I want to hear from those accepted to their Nursing Program

[nurseinthemakin]

Hey everyone! I know that there is a lot on this site about preparing for the TEAS. I want to hear from the people that have recently been accepted to the nursing program. I took my TEAS today, and unfortunatley didn't leave feeling any better than before I took it! I'm a little bit of a perfectionist, so I just want to hear your stories! I have completed all of my pre-reqs (except Micro, which I'm enrolled for this summer) and I have a 4.0 GPA. My composite score was an 81% today. ( Lower than I had hoped for) What were your TEAS scores and GPA? Please share, as I'm freaking out a little bit!!!

[logicalfallacy]

Just like Hibbzem, my math and science skills were lacking when I took TEAS. I had never had chemistry, had completed Anatomy and Physiology I, and had just started A&P II when I was invited to take TEAS. I passed and was accepted in the program. Let your strengths guide you, absolutely. I had to study very hard to get an 'A' in Anatomy and Physiology II (I had a 'B' in the first A&P), but I did it. One word of advice, work on those math and science skills if they are not your forte. Don't give up, listen to the instructors and follow their directions carefully. Study whenever possible. Learn and try to enjoy despite the inevitable stress.

[Hibbzem17]

Yup, I basically guessed through a lot of it. But if you excel at one topic, I mean really ace it, it can make up for the other topics you may have not done well on.

Here's the story of how I found out I was accepted:

I submitted my app in February. Everything was complete with the exception of having a TEAS score submitted. The application deadline was listed as march 1 on the website, so I initially signed up to take it Feb 22. Well, the admissions counselor that I had been talking to encouraged me to wait until I felt I was prepared to take the test. I rescheduled for March 7th. I arrived and I was literally THE ONLY STUDENT in t he room taking the test. yikes. I felt like I had missed the boat or something lol. But, alas I was able to concentrate on the test because there were no distractions. I whizzed though, trying not to take too long on each section. ( I ran out of time in the math section and had to guess on the last 8 answers before time ran out!!)

When I got my score printed, I headed straight to the admission counselor's office. She told me to come see her when I finished with my score. It felt good to pass, but I felt like I should have scored a lot higher on the test in general. She had my folder in front of her with all of my transcripts, letters of recc. etc. She pulled it out and kind of skimmed it for a moment, and then said "We'd like to offer you acceptance."

OH MY GOD.

I could have died! Accepted on the same day as taking the TEAS!! I guess she had everything in order and was planning on offering acceptance as soon as I took and passed the TEAS. I'm still waiting for 3 other colleges to send letters, but I'm definitely excited. I never thought it would go down that way!