U.S.A. Texas
Published Jun 21, 2010
Hi, I am applying for UT health science center and was wondering what people have scored on their Hesi A2 exam..?, so I can see what the approximate average score is....
Mine was
1) Reading Comprehension: 86.96
2) Meaning-Word Use: 100
3) Conclusions: 100
4) Implications: 91.67
5) Understanding: 75
6) Grammar: 94
7) Vocabulary & General Knowledge: 90
English Language composite Score: 90.32
8) Biology: 84
9) Chemistry: 100
10) Anatomy & Physiology: 96
Science Composite Score: 93.33
11) Math: 100
Cumulative Score: 92.99
Critical Thinking Score: 820
NavyVet28
126 Posts
NavyVet28, PVAMU would take English composite cuz one of my friend had 74% in vocab and got accepted. That's how I know.
Oh ok Vocab doesn't count anymore. They updated it Feb 2011. They took that one off so only reading, math, a&p and grammar count.
Blue_River
157 Posts
@ NavyVet28, I see and then it is same as most of the schools in Houston. 75% or higher. I would try to get higher scores in each section. I took HESI twice and that way got really high score. Congrats Navy, we might bump on each other during the clinicals :)
Lol the only thing I hate is that some require Hesi and some Teas. Im pretty surprised I scored a 90 at the end it say class average 69 for Hesi. Good luck and congrats to u as well.
chizzy05
24 Posts
hello everyone,
pls i registered to write Hesi on the 20th of august, for admission into UTHSC houston.they require math, reading comprehension, vocabulary and general knowledge, grammar, anatomy and physiology, critical thinking, learning styles and personality styles.
question 1: please did any one already take the test for this school, i registered for the "admission asssment test with critical thinking,is it the right one?"
question 2: i heard that it will be a 4hr test, with all these sections do i need to really rush through them on that day to keep up with time?
Question 3:pls do i just ignore the sections that are not required by the school( eg chemistry, physics) or are those courses going to be automatically removed from the my test?
Question 4: i have bought the hesi book from evolve and also the mcgraw hill's test, with these two is there any particular way i should study (based on where i should concentrate on.)
i am so sorry, its a lot of questions ithat i am asking, i am so scared.pls any answer will help.you dont have to answer all, just any one that u know about.any thing helpful will be appreciated.thanks in advance.
AnonEmus
105 Posts
You may safely ignore sections that are not required by the school. Since you are so worried, perhaps you should purchase the HESI study guide book (search for it) so that you'll know what to expect. This will keep you calm because there won't be any surprises.
As general advice to everybody, do you absolutely KNOW where you will go to nursing school, that you will be accepted where you want? Of course not, which is why you should consider taking all sections of the HESI. The next school you apply to might require one of the sections you are planning on skipping. I took the HESI three times because each new school I applied to required an additional section. On my third attempt, I took all sections.
MsLeana
30 Posts
For those planning to apply to Charity School of Nursing in New Orleans:
Per http://www.dcc.edu/campus/charity/HESI_information.pdf, "The HESI A 2 is a timed, computerized test with the following sections: Math, Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Vocabulary, Biology and Anatomy and Physiology."
thank you
mscoates
4 Posts
I take my Hesi at the end of the month....I'm ready to get this over with.
good luck to u @ mscoates, same here.i will be talikng mine on the 20th of this month and i wish it comes out good.
hopefulmae
Okay,
I took the HESI A2 yesterday. Holy stress!! I was not supposed to have to take the chemistry portion, but it was on there . . . I was wearing soft ear plugs and had the testing center noise canceling headset on over them. After I saw the chemistry on the list I listened to my heart beat for 2 hours while I muddled through other sections. Chemistry is not my strength and I have not even thought about chem at all since I took it in college 10 years ago, and I got a 96, so if you have to take the chem . . . don't sweat it too bad, learn the real real basics. I didn't even read the chem part of the study guide!
About A+P and Biology:
A lot of people worry about the A+P . . . I really did not think it was bad. I have taken both sections of A+P and I had to retake the first half last semester due to a time requirement for the program I am applying to, and I think that helped. I also read the Cliff Notes A+P cover to cover. That book goes way more in depth than is covered on the HESI, but it was a really good review. Some of the stuff in the HESI study guide was helpful . . . and I'd be sure to understand the information listed there . . .
