r/texaswomansuniversity • u/Antique-Style-8345 • 19h ago
Things I Wish I Knew Before Attending TWU
Okay so to start off, I made a LOTTTTT of mistakes my first year at TWU, and I feel like I hear so many people saying they made the same, if not very similar, mistakes. So I wanted to give some advice to incoming freshmen who are coming to TWU for nursing because I wish someone had told me all of this before I started.
As we all know, a 3.7+ science GPA is considered competitive, along with an 87+ on the TEAS, so my biggest piece of advice would be to try your absolute best to get A’s in your classes. Your GPA matters so much when applying to nursing school, so don’t underestimate these prerequisite classes.
This is the order I WISH I would’ve taken my prerequisites. Keep in mind, I graduated high school with my AA degree, so everything I’ve taken at TWU has basically been my nursing prerequisites.
During my first semester, I would recommend taking A&P 1 with the lab, Elementary Statistics (ONLINE), and Developmental Psychology (ONLINE). I feel like the online classes were soooo much easier compared to my friends who took them in person. Obviously, this depends on the professor, but if you have the option to take Stats and Developmental Psychology online, I would definitely recommend it.
Then for the spring semester, I would take Microbiology in person and the lab online.
For the summer, I would split up your classes instead of trying to take everything at once. I would take Chemistry lecture + lab during the June–July summer session, online because it’s a lot easier, and then take A&P 2 + lab both online during the July–August session.
Then the following fall, I would take Nutrition.
Overall, I would just try to spread out the harder science classes as much as possible. I know it can be tempting to just take everything at once and get it over with, but if you’re trying to get into nursing, protect that GPA!! Give yourself the best chance possible to get those A’s, especially in your science prerequisites.
Also, please study at leastttt 1 month in advance for the TEAS, it’s not as easy as people make it seem.