How do you study with the study guide?

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I have the TEAS V study guide and i havent really read it. When I got it, i just went directly to the practice test and did the language section and did it with the timer like the real test would be. And i had 11 mistakes. So my real question is how do you study? How do you use the study guide? How was/is your studying management? Because to be honest i get distracted sometimes and i also get tired when Im reading. And another question is the ATI Teas Study Manual version V the only one that really helps with the TEAS?

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I used the McGraw Hill Nursing School Entrance Exams study guide (20 bucks at B&N) I quickly skimmed through things that would be easy for me which were the English and Reading sections. I have a BA in Biology so I skimmed the science section as well, trying to jog my memory. I buckled down and read the math section like three times; they offered neat short cuts and ways to understand how to do some of the more complex algebraic problems. I took the practice exams offered by the book and felt pretty confident.

The TEAS V exam really isn't that hard, at least I didn't find it to be. Each person is different as well as their learning style, I'm a reader and hate Power Point or flash cards...

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I just took the TEAS for the second time. The first time I did not study and did ok, and after studing and the second try i only did 2.7% better. Every little section counts, which is what led me to such a little overall improvement. The information in the book is similar in structure to the exams, but not exact. You need to identify what the questions are asking you to do. Read them through, they can be tricky! The math, practice and the science- KNOW!

Good Luck!

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I used the TEAS V study guide for reviewing and practice testing, the McGraw Hill TEAS Practice Tests book, and the MH Nursing Entrance Exams book for reviewing.

Basically I tested myself a few times in all sections to see where my weaknesses were. Surprising to me, my biggest weakness was science, plus I needed to review a few simple things like fractions on the math. Then I just studied, studied, studied the science stuff and took as many practice tests on the science that I had or could find. Besides reading and doing practice questions, I took the time to write out "notes" as if I was in a class. I think it helped to actually write out the main ideas from the topics like I would if I was in an actual school course. It's good to use different methods to process the information, might help your brain retain it more than reading.

In the end, when I took the TEAS V, my scores pretty much matched up with what I was seeing on my practice tests. I got 100% in both the reading and the English sections, but I have a bachelor's in journalism and grammar and English just make sense to me. I got about maybe an 90% in the math and a 75% in the science.

My overall adjusted score was 90.7.

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I used the ATI study book. I just went page by page from the beginning to the end. I did the sample and practice exercises along the way. Then I took the practice exams at the end.

Some of the material was easy but it also reminded me about things that I had forgotten or that I use so often I don't think about them anymore (the language section). So I found it incredibly useful to go through every section in the book.

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