This afternoon I scheduled to meet with a friend who is in her 3rd year total of nursing, and 2 of her classmates. When I walked up to the 2nd floor of the library I scanned the room looking for a table with 3 girls sitting at it. When I saw Kayla she was sitting by herself, with her 2 collegues sitting at each adjacent tables. This immediately suprised me, each girl working on her own. It is common around campus to see many study groups in many different rooms. Most students that I interact with thrive on group work and group learning. I was interested in the notion of each girl studying on her own, with minimal interaction. I wondered if this was a pattern carried on from each of the girl's pre-nursing experiences and the competitiveness that I have seen occur during their freshman year.
Kayla first explained to me the structure of the nursing program. Pre-nursing is completed during the freshman year of college. Sophomore year is spent taking numerous "intro" classes, which are further expanded on in the junior year. A bacholors degree in science is obtained after successful completion of their senior year.
An hour has passed since I began sitting at the same table as Kayla. See seems enthralled with her textbook (as enthralled as one can be reading a textbook) and appears to be creating a formula sheet for a future exam. There has been almost complete silence between the four of us girls (sitting at 3 separate tables) since I arrived. I am almost afraid of interupting the silence so I have been jotting down multiple questions I have in my head regarding the nursing program and am waiting for what I think is an appropriate time to break the silence.....
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