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!!!

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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.

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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?

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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 ;)

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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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