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yea that's true u of m doesn't have a hesi, but i just didn't think i could have completed the program in 4 years successfully with all the things i had going on, so two years was better for me. also northwest doesn't have an exit exam but its hard to get into their program because they do mississippi residents first.

to all readers, i am sure by now that some of you have made a choice between a two year or four year nursing school, but some of the things that a person should consider when chosing which one is best for them is your surrounding lifestyle. for example i have two children in school and sick parents so i felt that if i tried to do four years, then life would probably take a toll on me and i may not be able to complete it in an ample amount of time. so i (for me) chose two years assoc of nursing with hopefully being able to do a fast track for bsn-rn. and as i thought life is hard and time waits on no one. so just think long and hard about your situation. another thing when chosing schools keep in mind that most schools now have an exit exam called the HESI, this test is hard and schools have a standard for passing ex. STCC is 950 and BAPTIST is 900. the key is that at STCC you can take it as many times as needed until you have passed (the longest i think was two years after the person graduated to get 950), but at Baptist you only have three times i think to take it and it counts for ONE FAILURE IF YOU DON'T PASS AFTER THE THIRD TIME==so think if you already have ONE FAILURE in a class, then that HESI will count for TWO and YOU ARE OUT OF THE PROGRAM, PASSING HESI is a requirement BEFORE you can take boards. SO THINK ABOUT ALL OPTIONS WHEN APPLYING FOR SCHOOLS.