Hey everyone I was starting a thread for all the fall 16 hopefuls for all the campus's at lonestar!
I take my hesi feb 18 and nervous doesn't even begin to describe my feelings!!!! Lol, I think I'll be okay on the math portion, it's the grammar and a&p that are causing my sleepless nights!!! Predicates, me or I, prepositional adjectives? Whaaat?? Lol and then a&p because there's soooo much and you have noooo clue what to focus on. I'm a bundle of nerves to say the very least lol
How about yall?!
My first choice is going to be kingwood, then maybe cyfair or north harris, I haven't decided yet, I want to get this test out of the way first!!
And can ya'll believe hcc closed their program down this year..... I was upset about that that was my first pick!
I took mine almost a month ago so i can remember the specifics of it lol but its not that bad at all. The only think I didnt like is that it gives you your scores after each section, so if you do bad on one section you have to finish the test knowing that
I think every campus BUT kingwood takes a fall class lol, that doesnt really make sense to me but oh well. Thats exciting where are you moving from?
I took mine almost a month ago so i can remember the specifics of it lol but its not that bad at all. The only think I didnt like is that it gives you your scores after each section, so if you do bad on one section you have to finish the test knowing that
I think every campus BUT kingwood takes a fall class lol, that doesnt really make sense to me but oh well. Thats exciting where are you moving from?
Victoria Texas (I said that in a hick country voice) haha
it's a small town maybe about 2 hours away. You may have heard of it....we've grown a bit lol
it tells you after every portion? whyyyy in the world would they do that to us. Lol so if you score low that just makes you want to give up after that section....
Were de you able to use calculator? Kingwood campus said I could bring mine or provide one for us. That's the only good news I've heard lol.
but yes you do get to use a calculator! I also took the teas back in the fall and i couldnt use one!! i was a nervous wreck lol. And most of the math is very simple, i even had some simple additions and subtraction questions lol
but yes you do get to use a calculator! I also took the teas back in the fall and i couldnt use one!! i was a nervous wreck lol. And most of the math is very simple, i even had some simple additions and subtraction questions lol
im trying to look for some study guides and sites, ive found a few.... but *sigh* wish me luck on my last week of studying
I am actually getting ready to start applying to the transition programs at Kingwood and Montgomery. I took my HESI on January 8th and it was honestly, not that bad. I had taken it before to get into LVN school and neither time did I really study for it, except to re-learn fractions and conversions.
Here are some tips I found helpful, and what I found in my own experience from taking it two different times, four years apart.
The math is very basic. Elementary level, even. Know how to add, divide, subtract and multiply fractions. Know your conversions (oz, lbs, L, ml, tbsp, tsp, etc.) and be comfortable with ratios/proportions and you will be fine. Yes, they provide a calculator, but really all it serves is to speed through the most basic of questions (Example: 2,178 + 521 + 1,259 = )
Grammar is basic, very basic. No knowledge of predicate nominatives or advanced sentence structuring is required. It's mainly choosing the correct word, which if you read the sentence in your head you can determine the answer quite easily. Know "their, they're, there", "lay down, lie down", "dragged, drug", things like that pop up but it's mostly "_____ went with us to the car wash." A- I, B- Me, C-They or D-They'll"....easy stuff like that. Know what a noun, adjective, verb, transition are.
Vocab you really can't study for. It's basic, generalized word knowledge. That's it. Reading comprehension can be tricky because you will find yourself seeing more than one right answer, you just have to remember they want the answer that is MOST correct. That same principal also applies to the Critical Thinking portion of the exam, which was actually more challenging than I expected and I was expecting a lower score than what I got.
A/P was difficult, but not impossible. It was my lowest score. I think for me it felt that way because there was content from the end of AP1 that we hadn't got to in my class, and AP2 that I hadn't taken yet. Also, they can be very broad and generalized, or very specific and it does have some questions with "Select all that apply" as answer choices, which as far as I'm concerned, is the devil. Go over what's in your Elsevier book if you need to study. That is a great tool, from what I've been told by those who used it. When I said genearlized vs. specific questions, here are two examples directly from my test.
Generalized:
"What are the two branches of the human nervous system?"
-Central and peripheral
More specific, devil question"
"What hormones are secreted from the anterior portion of the pituitary gland? Select ALL that apply."
And my scores for my test....
