Which of the nursing pre-reqs did you find the most difficult?

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Anatomy, Chemistry, Microbiology or Physiology?

Would you say that Chemistry was the hardest? I've taken Chemistry in high school and it was a nightmare. I'm pretty good at memorizing so any science courses that doesn't involve a lot of math would be good for me.

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I'd say Chemistry, at least for me, I'm taking it for the second time this semester. If you're good at memorizing things then A&P will be a breeze for you. I still have to take Microbiology so I don't know about that one but all the other courses were a breeze for me.

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Hm... I would say A&P II. Of course I won't be sure until this semester is over, but it's not only tons of memorization and detail (like A&P I) but also connecting everything and getting the big picture for the study cases.

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Physiology is tough for me. I am great at math and memorization so did fine in chem, microbio, and anatomy. I'm taking physio now and I had to refer to the A&P for Dummies book to spell it out in plain English. I also need to look at a lot of animations. I'm getting an A so far but it's definitely more work than the other classes were.

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I will say so far a&p2 ... so far is a pain...

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A & P 2........

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I'd say chemistry was the hardest, of those listed, because it required meticulous lab work, which I despise, and lots of math. I didn't take chemistry as a nursing prereq. I took both of them with my first science degree (10 yrs before nursing school) so the chem. I took was at another level than what the nursing and agriculture majors had to take.

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Specializes in Neuroscience.

A&P1.

Everything else was a breeze by comparison. I had no life when I took A&P1. On the other hand, A&P2 wasn't nearly as frustrating, and I loved Micro & Chemistry!

I miss the pre-reqs. Nursing school is way worse:uhoh3:

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Specializes in Med/ Surg/ Telemetry, Public Health.

micro, too many bacterias and diseases to remember, I hated the lab. That was the only prereq that I got a c in.

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I thought general chem was pretty straightfoward and easy. For the most part, if you understand a few basic rules, it all falls into place. Once we got into organic and biochem, I was lost!

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Yep, I felt the same with ochem. Completely different game.

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I just dislike Math it doesn't come easy for me as other subjects. However, I am sitting at a B right now. #fingerscrossed# hope that's what I finish with. I am looking forward to A&P next semester. My girlfriend is taking A&P now and it is tons of memorization. I am going to enjoy these prereqs for now as someone mentioned earlier its easier than actual nursing school. It is foundation for what's to come I just know it.

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