FSCJ Fall 2014 hopefuls

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Hello everyone, I did not see a post for the fall 2014 semester, so I wanted to get it started. I applied to the 2014 summer semester and now I am waiting on my acceptance or denial letter. I am starting this forum just in case i do not get in for the summer. My total score right now is 169.96. I have 97 points for my classes and 72.96 points from the NAT. I am currently taking statistics and humanities, in hope of getting an A in both of them to boost my score up to 178.96. I made a C in A&P 1, my first humanities class and PSY1012. I also made a B in college algebra and that is what got my score down so low. I hope that the low cut off score trend continues to give me a good chance of getting in. The last 3 semesters were 175.96, 187 and 187. I am preparing to retake the NAT in late May to be in time for the June 1st deadline with plenty of time to study for the NAT. I look forward to meeting you all, and hear how things are going for you, so we can encourage and support one another.

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Another question, I'll be out of the country from August 8th til the 31st. Thus I'll be missing the first 5-6 days of class (That's if I get in the program of course).

Will there be a problem? Will they drop me from the program if I miss the first week??

The first week of the program is a rough one to miss. You'll be taking a dosage calc and medical terminology exam that week, most likely. In addition, you will miss being introduced to your instructors and will miss the review of the syllabi and the expectations for each class. Each of these things are important.

Another thing to think of is that the nursing program may not adhere to the FSCJ calendar - for example, FSCJ nursing students started this current Summer semester a week before the FSCJ calendar...if this happens next year that means you would miss not one but two weeks of school!! I wouldn't advise either.

When they tell you not to make any personals plans whilst in the program (which Ms. James would probably tell you if you talk to her), they are saying that for your benefit - things are ALWAYS subject to change...we didn't get notified of the change to the start of the Summer semester until a week or two before it happened - this isn't unusual.

If your travel plans cannot be changed, it may be best to postpone your entry into the program until the following semester. It's difficult enough to get though the first term without being a week (or two) behind!

Just my two cents (from someone who is in 4th term).

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We sure do have a long wait. These 8 weeks are going by slow already. I am going to volunteer at UF Health to keep my mind off the time. I start next tuesday and I am super excited about it.

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Anyone take the NAT and the HESI? Is there a significant difference? Difference in material?

I'm going to take the HESI exam for the first time in a few weeks. If anyone can offer advice on it that would be helpful, I'd appreciate it. I read the advice on taking the NAT.

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Anyone take the NAT and the HESI? Is there a significant difference? Difference in material?

I'm going to take the HESI exam for the first time in a few weeks. If anyone can offer advice on it that would be helpful, I'd appreciate it. I read the advice on taking the NAT.

i never rook the hesi before. The only subject areas that the nursing dept. will be using from the hesi are math, reading, biology, and anatomy and physiology. Pretty much just the basics. With math-fractions, decimals, percent, conversions measurements dosage calulations addition subtraction multiplication division. Biology- water metabolism cellular respiration photosynthesis cell cycle biology basics. Basics of anatomy-terminology and basic concepts of each body system. You probably can find good videos on you tuve of those topics. Just type in hesi A2 in the search engine and you should find several helpful videos. I am currently searching for websites with free practice questions and I will get back with u on it when I find some good ones.

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The HESI exam is 4 hours long but each section isn't individually timed and that gives more than enough time to complete the exam. You don't have to do each section in order either. What I did was do the sections that weren't graded and then went on to parts that were so I wouldn't spend all my time there and be stressed about completed the exam. There was a specific math section which was my downfall, I haven't taken math in about 10 years but found a math review for nurses. The math wasn't too bad mostly fraction conversions, ratios, word problems related to a medical setting. SJRST only looks at the composite score, math, academic aptitude, and reading comprehension I think, you must get a minimum of 75 in all areas mentioned to apply. I took it thinking I would apply there also but missed the math mark by 4 points. Even though it's far less stressful than the NAT, I did much better on the NAT with a 99.84 where my scores for the HESI were 71 math, 92 reading comprehension, aptitude somewhere in the mid 80's, and composite of high 70's. I used an HESI study guide and that really helped me brush up my science which with the exception of Micro, I haven't taken in a good 10 years either. Hope this helps. I will say the math and science is more difficult on the HESI and the science sections cover more material than the NAT.