Math: 100
Grammar: 96
Vocab: 92
Reading Comp: 92
A/P: 88
Critical Thinking: 900
Calculating that in with my grades for my prereq classes and my application score is a 7.74 out of 8 for the transition. I got into LVN school with a 7.81 so I'm hopeful that will be enough.
I am actually getting ready to start applying to the transition programs at Kingwood and Montgomery. I took my HESI on January 8th and it was honestly, not that bad. I had taken it before to get into LVN school and neither time did I really study for it, except to re-learn fractions and conversions.
Here are some tips I found helpful, and what I found in my own experience from taking it two different times, four years apart.
The math is very basic. Elementary level, even. Know how to add, divide, subtract and multiply fractions. Know your conversions (oz, lbs, L, ml, tbsp, tsp, etc.) and be comfortable with ratios/proportions and you will be fine. Yes, they provide a calculator, but really all it serves is to speed through the most basic of questions (Example: 2,178 + 521 + 1,259 = )
Grammar is basic, very basic. No knowledge of predicate nominatives or advanced sentence structuring is required. It's mainly choosing the correct word, which if you read the sentence in your head you can determine the answer quite easily. Know "their, they're, there", "lay down, lie down", "dragged, drug", things like that pop up but it's mostly "_____ went with us to the car wash." A- I, B- Me, C-They or D-They'll"....easy stuff like that. Know what a noun, adjective, verb, transition are.
Vocab you really can't study for. It's basic, generalized word knowledge. That's it. Reading comprehension can be tricky because you will find yourself seeing more than one right answer, you just have to remember they want the answer that is MOST correct. That same principal also applies to the Critical Thinking portion of the exam, which was actually more challenging than I expected and I was expecting a lower score than what I got.
A/P was difficult, but not impossible. It was my lowest score. I think for me it felt that way because there was content from the end of AP1 that we hadn't got to in my class, and AP2 that I hadn't taken yet. Also, they can be very broad and generalized, or very specific and it does have some questions with "Select all that apply" as answer choices, which as far as I'm concerned, is the devil. Go over what's in your Elsevier book if you need to study. That is a great tool, from what I've been told by those who used it. When I said genearlized vs. specific questions, here are two examples directly from my test.
Generalized:
"What are the two branches of the human nervous system?"
-Central and peripheral
More specific, devil question"
"What hormones are secreted from the anterior portion of the pituitary gland? Select ALL that apply."
And my scores for my test....
Math: 100
Grammar: 96
Vocab: 92
Reading Comp: 92
A/P: 88
Critical Thinking: 900
Calculating that in with my grades for my prereq classes and my application score is a 7.74 out of 8 for the transition. I got into LVN school with a 7.81 so I'm hopeful that will be enough.
Thank you for all the helpful info, I cram
ap everyday and really cramming the endocrine system bc it has so many different hormones in the pituitary and adrenal glands etc!
i think I'll be okay in math. And vocab.... I've done good on all the reading practice exams.
im sure I'm just overthinking I'm GREAT at doing that lol
Thanks for making this thread! I applied to the program for spring 16 and was selected as an alternate but never got the call so here we go again! I think there will be way more applicants since HCC doesn't have a program anymore and plus there are more lonestar campus options for Fall. For spring only CyFair and Kingwood accepted applications. Good Luck to you guys! We got this! I'm retaking my HESI Feb 23 :)
CaseyT thats an awesome score! I'm sure you'll get int!
Sokrys hopefully since there are more campus locations open you'll get in :) which locations are you applying to? And I'm really hoping that the whole HCC thing doesnt make it more competitive!
CaseyT thats an awesome score! I'm sure you'll get int!
Sokrys hopefully since there are more campus locations open you'll get in :) which locations are you applying to? And I'm really hoping that the whole HCC thing doesnt make it more competitive!
Im more than positive it's going to make it more
competive, suprsingly from what I've searched Houston doesn't have many nursing programs.
lol
whyyyy in the world would they do that to us. Lol so if you score low that just makes you want to give up after that section.... 
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I took mine almost a month ago so i can remember the specifics of it lol but its not that bad at all. The only think I didnt like is that it gives you your scores after each section, so if you do bad on one section you have to finish the test knowing that
I think every campus BUT kingwood takes a fall class lol, that doesnt really make sense to me but oh well. Thats exciting where are you moving from?