Which prerequisite plan of study should I pick?

[ScarlettRobe]

I want to attend Texas Womans University for their B.S in nursing. They judge by the most recent grade for the cumulative GPA. High scores on the TEAS test hold alot of weight.

However due to how things have lined up I have 2 plans of study for the next two semesters that I can choose.

Plan 1:

Spring:

Micro

A&P 1 (second time taking it as I got a C the first time)

Chem

Nutrition

May Mini: College Algebra

Summer 1 (ends sometime in July)

A&P 2

Study for Teas starting right after Summer 1 and take it before August 15th

Elementary Stats

August 15 is the Nursing Deadline for prerequisites for Nursing and TEAS Spring 2021

Fall:

Creative Arts

History

Spanish 2?

Phed

Plan 2:

Spring: AP1

micro

Algebra

History

Summer 1: nutrition?

Summer 2: Phed (a 1 credit P.E class)

Fall:

AP2

Chem 1

Elementary stats

Creative arts

Nutrition?

TEAS and Nursing app are due February 2nd for fall 2021 so i'll have plenty of time to take the teas.

I'm not sure which route would be best to take. I know I am dedicated but 3 sciences in a semester doesn't sound hard 2 say out loud but I know once I'm in the classes I might be overwhelmed. a&p 2 in the summer is manageable if I don't work.

What would you do? I'm in my 3rd semester right now and I'm 19 years old. Should I wait an entire year to apply for the fall semester or should I go with the more risky option and try 2 get 2 nursing school sooner?

sorry for any typos.

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

Three sciences that are going to require labs sounds extremely time consuming and overwhelming to me. Micro and A&P at the same time was difficult enough.

[carti, BSN, RN]

do the quickest option. at the end of the day, nursing school will be just as busy. do you work or have kids? if not, you should be good. it will be hard, but hey, anything worth doing in life is. goodluck.

[Shan, RN]

I would definitely NOT take three sciences at once. I took micro and A&P I together, with no other classes, and that was plenty. If your school is anything like mine, the labs will have their own separate assignments and tests that require just as much, often more, study as the lecture component.

I would also encourage you to really take your time and be thorough about completing your prereqs well. Nursing school is very competitive, even at community colleges, and high grades are key. Instead of cramming everything into two semesters and possibly struggling to get competitive grades, I would recommend planning a schedule that would give you the best shot at knocking those out of the park. Besides, the information in those science courses is going to follow you for the rest of your life, so the better you can learn it (instead of just knowing enough to get by and then forgetting everything), the more you set yourself up for success in those difficult nursing courses.

[Kangoshi, BSN, RN]

I think it all really depends on your school-work-home balance. I had no kids, but worked full time nights and thought I could handle gen chem, A+P and micro. It was terrible and I ended up having to retake my A+P to get into the program I'm in now. Shan made an excellent point about the information following you; you don't want to be six months deep into the program and not know the basic knowledge of those prereqs. Plan 2 seems the best, but just remember that the labs you take for all the science courses will feel like another full time course rather than a 1 credit one.

[Laviniea, CNA]

What option did you end up choosing. I’m trying to finish my prerequisite in 3 semester