I read Cliff Notes Biology too, and I'm glad I did. I thought the general BIO was a bit more challenging, and I'm glad I prepared for that section. The questions were fairly basic, and I was really wondering if plant biology, etc. would be covered. I would focus your studying around the sections specifically listed in the study guide . . . maybe go a bit more in depth if there are things there that you don't remember or understand.
Now, a question for everyone. Why, on my score report, is the reading comprehension broken up into into 5 parts, and is each part considered individually? I got a 95 on the reading comp, but in the broken up sections I got a 100, 100, 92, and 75. What do those mean? Are they just telling you what percent of a particular type of question you answered correctly? And, do schools evaluate those separately, or do they consider the overall reading comp score??
Thanks!
vrcrn2013
13 Posts
okay,i took the hesi a2 yesterday. holy stress!! i was not supposed to have to take the chemistry portion, but it was on there . . . i was wearing soft ear plugs and had the testing center noise canceling headset on over them. after i saw the chemistry on the list i listened to my heart beat for 2 hours while i muddled through other sections. chemistry is not my strength and i have not even thought about chem at all since i took it in college 10 years ago, and i got a 96, so if you have to take the chem . . . don't sweat it too bad, learn the real real basics. i didn't even read the chem part of the study guide!about a+p and biology:a lot of people worry about the a+p . . . i really did not think it was bad. i have taken both sections of a+p and i had to retake the first half last semester due to a time requirement for the program i am applying to, and i think that helped. i also read the cliff notes a+p cover to cover. that book goes way more in depth than is covered on the hesi, but it was a really good review. some of the stuff in the hesi study guide was helpful. . . . and i'd be sure to understand the information listed there . . . i read cliff notes biology too, and i'm glad i did. i thought the general bio was a bit more challenging, and i'm glad i prepared for that section. the questions were fairly basic, and i was really wondering if plant biology, etc. would be covered. i would focus your studying around the sections specifically listed in the study guide . . . maybe go a bit more in depth if there are things there that you don't remember or understand. now, a question for everyone. why, on my score report, is the reading comprehension broken up into into 5 parts, and is each part considered individually? i got a 95 on the reading comp, but in the broken up sections i got a 100, 100, 92, and 75. what do those mean? are they just telling you what percent of a particular type of question you answered correctly? and, do schools evaluate those separately, or do they consider the overall reading comp score??
i took the hesi a2 yesterday. holy stress!! i was not supposed to have to take the chemistry portion, but it was on there . . . i was wearing soft ear plugs and had the testing center noise canceling headset on over them. after i saw the chemistry on the list i listened to my heart beat for 2 hours while i muddled through other sections. chemistry is not my strength and i have not even thought about chem at all since i took it in college 10 years ago, and i got a 96, so if you have to take the chem . . . don't sweat it too bad, learn the real real basics. i didn't even read the chem part of the study guide!
about a+p and biology:
a lot of people worry about the a+p . . . i really did not think it was bad. i have taken both sections of a+p and i had to retake the first half last semester due to a time requirement for the program i am applying to, and i think that helped. i also read the cliff notes a+p cover to cover. that book goes way more in depth than is covered on the hesi, but it was a really good review. some of the stuff in the hesi study guide was helpful. . . . and i'd be sure to understand the information listed there . . .
i read cliff notes biology too, and i'm glad i did. i thought the general bio was a bit more challenging, and i'm glad i prepared for that section. the questions were fairly basic, and i was really wondering if plant biology, etc. would be covered. i would focus your studying around the sections specifically listed in the study guide . . . maybe go a bit more in depth if there are things there that you don't remember or understand.
now, a question for everyone. why, on my score report, is the reading comprehension broken up into into 5 parts, and is each part considered individually? i got a 95 on the reading comp, but in the broken up sections i got a 100, 100, 92, and 75. what do those mean? are they just telling you what percent of a particular type of question you answered correctly? and, do schools evaluate those separately, or do they consider the overall reading comp score??
katybusymom
294 Posts
@vrc1, The Reading Comprehension score is broken down so that you can see how you scored on each section (conclusions, word meaning, implications, etc). All of those scores averaged together is what makes up your total reading comprehension score. I don't think schools look at the scores for each section independently unless maybe it was a tie-breaker situation possibly.
Did you take the Critical Thinking portion of the Hesi? That's the part I need info about :)
