@notgivingup1 RN, Thank you SO very much for sharing your notes with us :) It is very much appreciated!!! The math notes are FAB!! Thanks again for being AWESOME
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@nightengale84, I'm taking the Hesi at Lone Star-Cyfair on Wednesday at 10am. I chose that location because they give you real calculators and scratch paper to use :) I've heard it's a pain to have...
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I'm taking the Hesi on Wednesday, so if anyone has any tips, tricks or pointers that I need to know, please send them my way :) Especially on the Critical Thinking
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@warning-sign and taylorxteddy, When I attended the info session last Wed. they told us that you can take the Hesi a maximum of TWO times for UTHSC, period!! There isn't a waiting period, but you...
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That last part of the text was from the original post as well........ It's from "UT Houston Spring 2011" and it's post # 106, for those of you that would like to look it up yourself. I'm just trying...
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ok, i found the original post from the spring 2011 thread that was talking about 1/2 to 1/3 of the applications not being eligible.......it's a rumor, and nothing more. no fact to it at all. just...
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@janabeth, Where did you read that 1/2 to 1/3 of the applications aren't completed or aren't eligible? I was at the information session, and I don't remember anyone talking about
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@nightingale, I've tried the phone route with UTHSC also, and it just doesn't work well. You have to email them. You will get the best response that way. I tried calling and when I DID get an...
I'm taking Pharm this Fall !! Thank you SO very much for sharing all of your hard work with the rest of us. It was incredibly generous of you. I just love this site. Everyone is so supportive of...
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@Chizzy05, I was scared too after sitting in that auditorium full of people, BUT I went to the student cafe', got a Diet Coke and a slice of pizza and took a look around. I spoke to a really nice...
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@Khanchango, I went to the info session today. There were a LOT of people there. It was a little intimidating Here are some of the facts/questions/answers that were discussed at today's session:...
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@warning-sign, Thank you SO much for all of the information. Your tips on what to study will help me a lot. Thank you again so very much :) And good luck to you when you take the test again. I...
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@warning-sign, Would you mind sending me the book? I would like to read it before my test. My email is [email protected] Thanks in advance. Total bummer that you have to take the test over...
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@taylorxteddy, I'm not taking my Hesi until the 24th, so don't feel bad!! Can you give me some kind of idea what you are studying for the Critical Thinking portion of the test? I have no idea what...
@ashleynicole264, I can see Asst. Dean Ashwill being an instructor. She must have really been on top of her game to go from professor to Assistant Dean! She still seems pretty in control of things....
@ashleynicole264, I have spoken to the Assistant Dean of Nursing (Jean Ashwill) several times, on the phone and via email. I can promise you that you will get the SAME information from
@ashleynicole264, I don't know for sure that the extra considerations don't matter at all, but from what MY advisor has told ME, everything is based completely on GPA! I have a 3.73 I saw your...
@tejas03, Wow, I'm so sorry! It's very irritating when the people that hold your entire future in their hands 'don't know' the answers to your questions. And it's not like they are actively trying...
You've got to get a tutor and FAST. This is your life, and you must take control of it. You've worked long and hard to come this far and you can't give up now. Since you've already taken the test...
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this is the information directly from uta's website: textbook information not every course requires the purchase of textbooks, but all courses will have required readings either from the e-reserves in...
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@chizzy05, You will see ALL sections of the Hesi listed when you sit down to take the test. It is your responsibility to know which sections to take for your particular school. Trust me, I learned...