Taking the HESI entrance exam

[JenVG]

I've taken the exam before (about 2 yrs ago). I am feeling nervous/anxious about the test!

Here's what I'm doing differently now, compared to the first time I took the exam. Also ANY tips will be greatly appreciated!

I am thinking of taking the exam somewhere on week of June 13th -15th.

Ever since discovering my dismissal from the previous nursing program, I've began focusing on re-studying my book (after my grieving process was over). The HESI Admission Assessment Exam Review ed.3, by ELSEVIER is the book I have, and always wondered about getting another book(for the different types of questions), but I am not sure why I never did purchase one. Although I used many practice test and questions online.

I know what it's like to be tested on ALL the subjects, but thankfully the school I am applying to(praying to GOD that he grants me this miracle and that I get accepted) only requires math, reading comprehension, vocab, grammar, and A&P.

The first time I took the HESI my scores in math:90%, reading:80%, vocab:72%, grammar:76%, A&P:72%, and biology and chem:80%. And if you're wondering about my scores in vocab and A&P, yeah I don't know how it got accepted or why it went through, but I thanked God(miracles happen!).

So I have focused HEAVILY on my vocab, which I'm not going to lie I totally skipped this subject the first time; thinking I could use context clues to figure out the answers. NOW, yes I've learned all 120 words/ 3 pages (front & back so 5pgs lol). I have also been using every HESI A2 vocab practice test I could find. I know my score will definitely increase! And after learning, and reviewing, IT IS one of the easiest subjects!

For A&P... this one... still freaks me out. I study over, over, and over, some practice test I do good, some I still need work. Honestly it all just depends on what types of questions will be asked. And yes I have done NUMEROUS practice questions and exams, and gone over in memorizing every detail I could. Sometimes I think my nerves just get to me... where I keep thinking not good enough... learn more.

Other than that... in the book I have it goes over the main subjects, parts of every system, how it works, and what they consists of. On practice tests I've taken there were questions being asked, that my book didn't even mention. Which of course freaks me out. So if you've taken it recently, what type of questions did you get asked? For those of you who've taken it before same question, what type of questions were you asked? Because honestly, I can't remember the types of questions I was asked, besides one where it asked (somewhere along the lines) where in the arm is blood drawn from? not sure if it was asking about the vein (which I did not study either way) OR what region like the antecubital, although it was 2 yrs ago, I definitely remember that certain question wasn't even part of what was in my book.

And then the other one I am heavily focusing on is grammar. When I viewed the book... I just wondered how I got through school. I tried remembering when these conjunctions, clauses, preposition, etc.. were taught. However being a bi-lingual student throughout my elementary years as well as in 5th and 6th grade, I'm sure it was taught(in Spanish)... but now where English is my most used language... some of this grammar stuff, I was learning "for the first time". Don't get me wrong, I did know some of these, just not in FULL detail, plus a 76% for the first try, right on the passing mark not bad, but of course the higher the score the better!

This part just freaks me out with questions like, where is the antecedent, which word is the this or that... those types of questions sometimes get me! Especial some of these subject-verb agreement ugh!

Again ALL and ANY tips I will totally appreciate!

Thank You in advance!