HELP!! I'm bummed, depressed and feeling completely confused

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So this past Saturday I took the TEAS exam for the second time and failed it. I have passed part of it but I missed reading by like 2 questions and didn't do so hot in math. Since this is the second time that I have taken and failed it, I have to take the test at another location or wait until August to take it at my school.

Herein lives my problem; I was hoping to pass the TEAS and apply for nursing school to get a seat in the September program. Now I don't know if there is even a slim chance of this happening. I am currently enrolled in school and taking courses towards a BSIS degree, because doing so would allow me to fulfill the gen ed classes that are required and it put me on the list as a potential nursing school candidate.

Now I don't know what the heck to do. I am a paralegal currently and have been for the past 14 years; I have no medical experience with the exception of helping my disabled BIL and now I may have to put off getting into school (if I'm even accepted) until probably next year. Plus it's not like I am single with no kids and in my early twenties--time is of the essence here people :drowning:

What the heck should I do?? Other than the obvious which is study harder :down:

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Specializes in ICU.

So I just read what a BSIS is and I'm not understanding why you are spending money on this? What the Teas test measures is what you are lacking in to get into the nursing program. You would benefit from some math courses and probably an English Comp. course. I would have also taken A&P I and II because there is a lot of that on the Teas. These courses are required before starting the nursing program anyway. So why not take these classes and get yourself ready for the Teas instead of some interdisciplinary studies classes.

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Those are the classes that I am taking now. I passed the English portion of the TEAS already. I have already taken Psych, American Lit, Basic Math (college algebra) and I am in Intermediate Algebra now. I will be taking A&P I and II next and then Life Span Development and I am done. I enrolled in this because I had to pick a degree course and this allowed me to take all of the classes that I needed anyway while taking the TEAS and applying for the nursing program.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

If the BSIS means "Information Systems", it may be associated with a much better career outlook than nursing right now. Just sayin'.

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If the BSIS means "Information Systems", it may be associated with a much better career outlook than nursing right now. Just sayin'.

Yeah, it's not though. It stands for, Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies (BSIS)

It just allowed me to take the courses that I would need for the nursing program anyway, while taking the TEAS and applying to nursing school. If I am unable to get into the program, I will need to decide what route I would like to go. Typically, people who are in the BSIS program are using it along with, like a business administration degree for instance. The problem is that I don't want to do any of that stuff.

I had posted on a different board a couple of weeks ago, wanting feedback on how hard it is to get a job in nursing for new grads right now. I am concerned with not being able to get a job once I am finished with school (if I can even get accepted), but I'm hoping that if it is that difficult that I can use my paralegal degree with my nursing degree and find something.

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