Need help preparing for the Hesi A2 Entrance Exam

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I bought the study guide but I have heard it is not much help when preparing for this test. I will be taking it in Nov at MCC. I was wondering if anyone bought "Hesi Test Secrets" from Morrison Media. It is $40, but it is worth it?

Any study advice would be appreciated!

Hi, Im in Arizona too and did awfull with readiing part of the NET, Im glad and excited they change that dumb test that didn't apply to nursing at all. Planning to take the Hesi A2 by the beginning of March. So please let me know how you do and any hints to do beter. Good luck. :clown:

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Me too!!! I have to take the chemistry, biology, A&P sections on Wednesday but they do not count for a grade. In July, I have to take them for a grade for a different nursing program so I'm really excited to get a "preview." I will definitely let you know my thoughts on it! I don't plan on preparing AT ALL for those sections so I can see where I need the most work. Thanks!! :)

Good luck today! Let us know how you did!! I took the test last week and did very well on the reading, grammer, vocab, and math. 90's in all those sections. Unfortunately since I havent taken AP or Chem yet I BOMBED those sections!! :crying2: Needless to say I didn't get into my program this time around. I did pass the test (which was scoring a 70 or higher) but because of the science I didn't score high enough to make the list (80 or higher) I am taking Chem right now and may take it again in June or July once I have finished that in order to try and score higher. I wish I could give more advice on that section of the test but I can hardly remember it because it was so mind boggling to me! Everything in the Evolve Hesi Study Guide for the sciences was ZERO help!! I would suggest getting Chemistry for Dummies and Anatomy made incredibly easy if you need to brush up or just study. I found those too late and didn't have a chance to actually study them. The Evolve guide is EXCELLENT for the math, grammer, reading, and vocab. If you know whats in there you are good to go! Like I said, wish I could be more of a help!!

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The Hesi A2 was pretty simple I thought. I had to take all the sections (reading comprehension, math, vocabulary, grammar, A&P, biology, and chemistry). I needed at least a 75% composite score on the first four listed. We just took A&P, biology, and chemistry as practice or as a reference guide to see where you stand in those areas.

The math was really easy. The only conversions I had were mostly converting pints, quarts, and gallons into ounces. There were two roman numeral questions but they were both under 20. I didn't have any temperature conversions. It stayed true to the Hesi study guide and I had a calculator the ENTIRE time so you could check every answer before you submitted it. I got a 100% on the math portion.

The grammar section wasn't bad either. There were a few I guessed one (I swear nothing was wrong with the sentence or that multiple things were) but for the most part, if English is your native language you will be fine. I got a 98% on the grammar section.

The vocab section was also pretty easy. There were a few anatomical terms in there, but not a lot. They were all the really basic ones that most everyone knows and you should be fine even if you haven't had anatomy or medical terminology. I got a 96% on that section.

The reading section had very short readings (around 2 paragraphs at most per reading). The readings were very simple and straight forward. I thought the reading comprehension part was easier than it was in the study guide. I got a 95.65% on that section.

I did a lot better on the last three sections that I thought I would. I haven't had biology or chemistry in 4 years, anatomy was 1 year ago, and I have never taken physiology.

A lot of the anatomy stuff was stuff I never learned in anatomy and others were the very basics of anatomy. I cannot comment on the physiology as I've not taken it. I got an 80% on that section.

Biology asked me a number of very detailed questions on the the kingdom, phylum, class, order, etc thing. Like I had to know which one of those was the most inclusive but still included both insects and mammals. Another wanted to know the correct way to write wild cat. Like which letters were capitalized, if it was italicized, etc. I never learned that in honors high school bio or pre-med college bio!! I had a few questions on mitosis and a lot of details about cell structure and what some of the parts do. I got a 76% on that section.

Chemistry was pretty much all general chemistry. Some of the questions asked about things with the periodic table, but I didn't have one so I had to guess. It had been a while and I forgot most stuff!! I got an 80% on that section.

My overall score for the Tri-C's part was 97.4% which I'm happy with because you only need a 75% to get accepted. My cumulative score for all parts was a 89.38%, so still very good. Overall, I'm happy. I feel confident going into the nursing program now. If I decide to go to a different school which scores ALL the parts, I feel confident that I can get a 75% cumulative since I got almost a 90% cumulative with zero studying for the science parts.

The test is 4 hours long and the individual sections are not timed. I got done after 2 hours so feel free to take your time. The math, reading, vocab, and grammar had 55 questions each I think and the science sections had 30 questions each.

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would anyone mind sending me a link for study info for the entrance exam? i am planning on purchasing the book but would love to review more material! this is my first day on here so i think it may have to be sent in a personal message! thanks sooooo much!!

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Hi, Kakustak are you studying for the hesi at Macomb Community College in Michigan?

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Can anyone please provide me with any study tips or guides for Hesi A2 Entrance Exam!! Thank you.... I will be taking mines this week. I've studied for the past month and I just wanted to see if anyone has any other study methods that can help me.

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Hi, I too am taking the Hesi Entrance Exam. Bought the Hesi study guide but heard a lot of bad reviews about it- basically, it didn't cover a lot of the information that is needed to take the test.

If ANYONE has a Hesi practice test or study guide...I would be so appreciative if you can let me know where to get one.

Thank you and best of luck to all of you future nurses!! : )

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Hi, I too am taking the Hesi Entrance Exam. Bought the Hesi study guide but heard a lot of bad reviews about it- basically, it didn't cover a lot of the information that is needed to take the test.

If ANYONE has a Hesi practice test or study guide or any help anyone could recommend...I would be so appreciative if you can send it to me or let me know where to get one.

Thank you and best of luck to all of you future nurses!! : )

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The math and English language sections are very very easy and the study guide does a good job of preparing you. The study guide also does a good job of preparing you for the science sections provided you also have a base knowledge in the area. I'm assuming you've already taken biology, chemistry, anatomy, and physiology since your school is counting those scores as part of the admission process. I really wouldn't worry yourself too terribly much.

I hadn't taken biology or chemistry in over 5 years, I hadn't taken anatomy in over 1.5 years, and I had never taken physiology. I bought the study guide, looked through it for honestly 15 minutes, and took the exam. I ended up with a 97%. It is REALLY easy.

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hi can sombody send me the pdf file please. i took hesi one time and got only 78%

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hi can sombody send me the pdf file please. i took hesi one time and got only 78%

Hi, I'm also preparing for the HESI entrance exam and would like to take some practice tests. I have pressed the link for one which was posted but the page is not availabe anymore. If someone has a link or some information on how to get some, would you be kind enough to pass it along? This is also my first day as a member and do not know how to navigate through it to get to where I need to go...just thought I'd put that out there. Thanks!

Regards

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