Bad experience during TEAS 6 exam

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Hello all!

So I was curious if anyone else may have experienced this... I just finished the LPN program at my local CC, and my hope is to get accepted into the Bridge program this year. I just took the TEAS 6 yesterday, and lets just say it was a very disorganized experience for me. It was a completely different proctor from the last time I took it. She delayed our time to start because she wanted to wait for a student who was running late (20 min to be exact). My school gave us specific instructions to be on time or you're automatically disqualified to take the exam. I wouldn't make a huge deal about this, but I'm the kind of person who's nerves get the best of them when they're waiting too long in an exam room. We didn't get started until 45 min after the time I was prepared to start, and on top of it after she approved us all to start taking it, I automatically clicked the start button to the exam (assuming that right there gave us the go ahead). Well I really regretted doing that, because she still continued to read the instructions out load all while 2 other students were voicing the technical difficulty they were experiencing on their accounts. I started going into a mini panic attack because I couldn't concentrate on the exam because of all the distractions, and It wasted 3 minutes of valuable test time. I don't know if anyone can relate but once that happened to me, It was really hard to get into the groove on the reading section. I ended up getting a 70 in that section which I was really disappointed with. In total, my score was a 74. I got a 88 and a 78.5 in the science and math, but I was shocked when I saw I got a 50 in the english section. I wanted to point out to the proctor that there was a question where all 4 choice answers were paired as the exact same answer. Also, without giving detail, there was another question where none of the choices seemed correct as far as sentence structure goes. I'm not addressing this because I can't except i'm terrible in the language arts, however is it possible ATI could've made an error in the exam, and because of that my score is slightly lower than what it could've been? I guess this is more or less a venting post, because I was and am still upset with the way we started. I feel like I was indirectly sabotaged a little, and there's nothing I can really do about it. Is there anyone on this blog that can relate? Also, it sounds far fetched, but is there any way I can have ATI look at the exam I was given? I appreciate anyone's input, and I'm sorry this had to be so long!

-Krissy

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Did they give you your results immediately? I took mine today and I feel like I did horrible! I'm freaking out. They told me my scores would be posted on the website in 48hrs, but thanksgiving is tomorrow... I don't know if that will affect the results being posted or not. This test was confusing! The English section was so difficult and I'm normally very good with english.

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I did get my results right away. What program did you take it under? I thought the math and science was easy, and I say that because it actually was pretty similar to the ATI practice tests I took. I felt the same way about the English section, and I've always had I pretty good understanding of it, so I was pretty upset with that section.

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I took it for utmb. It was at a psi testing center. It's strange I didn't get my scores í ½í¸’

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Well I got my scores back. I made an 80 overall but made a 58.3 in the English portion. I'm so upset. My school wants a 60 in each section. Idk if I should retake it or not.

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An 80 is good though! I signed up to retake it. It just stinks, getting a low score on what is generally an easier subject.

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English was my worst section too. I swear for some of the questions, none of the answers seemed grammatically correct. By the time you get to that section though, your brain is pretty friend. English was my lowest at 75%, my overall adjusted score was 87%. English brought me down!

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I'm sorry to hear about your bad experience taking the test. I feel that you just let you nervousness and patience get the best of you. I would be irritated as well if I had to wait and went through your experience but I do feel that you should have not let that affect your focusness on the test because you do want to become a nurse and there will be times where you might have to face something like this in a different way when dealing with patients. I am not in anyway trying to put you down but trying to put you in a positive mind set for the next time you take the test (: Because there is nothing worse than getting distracted on a huge test that is crucial to getting into nursing school! Especially little petty things. You can do it!

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Thank you for replying! I agree, I shouldn't stress over minor inconveniences. That's definitely something I'll have to shake, especially if I want to eventually work in acute settings. I took the TEAS for the second time last week and scored an 80 overall. This last time, I managed to overcome any anxiety that would've prevented me from getting a higher score if I would've let it get the best of me, being that it was the same proctor, and of course we didn't start until 45 minutes after the scheduled time to start. I just submitted my application this week. I probably won't know if I'm accepted into the bridges program until late spring (hopefully sooner). I hope and pray I get in! :)

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