National University LVN-to-BSN 2015 cohort 7

Honeymcbadger · Sep 5, 2014

Hey! I'm glad someone finally started a discussion thread. I applied in August and just received my test day, which will be on October 8. I am currently taking ethics PHL337 and my next class will be Chemistry. I'm nervous for the TEAS but I've been studying so hopefully it will pay off.

alinkastar · Sep 5, 2014

Wow, basically you are going to be starting Chemistry right around the test date? that's tough... :-) My test date is October 9th, right after you:-). I'm bumped we have to take the exam and write the essay on the same day... Our brains will be fried:-) What study sources do you use for the TEAS prep?

SammiN · Sep 6, 2014

Good luck to both of you and I hope both of you get in. You can also take the TEAS at SDSU every day until you get the score you want. NU let's you take the TEAS an unlimited amount of time, you just have to submit a score by the day of your scheduled essay and exam.

alinkastar · Sep 6, 2014

Hi, thanks for the tip, but my advisor told me it has to be at least 60 days between the tests. Is that not true? If not, I'm scheduling myself for next week just to see how I'll do:-)

SammiN · Sep 6, 2014

It has to be 60 days in between exams if you're taking it at NU. If you take it outside of NU there's no time frame that you have to wait in between each exam. If you are applying to other schools you should check what their policies are.

alinkastar · Sep 6, 2014

Really?! So I can take it at SDSU between now and October and National won't care about such a narrow time period?! That's great news! I think I'm gonna do that just to see what it's like :-) Thank you for this great tip!

Honeymcbadger · Sep 7, 2014

I'm using the ATI teas V study manual

SammiN · Sep 8, 2014

The ATI study guide is a great resource for the TEAS since NU has a contract with ATI. Throughout the nursing program you will have to take ATI exams and pass with a level 2 in order to pass the class.

alinkastar · Sep 8, 2014

I heard ATI study guide is not enough sometimes; for science, for example, test goes deeper into chemistry and other physical sciences, as well as DNA/RNA/ATP/cell respiration. There was nuclear chemistry question on ATI online practice test! So I was told to use ATI just as a skeleton for most subjects and do more catch up on my weak areas... Well, I've never taken the test before, so I dont know. But there are so many rumors and feedbacks going around:-)

SammiN · Sep 8, 2014

There are other books that can help you, but I recommend focusing on the ATI study guide to help you. The science portion is the hardest, but if you focus on the other 3 sections you should still get a good score. I took the exam and was still able to score 80% and science was my weakest area on the exam. I focused on the other areas and they boosted up my score.

alinkastar · Sep 28, 2014

Thank you, SammiN, for your great advice! I made an appointment with SDSU, took their test yesterday and got 86%, which is not great but not horrible either (I don't know how the other 72 applicants will do, lol) But I've got a taste of what the test looks like, and I may retake it later at NU at our official date, or may not. For me, math was hardest and science section was the one that boosted my score:-) They wanted me to divide and multiply 3-4 or more digit numbers (like 208,587 into 78) in a little over a minute! And answers differ in only 2 digit, cant really guess for sure! All questions I had were actual calculations, no "free" questions, like "look at the graph and tell what is the difference" or "what instrument is used to measure..'' I barely made it on time and had to guess on super long calculations. Maybe I'm just "lucky" to get that version of the test:-) Other sections were easy. Either way, thank you for your advice, that took half of my stress away:-)