so, i was a great student in high school and got into the university of florida, no problem. but for the next two years, i worked my butt off trying to commute 2 hrs a day and do all of my pre-bsn nursing program coursework. despite my hardest effort, i was still only pulling c's and b's--and even failing anatomy the first time around. in my entire time at uf i never got a single a--despite the fact that i spent every night at home studying, totally alienated my friends to try and improve my grades, and completely stressed out everyone i lived with. i've done so poorly that i lost my 100% scholarship through florida bright futures, and with an overall 2.6 gpa and prenursing 2.59, i don't stand a chance in hell of getting into the uf nursing program.
so i've decided that instead of switching my uf major to something else (i'm not interested in anything else and none of my science courses match up with any other major) i've decided that the wisest course of action would be to attend the community college in my home town. i dual-enrolled there in high school and got all a's and b's with minimal effort, so i know that i can do well there, and it takes away the considerable stress of driving 2 hrs a day just to get to class, as well as cutting the cost in half, and i could even regain my 100% scholarship if i do well. i want to do their adn program, which will take two years, then take an adn-bsn course online through one of the many colleges that offer it here in fl. i'm kind of worried that i might be looked down upon as an adn rn instead of a bsn rn, at least until i finish the bsn program online. so... i guess i'd just love to hear that you guys think i'm doing the right thing!
the advisor has told me my grades won't be a problem, that i'll get into the nursing program with them, but i have to take the hesi exam first. i've got to get an 80% or higher on math, reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary. the test includes the science portions, but the advising office said that they do not consider the scores for those sections for admission. so i picked up the study guide--which was a waste of $40--and photocopied the pages i felt like i needed work on, then returned the actual book.
my questions are:
(1) is there calculator/scratch paper to use on the hesi?
(2) is the math the multiplication/division/addition/subtraction found in the study guide, or is it more of conversions, like medications, ccs, etc? is it fractions and decimals and military time, too?
(3) from what i can tell in the study guide, the vocabulary section is supposed to be a lot of medical terminology. i've taken a med term course so a lot of the terms in the study guide were familiar to me... how hard do you think this section of the hesi was/will be?
i'm really glad to have found this forum and get some answers from everyone here. =) thanks
