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I've been waiting for this day to post my testimonial! These posts of what people experienced are what really helped me when I was feeling anxious during studying so I hope this helps some of you too! Sorry this will be long but I want to make sure I cover everything! I passed NCLEX-RN first time in 75 questions in just under 2 hours 20 minutes. I graduated in May 2016 and landed my dream job in maternity and have been working there with a provisional license since then AND my boyfriend and I just bought our first home so I had LOTS of pressure riding on me to pass this exam! In nursing school I was an average student/huge procrastinator/studied the bare minimum that I know I needed just to pass. My goal throughout nursing school was just to get 50% lol. Since I didn't study to the max like I should've during nursing school, I KNEW I needed to get strong in content before taking the exam. I did the Hurst online review. I need things to be very very simple when I'm learning and I loved how Hurst covers a lot but makes it easy to understand. My coworker passed the NCLEX her first time by just reading the Saunders textbook and gave me that to study too. I read 2 pages for one day then gave up on Saunders lol. I found it very dry and the thickness of the book actually gave me anxiety because I thought that there was no way I'd be able to read all of that in time for my exam AND understand it since I could barely read a paragraph and grasp what they were trying to say! So I basically did this (I was working part-time in my maternity position as well): all of July I watched 2 Hurst videos a day on my days off. Days that I worked I listened to MK audios and did maybe 20 questions on UWorld when I came home. Some days I was so drained from work I didn't do any questions at all. All of August I spent reading the Hurst lecture notes (maybe 2-3 a day) on my days off. I only read a few a day because I need to read very slow in order to truly understand things. Then I did maybe 20-30 UWorld questions a day. THEN I discovered Mark Klimek from this group! I listened to all of his audios whenever I had spare time (getting ready in the bathroom, driving, walking my dog, breaks at work) and made notes from all of his audios. 2 weeks before my exam I made sure I only had about 2-3 shifts booked so I had lots of time to study. These last 2 weeks before my exam… I had no life lol. I read the Hurst lectures notes again (2-3 a day) and did max 30 UWorld questions a day. I would make tests of 10 questions each and do that 1-3 times throughout the day. I found if I only did 10 question tests at a time I was able to really read the rationales and understand it. The day before my exam I studied then started to feel anxious because I was reading posts on how people used 100 resources to study and did 75-150 UWorld questions a day. The anxiety of having my test tomorrow was making me doubt myself. I thought did I use enough resources? Did I not do enough UWorld questions a day?! So I decided to STOP studying and just relax for the rest of the day so I could stay confident. I took the NCLEX on September 12 (which is also my birthday!). When I sat down and put on the noise cancelling headphones, I removed them right away because all I could hear was my heart beating out of my chest. After maybe 5 questions in, I started to get select all the apply questions for 20-30 questions straight. I was nervous but at the same time thought that I must be doing good if I'm getting a ton of SATA since I've heard they're considered higher level questions”. I took a bathroom break at 40 questions. I came back from my break and felt calm… I thought this can't be good. Why am I so calm? Shouldn't I be so focused and hopped on adrenaline? Looking back, I realized I felt calm because it felt familiar. It felt like I was just at home at my desk doing UWorld questions. The layout looks exactly the same. The only difference? UWorld is SO MUCH HARDER. I was even thinking halfway in, when am I going to get ridiculously hard questions?? I was so used to UWorld, NCLEX seemed so easy! My last 10 questions were not SATAs. I had a put in order question and my last one seemed easy so I was shocked when the computer shut off at 75 questions. I was the first one to leave the testing center so I was scared because I was usually one of the last people to leave exams during nursing school! I came out feeling unsure because my last 10 questions seemed easy and I always thought if you end at 75, your last questions need to be higher level questions. I tried to do the PVT trick in the parking lot waiting for my boyfriend to pick me up after getting the email and I thought I got the bad pop up (I actually didn't press submit so I didn't even do the trick correctly lol) so I had a sad car ride home. I decided to do the trick again at home and did it CORRECTLY this time following a youtube tutorial… and I got the good pop up! I couldn't believe it. I tried to have faith that it was true but still felt uneasy because I wanted to know officially. This morning I woke up at 6am because I couldn't sleep knowing my results were coming out today. After refreshing my email every 5 seconds for the past 3 hours… I found out that I passed J I can truly say this was the best birthday ever! Overall my tips are: Study in a way you know is best for YOU. People may be using textbooks, online videos, audios etc. but only use resources that you know is best for what kind of learner you are! Saunders/textbook reading was not for me. I can honestly say I would have failed if it wasn't for Hurst and Mark Klimek because they were SIMPLE! Make a study plan and stick to it. I missed out on so many social events these past 2 months because I knew if I went I would fall behind on my study schedule and being on schedule reduces my anxiety! Reading the rationales to UNDERSTAND is key! Most days I only did 20-30 questions on Uworld. The last few days before my exam I only did 20. I only did a few because reading 75 questions' rationales burned me out and I wasn't truly understanding it STAY POSITIVE AND CONFIDENT. Studying for the NCLEX was a roller coaster ride of emotions. I get very anxious so staying confident and positive for me. I listened to Joel Osteen sermons (Houston-based pastor) on YouTube the days I was feel defeated. I listened to one the morning before I took my exam! His words have a warrior mentality, you can handle this!” repeated in my head throughout my exam When taking the exam think How can I be a safe nurse?”. I even wrote that on my board that they gave me during my exam and when I'd be stuck on a question I would look down at that and pick the answer that would show that I'm being a safe nurse. Good luck everyone! We got through nursing school and as Mark Klimek says… it shows that we have perseverance and a strength of character! Believe in yourself! If God put you to it He will definitely get you through it if you stay strong and positive!

