Ivy Tech TEAS and APHY 201 ?

MasonsMommy · Jan 26, 2009

If I didn't work on Saturdays, I definitely would have taken that one. Good luck on the TEAS! Let us know how you do. You will be fine :)

stupidcancer · Jan 29, 2009

Hi melissa2012
I would be interested in your opinion of the Morrison study material. I bought it and looked it over. I gained a few things. I guess it is worth the money if it puts me over on the test. The material in my opinion is definitely not a night/day eye opener of information. quote]
I thought the Morrison manual was okay. To be completely honest I have only flipped through the science section so far, a little bit of math. I would probably not have purchased it, but it was available at our local library, as was the ATI manual, so I checked both out there. Monday I took the TEAS for the first time and did okay but not as well as I'd hoped. I did not study before I went, but I felt rushed to hurry up and take it once so that I could do three times before the April 1 deadline. That was pretty stupid, I know. I will retest at the end of February and hopefully bring my score up. I plan to go over the study guides, plus do some additional reviewing on every topic there is since lords knows what will pop up.
I don't mean to be a drama queen, but I've got a 4.0 GPA and am afraid I could throw away my chance at getting into the program by not doing damn near perfectly on the TEAS. Urgh.

G-townLPN · Jan 31, 2009

I used a science GED book and it really helped. The science portion is all over the place on that test. Good Luck.

G-townLPN · Jan 31, 2009

I bought the Morrison flash cards and a few of them are helpful, but really the information was more complex than what was needed to know for the TEAS.

StillSliding · Feb 20, 2009

UP-DATE; I passed the TEAS yesterday. I achieved an overall of 80%. The English brought me way down, I slid in with a 70.9%. I found this site for English review and practice. http://www.smic.be/smic5022/exercisesgrammar.htm

IndyIvy · Feb 20, 2009

I also got an 80. I was so worried about science and it was English that brought me down too!!!!! darn it!!!

thanks for the website, will check it out!

MasonsMommy · Feb 20, 2009

Well that's good! Congrats to both of you for passing. What score do you want to try to get to apply with?

Lennonninja, MSN, APRN, NP · Feb 20, 2009

UP-DATE; I passed the TEAS yesterday. I achieved an overall of 80%. The English brought me way down, I slid in with a 70.9%. I found this site for English review and practice. http://www.smic.be/smic5022/exercisesgrammar.htm

Thanks for the link!

I'm going to retake the test this upcoming Wednesday. I really need to get some math, physics, and punctuation practice time in!

Circe · Feb 20, 2009

Hi everyone. I'm new to this site, but just thought I'd give my input on the TEAS. I took it yesterday for the first time and got a 90% overall. I'm happy with that and don't think I'm going to take it again. I highly recommend taking the online practice test through ATI, even though its $30. It really let me know what areas I needed to study. I used a combination of the ATI study guide and the Kaplan book to help me prepare. I think it was worth the effort.

Also, does anyone know what kind of point totals it takes to get into Ivy Tech's RN program? They were a bit reluctant to tell us this in our mandatory orientation/information session.

MasonsMommy · Feb 21, 2009

I'm curious to know that too, Circe. Great job on the TEAS

StillSliding · Feb 21, 2009

The rumors I hear say: Mid 80s TEAS score is upper range. There are scores in the 90s, that are rather scarce. Low 80s and high 70s is the norm. I may re-take the TEAS March 24 to improve my score. Now that the pressure is off I may be able to do better. I always go the extra mile. The English is my weak spot. I score high on un-timed practice. The TEAS has the first 15 questions in paragraph format. I had to scroll up and down 4 times for each question, looking at the underlined problem then back down at potential answers. I have trouble identifying the problem to correct. Verb problems or punctuation. During a practice, I am focused on one area at a time. I know to look for punctuation solely or verb tense solely. The mini- sentences are easier., also the sentences asking for a synonym for the underlined word. The test is formatted assuming the test taker is more experienced linguist troubleshooter. I will stop whining now.

I initially was freaking out on the science..... I figured out how to do that section, also the Math section. I scored an even 80 on both of those. The reading I scored a 95.

Circe · Feb 22, 2009

Thanks MasonsMommy! I was happy with my score, but one of my friends thinks I should take it again to see if I can improve my score. I told her she was crazy. :bugeyes:

I've got 3 A's in my prereq's + my 90. I'm carrying an A in my last prereq. right now. At the very worst, I'll get a B. We also get 3 points for living in the region we are applying. So I'm looking at 213 if I get an A, or 203 if I get a B. If I can't get in with those points, then I suppose it wasn't meant to be. My cousin, who has worked her way up from an LPN to an FNP-C, said to apply for both RN and LPN programs. Surely with my scores, one of the two programs will accept me.

samulation: Good luck with your next attempt. Some of the English threw me on the test too. The scrolling up and down on the reading and English sections was really annoying! I don't know about your test, but my English section had an overkill of correct comma usage. Anyway, best of luck to you.