Hello! My name is Lee Anne (last name removed for student privacy reasons) and I am from
Pennsylvania, proudly, home of the Steelers!
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| Lee Anne and her 'prize' |
In looking back over this first month here at NHC, I am
struck by the excellent school that I have chosen to be a part of. I have a
degree from Pitt, post-graduate work from Thiel College, and I am an ultrasound
tech. I say these things only because I am so impressed with NHC and all that
they stand for. I am not a number like I have been at other schools. I know
they care here because I have talked with the instructors and the General
Manager, and I feel so welcomed. I cannot express to you enough my gratitude to
E L and to C L for making me feel special and an important part of the school.
So, now my experiences: well, let’s see. My orientation was
a little bit of a struggle as I muddled my way through Moodle, ( the computer
program) and until I figured out system and how it works, I was a little
frustrated. But when I spoke with my instructor I was pointed in the right
direction and I finished without a hitch. I found it to then be a breeze to go
through anyway, and the content was right in the book.
On to week two: I started the Anatomy and Physiology class,
the intro, and was so nervous at first. I started to read and I thought to
myself, “what the heck did you get yourself into?” It wasn’t that the content
wasn’t something I was a little familiar with, but there was a lot of it to
know…chapters 1, 2, and 3 were only so difficult because I didn’t know anything
about cellular biology or biology at all for that matter. It has been a long
time since high school for me. But, I must say, I was so excited to start this
program that I downloaded the eBook, the” AP book for Dummies”, just so I could
get started but the real textbook has different page numbers and more
information. The real books actually arrived very quickly. I paid very late
on the 11th and the books were delivered on the 15th. I was a little impatient because I was so
excited to get going.
Week three: I am so
thrilled with my progress! I am learning, remembering, and understanding most
importantly. When I have gotten stuck, the instructors are there to help. I am
on the nervous system at the moment and wow, what a lot of information. I will
probably take a lot more time with this section, but you never know. I have to
tell you a secret. I read the” The Human Body” book first and THEN go on to the
AP for dummies book. It makes so much more sense to really look at it and study
the pictures. It makes my learning so much easier.
So, to sum up: I love this school! I even got a t-shirt made
because I am so proud of where I go. I believe wholeheartedly in holistic
medicine. It has healed me more than a few times from illnesses and has just
kept me healthy. Stick with it, you will be fine, and communicate, communicate,
and communicate. You will do great!!
