A few weeks in......how is everyone finding it?

[Hannahbanana]

So we are a few weeks in to study and how are all of you ladies coping?

I don't particularly feel very organised and feel like I could just get swallowed up by it all especially if I fall behind in my reading. I am doing a double degree- nursing/midwifery and am struggling with the anatomy and physiology subject seen as I have no chem/biology back ground. Although I feel a bit better about it today cos I now realise I don't need to know the all the detail that the lecturer is going into thankfully!!

So I am patiently waiting for that settled/organised feeling to happen

[Catastrophic]

I'm at the end of my nursing degree and although I feel organized I am still slightly panicked, we are out on placement all ready in specialized areas and it's feeling a little real.


Love MN ;-)

[Traveller]

I hear you on anatomy and physiology. I am reading the lecture slides (pre lecture) and copying them into my notes, then reading the textbook, then going to the lecture, then reading through it all again and it's starting to sink in but it's really difficult. The rest seems not too bad, a lot of reading though. I have the twins in daycare 5 days a week and I'm so grateful as I have a day and a half committed to study which makes it easier.

[Catastrophic]

Girls watch out for patho in your 2nd year "barf"


Love MN ;-)

[Hannahbanana]

thanks, here I was thinking A&P would be the worst of it!!!

I have been on My A&P website and am seriously considering Chemistry for dummies It's just so full on!! Luckly everything else at this stage is gelling cos I find it's kind of common knowlege IYKWIM

[Purple Penguin]

I love being back! I'm doing Primary Education and this year is much more hands on than 1st year, I love it!

[feeb]

Full on crazy and stressful!!!

I have kids in CC 1 day a week to facilitate me to do placements 1 day a week, starting monday coming placements are, previous weeks I have had other things on for work that have worked out well.

I am up late everynight reading and researching articles for my assignmemts 1st due 8th april!!!

[Artechim]

I have managed a grand total of 2 hours of study so far. Not good since I am doing two papers. DH has promised me a day this weekend to hopefully get a good chunk of a rapidly approaching assignment done.

[kimmi]

I am behind already I'm waiting for my text book to arrive that was on backorder, so m information is limited.... I hope things are going better for you girls

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

I'm studying this year too - teaching science (chem and some biol) so have to teach some of the stuff you're finding hard. Wish me luck!

[Freya]

Im behind already (sigh) especially because the Uni has taken forever to grant me my credits.

Anyone else really hate the group work? Maybe its just because I find it difficult being external but sheesh, I really wish I could just work alone.

[MummyDuck]

I'm doing a double degree social work/arts (psych major).

I'm only pt but I'm hating it already. I feel like every spare minute is spent on reading that I don't even need to pass the subject!!

Had my first 2 assessments for psych already (there is one every week) then a major assignment in June and an exam. No rest whatsoever.

Same as you girls, looking forward to feeling settled!

And yes I HATE the group work. We have 7 people in our group. 1 dropped out Already and 2 more we haven't heard from.... So frustrating!

[Trillian]

Freya, I hate group work too! Having to rely on other to get their act together is so frustrating!

So far it's not been too bad. I had two essays that were dead boring, so they were hard to get into, but I got one done and submitted and I realised the other one wasn't due for another week so that was a bonus. My semester is pretty light on really - but I'm sure that next semester will bite LOL.

[*Twinkle*]

I'm also doing a double degree...Social Work and Law. This is my first year studying law and am feeling slightly overwhlemed as I haven't had a chance to do alot of reading this week. But what I have read I am loving it! And I already love Social Work so bonus! Just glad I made the right decision with taking on law as well.

[Glamourcide]

Lol I feel sorry for you girls! I'm only doing the STEPS program and I'm getting SLAMMED - missed Tertiary Prep and Computing on Wednesday night because I just couldn't find the energy to get dressed and go to class - and DD1 was at daycare all day so it wasn't like I'd been hugely busy at home :/
I'm having fun though, and proud of myself that I'm (barely!) managing to get ahead in my classes - I'll be absent the week after next due to surgery so I really have to bust my buns this week and finish what I'm catching up on and charge forward so I don't fall really behind.

[MummyDuck]

I just realized how complainy my post is...... I'm glad I'm doing it. Just feel like I miss out on time with dd and dh.

Like this weekend....... 2 full days on campus for psych then back to work Monday

[Purple Penguin]

Anyone else really hate the group work? Maybe its just because I find it difficult being external but sheesh, I really wish I could just work alone.

I do but I don't but I do... lol I've had one lot of group work where everyone was fantastic and everyone put in their fair share of effort... what I HATE about group work is having 'those' people in your group who think they can ride on everyone elses hard work and still claim the same credit for the final outcome. It annoys me to no end.

My assessments feel like they're one on top of the other, one due on the 31st March, 1st April, 14th April... pretty much one every 2-3 weeks... plus teaching placements.

[Traveller]

I've done no group work yet, but I'm getting really annoyed by some of the younger people on the course. Talking at the back of lectures I expected, but sitting with their backs to the tutor in a tutorial (whilst she is speaking to us all) and constantly facebooking on their phones! So rude!! In one of my pracs there is a girl who sits at every opportunity, even when everyone else is having a standing conversation and trying out physicals tasks, she just sits there looking bored.

Maybe I am just a grumpy old woman but if they don't want to listen and learn I don't understand why they are there.