CSULB Spring 2021

1 hour ago, KingOfShadows said:

I'll back up what Ari said 100%. It's important to do questions every day especially for Reading and English. Use Carolyn McAlister for English on Youtube, she's amazing. Math for me was a piece of cake. Brandon Craft is a huge help. Make sure you fork out the money for the two practice tests ATI sells, they're worth it more than gold. 

Thank you so much for your reply! 

May I ask which study package did you buy to help you prepare for TEAS and are they time limited?

Thanks a bunch!

16 minutes ago, HH GioChea said:

Thank you so much for your reply! 

May I ask which study package did you buy to help you prepare for TEAS and are they time limited?

Thanks a bunch!

I would recommend the "Practice Assessment Package." 

I first bought the "Basic Study Package" since I thought I needed the study manual (lots of people praised it and said it helped them a lot), but honestly, I didn't think it was THAT useful. In my opinion, the explanations were mediocre at best and the book listed some things you should roughly know, but hardly ever went into any detail. Though, what I find interesting is that when I bought the Basic Study Package, it came with practice tests A & B. I'm not sure why A is not there anymore. I later bought the "Practice Assessment Package" and it was far more useful -- to me, at least. Practice tests B & C are pretty challenging, but they should prepare you well for the test. The A & P practice test was also a lotttt harder than the actual test, which also again helped me prepare for the test pretty well. 

If you want the study manual, I could probably just mail it to you honestly. Mine got slightly damaged on the outside (yikes, sorry ?) but inside it is fine. Maybe some bent pages, but I didn't write in it. I could also send you my Mometrix book if you want. I wrote some clarifying notes in a few places, but never wrote where the practice tests are. I just used a blank sheet of paper to do all my work on it. 

In terms of whether it's timed or not, I think it keeps a running count of how long you spent on each section, but I never had it time out on me. Not sure about other people's experience, though! 

Just now, justaribeingari said:

I would recommend the "Practice Assessment Package." 

I first bought the "Basic Study Package" since I thought I needed the study manual (lots of people praised it and said it helped them a lot), but honestly, I didn't think it was THAT useful. In my opinion, the explanations were mediocre at best and the book listed some things you should roughly know, but hardly ever went into any detail. Though, what I find interesting is that when I bought the Basic Study Package, it came with practice tests A & B. I'm not sure why A is not there anymore. I later bought the "Practice Assessment Package" and it was far more useful -- to me, at least. Practice tests B & C are pretty challenging, but they should prepare you well for the test. The A & P practice test was also a lotttt harder than the actual test, which also again helped me prepare for the test pretty well. 

If you want the study manual, I could probably just mail it to you honestly. Mine got slightly damaged on the outside (yikes, sorry ?) but inside it is fine. Maybe some bent pages, but I didn't write in it. I could also send you my Mometrix boOK if you want. I wrote some clarifying notes in a few places, but never wrote where the practice tests are. I just used a blank sheet of paper to do all my work on it. 

In terms of whether it's timed or not, I think it keeps a running count of how long you spent on each section, but I never had it time out on me. Not sure about other people's experience, though! 

Thanks again for your advice! I really appreciate it! 

Of your experience, I'd definitely buy the Practice Assessment Package rather than the other two. I'd now take time to study and prepare for TEAS. Your sharing would be a tremendously priceless help to me, giving me more confidence prior to the test. 

Speaking of the Mometrix and other resources, A friend of mine gave these books to me last year after she'd done with the test. I'm not sure these included the books you referred to? Am I good to go with these yet? Or should I get something more?

On 11/10/2020 at 4:05 PM, Lili156 said:

For the signed letter, did you guys send it in a reply to the email or send a new email to nursing@csulb

 

I replied back to the email!! 

14 minutes ago, jngyn6 said:

I replied back to the email!! 

Same! Did you get a confirmation reply back from them?

2 minutes ago, Mochishibs said:

Same! Did you get a confirmation reply back from them?

I did not get a confirmation reply ? Did you? 

3 minutes ago, jngyn6 said:

I did not get a confirmation reply ? Did you? 

Nope :(( and now I’m thinking to resend it one more time. 

25 minutes ago, Mochishibs said:

Nope :(( and now I’m thinking to resend it one more time. 

I don't think we need to get a confirmation? But correct me if I'm wrong

I asked for a confirmation email when I sent in my letter, I never got a confirmation either

@HH GioChea someone mentioned having to take the TEAS online... I took mine in July in person at a testing center in Glendale (wearing masks of course).  After you pay for your exam on the ATI website, they should direct you to the PSI website to schedule your exam.  From there, you should be able to search for open testing centers near you.  I would highly recommend going to a testing center - someone else I know recently took the TEAS from home and mentioned how much more challenging it was due to distractions (pets, outside noise, etc).  At least at a testing center, it's more of a controlled environment.  Just my two cents...

Hey!! Has anyone gotten waitlisted and if so, how many people in this forum have been waitlisted? How does the process work for moving up? How many people are typically put on the waitlist? How many people here that are accepted, but still are not sure if they will be attending for Spring? 

@rowlab From what I know, there are about 15-20 people are on the alternate list. From what I saw on reddit, in Spring 2019, there was someone who was ranked #10 on the waitlist. However, she/he did not get in. The process on how the people on alternate list getting accept is depend on the applicant pool of that year. It is pretty much a gamble at this point. I saw someone in this group who got waitlisted with a 9.53, which is the highest point that I saw so far. So if you are in the 9.5 range, I THINK there MIGHT be a chance of getting off the waitlist. Based on last Spring, I believed that they will most likely send out admission letter in late December to those who are waitlisted.