SOCIOLOGY 101: HESI MY TIPS Q & A
How hard is the exam? Since I over studied, in my opinion it was not hard,
it was basic overall with no tricky questions.
How long did I study? Well, I originally wanted to take the Exam in
September (studied 1
½ months) but life happened and I postpone taking the exam to mid Feb. I
gave myself 1 ½ months to study hard core. About 4 hours M-F and up to 6-
8 hrs Sat & Sun. I HAD to pass my 1st try because I had not time to retake
the exam.
Resources I used?
Mainly used the Hesi Admission Assessment 4th Edition and Pocket
Prep APP (every question).
Other resources I used for practice questions or
overview: Hesi A2 Secrets - (Ok, overall)
McGraw-Hill’s 3 Evolve Reach (Hesi A2) Practice Tests - (Very good for
practice) Truvium Test Prep (Hesi A2) – (too detailed but good practice
questions)
All - Ready for the Hesi Study Guides - (expensive but it did help me
with the science sections)
Quizlet – I used this the last 2 days of studying (very helpful) – printout top 5
you can find/read all
Allnurses blogs and YouTube videos (some more helpful
than others) Any and all practice questions I could find
online
Why so many Resources??
Because I’m crazy and I used every tip I found. I haven’t been in school for a
while, so I had to refresh on every subject. An I know many people who have
, not been able to pass.
How was the test overall?
I was nervous at first but after seeing my score after finishing each section
I became more at ease. They did allow us to have 2 pieces of scratch
paper and pencil. I did take my time answering each question. We had 5
hours to complete 7 sections and I was going to take a break half way but I
decided to just push through. I was so surprised with each high score I
received, but I did study really hard.
What did I score?
Overall 92.57%
Reading Comp: 94%
Grammar: 95%
Vocab: 90%
Math: 94%
Biology: 96%
Chemistry: 92%
Anatomy & Physiology: 88%
Breakdown:
Reading Comp:
I really didn’t study much for this section. I just read over the study guides
and did a few practice questions. Make sure you read the question carefully
on the test. I took this section first on exam day, since it’s long and tedious.
It’s 2 or 3 questions per passage and I was soooo done already, the passages
were 3-5 paragraphs long.
How hard is the exam? Since I over studied, in my opinion it was not hard,
it was basic overall with no tricky questions.
How long did I study? Well, I originally wanted to take the Exam in
September (studied 1
½ months) but life happened and I postpone taking the exam to mid Feb. I
gave myself 1 ½ months to study hard core. About 4 hours M-F and up to 6-
8 hrs Sat & Sun. I HAD to pass my 1st try because I had not time to retake
the exam.
Resources I used?
Mainly used the Hesi Admission Assessment 4th Edition and Pocket
Prep APP (every question).
Other resources I used for practice questions or
overview: Hesi A2 Secrets - (Ok, overall)
McGraw-Hill’s 3 Evolve Reach (Hesi A2) Practice Tests - (Very good for
practice) Truvium Test Prep (Hesi A2) – (too detailed but good practice
questions)
All - Ready for the Hesi Study Guides - (expensive but it did help me
with the science sections)
Quizlet – I used this the last 2 days of studying (very helpful) – printout top 5
you can find/read all
Allnurses blogs and YouTube videos (some more helpful
than others) Any and all practice questions I could find
online
Why so many Resources??
Because I’m crazy and I used every tip I found. I haven’t been in school for a
while, so I had to refresh on every subject. An I know many people who have
, not been able to pass.
How was the test overall?
I was nervous at first but after seeing my score after finishing each section
I became more at ease. They did allow us to have 2 pieces of scratch
paper and pencil. I did take my time answering each question. We had 5
hours to complete 7 sections and I was going to take a break half way but I
decided to just push through. I was so surprised with each high score I
received, but I did study really hard.
What did I score?
Overall 92.57%
Reading Comp: 94%
Grammar: 95%
Vocab: 90%
Math: 94%
Biology: 96%
Chemistry: 92%
Anatomy & Physiology: 88%
Breakdown:
Reading Comp:
I really didn’t study much for this section. I just read over the study guides
and did a few practice questions. Make sure you read the question carefully
on the test. I took this section first on exam day, since it’s long and tedious.
It’s 2 or 3 questions per passage and I was soooo done already, the passages
were 3-5 paragraphs long.
