MDC Fall 2019 Nursing

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Hello fellow students! I wanted to create a topic for those who are planning on starting the MDC Nursing program in the Fall of 2019. It's never too early to be well prepared. LOL. I have a B.A. and was able to get some of my credits transferred to the A.S. I read through the thread for the Fall of 2018 class and the Spring of 2019 class. Both threads have some very useful information regarding how to study for the HESI, scores needed to get into the program, etc. and many people from those groups keep in touch in Facebook and via Whatsapp. I'm looking for a support/study group for those that are in the same timeline as I am. Just starting BSC2086 A&P 2/lab and MGF1106 next week at Kendall/Homestead campuses. Also, looking for P/T work at Baptist Hospital or MDC. I am anticipating taking Microbiology and the Intro to Healthcare in the Spring '19, along with the HESI. Hope to meet some great people on here!

On 4/3/2019 at 11:10 AM, llira714 said:

does anyone know until how long does your score stay valid if you want to apply in the spring. if i take the hesi next week?

They're valid for up to 2 years. Good luck!!

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On 4/3/2019 at 10:46 AM, Grisso said:

Nice work Salma! That's a great score. The highest score I have heard off among my group of fellow students is 91. One of them received an 85 and he's going to take it again next week. Congrats!! Pointers on how you studied and what you found hardest?

honestly that pocket prep app is awesome it helped me the most I did all of the questions from it , the hesi book was ok if I just studied from the hesi book id probably fail. The practice questions helped me the most. the hardest subject was the math for me, it took me an hour and half to get done it was really time consuming so don't leave the math for last the second hardest was the anatomy it was sooo specific it was my lowest score i got an 80 on it. the biology and chemistry were the easiest for me and my highest scores they ask general questions. the reading vocab and grammar were also very easy as well. i would suggest spend most of your studying on math and anatomy.

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13 hours ago, Salma Yemmas said:

honestly that pocket prep app is awesome it helped me the most I did all of the questions from it , the hesi book was ok if I just studied from the hesi book id probably fail. The practice questions helped me the most. the hardest subject was the math for me, it took me an hour and half to get done it was really time consuming so don't leave the math for last the second hardest was the anatomy it was sooo specific it was my lowest score i got an 80 on it. the biology and chemistry were the easiest for me and my highest scores they ask general questions. the reading vocab and grammar were also very easy as well. i would suggest spend most of your studying on math and anatomy.

Congratulations on your score Salma! I completely agree the pocket prep app was the most helpful tool to study. I got a 94 on the hessi, I found anatomy to be the hardest part.

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Hi Everyone,

I'm applying later this month to the accelerated and generic full time programs. I took my hesi last month and got an 82% and my science GPA is a 3.2. Good luck to everyone!

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2 hours ago, KFutureRN said:

Hi Everyone,

I'm applying later this month to the accelerated and generic full time programs. I took my hesi last month and got an 82% and my science GPA is a 3.2. Good luck to everyone!

Congrats!! I'm planning to apply to the accelerated and generic full-time programs too. I have a question for the generic full-time Did you take ENC1101, SPC1017, and PHI2604 classes too? because these classes don't require for the accelerated program.

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34 minutes ago, Nooronnie said:

Congrats!! I'm planning to apply to the accelerated and generic full-time programs too. I have a question for the generic full-time Did you take ENC1101, SPC1017, and PHI2604 classes too? because these classes don't require for the accelerated program.

Thank you and congrats to you as well! I took them years ago for my AA degree but if I'm not mistaken, since you already have a Bachelors degree you do not have to worry about those classes but double check with an advisor.

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Hi guys! I recently spoke with a great advisor at the MDC Medical campus. To answer a question I saw from previous posts: taking the HESI more than once won't hurt your chances of getting in & they only see the highest score. I got an 82% my first time back in Feb. so I'd have enough time to retake it if needed. I'm taking it again Monday the 15th. My science GPA is a 3.9 for now (taking microbio, a&p II, a&p II lab, intro to healthcare & intro to healthcare lab, and a microbio lab for future BSN credentials), but I have a feeling I might be getting a B or 2 this sem. so it may drop- hence why I'm taking the HESI again lol.

I plan to apply to both AO & generic. The advisor said its pretty common for a large percentage of students to switch out from AO to the generic program half way through! Scary...still contemplating which one to go with! AO tends to be less competitive since not as many students apply to it. She also said there's a mandatory orientation scheduled sometime in July that you CAN'T miss, just a heads up! We find out if we get in sometime mid June (on average). Also, the program doesn't offer health insurance to its students.... major bummer!

Good luck to everyone! Keep us posted with your progress!

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Guys is GCS1060 a prerequisite for the program ?

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20 hours ago, Lion Queen said:

Guys is GCS1060 a prerequisite for the program ?

Not to my knowledge. here is a link to the prereqs required.

http://www.mdc.edu/nursingrn/program-tracks-options.aspx

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On 4/6/2019 at 7:06 AM, FutureNurse0001 said:

Congratulations on your score Salma! I completely agree the pocket prep app was the most helpful tool to study. I got a 94 on the hessi, I found anatomy to be the hardest part.

Wow...94! That's the highest score I've heard of! Congrats! So you used only the pocket prep also? I'm definitely going to get that. For now, finishing up the semester and studying for the CNA certification. Trying to find part-time employment while going to school is not easy. I'd like the CNA to give me an edge at Baptist jobs. So hard to get in there! I'm taking Nutrition in the summer @ MDC Kendall and the rest of the time I'll be spending on the HESI. I need a very high score also for the Baptist Scholars. It's extremely competitive.

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On 4/7/2019 at 2:15 PM, KFutureRN said:

Hi Everyone,

I'm applying later this month to the accelerated and generic full time programs. I took my hesi last month and got an 82% and my science GPA is a 3.2. Good luck to everyone!

Good luck to you also and welcome to the discussion! :D I was going to apply to AO also until I saw how fast paced the generic full time was. I spoke to a current student who tells me that quite a few people are barely just making it in the program. If you can do it though, that would be great!

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On 4/7/2019 at 4:20 PM, Nooronnie said:

Congrats!! I'm planning to apply to the accelerated and generic full-time programs too. I have a question for the generic full-time Did you take ENC1101, SPC1017, and PHI2604 classes too? because these classes don't require for the accelerated program.

Hi Nooronnie and welcome! I agree with KFutureRn that if you have a previous degree most of your pre-reqs should be taken care of. I went to see an advisor last month and he reviewed my transcripts. Most of my BA classes were used towards the ASN and 2 will be transferred for the BSN, Intro to Sociology and Intro to Psychology. You have to make sure that you took comparable courses that can be transferred. They will review them and let you know what you're missing.

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