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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:

I'm sorry write even more...but my husband wanted me to write this (also prior enlisted Corpsman) and its a good point. The tuition assistance that the recruiters will tell you about, has a lot of restrictions! You need to be at your first command for at least a year. And as a single person in the military fresh out of boot camp you'll live in the barracks, no housing allowance. So your pay check will be kinda small...paying for school out of pocket will suck. Anyways, tuition has to be approved through your chain of command as well..that entails having a good evaluation as well as a certain score on your exam that you take twice a year. There are other restrictions that can hold you back depending on your chain of command. Where my husband worked, you had to do well enough on you physical exam, also twice a year. He had to get an excellent score to be able to get tuition assistance. So to get a good eval these days you need to work well (teach people, have responsibilities at work such as being in charge of biohazard, MWR ect), have command involvement, community involvement, go to school, and get excellent scores on your PRT. Competition of enlisted can be intense. Just make sure you really know what your walking into, if you do join. Feel free to write me privately if you want. I'm sure everyone on here think I'm crazy by now haha!

Hi! I was like you, was a CNA for 2.5 yrs and wanted to join the military...so I did. I was a Hospital Corpsman in the Navy for 5 years. It was a great experience!! But, let me tell you- even working at a Naval Hospital on the east coast THE WHOLE TIME...there was no way to get all my classes done!! There are a few "duties" you have to do. I had clinic duty every 2 weeks and command duty every 15 days. Sure, command was every 15 days, but it was TIRING. Id work the clinic, go to duty, have a 11pm-7am watch (sitting at a desk not sleeping) then go back to the clinic and work AGAIN. The longest shift I worked was almost 4O HOURS....it was hard to get a B in English that semester because I was so tired. Doing science w/ labs at the local community college was basically impossible. There were days I worked in the clinic from 6am-7pm, so image doing a nearly 3 hours class twice a week. They've also put so many restrictions on the enlisted side. YOU DONT WANT TO GO ENLISTED. Stick it out, finish your BSN...then go in. Trust me. As enlisted you get treated like a child!! And theres many people who join to just take "the easy way out". And if your a hard worker like me, your going to go insane with some of the idiots you'll have to work with. At least being an officer it'll be worth the pay. AAAAANND let me tell ya, going from enlisted to officer WHILE active duty (or reserve)- hard as hell. Thats why I threw my hands up in the air and I'm out now, and loving every minute of it!!:) Be careful with recruiters...THEY WILL TELL YOU ANYTHING TO GET YOU TO JOIN. I was told I could become a x-ray tech right out of the "medic" training you do right after boot camp. HAHAHA. No. Didn't happen. The military is very tricky, and can be very unreliable. Please, for me, and all other disgruntled enlisted members that had dreams like you and I, just finish school THEN join:) It'll save you a lot of angry wasted days in your life.

Look at the requirements, but if you're going for BSN, there's fairly common classes that you'll need to get done no matter where you go. Psych, english 1 and 2, college algebra, statistics, nutrition, human growth and development, sometimes sociology, anatomy 1 and 2, microbiology. What I'd do if I were you, take an psyc or english and math together, then psych and science together. I'm guess your going to work while going to school (if not, AWESOME) but dont take more than 2 at a time...you'll probably get overwhelmed! Just don't do what I did (didnt really have a choice, military work schedules made it too hard) but dont put off all science till the end. Then you'll really be in a scramble! And plus schools like to see those grades when you apply, they tend to not like those pending, those are the ones they want to see you do the best in!!

I'm glad I'm not the only one! I thought I was weird haha! I'm taking AP2, Microbiology and Interpersonal Communications (online). I think the semester will be difficult...lots of studying, but I think it will be interesting and fun to learn! Again...weird??

Hi! Its hard to say where to start exactly..in my class she had us review basic biology (cell respiration ect) and basic chemistry. But then she found out we were the only anatomy class doing that on campus and basically cut us off from review randomly haha! Some teachers jump right in! The first "anatomy" things we learned about were about integumentary system. Layers of skin, what they do, special features ect. But I'm not sure if everyone starts there. If you do decide to do do pre-studying, focus on the big picture! Different teachers choose different small things to learn about to throw you off;)

I think volunteering will help! I'm like you, I have a 3.3 gpa because I didn't really strive to do the best I could in the beginning. I didn't even know what I wanted to do, so I didn't care much, now its really biting me in the butt! I just applied to a school, I haven't heard anything yet, but even as I looked at my own transcripts, I see showed improvement. So I'm hoping they'll look and say "Cool, she's putting in a lot more effort and cares a bit more!!" haha! I'm applying to a school that looks at a person as a whole, so I'm crossin my fingers!!

I called UC Denver's campus and spoke to one of the ladies in the nursing department about the same thing. She said as long as you've graduated after the time of when DSN received their accreditation you can apply for any master's program for NP at UC Denver. Hope that helps:)

Hi! I turned in my application last Saturday for the July start! I'm excited but very nervous! I haven't gotten a confirmation email yet, I'm guessing because of the holidays, but it makes me nervous that maybe I messed up somewhere! Ah! I'm going to be nervous until I hear something!

Thanks everyone! I had a strong feeling it was two semesters...At least I got all my other classes done so now I'll just need to do my sciences there. I'll probably end up getting a dual Bach in Public Health and Nursing and thankfully, will be covered by the GI Bill. Good luck everyone!

Hey Everyone, I got accepted to the University I was hoping to go to, but I'm a little confused about the prereqs. I was looking at the courses need to take AP/Micro and they say you have to have a year of Biology and a year of Chemistry prior to taking them and to do Micro I have to do a all that along with a year of General Cell Biology. So....seriously 3 yrs before I can even take that class?? Doesn't make much sense, but then again it does say YEAR...but was just wondering if that meant a semester by ANY chance...haha. Might be better to just go to a community college?