Calling all Southwest Tennessee Community College 2012 Fall Hopefuls

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The deadline to apply is February 1, 2012. How many are applying? I thought I would start a thread so we can all wait together, and get to know each other. I finished my special application today and will turn it in tomorrow at the start of the spring semester. Good luck to everyone!

Yea the self taught part was excluded from orientation smh. Thanks Nikki!! What is the method to HESI madness? What study tools/methods do you recommended? And did all test questions come from the book if not from the lecture? Sorry just trying to be prepared.

The test questions are written by the instructors. So it is VERY important to not only focus on Ms. T's lectures but also read read read and READ the book. That is the most important advice that I can give. The other thing you should make priority......LEARN HOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS!!!!!! Sa$$er did touch on this in orientation when he said your way of thinking will change and being able to apply critial thinking to choose the BEST answer is and will always be the key to success. There is a book on Amazon that focuses on critial thinking/test taking skills. You may want to invest in that book.

On to the HESI.....hindsight is 20/20. This exam is very simple but can be very complicated if you allow it to be. This exam is designed to judge how well you are able to choose the correct answer. That is it! Obviously you will need to have some core knowledge to answer questions but that is not the main point. All this test does is predict if you will be ready to sit for the NCLEX. That is why you will take it at the end of each class, ususally the day before your final. Even though it is expensive, I HIGHLY recommend purchasing the HESI case studies. I purchased it in the beginning back in 2010 and never used it. Remember, in order to graduate from the program, you have to make a minimun of 850 to even receive your diploma. When I had to take the HESI this past May to "test out" of repeating Foundations, I used the case studies as a study tool for the placement exam. I ended up making a 1083. The first time I took it at the end of Foundations, I made a 640. So take it from me, it does work. I hope this bit of information helps.

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Thanks for all the great tips and info Nikki!

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Has anyone received an email giving them permission to register?

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i got mine the same day we had orientation

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Are you saying you have already registered for classes and know your schedule?

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i have my crns and have verified with with Mrs.W*****o that those are my classes. she put them in the computer and said im done and will give me my permits in an email soon. But i know what days and times my classes are.

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i have my clinic day as well. now i just need my books to come in

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we have emailed back and forth like 5 times, i have had no problem communicating with her about what classes are still available and which ones are closed.

***i have read this on past classes threads and i know someone who has just graduated so i just wanted to pass this info along. NO ONE EVER USES THEIR PHARM BOOK. the girl i know said she never even took the plastic off hers. im waiting to see if we"ll need it before i buy it bc its so expensive. just an fyi for anyone out there :)

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How do you know which books to buy for this semester? I know they told us the dosage calculations book to read but I didn't know about the other books.

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they had a list of 6 books hanging in the hall. you could go to the book store and get the ISBN#'s or go to efollett.com and look them up but they have alot more books listed then the 6 they had at school. one of them is the pharm book which im waiting for classes to start before getting it.

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I just bought 4 of the nursing books, all they had were new. $350.00

I hope to receive my permits before class starts Monday.

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did you go to the bookstore? im renting some of mine but buying the med surg and fundamentals because i know well use those more than one semester.

im going to get my uniform on thursday and my titer for the chickenpox because im immune. already got my tetnas last week.

i swear the things we need keep piling up. i wish they would have put all this down on the orientation paper so i could have gotten it done months ago not last minute!!

Money doesnt make itself and i feel like everytime i turn around i need to buy something else. i already got my bp cuff, penlights, scissors, stethascope, watch, and a new ID made. once i update my shots AGAIN!!! and get my eye glasses i should be all ready to start.

anyone able to think of anything else well need?

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