My school highly recommends (and may require it in the future) taking a statistics course. In order for me to take stats I needed to complete algebra. Math 99, or the slower paced sequence of 91 and 92, isn't even college level math but is the final math pre req before stats. I chose the 91 and 92 over two quarters and got a D in 92 in Winter 2013 quarter so I repeated it over the summer and passed with a C!!! This is a huge relief because math has been a giant pain for me (almost as much as financial aid has). In all I took 3 algebra classes and two of them I took twice so 5 quarters of math total- high school math at that! I am thrilled to be done with it. I hear stats is pretty rough but I won't be taking it until Spring 2014 so I'll cross that bridge when I get there. I also took nutrition this quarter and got a B+. This class isn't required for my school's program but it is at almost every other school and since I'll need to apply to multiple schools I figured I'd just get it out of the way.
This is also a good time to reflect on this journey so far. I can't believe how far I've come and almost nothing went as planned. Pre req's typically take about a year but I'm sitting at 2 years (and counting!) right now. As of right now, if everything goes ideally, I will be entering the nursing program this time next year. A whole 'nother year away... Wow. I have moments all the time where I think about just giving up because this has been so much harder than I ever thought. But my determination kicks in and I refuse to give up. After repeating anatomy this next quarter, I only have physiology and microbiology left. I've completed over 90 credits in college so far (which must equal some sort of degree) and I'm literally only 2 classes away from applying. Praying for no repeats but I will need at least a B in both classes, and yes, I will be more than willing to repeat to get the grade I need if necessary because I really have come so far.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Anatomy. Round 1....
Spring quarter 2013
For technically being on "academic probation" anatomy was NOT the class to be in but thankfully it was my ONLY class this quarter and I passed with a C+. This is considered to be a good grade for how difficult the class is, but unfortunately, isn't good enough for my cumulative GPA for consideration into the nursing program so a repeat is immanent.
The subject of human anatomy is truly fascinating and one I very much looked forward to but the amount of information crammed into 11 short weeks was more than my brain could handle. It was everything I thought it would be; interesting, overwhelming, mind-blowing, gross, fun.... And more: above all else, it was hands down the most memorization- intense class I have taken so far.
I was handed seemingly endless lists of things to memorize for this course and I have so much more room in my brain than I ever even imagined:
206 bones plus markings? Sure no problem.
10 organ systems? Check.
A mere 10 percent of our body's muscles plus actions and innervations? You got it.
Nerves? Veins? Arteries? Definitely.
The part I disliked most? The cat dissection. This lasted about 8 weeks and was actually a disappointment because I thought we used human cadavers (gasp!) to learn on. The cat dissection alone is worthy of it's own post but I won't go into too much detail right now. Overall I think it wasn't entirely relevant to what we need to know. There are some differences between human muscles and cat muscles and they are obviously very small and difficult to learn on. It was common to accidentally cut off and remove an entire muscle or sever a nerve/vein/artery. It just made for a frustrating experience and it was pretty gross. We did also dissect a cow eye and heart which was pretty cool!
To sum it up.... I had so much fun I thought I would do it again (not)!... Gotta bring my C+ to an A (or at least a B).
Round 2 (Fall quarter 2013) starts tomorrow and back to anatomy I go! BRING IT ON.
For technically being on "academic probation" anatomy was NOT the class to be in but thankfully it was my ONLY class this quarter and I passed with a C+. This is considered to be a good grade for how difficult the class is, but unfortunately, isn't good enough for my cumulative GPA for consideration into the nursing program so a repeat is immanent.
The subject of human anatomy is truly fascinating and one I very much looked forward to but the amount of information crammed into 11 short weeks was more than my brain could handle. It was everything I thought it would be; interesting, overwhelming, mind-blowing, gross, fun.... And more: above all else, it was hands down the most memorization- intense class I have taken so far.
I was handed seemingly endless lists of things to memorize for this course and I have so much more room in my brain than I ever even imagined:
206 bones plus markings? Sure no problem.
10 organ systems? Check.
A mere 10 percent of our body's muscles plus actions and innervations? You got it.
Nerves? Veins? Arteries? Definitely.
The part I disliked most? The cat dissection. This lasted about 8 weeks and was actually a disappointment because I thought we used human cadavers (gasp!) to learn on. The cat dissection alone is worthy of it's own post but I won't go into too much detail right now. Overall I think it wasn't entirely relevant to what we need to know. There are some differences between human muscles and cat muscles and they are obviously very small and difficult to learn on. It was common to accidentally cut off and remove an entire muscle or sever a nerve/vein/artery. It just made for a frustrating experience and it was pretty gross. We did also dissect a cow eye and heart which was pretty cool!
To sum it up.... I had so much fun I thought I would do it again (not)!... Gotta bring my C+ to an A (or at least a B).
Round 2 (Fall quarter 2013) starts tomorrow and back to anatomy I go! BRING IT ON.
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