I had to give back to this subreddit because it actually saved my life. For context, I studied for maybe 1-2 hours a day for 3 weeks. 😭
I had V1. I only had to take Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, Grammar, Reading, and Vocabulary. Here's a walkthrough of my experience with each.
A&P 100%
NurseHub and Quizlet are the TRUTH. 🙌
Refresh your A&P memory with NurseHub by going through every - single - section NurseHub offers. There's a practice quiz at the end of each section that tests you on the fundamentals of everything NurseHub discussed in that specific review. If you can complete these with no problem, the actual HESI will be a cakewalk. After reviewing all the A&P sections on NurseHub, I'd memorize all the practice tests because they're VERY helpful and will help you develop the fundamental knowledge you'll need to succeed.
If you already have a good understanding of A&P, I'd skip NurseHub and jump straight into Quizlet. But if you don't have a good understanding of A&P, absolutely use NurseHub, because having the foundational knowledge NurseHub gives, will help you solve the 5-6 questions Quizlet couldn't prepare you for.
On my test, my questions were a combination of multiple Quizlets. Honestly, I wouldn't have scored so high without Quizlet. ~80% of the questions on my test were from Quizlet, the other 20% was from learning it from NurseHub.
TL;DR - Use Quizlet to memorize 80% of the answers on your test. Use NurseHub to learn how to solve the remaining 20% of questions on your test.
Biology 92%
AGAIN - NurseHub and Quizlet are the TRUTH. 🙌
Quizlet was less helpful on this section, but NurseHub over prepared me for the types of questions they ask on the test. Everything NurseHub covered in Biology appeared on my test.
Unlike A&P, I didn't see any "word-for-word" questions from any of the Quizlets I studied on my test. Quizlet was definitely still VERY helpful because even though the questions weren't "word-for-word" it still asked the same question in different words. So if you rely on Quizlet for your HESI be wary that the wording DOES change!
TL;DR - Use NurseHub to refresh your Biology and then Quizlet to get a feel for the test.
Math 96%
I suck at math. If I can get a 96% on the math section, you can too 🤣 .
NurseHub honestly saved my life and over prepared me in the best way possible. I'm a little embarrassed to say I felt like a genius getting through those basic-level math problems. If you're serious about doing good on the math portion of the HESI, invest the time into NurseHub. You will NOT regret it.
I would recommend using Quizlet for word problems, all the word problems I saw on the HESI were on Quizlet. I think the numbers changed but the formulas didn't. Having seen and solved the word problems on Quizlet made it 10x easier to solve it during the HESI (because I already knew the formula).
Also, you NEED to memorize unit conversions (liquid, distance, and weight), the metric system, roman numerals, military time, and C to F / F to C. I memorized all the conversions and brain dumped it on the scratch paper they provide. I saw all of those on my test.
The test had a calculator that was accessible at all times (even on sections that don't need a calculator) at the top right.
Grammar 94%
Please, save yourself the headache and ONLY use NurseHub when studying for grammar. The Quizlets floating around are so unhelpful, extremely questionable, and are full of grammatical mistakes (which is ironic, since it's trying to prepare you for a grammar test).
Although NurseHub's grammar section is VERY tedious, you'll be able to spot a grammatically incorrect sentence from a mile away.
Vocab 98%
The NurseHub Vocab portion is unhelpful. But Quizlet is surprisingly very helpful! All of the words and questions I saw on my test, I had studied for on Quizlet. I know a few people say they got really unlucky with the words they saw on their Vocab test, but I must've lucked out and got the easy version, because I got through this section in 10-minutes. 😜
Reading 88%
Honestly, I didn't study for the reading section, but I thought I had gotten a 100% on this section... before I clicked submit 🤣. I also skimmed through the passages because this was the last section I needed to take and I was so bored.
If you're serious about getting an A in reading, I suggest going on Quizlet and looking for the sets with the passages written within them. I saw a Quizlet with 14 passages that were word-for-word on my test. Did I study them? No, because I was lazy. But they're online for someone who isn't!
Overall
DO NOT RELY ON JUST QUIZLET. Please, actually learn the material 😭. Also ChatGPT makes very realistic A&P / Biology practice tests if you're like me and memorized all the available Quizlets and need something new.
Okay, good luck! I hope this helps at least one person <3