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I took the first test in the book to get some idea about how much I know and need to study. 71% Time to get my butt in gear and start studying.

And not only that, I see I've already posted in that thread, too. Lol. Seriously.

Whoops! Sorry, I just skimmed through the first page of the forum.

Inspired by the 'How you did in the Spring' thread. Is anybody taking classes this summer? I'm taking A/P II in June, Microbiology in July and an online Statistics class throughout June/July. A little worried about Micro, kind of scared about the online stats.

Well, my program included the pathology and physiology/anatomy classes, too. But like you said, a rare program and valuable skills learned than I can't use anywhere. Honestly, the only good thing I can take from this is that those learned skills will help me a lot should I be accepted into nursing school.

I graduated with an Associates in Medical Assisting two years ago. Unlike somebody who posted here earlier in the thread about taking a couple of open book quizes, my program was pretty tough and it was a two year program. In retrospect, I wish I'd have gone ahead and applied for nursing school right then and there. There are many skills that were taught to us that nursing students are taught in the beginning of the year (different types of injections, venipunctures, charting, vitals, OSHA standards and so on). But we were told repeatedly by our instructors never to call ourselves nurses because we aren't. I have never called myself a nurse. I don't really agree with the MA who calls herself or a nurse or care for her attitude but in some way I can understand where she's coming from if she went through a difficult program. We're basically people who have had a lot of training, learned so many skills... to the point where I was giving pointers to my friend who was in nursing school at the same time about venipuncture... but once in a professional setting, we're not allowed to use said skills because we're not nurses and so people typically look down on us because face it, few MAs go to school and acquire those skills. Most of us are stuck with filing jobs, all because we don't have the RN credentials. It's one of the reasons I'd like to go to nursing school. I feel like I know too much and can do so much more but I'm not allowed to do much at all as an MA. PS: I'm not saying I know everything a registered nurse knows. Obviously, I'd be a real nurse if I did :) But from the tone of this thread, I would like to say that a lot of us medical assistants do know more than people would like to think we do.

Oh. Nevermind. They started in June :) Gotta stay patient.

Hi youresocurious, I just started studying a few days ago. I'm done with the writing portion. I thought it was rather easy. I started with the reading/language portion and I'm having some trouble there, mainly with the nouns and stuff (words like is and was). I hope that's not a big part of the test... I'd rather spend more time on the science and math. I wonder where everybody is, though. I think last year's Spring applicants started talking right when applications opened. Still crossing my fingers about this being indicative of fewer applicants

Wanted to give this thread a little bump. :zzzzz

Thanks Ellis02136. I've started studying from the TEAS study guide already. It seems like most people who have taken the test already haven't mentioned a whole lot about picking out the nouns, verbs etc from a sentence. I'm having trouble with that but if it's not a big part of the reading test, then I'd rather not put too much effort in that area.

Of the two colleges I've been to in Texas, it's: 90-100 = A 80-89 = B 70-79 = C And anything below 'C' is failing.

So I finished studying for the writing portion of the TEAS V and felt alright with it and decided to study the reading portion next. Holy cow. I've noticed a lot of people who have taken the test have suggested to focus more on spelling, grammar, sentence correction, etc. And if that's all I have to worry about then that's good. But what about the stuff in the beginning about nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, subject, object, etc? Was that really a huge part of the reading section test? I'm a little intimidated. I know my basic stuff. Like I know, run is a verb. What I didn't know words like is and was were verbs, too.

I wouldn't delete my account after getting accepted. It's like everybody has said, just be careful. I'm super private about my profile (26 friends only). I don't add people I don't personally know. I don't post or put up religious or political info. And if someone starts cussing on my wall, I'd delete their comments (I will - and have - disable my wall from them if they keep it up). My friend's list is only viewable by me. I'm not searchable on search engines (or even by non-friends on Facebook). And I don't and will never post up scandalous pictures or updates (which shouldn't be done anyway, regardless of nursing school). I do keep FB because it gives me a chance to connect to people I mayhave lost touch with and possible interacting with future classmates. Play it safe and you should be fine.

