Bergen Community College Nursing Program Question

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Last Thursday I was at the college for the purpose of collecting my Chemistry grade with some classmates. Apparently, there was a graduation ceremony for RN's going on that night as well, and my friends started talking to one student to ask her about the program. I didn't hear the entire conversation, but one of my cohorts told me the student had stated that ELEVEN people had failed out of NUR-181 alone during her course! :eek:

Now, there's always a chance there was some sort of misunderstanding or miscommunication, but does this sound right? For what it's worth, I would think the application process and competitiveness of getting in to the program would assure a strong student population, so it makes me nervous to hear these things. I already received some insight from someone privately, but I was wondering what the public population made of this info.

Thanks!

I take the exam on Friday, so I will wait until I complete the exam to register on the website. Thank you for the info:)

Specializes in Medical-Surgical/Oncology.

tdag90: I'm having trouble accessing the Reach testing and Remediation portion on the Evolve Reach Testing and Remediation website. Would you mind copying & pasting the current class averages for each subject? I just saw someone was nice enough to do it on a previous post, but it was for last years group. I've taken the Hesi and I'd love to see how I faired. Thanks, I really appreciate it!!

Well, just so you know they no longer show the class average for EACH individual subject... now it has changed to the class average overall and I can't seem to find the other averages that they displayed for me about a week ago. BUT I did print the averages right after I took my test, which was about a week ago.

The averages are:

Math: 86

Reading Comprehension: 82

Grammar: 84

Vocabulary: 74

Chemistry: 71

Biology: 68

Anatomy: 20!!

Specializes in Medical-Surgical/Oncology.

Thanks for the info. I scored an 84.5, which I'm hoping will be good enough to make the cut! We will see!! Good luck to all!

i thought you were taking the exam on Friday?

By the way... good luck to you too!

Never mind, I thought the scores you put up were yours, lol.

nooooo silly. lol....

my total score for everything is an 87.5.....

those scores were just the averages... but anyway thanks for telling me that.. so that confuses me though, so why did it say our class average for anatomy was a 20 ? I thought some people did have to take the anatomy. (Even though I didn't have to either)

Well, probably it includes the "zeroes" in that average as well. The radiography applicants may be lumped in there. So if 80 percent are not taking the exam and 20 percent did and got 100, then that would give you that 20 average...those numbers are made up but you know what I mean. LOL. I take my exam tomorrow, I am super duper nervous for the Chem and Bio sections.

Don't be. The biology is not too bad, do you have the practice book? I found that to be very helpful.

As for the chemistry, I did not find the book to be helpful. The chemisty, was where my problem was. But don't worry too much, review and good luck!!

Hi everyone! I took the Hesi exam yesterday and agree with everything said here - definitely study your biology and chemistry.

My question - is today, 4/23, the last day BCC prospective nurses can take the exam? And, when does Evolve usually send you the e:mail with your scores/averages after you finish the exam? Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Hi, sometimes people are given extra time to take the test , due to unforeseen circumstances, but once everyone has taken the test they notify the school with the scores. The schools will send out letters within 3-4 weeks and you have to pass a criminal background check first. Then they take the top 90, some say there is no quota, some say there is. But from what I have seen the groups are very mixed now. I believe there is a quota. Anyway, once you get accepted, try and get your books. Don't wait to buy them from the school bookstore. They can be last years edition. There is 1 book called Calculate w/ Confidence, which is required for Pharmacology. I got mine for $0.75, the newest version sells for about $75.00. Even the first day of class the teacher told us not to buy the new 1.It's the same content almost word for word. Also checkout craigslist for students selling their books..I got some great deals there, but be careful, some people are tryingto sell books that are not required, but say they are...get the list...2 books that are very helpful for everyone are "Fundamentals Success" & Testing for Success"...everyone I know that has remained in the program has used them. ( a bit of info ..our class of 30 is now down to 8 ) Also get Care Plan books 2-3 should be enough, get NCLEX books and start reading them during the program AND DON'T STOP READING THEM. Another book not required but helpful is a Pathophysiology book, it will give you some insight when doing a care plan.if I can be of any help let me know...GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE..Esp. the 90 who do get in... health_meter.png

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