Do some schools require only certain parts of the TEAS?

That's exactly what the TEAS test tests. It's not at all dumbed down and I've not seen any programs that only accept part of the TEAS. From what I gather, it tests knowledge you should have gotten if you'd graduated from High School within the past few years, so more recent HS grads and those that have taken most of their prerequisites will be at an advantage.

The TEAS score is a composite of all sections. The better you do in all, the better overall your score.

Thanks! I graduated HS 15 years ago, so I can see how more recent grads would remember more of it. Although I'm not sure it would do me any good to have graduated more recently since my HS did not teach a lot of the information on the science portion. Anatomy & physiology was not included in general biology. And the biology that was taught was from a Biblical perspective. I'm very glad I've retained most of the information I've learned from my pre-reqs though. I think it was the "high school level" bit that confused me. Thanks for the explanation!

My school only takes the math and reading. It's a four year traditional program so you will do English comp and basic sciences the first semester.

My school does not require a min. score on the science portion. All the other portions are weighed in along with your essay, 2 references, grades from pre-reqs.

I transferred from a 2 year community college after a bit of a break from school and I have to re-take the math portion of the test because it has been years since I even looked at math. Which is why moving foward, I pay attention to what and when you should take certain classes because I mean dang you forget what you learned after a couple of years and especially if highschool was like a decade ago..lol..

"embarrassing" but what can you do..stupid to say you know it all..when we forget and well..we dont//study study..

It basically is just testing basic knowledge to see if you are ready to take on nursing school. For those that don't have simple math and english writing skills down, they would not be ready for the program, therefore need some more prereqs. But if you seriously do all of your prereqs before taking the test, there shouldn't be an issue. I took all of my A&Ps before taking the test which helped a bunch. I was in a chemistry class in high school but don't remember much, so I bombed that section. But bombing the chemistry section didn't really affect me getting into nursing school. It's your overall score in each section. There was nothing harder than Algebra I on it. But if I had tried it before taking my remedial algebra courses I probably would have failed. Just take it when you feel ready. I didn't think it was that big of a deal.