Nursing School Tips, Experiences, Study Tips, Expectations

I think your course schedule plan looks great. Those classes balance one another out nicely. I rented the TEAS study guide from the nursing school that I was applying to about a month before the exam. I was in the process of completing the remainder of my pre-reqs however (20 hours in total) and didn't have a chance to look at it until the night before. I passed with a great score on my first try and was accepted. The biggest thing I just do well in your classes and try to learn those concepts because that is what will be on the TEAS exam. Good luck!

Also I would do whatever program will give you a BSN faster. Thats more valuable.

Good day:

https://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/how-get-any-846733.html is an excellent read for which I strongly recommend (btw, you got very good grades; so this would be mainly to check for ideas you may not be implementing).

On the TEAS unless you know for sure the program you want to get into requires it, I would hold off. Otherwise check if you could rent or borrow a copy. I ended up buying the ATI one from Amazon, but then didn't even get to really study because of scheduling conflicts (three days before the test, I had three separate finals at college). I ended up doing well enough anyway. That's not stating don't study, but it's probably something that could wait for a 3 to 6 months before you actually take the TEAS (if you need it).

Thank you.

For the TEAS, if you re required to take it, I really liked the ATI book. It's written the same way the exam is. I found that reading it cover to cover, and marking the stuff I needed to go back and spend more time on, was really helpful. It took me two days (doing not much else those days) to get through it, and I did very well. Be sure to do your very best the first time around- some schools don't accept repeats, or even your highest score.

As far as applying, I'd say to definitely apply to multiple programs and see what happens. Better to turn down acceptances than apply to one and get rejected.

Studying- figure out what works best for you. For me, it's all about notecards. I also found, for A&P, drawing stuff out on notecards was great, because it really made me focus on the details and processes. I had to make sure that I got everything on there. I had colored pencils, and I'd draw stuff in the lab, like the parts of a bone. Of course, be sure to stay on track or a little ahead.