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The HESI exam is 4 hours long but each section isn't individually timed and that gives more than enough time to complete the exam. You don't have to do each section in order either. What I did was do the sections that weren't graded and then went on to parts that were so I wouldn't spend all my time there and be stressed about completed the exam. There was a specific math section which was my downfall, I haven't taken math in about 10 years but found a math review for nurses. The math wasn't too bad mostly fraction conversions, ratios, word problems related to a medical setting. SJRST only looks at the composite score, math, academic aptitude, and reading comprehension I think, you must get a minimum of 75 in all areas mentioned to apply. I took it thinking I would apply there also but missed the math mark by 4 points. Even though it's far less stressful than the NAT, I did much better on the NAT with a 99.84 where my scores for the HESI were 71 math, 92 reading comprehension, aptitude somewhere in the mid 80's, and composite of high 70's. I used an HESI study guide and that really helped me brush up my science which with the exception of Micro, I haven't taken in a good 10 years either. Hope this helps. I will say the math and science is more difficult on the HESI and the science sections cover more material than the NAT.

Thank you for that helpful info. Sounds like you did pretty good on the hesi. What was the science like? Mrs James told me that fscj is only looking at the math A&P, biology and reading. What was the biology and A&P section like? How many passages are on the reading section and are they long?

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Anyone take the NAT and the HESI? Is there a significant difference? Difference in material?

I'm going to take the HESI exam for the first time in a few weeks. If anyone can offer advice on it that would be helpful, I'd appreciate it. I read the advice on taking the NAT.

A really good website that I found for the hesi is hesia2.org. it gives a really good description of what each topic covers and when u click on the topics it will give u free practice questions for each topic

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Quizlet also has a lot of study tools for the HESI. It's actually helpful for just about any class, I first found it during Micro and have been using since.

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hey everyone I. I been keeping an eye on this discussion and finally decided to make a post. I applied for the Fall semester with 196 points so I am keeping my fingers crossed! Some of you with 220 and above points are making me so nervous.

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Just a curious question - Has anyone made sort of a back up plan if they don't get accepted? This will be my second associates degree so I won't be heart broken if I don't get selected due to the fact that I would like another opportunity to shoot for the BSN program at my current home university. I did though apply for the surgical tech program for the fall at FSCJ since it would only be 10 months of my time and satisfy my drooling urge to get my foot in the darn OR. In the meantime I am still working as a CNA/PCT in a hospital part-time but I did also put in a volunteer application for my community services hours since I live approximately ONE block from Baptist Beaches and am not taking any summer courses. I suppose I just want RN behind my name as fast possible! So plans anyone? :)

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Just a curious question - Has anyone made sort of a back up plan if they don't get accepted? This will be my second associates degree so I won't be heart broken if I don't get selected due to the fact that I would like another opportunity to shoot for the BSN program at my current home university. I did though apply for the surgical tech program for the fall at FSCJ since it would only be 10 months of my time and satisfy my drooling urge to get my foot in the darn OR. In the meantime I am still working as a CNA/PCT in a hospital part-time but I did also put in a volunteer application for my community services hours since I live approximately ONE block from Baptist Beaches and am not taking any summer courses. I suppose I just want RN behind my name as fast possible! So plans anyone? :)

Hi SweetSouthernLove. No I do not have any backup plans. I looked into other schools like JU Concorde keiser chamberlain unf kaplan and sanford brown and realized that the best option that is most convenient for me is to continue to try to get in at fscj because I do not want to take out any loans. I am just going to continue to apply every semester and continue to volunteer at UF Health until I get in. I do not want to ho through a different program before the RN because I want to save my financial aid. That is great that u have a back up plan. What are u interested in doing as a volunteer at Baptist?

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