So a little background information: I have a BS in Health from TAMU, therefore I'm qualified to apply for accelerated nursing tracks. I am hoping I will get into at least ONE school in Texas. I will list some of the schools I'm thinking about applying to: TAMU, TWU Houston and Dallas, UT Arlington, UT Tyler, UT Houston, Texas State, Baylor, TCU, UTMB, University of Houston, Sam Houston, and SFA. If you currently attend or have been accepted to any of these schools or even someone who attends nursing school in Texas, can you please comment so I can reach out and ask for your advice? I would basically just like to know if I am wasting my time and money applying to these schools with my HESI scores and my nursing science GPA.
I have not yet taken the TEAS but heard it was harder than the HESI. Today I took the HESI A2 nursing exam. I was very pleased with all my scores with the exception of A&P. So first question: Can you retake just one section? I have seen some people say yes some people say no. Has anyone gone in to just retake ONE? Second question: Should I apply with these scores (will list below), or should I retake the entire thing if I'm not allowed to take just the A&P one. Honestly, I don't know how great I will do if I were to retake some of the sections. I did surprisingly well on vocabulary and I definitely used educated guesses and even just a random guess on some of them. With that being said, I'm pleasantly surprised with that grade and I believe most schools will use your most recent scores. Third question: If I were to retake the entire thing or just a section, is the test the exact same? Similar? I have seen people say they were the exact same and completely different, so what is your experience?
Math: 98%
Grammar:96%
Vocabulary: 92%
Reading: 88%
A&P: 72%
Critical Thinking: 880
I studied hard for A&P but the questions were very random and hard not to mention none of it was really in the study book. It also was a disadvantage to me that there were only 30 questions.
Please comment with any advice you have!!
Thank you!!
- A Girl Who Just Wants to Get Into Nursing School
It sounds like you and I are in a similar boat. My overall gpa is a 3.65 and my science gpa is a 3.44 (I think). I have applied to UT Austin, UTHealth Science Center Houston, and SHSU. I am applying for a traditional bsn degree for spring 2017 because I wasn't accepted into any of these schools nursing programs. I was declined from UTAustin and SHSU nursing, but oddly enough was waitlisted for UTHealth. I have taken both the HESI and the TEAS once, and barely studied for each. I scored an overall 89% on HESI and a 74% on TEAS. That being said, I felt the TEAS was much more difficult than the HESI. Of course, next time I take each test I plan on studying a month or so in advance. I think what will really help you get into nursing school is an outstanding test score if your science gpa isn't that competitive. I felt like the reason I was declined from SHSU was because my TEAS score wasn't good. I am applying to as many universities as I can for the spring, so let me know if you have any other questions or results. :)
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Hi Scout,
It sounds like you and I are in a similar boat. My overall gpa is a 3.65 and my science gpa is a 3.44 (I think). I have applied to UT Austin, UTHealth Science Center Houston, and SHSU. I am applying for a traditional bsn degree for spring 2017 because I wasn't accepted into any of these schools nursing programs. I was declined from UTAustin and SHSU nursing, but oddly enough was waitlisted for UTHealth. I have taken both the HESI and the TEAS once, and barely studied for each. I scored an overall 89% on HESI and a 74% on TEAS. That being said, I felt the TEAS was much more difficult than the HESI. Of course, next time I take each test I plan on studying a month or so in advance. I think what will really help you get into nursing school is an outstanding test score if your science gpa isn't that competitive. I felt like the reason I was declined from SHSU was because my TEAS score wasn't good. I am applying to as many universities as I can for the spring, so let me know if you have any other questions or results. :)