Macomb Community College Nursing 2014

hi i am preparing to take the hesi jan 8 to enroll in the program for the feb deadline. I was just wondering since you already have taking the hesi what all exams are we tested on. what is the hesi like.... how is the vocabulary ? Is there any vocabulary words that i should know of im nervous and scared at the same time . lol any information would be much needed

Hi all!

I decided last year that I wanted to pursue a degree in nursing (instead of pursuing a psychology degree). I am taking microbiology and intro to nursing this Fall semester and then take the HESI in January which should complete all the pre-requisites for me.

The book looks like it'd be a good idea since I'll be needing all the help I can get. How long did you study with (or without) the book before the exam? And did you feel the book helped you significantly when taking the test?

I had a friend who scored a 92 on the HESI and had an overall 4.0 GPA on the pre-requisites and was accepted. I'm curious if anyone knows the range of the HESI scores or the GPA that get accepted?

Hi! I start the program in August and I think that the Hesi book was a huge help. I only needed to study from that book. As far as scores go I know someone with a 3.4 and a 90 hesi that got in! Although lower scores are a later start. You can start in August October January or Febuary.

*March not February. And to answer more of your questions I studied the book 3 times. The third time being the night before the exam. A huge tip would be to memorize the conversions. I put them in order on a piece of paper and practiced writing them until I could write them over and over again. As soon as you sit down in the HESI testing room they give you scrap paper so you can write down your conversions and use it on the test. They WILL ask you every conversion o this was a huge help for me. Also don't put a huge emphasis on anatomy. They only asked 15 of those and I did poorly and still got a 90.

Thanks for the info! And congratulations bayliedynell. I'm excited to apply but nervous at the same time. I spoke to my friend and she said the anatomy section was general and not so much specific like the labs.

Could I ask your GPA? If I get an A in both microbio and intro, my GPA should be a 3.7 but I'm afraid I won't do well in microbio (I'm taking it at Wayne State) which means to make myself still a good candidate, I would have to do well on the HESI.

Also, the HESI is taken on the computer, right? Are questions timed?

I'm excited but I'm also extremely nervous.

I'm not sure how much info you know, so if I'm repeating anything I'm not trying to be repetitive. So it doesn't take your whole GPA it is only the GPA of Intro micro English and anatomy. Anatomy holds more weight since its 6 credits. I was 3.866 and a 90 hesi. I ranked 53 but since some people chose to start later I got bumped up into the 40 that start in January. Have you taken Intro? It's harder than I had anticipated and actually requires a lot of studying. Also are you 1000000% sure your micro class is going to transfer correctly. I know a TON of people that are having problems with this.

You have 4 hours to complete the hesi. There is a calculator on the computer that you are allowed to use. I finished in just under 2 hours and nobody in my group took the full time. Also you get to pick in which order you take the test.

I meant the 40 that start in August. Also I see now that you said you haven't taken intro. Make sure not to expect it to be easy. I took it at the same time as micro and didn't have enough time to study for it.