Okay it is a long time until the letters go out and we are all wondering if our HESI score was good enough. So let's be silly and play detectives and see if we can get an idea of where we stand.
For 1000 students with around 30 seats per room, there was around 34 classes.
1. Greent52389- 1/7/09, Rm 130, 81.73 average
2. Shannonmarie7- 1/7/09, Rm 115, 81.75 average
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Repy with your test date, number of the room you were in, and the average score from your class and I will update this page to see what some of the overall class averages are.
I would like to say thanks to all of you for your encouragement. Oddly, I thought the Hesi was a piece of cake prior to my bg dropping. I recived a 98% on the math, a 94% on the grammer, (dropped right here) an 88% on the vocab and an 83% on the reading comprehension I think. I now wish I would have taken the reading comprehension & the vocab prior to going low, I think I still could have aced the other two, it just would have taken me longer.
All of the hoopla over this hesi. It sounds like an oxymoron for me to say that it was easy, but I felt like most of it was, I just was less than cognizant for the last half, which made it difficult.
What's hard for me to swallow is that, I am made to be a nurse. I wish so much that they would do interviews. I have my medical assisting, my certified nurses assistant, I was a respite care coordinator, the manager of a doctors office, I have a child with type 1 diabetes so I already manage his insulin regimines, infusion sites etc, I am a parent advocate for the ADA ( I get the schools to accomodate these kids through the use of a section 504/IEP), I am an outreach parent for the state of Michigan, I am registered with Childrens Special Health Care Services for my county as a parent contact, I am registered with the JDRF as a parent contact, I work with four different hospitals, in reference to pediatric endocrinology, as a parent contact for newly diagnosed patients, and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, as well as the Americans With Disabilities Act. I am a plethera of information for a family newly diagnosed with this disease, and am able to direct them to the appropriate resources.
My greatest contribution in this arena is empowering families. All of it has been a blessing to me, but when I see a family go from feeling hopeless, to reclaiming their lives, there is truly no greater gift.
I remember what it was like to almost lose my child, to feel so lost and scared. I never want anyone to ever have to face that alone. I remember what it was like to have the school tell me that perhaps I should homeschool, because they didn't want to assist my child with his diabetic regimine. He was unsafe and it was wrong. I taught myself to get over it and on with it, how to make the school comply, and I taught my family how to live happily and fully despite the relentless nature of type 1 diabetes. I had to share the wealth, do you know what I mean? "To whom much is given, much is expected."
I have thought about what area of nursing I would like to go into quite a bit. Initially, I was considering pediatric endocrinology because I am really good with the complex stuff. I am now considering becoming a pediatric critical care nurse, because I have been there and I have an inherent ability in this area. Despite all appearances (based on the reading comp) my critical thinking skills are tremendous, I'm quick, and I just get it.
Perhaps one day the process will be altered to reflect what it means to be a nurse, and this additional criteria will be evaluated. I agree with the gpa and hesi, I just think there should be more.
***For those of you who will be taking the hesi next year it plays out like this. The math is easier than in the study guide, but learn it anyway, the grammer is easier than what is in the study guide, so don't freak (there are not any dangling modifiers). The vocab isn't that bad I was just losing it at the end of that section, the medical stuff was easy, its how they apply typical language that is a challenge. The reading comprehension is tricky, had I not been low I should have aced it, given that english and reading are my strong suit. There is no good way to prepare for this portion other than to understand what a thesis statement is, what inference means, what type of passage you are reading (informational etc.), be able to summarize, and critically think about what you have just read.
Be calm, you can have a snack so make sure you bring one, I didn't and couldn't locate a vending machine in building A (some people say it exists, perhaps it does, didn't see it). They allow you to have a water bottle.
Good luck to everyone! I hope all of the right people get in.
I would like to say thanks to all of you for your encouragement. Oddly, I thought the Hesi was a piece of cake prior to my bg dropping. I recived a 98% on the math, a 94% on the grammer, (dropped right here) an 88% on the vocab and an 83% on the reading comprehension I think. I now wish I would have taken the reading comprehension & the vocab prior to going low, I think I still could have aced the other two, it just would have taken me longer.
All of the hoopla over this hesi. It sounds like an oxymoron for me to say that it was easy, but I felt like most of it was, I just was less than cognizant for the last half, which made it difficult.
What's hard for me to swallow is that, I am made to be a nurse. I wish so much that they would do interviews.
Good luck to everyone! I hope all of the right people get in.
I aced everything except the reading comp and the math. I took reading comp last and I was kind of pressed for time because I had my A+P final exam immediately after my HESI. I ended up missing the entire class, and I had to retake it on another day. I think I would have done better on it if I didn't have a final to take as soon as I was done
I didn't think the study guide was helpful at all, and I'm really beginning to wonder if each group of students gets a different set of questions. The first reading comp question I had was about "subjective essays" or some crap. Anyone else remember this? Maybe you can prove/disprove my theory!
