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Has anyone taken their HESI exam yet? I'm getting really nervous!!! I'm just worried I'll mess up grammar, or get to the vocab section and none of them will be what I studied. And then of course, get to math and mess up a conversion .

I'm starting DSN in July, and I've been so happy to hear such good things! Regis and UNC are good too, but a lot of people apply, its intense. Just make sure you don't go to PIMA or Concorde I've heard bad about CU Denver too, so sad. Seems to have a lot of mad students going there. Also, as far as community colleges go, Front Range Community College is AWESOME, I've done all my prereqs there, I've never once had a bad teacher! So I'm sure they have the same standards for their nursing teachers. Hope this helps!

Yes, I'm aware of the statistics regarding new grads. My point is, if there is a will, there is a way. It is possible, just like my friend. Don't give up, use your connections and I bet you'll find something.

Theres nothing wrong with going to a Community College to do classes, it saves a ton of money, smaller classes, but this doesn't mean they are easier. Just because it's a community college doesn't mean standards are lower. There are teachers at my school that started out with 30 students and end up with 9 at the end of semester in APII. Its good to redo C's, especially in the science courses. And depending on where you live and who you know, you can be an L&D new grad. I have a friend who graduated with her ABSN and started working L&D 1 month later.

Hey! I was HM for 5 years, I start nursing school this summer! I sent in my nursing application with an essay about my experience in the Navy and I think that really helped me out a lot. I didn't get nearly as much experience as you did, I was in the armpits of the Navy....Bethesda and Portsmouth. It was horrible, I didn't even get a chance to work on a ward. I did Family Practice for 2.5 yrs, Imms one year and Deployment Health a year. Didn't even get to deploy even when I begged and routed requested chits. When I had my nursing interview and told them what I've done, simple things like IV's, shots, triage (in sick call), sutures the interviewer was excited and said it'd be a bit easier for me than other students. You'll do fine, don't hold back on any dreams! The GI Bill is great, I've never had any issues. I'm sure with you'll have no problems getting in a program as long as you get A's and B's! Good Luck!!!

Whatever you do, just don't enlist when going to college. It'll make the process much longer and you'll regret it. If you want to go officer, finish your degree, get some experience then talk to a recruiter about becoming COMMISSIONED. Not enlisted. Pros of joining the Navy: Experience. Cons: They tell you where to work and when, not a for sure thing for you to pick what area you want to work. So if you don't like psych, well you might work there and theres not a damn thing you can do about it.

Just make sure you have a good teacher. I'm not great at math, and having a teacher that would teach it once and move on with no examples made it 20x harder. I got a C...but I'm just glad I passed!

I honestly read the chapters over and over! I got an 81% on mine, test average was 73%, so I think it helped some. I honestly read some of the questions too quickly and one of them was a compare/contrast and well...I forgot the contrast part:down: oh well I guess! But I noticed after I took the test, anything my professor writes on the board or does a "discussion" with the class, it'll be on there! So now I know what to focus on more. Good luck!

I just took my first exam in Microbiology yesterday, I had questions like that too! What I did was read the question a few times, then looking at the answers..I put "x" next to ones I knew wouldn't be it, and a "-" next to the possible ones that way I narrowed it down and it didn't look so scary. Then when it was down to two "-" I reasoned it out in my head and picked the best one. Those kinds of questions are to test your critical thinking in a way. Good luck, don't give up, you have the rest of the semester! What helped me yesterday was the fact that I read the chapters 3-4 times each, no joke. That helped with small detail questions:) You got it, don't worry!!!

I wish I had a degree already, I'm nervous to study for the HESI exam that will probably be in mid April, right when we're getting ready for finals! I'm taking AP2, Micro and a communications class, April is going to be stressful! But I"m just soo so so so thankful I got the interview! I was worried that since I didn't have ALL my prereqs done before the application deadline, that they would tell me to apply for October start. I'm going to start studying for the exam with my Kaplan Nursing Entrance Exam book.

Mine said that 2 weeks after the interview we take the entrance exam, but nothing about finalizing paperwork. I'm guessing as long as we pass the test we're in. It sounds like they just want to make sure everything is together (Imms, final transcripts..). I'm preeetty sure we're in lol Just have to pass that test.

You can do it!! What I did in that class (I got an A, but almost a B lol) I would read the chapter before class, print the powerpoint, take notes in class, do my own notes, do the chapter review's that my professor would put together and then go from there. Study, study, study! I studied so much that I dreamed about anatomy, I would be pointing out bones in sleep haha! Don't give up, now you know what to expect on tests, so I'm sure you'll do better next time! I know it sounds like such a pain to read the chapter before class, and basically again after, but I think it helps a lot!!

I got an email around 4pm today

Hey everyone!! Did you get the email for an interview?! I've been waiting for this day for YEARS AND YEARS!!! Happiest day:laugh:

I put it on my calendar on my phone...Feb 12th is the 6 week mark!! But I'm going to continue checking my email 20 times a day:nailbiting: