CFCC ADN 2015 applicants

Mel_p · Dec 16, 2014

Sorry ive been slack with checking my own post ... finals week! I just wanted to let you guys know I filed my intent to apply! I take my PSB on January 8th. Hopefully everything will go well and I have some extra time to study before hand! Im starting to get anxious but trying to keep myself in check! Has anyone tried to figure out their own point count. Im thinking that if I score like id like to on the PSB ill have around 350 ish points.

OK so things about the PSB that ive learned from friends at the college that already have their scores. A friend of mine only scored like 28 out of 50 on the spelling (which is not bad considering the difficulty of this section) and was still in the 98th percentile. Unfortunately I don't think that the percentile is just based on the people in the room you are taking in with. My friend totally thought they bombed it but when the scores came in they did exceptionally well. Also I did not know this previously but the entire vocational adjustment is answered with I agree or I disagree. One section that will be a no brainer, THANK GOD!

Chapcm01 · Dec 27, 2014

Hi everyone. I just took my PSB and got my results back within a couple days. I studied for about 6 weeks and thought the exam was a little easier than expected (aside from the spelling, which was very difficult considering the average person would have never heard of the words). It took me about 2 hours to complete the whole exam. I did really well in every category aside from the spelling. The percentile is based on the scores of applicants across the entire county. With most of my pre-reqs done, I counted my points to be around 354, so hopefully that is enough! Good luck everyone.

BioChick23 · Jan 3, 2015

I will be putting my intent to apply next week before the interest meeting! How was the science section? I'm a lil worried about that one since it could cover so much

KDM83 · Jan 3, 2015

354 is a great point count...you will be accepted..last year the lowest to get accepted was 332! I'm going in on the 10th to apply! I haven't had a chance to study, holidays and toddler have made it very hard...but going to hit the books hard starting next week! With my scores from last year I have a 326 point count, but hoping to improve that on this years test! Good luck on the 8th!

Chapcm01 · Jan 4, 2015

Okay, that's good to know about the point count! BioChick, the science section was the second most difficult for me, after spelling. Definitely study up on basic physics and biology. Good luck!

Mel_p · Jan 5, 2015

350's ! You should have no problem getting in I think! I'm super nervous about the PSB I'm taking it on Thursday . I've been studying all sorts of books to prepare and I've found that I do really well in the reading and spelling portions. Hopefully this will be similar to the actually test. I am most worried about the math portion. I'm by no means dumb but for some reason I feel this is going to be the most difficult for me. Any heads up to what the majority of what type of math questions will be on the test. Also thanks for everyone commenting and sharing questions and also concerns. I've found some people to be very secretive about points and scores also about the PSB !

Chapcm01 · Jan 6, 2015

I was most worried about the math section, also! It turned out to be easier than the spelling and reading comprehension. Study some story problems. There weren't any crazy hard algebra questions. I'm not sure why people are secretive about the PSB when there are sample questions already available online and in books. As long as people aren't giving away exact questions and answers, I don't see a problem!

Mel_p · Jan 6, 2015

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one worried with math but they could bring on the crazy algebra that's my math specialty! I'm most worried about having time to work out fractions, percentages etc. because I'm so used to typing everything into a calculator! I know I can do them but the time is the crucial part. They say normally most people don't finish all the sections so I'm thinking of you can it will definitely help with higher scores. Thanks for your input. Once I get my results I'll let everyone know where I think my points wil be. Hopefully I'll have them next week.

Chapcm01 · Jan 9, 2015

How did it go?

Mel_p · Jan 9, 2015

I'm not going to lie... That test was intense. The timing was killer but I finished all the sections. I don't think I bombed it but I'm also not confident either. The spelling wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but there were definitely words I have never seen before for some of them. Math I hate . I don't know what else to say except hopefully my scores are where I need them to be .

BioChick23 · Jan 22, 2015

I take my PSB this Saturday. Any advice on visitor parking?

newgirl87 · Jan 23, 2015

Hello all fellow nursing applicants so I just moved to the area and started cfcc this semester I did my intent to apply and have to talk my PSB test next week. I already have 65 points before taking the test do y'all think I have a good chance? Any advice?