fail my teas!! :(

[nat_22]

I took yesterday my teas and I fail I had to get a 62 and i got a 58. I have never fail on anything before so I felt bad and was crying the whole day yesterday. In science I got 61 and math 80 but english and reading I score low 51 and 45 . English has always been my second language and reading I felt pressure while I was taking the test. I had to guess on some of it because I was running out of time. :/ I study for a month and bought the ati manual and the back of the book I did on the practice got a 66 on reading and 70 on english and I don't how I score low on my exam. Now I have to retake it and score a 62 on each section and am scare to retake and score low . Now I don't know if I should start on the bottom and become an lvn and work my way up at any instution . I also want to retake so what other study formats or book should I buy to get higher score.

[NurseGirl525, ASN, RN]

I would take a basic English class to get a better grip on the language. I had also taken English Comp. before taking the Teas and it helped me bunches on the English part. You need to know the different types of papers and language structure. If you are going for an ADN program then you will have prereqs to take and an English comp class will be one. I didn't take my Teas until right before I applied for nursing school. Get your prereqs done then take it. Most schools have a limit on how many times you can take it.

[nat_22]

Thank you all for the advice and I purchase 20 min to increase reading comprehension and its helping understand some concepts of how to read a passage of using what when were how and why ( I,m barely in the first 5 pages. So I'm going to keep reading it. Also, today i bought the Ati manual practice A exam and my reading went up to 64.3 and my english went up to 63.3. I've heard the online practice exam are harder and i did found it a little bit hard but this time i wasn't checking the time , didnt feel as pressure than the actual exam and this time i could skip and then come back to the question =). In the school that i took it they didnt let us skip because the instructor supposedly said it might erase our answers. so now i am going to take it another school around mid october. So im going to keep studying!

[AngelaLee]

Do not be sad dear it's not the end of the world. Study your math and the subjects you miss again and there is nothing wrong with and lpn. You can always work and study for the teas

[jaubespin]

I just think you may need to practice reading faster and time yourself on your practice test. I recommend that you print out your remediation report from the ATI site and purchase a McGraw hill practice book, with explanations. Time yourself when you take grammar and reading comp practice, and go through the explanations and read why you got acquisition correct or incorrect. I also recommend that you download a grammar reference sheet.

[nat_22]

Hello Everyone,

I just want to say thank you all for the encouragement and guidance. I am so excited to let you all know that I passed my teas v last month. Wohoo! Like I said English and Reading are not my favorite topics but this time I study differently. I used the Mcgrawhill teas v for reading and english. I found the English kind of similar to my test and it highly prepared me for the reading section. I think I just needed extra practice and more confident within myself. On the day of the test, I didn't study at all, I just did yoga, listen to music, and relax. I did not want to cram last minute information and stress myself even more. With that being said, I am overly happy that I passed it and excited that I am going to start nursing school.=)

[HarleyGrandma, RN, EMT-B]

Congrats!! It is so nice to see someone take something bad/difficult and turn it around with hard work!

[Chakim]

How was nursing school? I have the same problem because English is not my first language. I took the TEAS twice and failed English and reading both time. I have no idea how to study for these sections anymore.