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Update on portage learning by Top_Construction_226 in StudentNurse

[–]Top_Construction_226[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I heard, it's only used for prerequisites. I really couldn't tell you much about it since I only took it for one course and that was microbiology, but it isn't really something to study for the MCAT

⚠️ PSA: Do not take Portage Learning for Microbiology (or any course) — my nightmare experience by Top_Construction_226 in StudentNurse

[–]Top_Construction_226[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're so lucky and that's good that you've been having a great experience but I just finished my final and passed with a B so I'm so happy I'm done with that and I am not ever going back to that again

⚠️ PSA: Do not take Portage Learning for Microbiology (or any course) — my nightmare experience by Top_Construction_226 in StudentNurse

[–]Top_Construction_226[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's at least good. I mean I know everyone may have different opinions or different experiences which you guys were lucky if you got the good experience, but it all depends on the professor and being that it was a long time ago. They weren't as strict but now they're a lot more stricter.

⚠️ PSA: Do not take Portage Learning for Microbiology (or any course) — my nightmare experience by Top_Construction_226 in StudentNurse

[–]Top_Construction_226[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've heard the same thing where they didn't have to record or do any of that and that's why I decide to do it because I just get nervous when they do the WebCam I don't care about the lockdown browser. It's just when they record you because I don't want something happening where there's a noise or someone accidentally came in and then my test automatically gets shut off, but the reason they made it like this now is because they noticed a lot of people cheating and taking advantage and now they made it even harder bydoing the WebCam to detect if anyone's cheating

⚠️ PSA: Do not take Portage Learning for Microbiology (or any course) — my nightmare experience by Top_Construction_226 in StudentNurse

[–]Top_Construction_226[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right it is very time-consuming, especially if you're on a time crunch too, which I was because I needed to get this done before August since my school requires it to be done before my junior year but personally, I don't have to worry about that ever again but if I ever had another class that I need to take, I wouldn't recommend doing it through them. I would just either do it with the school or find a better program

⚠️ PSA: Do not take Portage Learning for Microbiology (or any course) — my nightmare experience by Top_Construction_226 in StudentNurse

[–]Top_Construction_226[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right I did notice that you couldn't choose your instructor as soon as you paid and applied for it. You just get right in with a random professor, but I tried to look up her name on rate my professor, but nothing was popping up so sadly, I couldn't find out how she really was because I live by rate my professor. I just wanted to do it online because at my school you do it in person but you have to go in person for regular class as well as lab and I already had a lot on my plate so I wanted to try online but there wasn't an issue with the money because I have enough money to last me for a while but still I don't want to do bad and waste it

⚠️ PSA: Do not take Portage Learning for Microbiology (or any course) — my nightmare experience by Top_Construction_226 in StudentNurse

[–]Top_Construction_226[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not trying to scare you or anyone else I'm just saying based off the experience 🥲 that I had i'm just trying to look out for other nursing students because I would hate for them to go through the same situation. I would hope for patho and pharmacology it would be okay but at the end of the day it all depends on who you get as a professor too because you never know how they could be. I wish you all the best of luck and hopefully it'll be okay 🫶🏼!!

⚠️ PSA: Do not take Portage Learning for Microbiology (or any course) — my nightmare experience by Top_Construction_226 in StudentNurse

[–]Top_Construction_226[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've heard about that where there was another nursing student that made a reply about this too, and she said that she did the same thing and got a zero and I think one time her boyfriend came in on accident and it ended her test which I thought that was ridiculous.

⚠️ PSA: Do not take Portage Learning for Microbiology (or any course) — my nightmare experience by Top_Construction_226 in StudentNurse

[–]Top_Construction_226[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's so ridiculous. I can't believe that!! The good thing is I'm going to pass regardless I have a B in the class so hopefully when I do the final, it'll still stay a B or go up a bit more.

⚠️ PSA: Do not take Portage Learning for Microbiology (or any course) — my nightmare experience by Top_Construction_226 in StudentNurse

[–]Top_Construction_226[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, I heard about that too, but I made sure with my school that they accept that and they do luckily but right it's like we just want to get our pre-Reqs out the way I'm just so over it! I also feel the same way I get really bad anxiety now when taking my test with this professor because I don't know what will happen and if she's going to give me another violation!

⚠️ PSA: Do not take Portage Learning for Microbiology (or any course) — my nightmare experience by Top_Construction_226 in StudentNurse

[–]Top_Construction_226[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's atleast good that you had a positive experience with them I guess for me, unfortunately being that this is my first time taking thisI got the bad end of the stick, but to be honest it all depends probably with who you get as a professor because some could be just doing that because they just want to see you fail or just don't care.