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A while ago I posted asking about the nursing program application process at Tri-C. I just wanted to update that I received acceptance into the Spring 2010 semester :D. The process was actually pretty fast. I am very excited. Hope to hear from others that will also start at Tri-C in the Spring.

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Looks like you're ready to go. You can always fill up your schedule with psychology classes. Good Luck.

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Looks like you're ready to go. You can always fill up your schedule with psychology classes. Good Luck.

ha... I don't think there are any left I haven't taken. I have 36 transfer hours of psychology classes alone. My degree is in psychology :)

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I took the A2 test this morning... and I have to say.. it was a lot easier than I expected.. at least all the sections we are getting scored on were.

I passed all of the sections we were required to and the only section I did poorly on was the Anatomy and Physiology part. Perhaps this was because I had never taken A&P before.. and just started it this semester. Thank goodness that part doesn't count! The biology and chemistry weren't too bad though.

Anyways, I'm happy it's over and now think that it was silly I was so worried about it. haha.

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I took the A2 test this morning... and I have to say.. it was a lot easier than I expected.. at least all the sections we are getting scored on were.

I passed all of the sections we were required to and the only section I did poorly on was the Anatomy and Physiology part. Perhaps this was because I had never taken A&P before.. and just started it this semester. Thank goodness that part doesn't count! The biology and chemistry weren't too bad though.

Anyways, I'm happy it's over and now think that it was silly I was so worried about it. haha.

Congratulations!!!!!!I remember when I took the NET last Spring I had to wait for the results in the mail. You are that much closer to starting Nursing school.

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Congratulations!!!!!!I remember when I took the NET last Spring I had to wait for the results in the mail. You are that much closer to starting Nursing school.

Thanks! It actually gave me my scores for very section after I finished each one so I didn't even have to wait until the test was completely over. Definitely excited to be that much closer to getting into the program.

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The Hesi A2 was pretty simple I thought. I had to take all the sections (reading comprehension, math, vocabulary, grammar, A&P, biology, and chemistry). I needed at least a 75% composite score on the first four listed. We just took A&P, biology, and chemistry as practice or as a reference guide to see where you stand in those areas.

The math was really easy. The only conversions I had were mostly converting pints, quarts, and gallons into ounces. There were two roman numeral questions but they were both under 20. I didn't have any temperature conversions. It stayed true to the Hesi study guide and I had a calculator the ENTIRE time so you could check every answer before you submitted it. I got a 100% on the math portion.

The grammar section wasn't bad either. There were a few I guessed one (I swear nothing was wrong with the sentence or that multiple things were) but for the most part, if English is your native language you will be fine. I got a 98% on the grammar section.

The vocab section was also pretty easy. There were a few anatomical terms in there, but not a lot. They were all the really basic ones that most everyone knows and you should be fine even if you haven't had anatomy or medical terminology. I got a 96% on that section.

The reading section had very short readings (around 2 paragraphs at most per reading). The readings were very simple and straight forward. I thought the reading comprehension part was easier than it was in the study guide. I got a 95.65% on that section.

I did a lot better on the last three sections that I thought I would. I haven't had biology or chemistry in 4 years, anatomy was 1 year ago, and I have never taken physiology.

A lot of the anatomy stuff was stuff I never learned in anatomy and others were the very basics of anatomy. I cannot comment on the physiology as I've not taken it. I got an 80% on that section.

Biology asked me a number of very detailed questions on the the kingdom, phylum, class, order, etc thing. Like I had to know which one of those was the most inclusive but still included both insects and mammals. Another wanted to know the correct way to write wild cat. Like which letters were capitalized, if it was italicized, etc. I never learned that in honors high school bio or pre-med college bio!! I had a few questions on mitosis and a lot of details about cell structure and what some of the parts do. I got a 76% on that section.

Chemistry was pretty much all general chemistry. Some of the questions asked about things with the periodic table, but I didn't have one so I had to guess. It had been a while and I forgot most stuff!! I got an 80% on that section.

