A couple questions for anyone who recently took the TEAS!

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Hi everyone!

I am applying for an RN program and really having difficulty studying for the TEAS- only because I can't find a lot of solid information on it. I bought some study guides but I read reviews saying they go over information that's not on the test and miss info that is on it, while also giving incorrect answers. (I would love to use the ATI study materials, but unfortunately not something I can afford and also saw mixed reviews on that as well).

I have a couple of specific questions:

Is there geometry on the exam? I read that there is not and many people memorize formulas that they don't need. Has anyone come across questions that you would need to know a formula for?

​Is there physics?On different practice websites I have been coming across physics questions that definitely threw me off.

ex: A man of mass 60 kg, runs up the stairs of total height 5 meters in 4 seconds. How much power is exerted by the man?

--definitely not something I was expecting to come across, since you need to know two formulas to solve it.

Chemistry difficulty? I've been coming across some that even go into orgo.. As far as concepts, I'm comfortable, but are there any formulas that need to be memorized? Another question I saw that confused me: Which of the following represents the correct order of some of the main energy changes in a coal fired power station? (the correct answer was chemical-heat-kinetic-electrical). Did anyone see anything like this on the test?

Electromagnetism-my study guide (McGrawHill Teas Review) goes over ohms, amps, teslas, joules,resistance, magnetic fields... again, I know I learned this in physics years ago, but surprised to see it here. Also touches on some formulas, so again any formulas to be memorized?

Also any advice on what to focus on while studying for the life science and plant process (beside human bio). I have seen a lot on photosynthesis and atmospheric levels. Anyone come across questions on plant cells? Anything else we should read up on? (I have a strong background in human biology but when I see the word plant I pretty much shut down haha)

I've barely touched upon the English and reading yet, but did anyone come across something that was particularly difficult and wasn't expecting?

Also, any suggestions on (reasonably priced) practice tests? The ATI one is about 88$ which seems a little overpriced, and the free ones I've found seem to go off on abstract information I wouldn't expect on the exam so I'd rather not waste too much time on them.

Thanks so much to anyone that takes the time to answer!

Best to everyone xx

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There is Geometry on the exam, but the only formula I needed was area of a square, like you I studied for all the areas of the shapes etc just ion case

I only missed 2 questions on the Math section, and I am horrible at Math, so really no questions on Physics that I can recall, especially like the question you posed in your post.

Not a lot on Chemistry, and if there was it was very basic such as AMU or about valence electrons etc. I thought there was a question on the rows of the periodic table, but can't recall if it was from the real exam or one of the practice exams I did.

A few basic photosynthesis questions, and no atmospheric questions. I found the science section more in depth on the real exam than the practice, but found the questions that were not about A&P to be pretty basic, and not bang your head on the table difficult.

Know about the different bonds as there were 3 or 4 questions on the real exam about it.

I would not worry about the reading portion, except that the stories are longer on the real exam than the practice exams

English is where I would focus on.

I used the Mometrix ATI Secrets study guide, as it gives 3 practice exams and goes in depth on the answers, also ordered 3 additional exams on Amazon.

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Know geometric formulas (like how to find the area of a circle)

didn't get any physics questions or plant biology questions. It was pretty dense with physiological process questions. Have a clear understanding of bio processes (cell energy production, dna replication, how systems interact with each other). no electromagnetism.

Spend some time on english and language usage...thats a tricky section, and theres only like 24 questions so there isn't much margin for error.

I highly recommend using the ATI materials to study, esp the practice quizzes. They will give you a report with exactly each section you need to review according to the answers you erred on.

Hope that helps!!

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Thank you! I took your advice and did get the ebook from mometrix. It's been great so far, I've been getting pretty low scores on English section though (71-79), so I've been trying to study but I feel like every practice test my score gets worse :o

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Thank you so much! You are right-- English has been the killer for me. D:

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