Passed My TEAS Today - Thoughts & Tips

jredo2617 · Feb 10, 2016

Thank you so much for posting this, I haven't seen a post like this in a while where someone compared their book scores broken down with the online scores. Do you remember if the science questions on the actual exam were very similar to the online practice science questions? Or did you find that any science questions on the online exams reflect the actual exam??

chrisdaniel26 · Feb 10, 2016

The science questions on the real exam seemed more basic with a lot of scientific reasoning and questions where you had to "think" instead of just flat out memorizing something.

Benj_NJ · Feb 10, 2016

Congratulations Bro!!

coastienurse2b · Feb 12, 2016

I took my test today and received an 80%! So happy that it's done!! :) I definitely recommend the ATI study guide and youtube videos from Keshwani and Bozeman. Those all helped tremendously. I was extremely worried since it's been 13 years since I graduated high school, but I only studied for about 3 weeks and did pretty well.

Gooseontheloose, ADN · Feb 13, 2016

Hi There! I also got 80% on my TEAS exam. I just took it a week ago. While I was aiming for a bit of a higher score, I was pleased that I passed it. I also haven't been in high school for almost 20 years, so it took a lot of prep. Congrats everyone!

Also..... For those who are out there looking for advice on what to expect (because I spent many nights scouring this site for tips), let me give you my experience:

I studied for a solid month. I used the ATI official guide, ACE the TEAS, and the McGraw Hill 5 TEAS tests book. I also watched some of the video lessons by Mometrix on YouTube. Honestly, I found the ATI guide to not be very helpful. It IS helpful with the Reading, Grammar, and Math sections. However, a good majority of the science wasn't on my exam. I know every test is different, but I was pouring over chemistry, hydrocarbons, bonds, kinetic/potential energy and condensation/evaporation calculations and pretty much none of those were on my test. I scored an 85% in science. Not saying not to study them, but I was a little frustrated at how broad the science section turned out to be. Also, my husband bought me the practice exams. Not only were they hard for me, but NONE of the questions turned up on the real exam. My friend took the exam with me, barely skimmed the ATI guide for a week, and scored an 82%. So..... I do not feel that you NEED to buy the online exams. They are similar in layout, just not worth the price in my opinion. It is my belief that the exam is more about how you can wrap your mind around a question. I am a 4.0 gpa student, so to get an 80% was surprising. However, I have heard that many people have difficulty with the test style and that was really my problem. I totally psyched myself out. Lol. So if you are out there...... relax, breathe, study well, but don't overthink everything like I did. Read slowly and carefully. You can do it! :)

Nichol · Feb 19, 2016

Hi everyone!

I am preparing for Teas exam and since I saw that here are the most recent comments, I want to ask all of you if you guys can do for me a favor. I have the ATI study guide from my friend; however some of her practice test at the end of the book are highlighted. I would really like to check myself using those practice test. I need 18 pages, 2 science section and one math. I might ask a lot, but I would really appreciate your help if you can scan those pages and email to me, I can pay for it. I just don't want to pay 50$ for a book, just for few pages. I asked some ppl and amazon, they say they are not allowed. I looked on craiglist local and nobody has it. I would really appreciate if someone can help me. I am taking my test on Monday, 22nd February.

Thanks a lot!

Best to all of you and congratulations to all of you! I hope to do as well as all of you:)