HESI CAT info

[tkdman37]

My school offered the HESI EXIT and the HESI CAT tests and had min acceptable scores to have our info sent after graduation to be processed to sit for the NCLEX. I just took the HESI CAT and there was some information that we did not know at first. There are 3 different score categories: Acceptable, Min Acceptable, or not acceptable. Acceptable means you are ready, min means you are close, and not means you are not. The test shuts off just like the NCLEX. One classmate of mine had it shut of at 85 questions as min acceptable. One had it shut off at 155 as min acceptable. I had mine shut off at 85 and got acceptable. What this means is that by question 85 I was on the right side of the line enough that I was done and ready, just like the NCLEX does. my friend with the 85 and min acceptable means that he was below the line too long and they shut him down. My other friend with the 155 means that he battled at that line for a long time but just couldn't stay above it long enough. I didn't have anyone get not acceptable. So, shoot for that acceptable, min acceptable is not a good thing as some posts on here will tell you. I found this out right before the test and it had me flustered, but I jumped for joy when I got that Acceptable. Remember, its just like the NCLEX, if you are still getting questions, you are still in the game!!!