STCC 2010?

If you are only applying to STCC, you will not need to take the Chemistry portion of the HESI because it's not a requirement for STCC. However, if you are using that HESI score to apply to other colleges, they may require the Chemistry portion, and in that case, you would need to take the Chem part. Physics wasn't on it at all. I studied from the exam book, it was a very helpful tool. Almost all of the vocab I didn't know (that I learned from the book) was on the actual test. I got an 82 on the HESI exam, did well in every section except for Biology (I last took bio in 10th grade.. I'm 22 now.. looooong time ago!).. and the Biology really brought down my grade-- BUT I got into the program, so it was still good enough (:

I gave myself a lot less time than 8 months for preparing.. you will do FINE! I wish you luck in A&P and Micro, as well as the Dosage Calculations course. And thanks for the congrats!.. yes I am very excited.

Yeah it really depends on the application pool. I actually had some really bad grades haunting me from my past, but I took the courses over and got A's in all of them. I think they try to look at you as a whole sum of all the application requirements.. if you do well on the HESI & Math for Nursing, a B would probably not hold you back.

The math for nursing class is definitely one of the more important ones, if you can't do dosage calculations, you can't be a nurse, period. Then the HESI exam, obviously, very important.

I think they probably take the top people of those two factors and then weed the rest out by grades. (I don't know that for a fact, thats just what I think lol)

Also, even though it doesn't say it on the application-- send them other resources to show your experience. For example.. I gave them a copy of my CNA Certificate, you could send in a CPR certificate, or any other health related certifications you've had in the past. I did a Nursing Partnership program at Baystate, so I sent them info on that. My last job I worked in animal care giving IVs, vaccines, drawing blood, lab tests, etc-- so a write up of that was helpful. If you have any sources like that, even if its just volunteer work, get a write up about it from someone who supervised you on company letterhead-- and all of that will be taken into consideration as well.

Good luck with everything!