New TEAS V Science Section

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Has anyone taken the latest version, the TEAS V? My test is coming up April 6. I have the ATI version V study guide, and the McGraw Hill book.

What should I be sure to study when it comes to the latest version of the test?

so is it safe to skip learning about the different types of tissues like epithelial and connective tissue??

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Curious, how long have people devoted to prepping for the TEAS? I haven't taken it yet but it's being offered in October, November, and December in my area. October seems too near but the other dates are right around exams and finals. So not sure if a month is enough time to study. I'm currently taking Physiology and we haven't really gotten into much yet so if there are any Phys questions, I doubt I'd really know them.

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I didn't study much for the testing, only having practiced some basic algebra problems for approximately 2-3 hours casually. I am 43 years old, have been out of college (A.A.) for 15 years, and I showed up not having any knowledge of the exam and not having reviewed any practice tests whatsoever. I showed up at the college, ate a pop-tart out of my book-bag, went in and 3.5 hours later scored a 78%, which equaled the 86th percentile nationally. It was a grueling, monotonous exam, leaving me feeling like I'd driven six hours overnight to see some unappreciative relative in some backwater town. 10% of the questions seemed to have been written by some wonky person on pot. When I was done, my eyes were blood-shot and throbbing, and I nearly drove off an interstate on-ramp on the way home. If the ACT is the Cadillac of assessment testing, this is the 1988 rusted out Ford Escort with a ratty muffler. Some of the problems involved situations that seemed to have a masculine bias, pertaining to situations that men (such as myself) would find more familiar than women. Other questions were simply obscure or inane, and some had a couple of answers that could have been correct depending on the test writer's culture, drift, or bias. (Who makes up this stuff anyway)? The clock runs incessantly, and if you're a person who is wired maybe 10% slower than others in the rumination department, you might fall into trouble; time management is the key. All in all, I'm glad its over--one less little hoop to have to jump through.

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I showed up at the college, ate a pop-tart out of my book-bag, went in and 3.5 hours later scored a 78%, which equaled the 86th percentile nationally. It was a grueling, monotonous exam, leaving me feeling like I'd driven six hours overnight to see some unappreciative relative in some backwater town. 10% of the questions seemed to have been written by some wonky person on pot. When I was done, my eyes were blood-shot and throbbing, and I nearly drove off an interstate on-ramp on the way home. If the ACT is the Cadillac of assessment testing, this is the 1988 rusted out Ford Escort with a ratty muffler. Some of the problems involved situations that seemed to have a masculine bias, pertaining to situations that men (such as myself) would find more familiar than women. Other questions were simply obscure or inane...

When did you take the TEAS? TEAS V? I have seen a lot of posts regarding the TEAS V but most of these posts are from 2010. I wonder if the teas has changed much since then?? Do they update or add different versions over time? Anyway, I take it in about 5 weeks which gives me plenty of time (I hope) to study (and STUDY STUDY I WILL). I have seen mixed reviews about how much the ATI study guide has or has not affected their score beneficially - and it seems to me, that people who have been saying it's been helpful for them, have taken the TEAS at the beginning of the year in 2010....

I guess I will just wait and see and hope for the best...

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I recently decided to go back into school and only had three weeks to study for my Teas V test. I scored pretty well, so I thought I'd share what I did to prepare:

I immediately bought the study guide/practice tests set from ATI's website. They were indispensable. The problem with the ATI study guide is that it assumes you remember most of what is in it or recently took the classes that go with it. Basically, if you are like me (ie, haven't had Biology or Chemistry since freshmen year of college), it will probably be talking over your head.

I hit up my local library and grabbed the Idiot's Guide to Biology and the Idiot's Guide to Chemistry. I focused primarily on those two subjects in my studying, foregoing Earth Science entirely. I then got on YouTube and watched every video I could find about DNA/RNA/Mitosis/Meiosis. Finally, I hit up http://www.BrainPop.com and signed up for a five day trial to watch the videos. The website is geared towards high schoolers and was actually very helpful.

On my first practice test through ATI's website, I got the following scores:

Reading: 95 / Math: 90 / Science: 53 / Verbal: 83

On the second practice test I got the following scores:

Reading: 92 / Math: 95 / Science: 60.4 / Verbal: 87

On the actual test, I got the following scores:

Reading: 90.5 / Math: 90 / Science: 77.1 / Verbal: 80 / Percentile 95th

I hope this helped everyone. Just study study study and hope for the best. Total time in the test was about 2 1/2 hours to finish.

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For those that have taken the TEAS 5 test, do you think it is ABSOLUTELY necessary to use the ATI study manual? I currently have the Kaplan NSEE one and plan on buying the Mcgraw Hill one then am planning to do the online ATI practice tests. Do you still think I should purchase the ATI study manual? Thank you.

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I think it is definitely worth purchasing. The book by itself is $44 while the practice tests are $37 each. You can get all three for $88. I think it is definitely worth it. I purchased the McGraw Hill study guide and the McGraw Hill "400 Essential TEAS Flashcards" and those were the two things I ended up using the least. Not sure what it costs at your facility, but here it runs $50 per test attempt. I justified spending the money on the ATI study guide by doing everything I could to be ready for the test so that I wouldn't have to spend another $50.

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Phidelt649,

Congratulations for your great score.

Do you remember the reading topics of the actual test?

Thank you in advance.

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Not really, no. The science section is kind of crazy. Hope that doesn't scare anyone too much, but it is really hard to prepare for. As stated before in this thread, make sure to know mitosis and meiosis inside and out. Know the basics of elements and how they interact with each other (ie, two non-metals bonding). Know electronegativity. Know the physiology listed in the study guide (Integumentary, Endocrine, Lymphatic, etc). They asked two really tough earth science questions but, given that I had already decided against studying for that, I wasn't miffed that I didn't know the answer to a question regarding the hydrologic cycle.

Just get the ATI study guide and memorize it front to back. If you follow my post above there you can see what I did to study for the test.

EDIT: Sorry, guess I filled my response with Science questions. As for the rest of the test, I didn't really even study. I'm lucky in that I've always been good in math. I've also written and published two novels, so the reading/verbal ability came easy as well. I can't really help you with those three topics as I didn't really pay much attention to them.

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I took the exam three days ago on paper, so I am waiting for the results. I know I did well in math, and English grammar. I did ask you if you remember the topics of the reading part because if I have to take that section again I can read in advance about those topics. I do remember one was hibernation.

Anyway thank you!

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Someone pls give tips some studying tipson for teas v , take it on 10/27

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I took the TEAS V in the beginning of August. The ati study manual and practice tests are totally worth it. I studied for about 2 weeks before - maybe an average of 2 hours a day or a little less. The practice tests scared me, because I got 80% on both, but on the actual test, I scored 91%. I think the practice tests are great, because they give you rationals for each answer- wrong or right. They teach you how to think about the questions- especially for the reading section. The science section can be hard to study for. Know everything in the study book, but when it comes down to it, there will be a good amount of questions that are ones that you cannot study for. Just accept it. Work on reasoning through the answers and eliminating the ones you can - then just make your best educated guess if you don't know it for sure. Like others have said, do as well as you possibly can on the other sections, as those are easier to study for and will bring your score up to compensate for the science section if it is very difficult for you. All that being said, you can absolutely conquer the TEAS. Most people can take it at least twice, and keep that in mind so that you don't stress out so much that it affects your ability to do well when taking the test.

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