BMCC Spring 2023

14 minutes ago, Nursinghopeful3 said:

Hi, I'm confused about how people have already gotten their HESI exam date? On September 15th I emailed the nursing department to inquire about the dates this year and was told they hadn't been announced yet, and I still have not been given a date for mine despite paying at the end of last month. 

Hey Nursinghopeful3,

Did you submit your NPAC checklist to the nursing department? The one asking for the grades for your PCI’s? Once they receive that and you’re in good range, they should have sent you the appointment date and a link to register and pay for it. Then they’ll also send you another form to complete and bring in to them before November 15th. 

3 hours ago, FutureRN_Nat said:

Hey Nursinghopeful3,

Did you submit your NPAC checklist to the nursing department? The one asking for the grades for your PCI’s? Once they receive that and you’re in good range, they should have sent you the appointment date and a link to register and pay for it. Then they’ll also send you another form to complete and bring in to them before November 15th. 

 

Thanks for the response! Yes, I submitted my NPAC and —— sent me a link to pay for the HESI, which I did, but it didn't have a date listed that I could see.

10 minutes ago, FutureRN_Nat said:

Hey Nursinghopeful3,

Did you submit your NPAC checklist to the nursing department? The one asking for the grades for your PCI’s? Once they receive that and you’re in good range, they should have sent you the appointment date and a link to register and pay for it. Then they’ll also send you another form to complete and bring in to them before November 15th. 

 

OK, I'm an idiot. Just frantically searched my inbox and found an email I had missed with my exam date. December 5th! Good luck, everyone!

3 hours ago, Nursinghopeful3 said:

OK, I'm an idiot. Just frantically searched my inbox and found an email I had missed with my exam date. December 5th! Good luck, everyone!

Awesome! Same date as me! See you there. 

Hi! Can anyone confirm the topics we’ll be getting tested on? A&P, math, critical thinking, and what else? Thanks. 

On 11/10/2022 at 10:15 PM, samysol74 said:

Hi! Can anyone confirm the topics we’ll be getting tested on? A&P, math, critical thinking, and what else? Thanks. 

Hey guys, Im currently in the program so ill give you an overview:

my cumulative GPA was 3.8 HESI score was around 91%. 

50% is pre reqs GPA 50% is HESI. 

Most people in my cohort scored 90% above in HESI. safe to assume the cut off is 90%. 

The testing phase is 1 week long about 32 students test per day- only 54 for the morning 27 for the evening (unless they increased it) will get the spot. 

You submit your checklist, they email you the test date, announcement usually done by end of december if your going for Spring. 

Goodluck! if you guys have any questions feel free. I understand the excitement. 

4 hours ago, fgh78s said:

Hey guys, Im currently in the program so ill give you an overview:

my cumulative GPA was 3.8 HESI score was around 91%. 

50% is pre reqs GPA 50% is HESI. 

Most people in my cohort scored 90% above in HESI. safe to assume the cut off is 90%. 

The testing phase is 1 week long about 32 students test per day- only 54 for the morning 27 for the evening (unless they increased it) will get the spot. 

You submit your checklist, they email you the test date, announcement usually done by end of december if your going for Spring. 

Goodluck! if you guys have any questions feel free. I understand the excitement. 

 

Wow! Thank you so much for this info and for offering help.

I read on another BMCC Nursing thread that everything but the clinicals were taken online, which doesn’t sound right to me. Can you confirm or deny? 

7 hours ago, FutureRN_Nat said:

Wow! Thank you so much for this info and for offering help.

I read on another BMCC Nursing thread that everything but the clinicals were taken online, which doesn’t sound right to me. Can you confirm or deny? 

 clinicals online were done in the begining of the pandemic. In general, no, clinicals are not online, they were online because hospitals were not accepting students for rotation. Hospitals are starting to bring students back, and there are days in between are done in a simulation lab at the hospital in person at the NYSIM lab at bellevue

7 hours ago, FutureRN_Nat said:

Wow! Thank you so much for this info and for offering help.

I read on another BMCC Nursing thread that everything but the clinicals were taken online, which doesn’t sound right to me. Can you confirm or deny? 

Classes may be in person next semester but currently, some professors did half in-person half online since you meet twice a week, and some asks the student if they want it via zoom. however, exams are in person, exam reviews are in person no exceptions. 

18 hours ago, fgh78s said:

Classes may be in person next semester but currently, some professors did half in-person half online since you meet twice a week, and some asks the student if they want it via zoom. however, exams are in person, exam reviews are in person no exceptions. 

Thanks for responding. I’m currently studying for the HESI A2 and am running into a bit of an issue with the critical thinking. Most of the Quizlets on it sound like questions for people who are already nursing students. I have included an example of a question on the HESI A2 critical thinking Quizlet someone on this forum recommended. Do your remember if the questions were like this?

8 minutes ago, FutureRN_Nat said:

Thanks for responding. I’m currently studying for the HESI A2 and am running into a bit of an issue with the critical thinking. Most of the Quizlets on it sound like questions for people who are already nursing students. I have included an example of a question on the HESI A2 critical thinking Quizlet someone on this forum recommended. Do your remember if the questions were like this?

Its kind of difficult to study for the crtitical thinking portion for the HESI entrance exam because most quizlets about critical thinking are pertaining to the nursing  interventions. 

For the HESI entrance exam, in my opinion its about common sense, like hippa laws , and why you shouldnt date your patients, not discussing patients in the elevator, don't take cash gifts etc; which patient should you see first, in my entrance exam, I only reviewed hippa law, priotization in nursing and airway breathing circulation priotization and recognizing symptoms of an infection. this is the section of the exam is hard to study because it varies  alot.  this section is testing you if u can "think" like a nurse