Hey everyone, I'll be moving to the Wildomar/Riverside area this coming Fall from Houston,TX! It'd be a HUGE help if anyone could give me some names of schools in the area that are offering an RN program (ADN or BSN). From my research on Google I've found... BSN programs: San Diego State, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Long Beach, Cal State San Bernadino, Cal State San Marcos, UC Irvine, Point Loma University, Loma Linda University ADN programs: Riverside Comm. College, Mount San Jacinto College, Mira Costa College, Saddleback College, San Diego City College, Cypress College, Grossmont College, San Bernadino Valley College Let me know if I'm missing any other schools! Also, how difficult is it to get acceptance into the programs in regards to wait times, etc? Thanks everyone :)!

I have the same problem sending in my application... I am using a Safari on a Mac and it didn't work with Firefox either. I'll try a PC though, thanks!

jpinkard-11.826-Kingwood songbird1-11.5652-Kingwood jneedlenazi-11.652-Kingwood mks1014-11.652-Kingwood ammmyjjj - 11.9132 - Cyfair reeshul - 11.5884 - CyFair

Took the HESI for UT-Houston and I'm too freaked out to re-take it for a higher score so looks like I'm at a 11.5884. I'm applying to both Cy-Fair and Kingwood but Cy-Fair would be my first choice since it's a lot closer to me. Has anyone spoken to anyone from the Cy-Fair nursing department for what the cut-off score has been the past couple of semesters? Good luck everyone!

Hey everyone.. another Spring'11 hopeful for the BSN program over here. UTHSC is my first choice, UTMB second, and the ADN program at Lonestar would be my third. This fall semester will be my last semester finishing up my pre-reqs (FINALLY!). So I just need to get through Govt II, Philosophy, Statistics, and English II. My science GPA is 4.0 and right now I have a 4.0 for my pre-reqs (but let's see where that ends up after I take Stats ) I'm not banking on getting accepted because of my GPA though.. I've heard stories of people not getting in despite a high gpa... so it sounds like they take experience greatly into account during the selection process. I took the HESI A2 last month and scored an overall of 89%. I found the HESI WAYYYYYY easier than the TEAS. Also, remember for those who haven't taken it yet that you DON'T have to do the Biology and Chem sections! Just a thought to save some time Also, has anyone had trouble with submitting the online application? It's the PDF document that opens up in your browser, but everytime I finish and click "Submit" it will just take hours to load without ever going through. Anyone else have this problem? Good luck everyone

2 questions that hopefully ya'll can help me out with :)! I took the HESI A2 last month as the entrance exam for the UT-Houston nursing program. Does anybody know if I'd be able to use my scores for the math and english sections I took during that time for when I apply at Lonestar? If we're applying at both Cy-fair AND Kingwood, do we need to fill out two separate applications? Thanks everyone and Good luck

Is UHV - University of Houston? I thought that the UH in Sugarland only had the RN-BSN nursing program, so you would need to already have at least your associate's in nursing? If UH Sugarland offered a BSN program for non-nurses, please let me know! I'm new to Houston so if someone could please clear this up for me, I'd really appreciate it :)!

Question for those of you who had to take the HESI A2 as the entrance exam.. What did you use to study for the A&P portion? I've heard the Evolve study guide was pretty helpful for all of the other sections except A&P. Thanks everyone!

Super nervous about the HESI test too... I'm going to order the Evolve study guide for the math, grammar etc. portions of the test, but I've read in previous threads that the Evolve guide isn't that helpful for studying for the A&P. What has everyone been using to study for the A&P? Also, do you think we could get this thread moved over to the TX Nursing Schools forum? Seems like it'd be easier to find for others!

Hey everyone, so from what I'm reading from the past replies... Kingwood cutoff has usually been 11.5 and 11.4 for Cyfair? I'm standing at a 11.3 right now but probably will retake the HESI to bump up my Reading score (I have 82.61% right now). Where is everyone else standing in right now for their scores? I know it's much more competitive for Spring so I just wanted to get a feel on what I should be aiming for.. I'm so nervous I'll be declined by .1pts!

Did you take the HESI A2 exam? What was your score and do you know the cutoff score they're usually looking for the HESI? Thanks :)!