This happened to me as well except that I was in an accelerated BSN program for post-bachelors students. The first semester we were given HESI tests for all of our classes as our FINALS which counts for 25% of our grade!!! The questions had nothing to do with what we learned in the class. I passed all my classes except for one class due to this HESI test and now I cannot continue onto the next semester. How is it possible to give a first semester nursing students HESI as a final GRADE with no opportunity to take it AGAIN?!?!!? In my opinion, I think HESI should be used as a predictor and to modify curriculum for the first semester ONLY.... I would have done much better on the HESI if I would have taken this test next semester!!! Also, this is going to look bad on my academic record when I start applying to other nursing schools due to the fact that I couldn't pass ONE of my classes even tho i DID pretty okay in this class before the HESI.