I was originally thinking about waiting for the invite first. But then I figured it would be best to take it right after my summer science classes, so the info is fresh in my head. So definitely in mid-August, right before the Spring semester starts. I've already started studying and I'm trying to study two topics a day. Starting a new thread for TEAS V in the summer sounds like a good idea. It would help a lot of us TEAS-ers (heh).

I'm taking AP II during June and Microbiology in July. Both are early a.m. classes but I don't mind. I'm also taking an online Statistics class during the entire summer and I'm a little more worried about that. I'm studying for the TEAS V simultaneously. Never know, I might just get the test invite from my uni I'm doing CHEM II and Art in the Fall and then I'll officially be done with my pre-reqs.

I got the Kindle 3 as a gift almost a year ago and I actually used it for one of my clases.Isaved all my notes for a particular class on that Kindle (the prof. had his notes written out on Word so we could print/download it and follow along during lecture). It's helpful for following along but it makes things a little difficult when you quickly want to go back to a certain page.

I've signed up for Ana/Phys II for June and Micro for July. I'd rather take it during a Spring/Fall semester but at the moment I have no choice. Wish I could be of more help. If I survive it, I'll let you know how it goes.

On a more positive note, maybe the very little response on this forum regarding the 2012 cycle means fewer applicants? One could only hope.

That's what I had originally planned - to take a class during Maymester before sending off my application to bring my GPA up. But they stated on the NursingCAS website that it might take up to 5 weeks to process transcripts upon receiving them. Not sure how true that is since mine was processed in two days. :/ I'm studying the the TEAS V study guide from ATI. From what I've read on this forum, it seems to be somewhat harder than the previous versions. Reading and grammar is okay for me, science is alright as well. It's the math I'm worried about. It's my worst subject. Anyway, my overall GPA (UTSA and SAC combined) so far is atrocious so I'm a little scared. In my mind I'm thinking they're going to take one look at my application, go "Pfft, what was she thinking?" and toss it away. Lol. But I completed my Associates in Medical Assisting with a 3.8 GPA so, I dunno. I guess time will tell.

Hi youresocurious, There was actually another thread for the Spring 2012 but it's lost somewhere on this forum. It wasn't active anyway so I'm glad you started another one. I was wondering where all the 2012 applicants were! I applied beginnig of April and sent my transcripts to NursingCAS a few days ago and they've already received it and calculated my GPA and everything. I'm not too excited about my GPA... kind of ruined it at UTSA but I'm maintaining a 3.8 at SAC so I'm crossing my fingers and hoping they give me a chance to take the TEAS at least. I still have to take AP II, Micro, CHEM II, Art and Stat which I'll be taking in the Summer and Fall. So nervous but excited at the same time! I've also applied to the SAC Nursing program but UTHSCSA is my first choice.

btyler, I have a question, though. You mentioned essay questions. I haven't sent in my application yet but it's my understanding that they are using a centralized nursing application website as of Spring '12. I didn't see any essay questions but I might have missed it. I just saw one question asking why you'd be interesting in the nursing profession.

Hi! I noticed this thread a few days ago and felt it needs a little bump, now that everyone's applying for Spring '12. I share your fears about the GPA thing. I went to UTSA and due to stuff going on in my life at the time, my GPA is atrocious. So I transferred to SAC and started fresh and have maintained a 3.8 something. But depending on how it's calculated, I may not even have a chance at UTHSCSA. But I'm crossing my fingers and hoping for the best. I applied for the Fall '11 but they didn't receive my transcripts on time. I sent it electronically. Probably not a good idea. I ordered my TEAS V book and will start studying this week. Just in case. :) I'm a couple classes short but still have the required 42 hours of pre-requisites. I applied to the SAC nursing program, too but this is definitely my first choice.

Hi all, I'm actually applying for the Spring 2011 cycle but something on the website (and here) caught my attention. Is it MANDATORY to buy a new laptop from the bookstore? Is it because they want the most recent (Windows 7) to avoid possible technical difficulties? Just curious. Congratulations to all accepted :)