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I still have to take micro before I start the second year of the program, so I will be taking it next summer quarter when I won't have any nursing classes going on.

I start nursing school September 7! GPA last quarter was 4.0, but other than A&P 2 the classes were super easy, and I am sure that will not last in nursing school. LOL! I scored 89.4% on the Teas (version 4). Congrats to all the new nursing students! J

I checked out the ATI book from my college's library and reviewed that. The one thing I found invaluable was the sticky thread on the TEAS test here on AN. I went through each posting and took notes on the things people talked about. I then looked them all up and studied those as well. Hope this helps. :) Good luck.

I took the TEAS (version 4) last October and got an 89.4%. What I did to study for the exam was go through the thread here on All Nurses and look for things other people said to study that I had no idea (mainly science stuff including cloud formations and tectonic plates) what they were. I checked out the ATI study guide from my college library and studied that for several weeks before the test. I also purchased the 2 practice tests on the ATI website, which gave me a whole different set of questions to study. The science stuff seemed totally random to me and was my lowest score by far. I think what helped me the most was going through the All Nurses thread and looking up all the things I didn't understand. It was very time consuming since there were like 100 pages or something, but well worth my time. Good luck. P.S. Another thing I studied was the McGraw Study Guide. I sent it to you at the email you provided! Hope that helps! :)

I am taking Spanish for the healthcare worker, Public Speaking, and Pharmacology all online this summer. I only have micro to take before nursing school starts, but decided with all of my 4 kiddos sporting events during the summer I will have to cram that in some other time. I am hoping to start nursing school in September! Yeah....prereqs are done! :)

Haven't gotten grades yet as semester ends in 1 1/2 weeks, but I am holding all A's in Anatomy and Physiology 2, Nutrition, and Composition 2. Lets hope I can keep them. I am pretty sure I will be okay as I have grades in the high 90s in all 3 classes. Chem is a KILLER! I studied my butt off for that class. I did get an A, but who knows how other than a LOT of hard work. Good luck this summer! I am taking Spanish for the healthcare provider, statistics, and public speaking all online for the summer quarter. Should be an interesting quarter. Jenn

Like others said, I think what you wrote was really good (possibly omitting the part about why you finished with a Speech Therapy degree). I think your story is unique and very inspiring. Good luck to you. I have always loved the healthcare field (I worked in a hospital for 12 years in a secretarial position). I was not satisfied with my level of interaction with the patients and families in the position I held in the hospital. I always wanted to go to nursing school, but the time never seemed right (have 4 kids under the age of 13). I finally decided it was now or never. I love people and helping people, which as you said sounds a bit cliche but is the absolute truth! **I am from Nebraska too! I live in a little town outside of Lincoln and hope to start the ASN program at Metropolitan Community College in the fall! :) Jenn

Application deadline at my school is June 1. I put my application in last week, and so the wait begins! Congrats to all those who already got it! Can't wait to find out!

Congrats NurturingSoul! Good luck! I am still waiting to hear from my school, but I am not holding out a lot of hope for this go around. I don't have A&P (extra credit points for admission), so that probably will come back to bite me. I am taking A&P1 now, but that doesn't count towards admission. I also got a B in Chem (1 stinkin point from an A....GRRRR) and a B in math (again double GRRRR...2 points from an A). I scored pretty well on the TEAS (89.4), but I don't think it will be enough. I wish they would just hurry up and tell me to wait until next semester to apply! LOL. The waiting is the worst! Congrats to all that have been accepted. What a fantastic accomplishment! J

I think it totally depends on the program. In my area different schools do things differently. One school I looked at just added people to a wait list and you got in when there was an opening (LPN program has a 3 year wait list and RN program has a 3-5 year wait list). My GPA is 3.5, which I am not sure is good enough to get into the program I applied to. They go off of a points system by multiplying your GPA by 10, adding your TEAS score divided by 10, and giving you extra credit points for A&P 1 and 2 (2 points each). I don't have A&P at all yet (am taking 1 this quarter), so my points add up to about 44 points. They told me the cut off last admission was 46. I guess you never know who will apply each time and what they scored, but I am not holding my breath. I was 1 stinkin point away from an A in Chem AND Algebra. I was so disgusted, but what can you do. I did fairly well on the TEAS test (89.4% version 4), but even with that I don't think it will be enough! I know it is so disappointing sometimes. My husband tells me all of the time "you did your best, so don't worry about it." I am going to keep moving forward and hope that it is enough. If not, I will apply again in Spring! By then I will have A&P so I will get those extra points and hopefully get in. Good luck to you! Hope you find somewhere that works for you! J

I have not been where you are (I just applied for the first time and won't find anything out until the end of next month), but just wanted to say I feel for you! Sounds like you have a great attitude and are working hard. Keep up the hard work and it will pay off eventually! Good luck! Hope things improve soon! J

I took the TEAS IV and the majority of the math wasn't very difficult just time consuming. The only time I almost ran out of time in the TEAS test was the math portion. I had 1 minute to spare at the end, because it is all done by hand w/ no calculator. The majority of it was adding, subtracting, fractions, and percents. I used the TEAS IV guide by ATI that I got at the school library. I also Googled TEAS test practice and took a bunch of online practice quizzes to help me prepare. A couple of weeks before I took the actual test, I bought the online practice tests from ATI, which was very helpful to get me used to the testing format and time constraints on the actual test. I went through the tests in all of these and identified where my strong points and weak points were. I, personally, have a hard time w/ percent differences. I can do percents all day long, but when I have to find the difference or change in percent I always set it up wrong. Since I knew that I worked mainly on that. I guess if I were you, I would make sure you know had to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions; balancing a checkbook type problem; percent differences; etc. Like I said it isn't all that difficult of math, just time consuming. Good luck. J

I am taking A&P 1 this quarter too! I had some of the notes downloaded already, but the rest are very much appreciated! I can't wait to take this class.....feels like I am actually getting to something useful and fun for a change! :) Thanks again for all of the links! Good luck to everyone in A&P this quarter! J

I went to the library at my college and checked out the TEAS study guide for version 4. I was able to keep it for a month and used it to study. I also purchased the practice tests on ATI's website, which gave me a whole other set of questions to study as well. It also gave me an idea of what to expect when taking my actual test. I also used the McGraw-Hill study guide (which I have and can e-mail you a copy if you send me your e-mail) a little, but honestly the majority of my study time was spent with the TEAS book. I also went to the TEAS test thread here on AN and wrote down all of the things people said to know and Googled them. That helped a lot too. There were some things just not covered in the study guide, but people on here suggested I study it so I did. There were several questions on tectonic plates and cloud formations in my test, which I wouldn't have studied if I hadn't read about them here first. Hope that helps. Good luck. J

I haven't taken Biology since high school and was able to test out of it for college and I haven't taken Nutrition yet, but I have taken Human Growth and Psych. Both of those classes were fairly easy. I just took Human Growth last quarter on line and it was a cake walk.....easy A (at least for me). Psych I took 10 years ago, but as far as I remember it was easy too and I got an A in that as well. Those too classes seemed like a cake walk (as I said) compared to Chemistry, which I took this last quarter! UGH! It was miserable. I really liked the class, but it took a lot of work. I am taking A&P 1 next quarter, but I am really excited about that class. Good luck next quarter! I think you should do fine! :) J