To anyone who has recently taken the HESI A2 at Mesa...
-Is the calculator available for the entire math section or only for select questions?
-I am so nervous for the grammar section. I've been studying and studying but am only getting slightly higher scores my on practice exams for this section. Will the actual HESI be as nerve racking? This is the only section I am concerned with. I understand the score for this section will be averaged into the composite score overall but I am really worried about blowing it....
We can stay in contact because I am in the same situation. I don't really know anyone else who going to be in the program.
they do the placement in march i heard. Im applying in may, and my advisor said to be prepared for January 2017 start and i will find out in october if i have been placed. thats so exciting!! you'll be a block ahead of me maybe we can share notes and help each other out! its hard because none of my friends are nursing majors.
Thanks for your insight. I am prepared to wait longer, in fact I expect to. However, IF I got in in the fall that would be so fantastic. How is block one going so far?!
I waited a full year so I would be surprised if you got in that early. I'm in block one. They told me the exact same thing. Guess it varies everytime.
Good luck though! Hopefully you guys get in sooner !
I won't lie it's insane, crazy, hard, and so on. It's alottttt to learn and all but if you manage your time and focus you'll be good. It's crazier than I expected but I'm keeping up. You must or you will fail. The lab and hands on is def way better than anything else. Everyone learns and retains in their own ways you have to find your way. It's exciting at the same time with all the new stuff you learn! Good luck!!
Thanks for your insight. I am prepared to wait longer, in fact I expect to. However, IF I got in in the fall that would be so fantastic. How is block one going so far?!
It isn't written on any of the Maricopa College information, but two different nursing advisors have told me that the wait lists are only about 1-2 semesters now. All their paperwork still has the 4-8 semester wait.
Yes, I've talked to many advisors and due to the CEP and other programs most people are choosing to go that route. Which is not very good idea because you wait a whole six months more and graduate 6 months or more later, when you could have just started the program 6 months earlier, work as an RN while ding your bachelors. I work for banner now and THEY DO hire people with their associates so people who say they don't are just not getting called back. So, if you haven't applied yet but plan to do but july, you should get in by january 2017.
This is my plan exactly. I work for Honor right now in a non-patient related job. After block one I plan to take the CNA exam and work for them part-time self-scheduling as a CNA. The tuition reimbursement at Honor is awesome and should pay for 90% of the a Maricopa program. Then, due to the time I have invested I plan to be hired by them as a new grad RN while finishing my BSN....which of course, they will pay for. I've only been with Honor of a short while and I've already met a lot of RN's, CNA's, lab techs, scrub techs, etc that did exactly what I am doing.
Yes, I've talked to many advisors and due to the CEP and other programs most people are choosing to go that route. Which is not very good idea because you wait a whole six months more and graduate 6 months or more later, when you could have just started the program 6 months earlier, work as an RN while ding your bachelors. I work for banner now and THEY DO hire people with their associates so people who say they don't are just not getting called back. So, if you haven't applied yet but plan to do but july, you should get in by january 2017.
Yeah exactly! I'm not doing CNA just because it costs so much money, I'm going to take an EKG tech class to do that while I'm in school and they pay for the class. I pretty much have a job in the PCU waiting for me as soon as I'm done (:
Yes, I've talked to many advisors and due to the CEP and other programs most people are choosing to go that route. Which is not very good idea because you wait a whole six months more and graduate 6 months or more later, when you could have just started the program 6 months earlier, work as an RN while ding your bachelors. I work for banner now and THEY DO hire people with their associates so people who say they don't are just not getting called back. So, if you haven't applied yet but plan to do but july, you should get in by january 2017.
I don't think it's a "bad idea," I think it is dependent on a persons situation, and then really, just their preference. I had a lot of classes under my belt when I decided I wanted to pursue nursing as a career. I had 6 classes I needed to be able to apply for the NAU CEP. I also have a short timeline because my husband is Active Duty Army - he is only here in Arizona for 4 years (maybe 4.5) to complete his PhD at ASU. I don't have all the time in the world to finish. We are from Arizona, and all our family is here and can be available to help us with our children if we need it while we are both in school full time. I didn't want to only do the traditional associates program. And by qualifying for the NAU CEP I can graduate at the same time with my associates and my BA. I am not the only one with a bunch of little things that leads them to choose a CEP program over the traditional.
Edited to add: Why do CEP candidates wait 6 months longer to get in? They take CEP candidates in higher numbers than the traditional program, to my understanding.
To be honest I'm not sure. I was looking into the UIU one and if I'm getting incorrect information i would sure love some insight because I've learned so much from other people (: this is just what the advisor explained. Getting correct info is so difficult with the program sometimes..
Actually, the more i thought about it. It seems that most people get admitted to the Maricopa program before CEP...again I'm not sure why. I think its based on when you apply.
To be honest I'm not sure. I was looking into the UIU one and if I'm getting incorrect information i would sure love some insight because I've learned so much from other people (: this is just what the advisor explained. Getting correct info is so difficult with the program sometimes..
Actually, the more i thought about it. It seems that most people get admitted to the Maricopa program before CEP...again I'm not sure why. I think its based on when you apply.
CEP students get placed before traditional students. In my block 1 class right now we only have 2 students that are traditional out of 31 students.
And because there are quite a few cep students that get placed first that means less spots for tradition causing you to wait longer if your school choices don't take in large amounts of students. For example GCCs 3 cohorts only takes about 32 students each vs. Pcc or scc that take 40 to 60. So I think it really comes down to your school choices and your wait time.
To add if your waiting to be placed and have completed your AA it's always good to start on the pre requs for a BSN even if your not doing the CEP program and if for some reason your wait becomes longer than they said and you finish the co requs for a CEP program you could apply for that and be place right away.
This is all just how I look at it, you have to do what you think is best for you. Good luck!
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I waited a full year so I would be surprised if you got in that early. I'm in block one. They told me the exact same thing. Guess it varies everytime.
Good luck though! Hopefully you guys get in sooner !