January 23, 2010: Prereqs and Grades and the TEAS Test, Oh My!

I made it through my first semester of prerequisites. Unfortunately, I earned a ‘B’ in Anatomy and Physiology and in Introductory Sociology. This means I when it comes time to tally up the rankings of nursing school hopefuls at NWACC, I will be missing two possible points.

I actually considered retaking A & P, but I have six classes this semester. I really don’t have the time to focus on another one at this point, and I also have to start preparing for the TEAS test.

I would have started studying for it this very weekend, if I knew which version of the test the NWACC nursing department had chosen. The study guide is almost forty dollars, which is very pricey, but the test is my chance to make up for the two points I’m lacking.

I started Spring classes this past Tuesday, and I have Microbiology, A & P II, and Beginning Guitar (more on that later) on campus. Comp II, Growth and Development, and Intro to Computer Information Systems are online. My goal is to earn As in all of these classes, and I am choosing to believe that it’s possible