Joliet Junior College TEAS & RN Spring 2015

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Well it is finally here, and I take the TEAS exam at JJC next Thursday. I have been studying for over 2 months, and I still do not feel ready. I paid and took the ATI on-line TEAS exam A twice. The first time I choked, and the second time was in the 80's. I am applying to the JJC RN Spring 2015 program. Just curious if there are any other students out there like me getting ready to take the TEAS? :nailbiting:

How did your test go?! My good friend is taking hers on the 15th.

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Im taking mine this thursday on the 14th :0 I wanted to give myself as much time as possible to study, but now I just want to get it out of the way!

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Specializes in CNA.

This is my first time here, and I found it looking for answers on low TEAS scores. Everyone boasts about the high TEAS scores, but us few have no where to turn when our score was low. SO I am standing up to post my horrific score on the TEAS exam. I wanted to share that I have a total GPA of 3.8 overall, and I am a member of Phi Theta Kappa. I took the teas last week at JJC, and I am so upset. I got a adjusted score of 63 with a 77 in reading. I studied for 3 weeks and took all the ATI exams online and was scoring in the high 80s on version A & B. I just do not get it, but my nerves must have got the best of me. I have all my prerequisites done with a 3.6 GPA - at what classes they look at. 4 A's and 2 B's. I did my CNA at JJC also and got an A, but I get it does not matter. I have been going to JJC for a while now, and I already know that with that score I am out. I do not stand a chance. I will make no excuses, and I will retake it again in February. I dropped the ball big time, but I have to stand back up-shake it off, and go forward. I can't beat myself up over it. I just wanted to share-so that if anyone else ever has a low score on the TEAS at JJC-then they will not feel so all alone or embarrassed to post it. This exam does not define us as a person, and we will get it next time. The few of us that score low on the TEAS are smart students who have worked very hard to get where we are, and it just was not our day. We will get it next time, and do NOT ever give up on your dreams! Good luck to all of you on gaining entrance into the program. I respect you all, and I know how hard this is mentally and physically. Everyone always talks about how hard the JJC RN program is, and it is. But nobody every talks about how hard it is getting up to this point. We have all worked very hard. I will not be looking forward to my denial letter but we live and we learn. As for me I will keep moving forward and get it next time. Prayers going out to everyone during the accept/denial letter arrival phase. :nurse:

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Im happy to hear that you're not giving up! If I get in, I have a really good study guide that I can loan you for free if youd like DJ411

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Hi everyone! Congrats on taking your TEAS test, such a stressful step. I'm a current jjc nursing student going into second semester. I remember stalking this site to try and figure out if I had any chance of getting in. Just to give you an idea, I got a 68.7 comp score (I know, I cried when I left) and an 88.1 reading. I had all my prerequisites done. I got in on my first time applying with that score and a 3.76 gpa. It's doable so don't beat yourself up if you didn't score as well as you hoped. Also, I only got a 50 something on math, terrible. I'm smarter than that, it's just a stressful test. Good Luck, I hope you all get in?

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Thanks! One more day until I take mine:0

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Thanks for the encouraging words! Good luck Lindsay on your TEAS.

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Thankyouuu!

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Specializes in PCT, PCA, Phlebotomy.

Lindsay, Good Luck tomorrow on the exam! You got this!

Koby, thank you for your amazing words of encouragement! I think we all needed to hear that. (DID I SPELL THAT RIGHT AND USE THE RIGHT PUNCTUATION??)

I agree DJ-the teas exam does not define us as human beings, and we are more than numbers on a piece of paper. What about our caring hearts, countless hours put into this and so on.

I have a friend who just got out of the teas exam as I type, and she didn't do well, and got proficient on the exam. She is beating herself up at this time, but here is a small breakdown of the word proficient: [TABLE=class: vk_tbl vk_gy]

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[TD]skilled, skillful, expert, experienced, accomplished, competent,masterly, adept, adroit, deft, dexterous, able, professional,consummate,

complete, master. [/TD]

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SOO..don't kid yourself with a proficient score--it is a great score! Plus I did my research, as I am sure we all have, and most schools (even big colleges) take 60 and above to apply to the RN programs, and weigh GPA, and etc. So we all need to keep our heads held high, and wait on that e-mail. We should all be PROUD of ourselves! :yes:

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Specializes in PCT, PCA, Phlebotomy.

Ohhh I wanted to add one more thing here. I talked to RN admissions, and if we don't get into the RN program this round - then we still have (2) more shots at the TEAS exam prior to the next application period of February 1st 2015. This coming fall semester which starts on the 28th, and and spring semester that starts on Jan 12th. Plus if we don't like our scores we can take it asap on the 28th again. SOOO never give up hope!! :nurse:

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Specializes in PCT, PCA, Phlebotomy.

I was wondering what you all disliked about the TEAS exam.

Here is a small list of what I disliked about the teas exam:

They put me on computer 21 in the open isle at the testing center and people kept walking in and out the whole time. (very distracting)

The scratch paper you get was one sided, and very small. (Not good for math if you write big)

They could have gave you clearer directions regarding (if you have time you can go back and check your work) or even just let the clock run out if you are finished instead of clicking done and go on to the next section. (plus that gives you a mental break)

They could have told you that you DO have time between test sections-granted you can't get up and move, but you can take a small breather and sit there for a couple of minutes in between sections-prior to hitting the next section button.

The one 5 minute allotted break after the first couple hours was ridiculous.

There is no room with someone sitting beside you, and there was no room with the keyboards to do any math equations on scratch paper. (that sucked because I am left handed, and tend to work with my paper angled)

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I know what you mean about the scratch paper. I grabbed a huge stack of paper last time

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