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Hello fellow pre-nursing students! This is a thread for those who are applying to The University of North Georgia's Nursing Program to start Fall 2019. Share your stats, HESI tips, and eventually acceptance/rejection notices. I am a post-baccalaureate transfer student and am re-taking science courses this Fall which have expired. I'm taking the HESI in about a month. Good luck to all who are applying!

Hey guys! I just finished my HESI. I made an overall score of 88%. I feel like that's a pretty good score, but I'm having a dilemma now because I think I could do better if I take it again. What should I do?! I'm going to meet with my advisor and get her advice. I know the average HESI score that was accepted last year was 90%, so I don't know what to do.

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While that score is probably good enough for acceptance, I would take it again if I were you so that you're above the average and not below. If you think you can do better, that's especially a reason to re-take it. If you took it today, you can take it again the week before the 15th (b/c you have to wait six weeks), just in time for the deadline.

One thing to consider is that you won't be able to retake it again for a whole year, so if you DO retake it, try to get your score up significantly. That way, if for some reason you aren't accepted for Fall 2019, you have a good chance for Spring 2020. Does this make sense? Wishing you the best!

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This makes perfect sense! Thank you for your advice! Can't wait to apply to the program!

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Hey!

Have any of you applied to the program yet? Was there a fee?

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There isn't a fee to apply to the nursing program once you are accepted to the university. There is a fee to apply to the university. It's not much- similar to what most schools charge.

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Thank you! For those of you that took the HESI, what did you use to study? I'm currently using the review book from Elsevier. Is it true there is a calculator on screen when you took the exam?

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Thank you! For those of you that took the HESI, what did you use to study? I'm currently using the review book from Elsevier. Is it true there is a calculator on screen when you took the exam?

Hey prenursingstud,

I took my HESI on October 26th. No, you do not get to use a calculator on the test at all. I wasn't prepared for that and made an 84 on the math section. I'm planning on retaking the HESI in December to try to bring my grade up.

I used the Elsevier book and Cliff Notes Anatomy and Physiology. I did really well on everything except one section in reading comprehension and math, where I made an 82 and an 84, respectively .

The Elsevier book was pretty accurate, however, the math on the HESI seemed to be a bit more in depth than the math in the book. It's the same formulas and such, but larger numbers. If that makes sense! For example, the book will have you divide 25 by 5, but the test was more like 650 by 4050. This threw me off a bit, as there is no calculator allowed. Very time consuming!

Just take your time and you will do fine! I panicked a bit toward the end because I was running out of time. You are allowed 3.5 hours. This was an easy test, overall! Good luck!

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Hey prenursingstud,

I took my HESI on October 26th. No, you do not get to use a calculator on the test at all. I wasn't prepared for that and made an 84 on the math section. I'm planning on retaking the HESI in December to try to bring my grade up.

I used the Elsevier book and Cliff Notes Anatomy and Physiology. I did really well on everything except one section in reading comprehension and math, where I made an 82 and an 84, respectively .

The Elsevier book was pretty accurate, however, the math on the HESI seemed to be a bit more in depth than the math in the book. It's the same formulas and such, but larger numbers. If that makes sense! For example, the book will have you divide 25 by 5, but the test was more like 650 by 4050. This threw me off a bit, as there is no calculator allowed. Very time consuming!

Just take your time and you will do fine! I panicked a bit toward the end because I was running out of time. You are allowed 3.5 hours. This was an easy test, overall! Good luck!

Oh god! I'm nervous for the math section I haven't taken a math course in a year or so, so my math is lacking. Do you get the 3.5 hours for the whole exam or is it spit up in timed sections for each subject?

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You choose which sections you want to do first. The whole exam is timed, not individual sections, so you need to keep track of time. If you encounter a question that you are taking too long to decide on, it's best to just make your best guess and move on. It is definitely possible to run out of time. PRACTICE math beforehand so that you get used to doing it quickly and don't kill all of your time on it. Because there isn't a calculator, you need to be able to do all of the basic things by hand. If there were a calculator, it would be too easy, so it makes sense that there isn't one.

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It's 3.5 hrs for the whole exam. You can choose which section you want to take first, but you have to complete each section in one sitting. The 3.5 hrs start as soon as you hit start on the exam and any breaks you take still count for the 3.5 hrs. There's no pausing the exam. One thing I recommend is to start with the learning and personality style sections first. They are easy and won't take hardly any time. I started with all of my toughest sections first, but I wish I would have started with the easiest sections instead. I started with reading and math because I knew they would take the most time, but I ended up feeling rushed and not taking my time because I felt like I wouldn't have enough time to finish the other sections. If you get the easy stuff out of the way then it will be easier to gauge the time you have left for the tougher sections. This is just from my experience anyway. Math terrified me, as well!

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Ah, thanks for the heads up! I had no idea the exam was structured that way! Do you guys remember how many questions you guys had for each subject? I want to try and time myself because I already know i'm going to be panicking lol.

What is Learning and Personality Styles? I don't see that in the textbook

Also, we're only tested on A&P, vocabulary, math, and reading right?

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That's right! Only those four sections count toward your grade. The learning and personality style tests are only to see what type of learner you are and your personality type. I think there were only like 15-20 questions for each of those sections (could be a few more, but there weren't many questions).

A&P - 25 questions

Math - 50 questions

Reading Comprehension - 50 questions

Vocabulary - 50 questions

These numbers are based off of my HESI review page. I thought the actual test had 55 math and vocabulary questions, but I guess not.

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