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Thank you so much! Did you complete the program?

Thanks! I hope they send some kind of information soon though or have an orientation, I know nothing except that I'm accepted lol

Hey! I just sent in my deposit and will be attending in the fall! It's going to be a 1.5 hour commute- I own a house so moving temporarily wouldn't work. Has as anyone gotten information on orientation or class registration? (Stats: overall gpa 3.4, science 3.1, four years as CNA and 2 years experience in MH/SA) but I applied once and was denied, I retook A&P I, orgo, Chem I and then took developmental, got more experience and was admitted this time!

Just got the email. I got into NVCC :) Congrats to everyone! And people on the waitlist don't give up- I think I will be giving my spot up.

Hi everyone! I applied to NVCC as my top and then CCC. I wanted to do GWCC, but I had heard they lost their nursing accreditation (I heard this last fall) but now I can't find any info on that. Anyone know? I also applied to St. Vincent's and MCPHS (post-bacc bsn). I was rejected from st. vincent's but accepted to MCPHS. I know we're supposed to be hearing back soon. Are we receiving our notifications through email or do we have to look under the application section??

Thanks!! Unfortunately, because of the cost of the ati study materials, I wasn't able to buy it. But if you can afford it I would definitely suggest getting it. once you take their practice test (and the actual test as well) you get a report that tells you the exact types of questions that you need to improve your score and then shows you where in the study guide that section is. And since they made the test, I would say they most likely have the best information. However I haven't seen their study guide so I can't say for sure. To first start studying I think it's best to start with a practice test just to see where you are. Doing it through ATI will help immensely since it gives you the report along with your score. If you can't afford it or want to try something else, I found the mometrix teas secret book to be great. I was able to download the entire ebook from amazon for about $20. The downfall of it is the science section though- But again, I would suggest spending a lot of time going over your a&p notes or textbook if you still have it. No TEAS study guide is going to have enough room to fit everything you need to know. Going over old notes freshens up what you already learned! best of luck!

Hi everyone! I have been obsessing over posts in this forum for a while trying to prepare for the TEAS, so I figured, now that I completed it maybe I could answer some questions for others! (plus I have all this useless information crammed in my brain that I can't talk to anyone about because I don't have any friends/family in nursing!) I took the TEAS 6 today, I got an overall score of 92, putting me in the 99th percentile. I just want to say, that I bought several study guides (including Trivium, McGrawHill and Mometrix), and did the practice questions in all of them. I found that I spent a lot of time obsessing over the English section because I was scoring the lowest in that during my practice tests (always in the 70s), however when I actually took the test I found their questions to be a lot easier than any of the practice tests (I scored an 88 on the real test- still my lowest score on the test- but much better considering the practice test I took last night gave me a score of 71). I did all three practice tests on the mometrix secrets study guide. (All in the past week) So I can give you how those compared to my actual scores (I did feel that they were pretty good in comparison to the actual test) Reading- Practice test avg= mid-80's. Actual test=94 Math- Practice test avg= low 90s. Actual test= 97 Science- Practice test avg= mid 80s. Actual test= 88 English- Practice test avg= 70's. Actual test= 87 English: Like most people, I am not a pro on adverbs, prepositions, etc.. So definitely take some time to know how to identify each part of speech. Another thing I got several questions on were subject-verb agreement, they can throw in some tricky questions. Also, the use of commas. I thought I knew how to use commas until I started studying for the TEAS... I spent a lot of time learning the different sentence structures (compound, complex, etc) but I didn't come across any questions about that. Some tests may though. Reading: I really don't like any part of the TEAS reading questions because I feel like you could argue several answers as being correct... However, what helped me was just doing the practice questions and reading the explanations from the study guides. It helped me figure out what answers the test was looking for. It definitely helped me to really sit down and read what the study guides had to say about choosing main ideas, fact v opinion, and writing style (narrative v expository etc). However, I wouldn't say that this was too difficult. I scored a 94, which was higher than my practice tests (in the 80s). I felt that the practice tests were pretty comparable though. I've seen a lot of people say the reading passages were longer than expected; all of mine were fairly short though. Math: The last math class I took was six years ago, it was a college Pre-calc. And let me tell you, the first time I took that class I got a D, but I retook it and got an A. So that gives you some background of how bad I am at math. However, I didn't have any problems with it. I felt the practice tests I took went more in depth than the actual test did. A few things that took me by surprise, was needing to know the conversions between feet, cm, yards, and meters. But make sure you do know proportions. (for ex. If you need 3 cups of water to make 4 cakes, how many cups of water do you need to make 20 cakes-- 3/4=x/20, solve for x). I feel like I was able to use proportions to answer half the questions. You should also feel comfortable working with decimals, fractions and simple algebra. Science: The beast. All I can say is REVIEW YOUR A&P NOTES. My study guides that had questions about genetic mutations, astronomy, gravity, laws of physics and chem, energy.. but I didn't see any questions that weren't about A&P or the scientific method (just needed to know about hypotheses, identifying dependent var, independent vars and controls, and steps of the scientific process). None of my study guides went as in depth as the actual test did on A&P. So go through all the body systems, the macros and what enzymes break them down, different hormones-where they come from and what they do, and the passage of air through the respiratory system, steps of digestion (know all parts of the small and large intestine and what they do), flow of blood through the heart (where is oxygenated and the names of valves). I had the ATI TEAS 6 Practice test app by Nhu Quynh Nguyen, and I actually found those science questions on there to be really helpful. Plus its a lot of questions for free. Please feel free to ask me anything :) Best of luck to everyone! And thanks again to everyone who answered all my questions on here!:)

