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I am beyond thrilled to announce that I have just received my acceptance letter in the mail and will be attending nursing school starting spring 2015! I am looking forward to starting this new chapter of my journey to becoming the best RN I can be! Along with my overly obnoxious excitement, I feel completely terrified and suddenly unprepared. Of course I have received the million page information packet with uniform order forms, lists of required immunizations, books and supplies that need to be purchased, and other items that need to be prepared during the coming months - and it's all a little overwhelming. I figured any tips or advice (personal stories always welcome) that anyone could offer for my first semester of nursing school would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so, so much! :)

Best of luck to all of you who are getting ready to take your exam and I hope all that have taken the exam are pleased with their scores! UPDATE: Just received my acceptance letter in the mail! I'll be starting spring 2015! So long social life and sanity, hello hours of studying and gallons upon gallons of coffee!

Thank you very much! I hope that your exam went well and that you are pleased with your score! :)

Thanks! The exam wasn't as bad as I had imagined. I scored well :) As far as breaks go, they didn't allow any breaks as a group but did allow individuals to take bathroom breaks during the exam. Only one male and one female were allowed out of the test area at a time and the time you used in the bathroom was completely on you... (I never had enough time remaining to think about taking a break.) There weren't any breaks between sections either. We went straight into the next section once the timer was up. That was a bit frustrating. It would have helped to have a few moments to relax before starting the next hour or so of testing.

Hi, I'm preparing to take on the dreaded TEAS exam this Saturday and I was wanting to know if anyone had any last minute prep ideas or advice to offer. I've been using McGraw Hill's TEAS practice tests and the ATI Study Guide to prepare. I'm not sure how well these are helping; my scores have been anywhere from the low-70s to mid-90s on the practice exams. Has anyone else had success using these study materials? I was also wanting to know if there are any breaks between the different sections while taking the exam for quick trips to the ladies room or for snacking... I'd appreciate any and all responses thrown my way. Thanks! :)