Bergen comm college nursing student...

I am starting my second semester of nursing @ BCC, I took the accuplacer and it wasn't bad. The writing section is the only section that is timed, our topic was really general, I can't remember the exact topic, but it was easy to think of things to write about. Just brush up on sentence structure and punctuation, it's not really what you write about but how you write, content is not judged but punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure is graded. Like you need to know when to start a new paragraph and stuff like that...

Remember to have a beginning, middle, and end....

Don't sweat it, the entrance exam isn't really too bad. Just review basic math and algebra, I started reading more to increase my reading comprehension because I am not a good reader.

Good luck!

I-graduated-BCC-in-2001-as-a-medical-assistant-and-decided-to-finally-go-back-for-my-RN-went-back-this-fall-and-took-MicroBio(my-last-prereq-before-nursing)
I-just-took-the-Accuplacer-in-November-for-the-BCC-RN-program....It-wasn't-bad-AT-ALL!!!!I-was-really-anxious-about-it-also-as-I-am-the-worst-Math-student-EVER,but-I-didn't-even-find-that-portion-to-be-very-difficult....As-for-the-essay,my-topic-wasn't-medically-based-at-all....it-was-about-extra-curricular-activites-as-a-part-of-elementary-education-curriculum...I-am-a-pretty-good-writer,but-the-pressure-of-the-time-limit-made-that-part-a-little-stressful...just-take-a-minute-to-organize-some-thoughts,create-an-intro,body-and-conclusion-as-best-you-can....I-don't-really-think-its-as-much-about-content-as-it-is-about-composition.
I-did-well,and-got-accepted-to-the-evening-program....I-start-in-2-weeks!!!
Just-a-little-FYI....if-you-do-get-accepted,there-are-some-things-they-require-of-you-like-getting-professional-liability-insurance,purchasing-a-Nursing-kit,having-a-criminal-background-check....I-wasn't-expecting-all-of-these-things-and-it-is-an-additional-expense....so-set-aside-some-extra-cash-so-that-you-are-prepared!!!
Good-luck-to-you.....and-don't-sweat-the-Accuplacer,its-not-as-bad-as-you-anticipate-at-all.

There was not an essay when I took the NET to get into BCC in 2004. I am not sure if it changed but it was just math, reading rate, reading comprehension, stress level, learning style, and test taking skills. I think that is it if I can remember.