Tidewater Community College Fall 2017

How about the anatomy section? Anyou tips? Sorry I'm a horrible test taker so I'm stressing out! Haha

For the Anatomy section, I actually thought it was really hard. However, that is because when I took the test the previous 2 times at another school I kept getting a 76, and same with my friend. I prepared with a lot of the free practice test found online, not so much the "HESI A2 Elvesier" Review book everyone talks about using. That book is good for a lot of the other sections, though, especially the math. If you have taken at least A&P 1 I wouldn't even worry. You can guess a lot of the answers by the way they sound. The section for Anatomy is about 30 questions, though, so you will either know it, or you won't know it. So, it'll go by pretty quickly, then reveals your results afterward. If you start to stress, it's going to mess up your entire thinking process. Just make sure you go into the testing center confident! Go in there like "I'm smart as heck! This test is so easy!" Haha, but don't rush. You can easily know the answer and click the wrong choice. You are not allowed to go back to change your answers on this test.

Any topics of anatomy that I should focus studying on? I took A&P 1 and 2. But I feel like I forgot all of the minor details! I don't want to over study but don't want to under study either! I was told hormones is a big area of the test which I'm horrible with! Thank you again so much for your help!!

Hi! I just took my HESI today. Glad to have that out of the way! I'm submitting my application this week. For pre-reqs, I've only completed ENG 111 & ENG 112, BIO 150, and PSY 201 (all A's). I'm in Bio 141 now and also taking PHI 220 and Child Psych this semester. I won't have BIO 142 taken until this summer. So on my application I'll only have half of the pre-reqs done to count toward points. Hoping everything else is strong enough to make up for the lack of having them all already completed... I'm really excited for this adventure :)

Good grades! How did you do on your hesi? Any tips? Taking mine the 14th!

I made a 94 on my HESI. I used the study book from the company that makes the test (bought it on Amazon). I also used the PocketPrep app (there are probably 100 free questions - $15 to upgrade app to 1000 questions). Definitely eat really good before your test! I took about 3.5 hours to complete my test. You do not want to be worried about being hungry while taking the exam. The math is simple math: fractions, decimals, a lot of ratios, conversions. The biology section was really broad, basic biology processes and functions. I actually found the critical thinking part to be the most difficult. It doesn't play into your overall score, but it is scored. I don't know if they take that score into any account when they are going through applications. I had the game plan of doing the section that was hardest for me first. So I did the reading comprehension right out of the box. That way my mind was the freshest. I alternated from difficult to easy to kind of give my brain some catch up time in between sections.

At the nursing seminar they said the hesi score is highly considered along with gpa and grades when going through the the applications. But i dont know about the critical thinking section. I'm mostly worried about the chemistry, and biology sections! Im stressing about it. I'm not a good test taker lol

Well you have plenty of time to take the test. So I wouldn't worry about timing. The chemistry was over basic chemistry concepts and biochemistry (types of bonds, subatomic particles, acids/bases, types of energy & units of energy). I haven't had chemistry since high school chemistry (almost 15 years ago) and I ended up with a 92 in that section. I would definitely freshen up on that section with either the book or the app. If nothing else, it will make you a little more comfortable when you get to the test. I'm sure you'll do better than you're giving yourself credit for right now :) I was super stressed before too and it was simpler (and easier) than I was anticipating.

Mailed out my application today! Taking my Hesi 2/14/17 and then the official wait begins! :) So excited!

Yay! I mailed mine yesterday. :) I feel like it's going to be a slow 2-months....

I know! I'm gonna try to work as much as I can and enjoy my last bit of freedom! Lol

Getting extremely nervous! I'm take the Hesi on Monday and have been studying like a mad woman!

When yall sent your applications did you tear it out of the book it comes in or just send in the whole booklet? I'm dropping mine off on Tuesday!