Ben.RN

It took our school almost a month just to send our transcripts to state. We didn't get our ATT's for 7 weeks after graduation!! 11 weeks from graduation to NCLEX. I hope you're actually able to test at the end of this month.

tried it out, wasn't a big fan. I don't agree with some of the answers they had and I've been doing better overall on the ncsbn by 15% or so

Am I the only one who has a serious moral issue with schools requiring students to pass the HESI prior to being able to graduate? My school didn't but it seems like a cheap (and non-advertised) way to get a school's NCLEX pass rate up so they look better on paper. If you can make it through the program, you should be allowed to take a shot at boards, especially after all the money and/or debt you've spent on school.

In my area, there is no nursing shortage. We have multiple schools in the area cranking out students. One school was even shut down for cranking out such poor quality nurses. I went to a community college thinking it was going to be a piece of cake. Honestly, they tried to kill us. A "C" was an 80%. And they were unflinchingly rigid. Lots of people failed classes or the program completely. The test questions from day 1 are formulated like the NCLEX. Our school has the highest first time pass rate in the area and are generally considered one of the best in the state. We had to take the HESI which wasn't fun (but i was able to pull off an 1156). I'm hoping its a good indicator that I'll pass boards on the first shot. Even with all the program's accolades, everyone worries about being that guy who biffed it on boards. My only complaint aside from nearly getting a divorce over the amount of time school required with busy work is that its been 6 weeks and no one has an ATT yet...