Prior to this semester, I was all about steaming ahead 100% - no holds barred, take no prisoners! I was going to take Physiology and perhaps Pharmacology in the short summer term, even, on the off-chance I might be considered for a position in this fall's nursing student pool.
Yeah.
Not so much now.
The odds of being considered without already having taken those two classes at the time of application? Infinitesimal. Insignificant. Close to zero. Statistically, I'd have a better chance of being eaten by a shark while living right here in Lansing, Michigan. (PS - Initially, I had a photo of Michael Douglas in "Wall Street" there in place of the actual shark, but decided it was too obscure a reference anymore. God but I feel old, sometimes...)
"Still," I thought, "I'll take one, just to get it out of the way."
Again, now? Not so much.
Having seen various of my friends and fellow students sludge through Physiology during the full term, I'm not overly-eager to take it in half the usual time. Additionally... I am exhausted. Taking five classes this term and working 20-30 hours in a mentally draining job has ruined me on the whole idea of summer classes.
Thus, I am taking the summer off from school! Woohoo! I'm really looking forward to the Not Having Any Homework, as well as to the No Looming Deadlines hanging over my head. I'll still be working my butt off, sure, but the pressure will have eased hugely.
I've gotten three exams out of the way, getting a 4.0 in two classes. I have four exams left - two Anatomy, two Micro. I'm struggling, for some reason, with the endocrine system, trying to remember which hormones are produced where causing what cascade, et cetera... but the lab portion shouldn't be too bad. We also have the urinary and male/female reproductive systems to think about. I haven't finished my flash cards yet. Eek. Still, I get to drop my lowest lab exam, and I have yet to get below 102% on any of them, so this is kind of a freebie. Still, my own personal standards demand I do well. I could also tank the written exam pretty badly and still end up with a 4.0, but again - just can't do it (yes, I am Captain Overachiever; why do you ask?)
Microbiology is a bit less daunting. Which, of course, means that it will kick my ass up and down the block. Ah well - I'll do the best I can. Right now, I'm sitting on my 4.0 at 94%, and I think I could get a B on the exam and still be ok. We shall see.
If you are in the midst of your finals, like me, I wish you all the luck in the world! If you are already done, I am insanely jealous, but I still wish you a wonderful break.
I'll be blogging over the summer, despite not being in school; I'll have tales of the Emergency Department and perhaps a few more Phlebotomy lab stories.
In the meantime....
HAPPY SUMMER, EVERYONE!!
2 comments:
I wouldn't recommend taking courses if it's a science class. I took Biochemistry as a summer course, which by the way, was a really bad idea. Especially because of the fact that it happened to be a THREE WEEK CRASH COURSE I took at Northwestern University. It was insane. I probably cried every day after class because I was so stressed out with all the information I had to absorb in such a short period of time. The awesome weather outside didn't help at all either. So I'm glad you chose not to. =P Good luck with the rest of the semester!
Oh, geez!! That sounds awful! But yay for getting through it. :-)
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