Advice on getting into Ivy Tech Nursing Program

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I am in my second semester if "pre-nursing" at Ivy Tech. I am getting ready to apply to the RN programs for Fall semester. I got A's in Psych, A&P101 and Eng111. I just took my TEAS test and received a 75.3. I have not taken chemistry yet so many of those questions were tough for me even though I tried to teach myself some. My score shows that I am in the 79th percentile nationally and the 80th percentile for my program.

Total I have 135.3/160 points. I am applying to 5 different campuses. How good of a chance do you all think I have of getting accepted?

Any opinions you all have would be helpful!!

Thank you!!!

Specializes in ICU.

I'm not sure since they changed the requirements. I'm currently in the second semester in the program there. I had all As in the prereqs and got a 78 on the Teas. I have only known a couple of people who even scored in the low 80s. Good Luck!! Are you applying to 5 regions? They go by region not campus.

Yes, I am applying to 5 regions not campuses, sorry. So many people I have spoken with have only gotten 68-70 on the TEAS so I was hoping that my 75.3 meant I had a pretty decent chance. 80th percentile sounds pretty good to me. I am very proud of myself for getting the 75.3 considering so much of it was chemistry and I haven't taken that class yet.

So most of the people you know in the program now got in the 70's or low 80's on the TEAS?

I was told by my advisor to get a minimum of 80 on Teas but shoot for higher. Last 2 semesters had over 100 applicants and they only accepted 24 :/ I am taking my Teas in May, hoping for a high 80 ;)

Specializes in CNA.

I applied for 1 campus by mistake and meant to apply to others but it is too late now. I have a Teas V score of 78.7% and still need to finish my Psych class to add to the points. I have As in the other classes for the required ones and hope to have an A in Psych when I finish in May. The total points I am guessing I will have is 137.7. I applied to Richmond Campus and I am so nervous that it is not a good enough score. A girl in my A&P2 class has 82% on her Teas. Hopefully others will reply to this thread and we can have a guess of what is going on.

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