicals twice/week. It's very time consuming but I'm still taking another pre-req, Human Growth & Dev, once a week. Keep in mind, I am not working the first 6 weeks of the semester during my clinicals.
I think it's really up to you and how comfortable you feel! Good luck!
kenni
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I am VERY good in math, algebra, trig, calculus, etc. I would make 100s in math, especially drug cal. I struggled with statistics! IDK what it is... for some reason I just couldn't get it! I called my uncle, a college math professor, to tutor me and HE turned me down! said statistics wasn't his thing. IDK