Looking for entrance essay exam advice

[triumph1134]

I'm looking for a little advice from anybody who's been there. A few days ago, I received a letter from a community college nursing school that I applied to telling me that I have made it to the next round. They are telling me that it will be a 5 question essay exam covering diversity, personal values, motivation for nursing, tolerance to stress, and transferable skills. It's only going to last an hour and a half. They are grading me on organization and grammar, so I can't just blurt out thoughts. Should I go with quantity on this one, or just take one of my qualities and run with it? I also would like any advice from people who have done this before. Thank you all so much for your help.

[Whispera, MSN, RN]

Before you go, organize your thoughts on all the topics. Even pre-write a paragraph or so on each, at least in your head. 5 topics in 30 minutes = 6 minutes per topic, which won't be that much time to write alot. I predict the questions will be: Discuss your thoughts on diversity (do you know what it is? are you prejudiced?) What are your personal values as they pertain to nursing? Why do you want to be a nurse? How do you handle stress, or describe a time when stress was difficult and what did you do to get through it? What skills do you have that are transferable to nursing?