Hi joiful, I definitely encourage you to try nursing again! It's never too late and it's great to keep learning and bettering yourself! When were you last in nursing school? Was it very long ago? I would say do some practice tests and see where you are scoring on the TEAS and then you'll have a pretty good idea of how much prep you need. Buy some study materials for the Teas VI and just dive into it. I think as you get into the studying you'll see a lot of recurring themes and questions and you will start to see where you need to really focus. I know at first it seems just like an unrealistic amount of information to take in, but once you start to sort through it, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. If you need help learning some of the A&P (as well as other science topics) I really recommend Khan Academy. They have really great tutorials and videos, plus it's free! I've had a problem finding a reliable teas 6 study guide.. so I actually bought a few and bounce around to get some information from each. Make sure you're getting ones for TEAS 6, a lot of stores are still selling the ones for the old TEAS. Although its pricey, I would suggest going straight for the study guides from ATI because they are the ones that actually make the test. Also, read through the posts on here, it gives you a great idea of what people saw on the TEAS and best studying tips. I wouldn't limit yourself to just one school or program. Have some backups ready in case it doesn't work out with that you can still find a program that is great and the end license will be the same! I'm not sure what you're going for exactly, but keep your mind open. If you don't fit into an RN program, consider an LPN one and you can bridge to RN, and then for your BSN and then master's..drs.... It may also help to speak to someone at the admissions dept. of the program you're applying to about your situation and what they accepted students typical GPA and teas scores are. Good luck! The best nurses are the ones with a lot of life experience (especially with chronic pain, patients need someone that can empathize), so beginning at an older age is a great thing!

Thank you so much! You are right-- English has been the killer for me. D:

Thank you! I took your advice and did get the ebook from mometrix. It's been great so far, I've been getting pretty low scores on English section though (71-79), so I've been trying to study but I feel like every practice test my score gets worse

Hi everyone! I am applying for an RN program and really having difficulty studying for the TEAS- only because I can't find a lot of solid information on it. I bought some study guides but I read reviews saying they go over information that's not on the test and miss info that is on it, while also giving incorrect answers. (I would love to use the ATI study materials, but unfortunately not something I can afford and also saw mixed reviews on that as well). I have a couple of specific questions: Is there geometry on the exam? I read that there is not and many people memorize formulas that they don't need. Has anyone come across questions that you would need to know a formula for? ​Is there physics?On different practice websites I have been coming across physics questions that definitely threw me off. ex: A man of mass 60 kg, runs up the stairs of total height 5 meters in 4 seconds. How much power is exerted by the man? --definitely not something I was expecting to come across, since you need to know two formulas to solve it. Chemistry difficulty? I've been coming across some that even go into orgo.. As far as concepts, I'm comfortable, but are there any formulas that need to be memorized? Another question I saw that confused me: Which of the following represents the correct order of some of the main energy changes in a coal fired power station? (the correct answer was chemical-heat-kinetic-electrical). Did anyone see anything like this on the test? Electromagnetism-my study guide (McGrawHill Teas Review) goes over ohms, amps, teslas, joules,resistance, magnetic fields... again, I know I learned this in physics years ago, but surprised to see it here. Also touches on some formulas, so again any formulas to be memorized? Also any advice on what to focus on while studying for the life science and plant process (beside human bio). I have seen a lot on photosynthesis and atmospheric levels. Anyone come across questions on plant cells? Anything else we should read up on? (I have a strong background in human biology but when I see the word plant I pretty much shut down haha) I've barely touched upon the English and reading yet, but did anyone come across something that was particularly difficult and wasn't expecting? Also, any suggestions on (reasonably priced) practice tests? The ATI one is about 88$ which seems a little overpriced, and the free ones I've found seem to go off on abstract information I wouldn't expect on the exam so I'd rather not waste too much time on them. Thanks so much to anyone that takes the time to answer! Best to everyone xx

Thanks for posting this! I am taking my exam next Friday and ridiculously stressed because of the difficulty in finding straight forward information on what's on the exam. I was just doing a practice test through Union test prep (free) and it was asking questions about force, work applied, scalars, coal power and oxidizing agents... really specific things that I really didn't expect to see. Did you come across any physics related questions? Anything in the science section that surprised you? (I am anticipating a lot of a&p, general chem, maybe a little earth science, but these physics questions are throwing me off!) Thank you! (FYI, I would be over the moon about getting your score!)