Part of me wishes they would do interviews, and part of me is glad that they don't. What kind of criteria would they be looking for? I don't have any experience in the medical profession (with the exception of pharmacy tech). Would I not be considered because of this? What about one's appearance? If one had visible tattoos, would they not take you? Interviews are really subjective and could possibly hurt someone's chances. Just some food for thought.
I hope all of the right people get in, too. Just thinking about some idiot going getting accepted into the program, and then they realize that they don't want to be a nurse when it's too late makes me sick! lol
I believe that I am made to be a nurse as well. No matter what happens, we'll get in. All of us. Sometime, somewhere. If you want to do something badly enough, work your @ss and you can do it! We ALL will make it!!:redbeathe
The only part I remember from reading comp was about Florence Nightingale, was that on yours? Maybe they are all different. I think some of the answers were BS though, because I do not care what they say some of that crap did not go with the passage.
I am back at Baker again, I think my only hope to become a nurse is to get in Spring 2010 there on my second try with the additional point. You know what really ticks me off about all of this? Why am I having to take patho and pharmacology which to me is something I should learn when I am actually in a nurse program, not before. What the heck am I going to do with this knowledge about medications if I never make it into the program?
Ugh, I wish these schools would tell you sooner if you are in or not so I can just move on with my life...lol. For those that finished the pre-reqs at Baker, I'm assuming that you get an Associate's Degree in science for the pe-reqs even if you do not get into a program right? I just do not understand how at Baker you need 13 pre-reqs for the Associated Degree part, but at Macomb it is only AP, Micro, Comp 1, Psych, Nutrition, PE, and Ethics. Oh well.
The only part I remember from reading comp was about Florence Nightingale, was that on yours? Maybe they are all different. I think some of the answers were BS though, because I do not care what they say some of that crap did not go with the passage.
I am back at Baker again, I think my only hope to become a nurse is to get in Spring 2010 there on my second try with the additional point. You know what really ticks me off about all of this? Why am I having to take patho and pharmacology which to me is something I should learn when I am actually in a nurse program, not before. What the heck am I going to do with this knowledge about medications if I never make it into the program?
Ugh, I wish these schools would tell you sooner if you are in or not so I can just move on with my life...lol. For those that finished the pre-reqs at Baker, I'm assuming that you get an Associate's Degree in science for the pe-reqs even if you do not get into a program right? I just do not understand how at Baker you need 13 pre-reqs for the Associated Degree part, but at Macomb it is only AP, Micro, Comp 1, Psych, Nutrition, PE, and Ethics. Oh well.
Shannonmarie,
I am sorry to say this, but at Baker YOU DO NOT receive your associates even when you finish the pre-regs. You ONLY receive it when you finish the WHOLE program. So if you are not accepted, no degree.... I wish you the best of luck getting into the 2010 program. You Can Do It!
I am sorry to say this, but at Baker YOU DO NOT receive your associates even when you finish the pre-regs. You ONLY receive it when you finish the WHOLE program. So if you are not accepted, no degree.... I wish you the best of luck getting into the 2010 program. You Can Do It!
So if you put all those thousands of dollars into Baker's prereq program and don't get in, you get NOTHING for your effort?
Exactly, the only reason, I started at Baker is because when I was out of HS I went to MCC and over the years, I kept taking classes with no real plan of action. I would just take them and drop them. When my daughter got sick, I took some classes and then I didn't drop them. So I thought that it would be better to have a fresh start at Baker. Baker made it really easy to get financial aid, and they didn't take ALL the classes from other schools like the community colleges do.
I'm kicking myself now, and to top it off, I could have applied at MCC LAST year, but didn't know until I was passed up for Baker's program, how to get into MCC's program.
If I do not get into either program I am going to MCC to see about the associates degree. My friends sister was at baker a year ago for the surg tech program and could not get past the algebra class so she was never able to apply for the program. She moved over to MCC and they had her take the PE and a couple other classes and did get her associates degree in science.
Well, that is what my friend told me anyways....lol.
Exactly, the only reason, I started at Baker is because when I was out of HS I went to MCC and over the years, I kept taking classes with no real plan of action. I would just take them and drop them. When my daughter got sick, I took some classes and then I didn't drop them. So I thought that it would be better to have a fresh start at Baker. Baker made it really easy to get financial aid, and they didn't take ALL the classes from other schools like the community colleges do.
I'm kicking myself now, and to top it off, I could have applied at MCC LAST year, but didn't know until I was passed up for Baker's program, how to get into MCC's program.
Gemberly,
I am with you! I am kicking myself everytime I have to pay on the loan....Like today. I have a lot out in school loans from Baker and nothing to show for it. At this point what ever I get accepted into, I am taking, I applied for surg tech, RN and Resp Ther. so I will see. I am waitlisted on a lot of classes so it might be difficult to get into surg tech. I can only put it in God's hands and go from here...Like find a job....