My overall score for the Tri-C's part was 97.4% which I'm happy with because you only need a 75% to get accepted. My cumulative score for all parts was a 89.38%, so still very good. Overall, I'm happy. I feel confident going into the nursing program now. If I decide to go to a different school which scores ALL the parts, I feel confident that I can get a 75% cumulative since I got almost a 90% cumulative with zero studying for the science parts.

The test is 4 hours long and the individual sections are not timed. I got done after 2 hours so feel free to take your time. The math, reading, vocab, and grammar had 55 questions each I think and the science sections had 30 questions each.

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I just took the HESI and I must say it was a complete waste of time. If you speak English you should have no problem passing the Reading/Grammar/Vocabulary portion. If you know how to use a calculator and have a very basic understanding of algebra there is no reason you should not pass the math portion. I spent no time whatsoever studying for this exam. I basically showed up, threw down some answers, and my cumulative score was 96% The test takes about two hours to complete no matter how fast you go. A lot of the questions seemed redundant. You'll see a lot of the same math problems just with different numbers.

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I just took the HESI and I must say it was a complete waste of time. If you speak English you should have no problem passing the Reading/Grammar/Vocabulary portion. If you know how to use a calculator and have a very basic understanding of algebra there is no reason you should not pass the math portion. I spent no time whatsoever studying for this exam. I basically showed up, threw down some answers, and my cumulative score was 96% The test takes about two hours to complete no matter how fast you go. A lot of the questions seemed redundant. You'll see a lot of the same math problems just with different numbers.

Looks like your experience was the exact same as mine (see the post right before yours). I did the same thing you did (no studying) and ended up with a 97.4% including a 100% in the math! There is no way performance on that exam correlates to performance in nursing school. I'd bet a 4th grader could pass that entrance exam. I know English well enough for the English language part, I knew how to do the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division by then and I was really good at using a calculator and that is really all you need for the math.

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Looks like your experience was the exact same as mine (see the post right before yours). I did the same thing you did (no studying) and ended up with a 97.4% including a 100% in the math! There is no way performance on that exam correlates to performance in nursing school. I'd bet a 4th grader could pass that entrance exam. I know English well enough for the English language part, I knew how to do the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division by then and I was really good at using a calculator and that is really all you need for the math.

I don't know about a 4th grader passing it. One of the kids from the show "Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader" could pass it easily though.:clown: The exam is really easy, granted I thought that I thought that Bio Chem was easy. If you haven't taken it yet Bio 2600 Pathophysiology looks like it's worth taking. I may take it because I have nothing better to do with my time while waiting to start in the Accelerated Nursing Program.

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I don't know about a 4th grader passing it. One of the kids from the show "Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader" could pass it easily though.:clown: The exam is really easy, granted I thought that I thought that Bio Chem was easy. If you haven't taken it yet Bio 2600 Pathophysiology looks like it's worth taking. I may take it because I have nothing better to do with my time while waiting to start in the Accelerated Nursing Program.

I agree - I'm going to look into taking it as part of the nursing curriculum or in the summer's off since by the time I start in August I'll have only nursing coursework left. I already have all the general eduction done and I'm taking physiology and microbiology from March to June of this year. And I need to be a full time student soo...

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So, my scores for the HESI A2 posted to the elsevier website. My scores were what I expected, all above 90%. What was highly disturbing was the class average scores listed for Chemistry, Biology, and A&P.

Chemistry 33% Class Average

Biology 32% Class Average

Anatomy & Physiology 32% Class Average

Heck even the class average scores on "Reading" sections were bad

Vocabulary 73% Class Average

Grammar 78% Class Average

The only respectable scores were on Reading at 85% and Math at 86% Class Average.

I seriously hope that these results were skewed because a high percentage of students didn't complete the Chemistry, Biology, and A&P sections. God help the nursing profession in the greater Cleveland area if that isn't the case.

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Yup, mine said the same thing. SCARY! Although a lot of those students may be older adults who haven't had science in 10+ years. Although for Tri-C, they have to have Intro to Biological Chem.... but on second thought, my version of the Hesi had all general chemistry and nothing else. But I scored a 80% in most of the science and I haven't had most that in 5+ years. Scary indeed!

Makes me feel like I should be going to a 2nd degree Accelerated BSN program... wish I could!

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