Gemberly, like you, I thought I would have a "better" chance at Baker. They made it seem like it was "easier" to get in there than other schools because of the point system. I came across a lot of problems last year (with teachers, grading, etc), and now I've got (another) bad teacher for A+P lecture this quarter. I would have been done with Baker a while ago, but the classes I need were full at every other college I looked at (since I decided at the last minute that Baker is not for me). So for this quarter, I'm stuck. I'm so bitter and angry and grr!
I can't believe how many people here have been duped (if that's the right word)! Makes me wish I would have started reading these boards a while ago...
Hey Toxicshock, I don't know what kind of criteria they would use. I would hope that it would not be based on appearance in any way shape or form. I don't know that it would have to be formal experience as much as it should be based on the heart. Compassion you know. For those of us who have it, we have all done something. Reaching out to our fellow man. Even if it's shoveling the walkway for our elderly neighbor.
I met a guy on my hesi test date in the lobby who said that he hoped everyone failed because he wanted to ensure his entrance. He proceeded to tell me that the patients are just bodies, get them in, get them out, blood and guts is where it's at.
I was horrified. I expressed to him at that time that I have a child who almost died when he was dx'd with t1d and I am so grateful for those nurses that went the extra mile. We had a nurse who would stash, sugar free jello for my child so that when he woke up in the night crying, because he was starving, (ketoacidosis) she could give him something. She is the same nurse that brought me coffee and sat and talked with me for a while each night we were there. He didn't get it. I said, you asked me who I hope fails; what I can say is that I hope that all of the right people get in, the one's with heart.
Nurses have a way of knowing. The people who run this program are all nurses, they would know who has the right stuff.
blessedt1d
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I would like to say thanks to all of you for your encouragement. Oddly, I thought the Hesi was a piece of cake prior to my bg dropping. I recived a 98% on the math, a 94% on the grammer, (dropped right here) an 88% on the vocab and an 83% on the reading comprehension I think. I now wish I would have taken the reading comprehension & the vocab prior to going low, I think I still could have aced the other two, it just would have taken me longer.
All of the hoopla over this hesi. It sounds like an oxymoron for me to say that it was easy, but I felt like most of it was, I just was less than cognizant for the last half, which made it difficult.
What's hard for me to swallow is that, I am made to be a nurse. I wish so much that they would do interviews. I have my medical assisting, my certified nurses assistant, I was a respite care coordinator, the manager of a doctors office, I have a child with type 1 diabetes so I already manage his insulin regimines, infusion sites etc, I am a parent advocate for the ADA ( I get the schools to accomodate these kids through the use of a section 504/IEP), I am an outreach parent for the state of Michigan, I am registered with Childrens Special Health Care Services for my county as a parent contact, I am registered with the JDRF as a parent contact, I work with four different hospitals, in reference to pediatric endocrinology, as a parent contact for newly diagnosed patients, and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, as well as the Americans With Disabilities Act. I am a plethera of information for a family newly diagnosed with this disease, and am able to direct them to the appropriate resources.
My greatest contribution in this arena is empowering families. All of it has been a blessing to me, but when I see a family go from feeling hopeless, to reclaiming their lives, there is truly no greater gift.
I remember what it was like to almost lose my child, to feel so lost and scared. I never want anyone to ever have to face that alone. I remember what it was like to have the school tell me that perhaps I should homeschool, because they didn't want to assist my child with his diabetic regimine. He was unsafe and it was wrong. I taught myself to get over it and on with it, how to make the school comply, and I taught my family how to live happily and fully despite the relentless nature of type 1 diabetes. I had to share the wealth, do you know what I mean? "To whom much is given, much is expected."
I have thought about what area of nursing I would like to go into quite a bit. Initially, I was considering pediatric endocrinology because I am really good with the complex stuff. I am now considering becoming a pediatric critical care nurse, because I have been there and I have an inherent ability in this area. Despite all appearances (based on the reading comp) my critical thinking skills are tremendous, I'm quick, and I just get it.
Perhaps one day the process will be altered to reflect what it means to be a nurse, and this additional criteria will be evaluated. I agree with the gpa and hesi, I just think there should be more.
***For those of you who will be taking the hesi next year it plays out like this. The math is easier than in the study guide, but learn it anyway, the grammer is easier than what is in the study guide, so don't freak (there are not any dangling modifiers). The vocab isn't that bad I was just losing it at the end of that section, the medical stuff was easy, its how they apply typical language that is a challenge. The reading comprehension is tricky, had I not been low I should have aced it, given that english and reading are my strong suit. There is no good way to prepare for this portion other than to understand what a thesis statement is, what inference means, what type of passage you are reading (informational etc.), be able to summarize, and critically think about what you have just read.
Be calm, you can have a snack so make sure you bring one, I didn't and couldn't locate a vending machine in building A (some people say it exists, perhaps it does, didn't see it). They allow you to have a water bottle.
Good luck to everyone! I hope all of the right people get in.