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Congrats KKay29, I received mine too. I'll See everyone at orientation!

My guess is that some of us may be receiving letters within the next day and definitely by Wednesday of next week... Most other post I have read about Everett seem to show a very quick decision after the scheduled teas test. Most letters are received by students within 10 days of completing their scheduled teas exam.

Hope everyone did well on the TEAS today! We should be receiving decisions by Valentines Day... Super excited!

I took the test at a PSI called Regal Air in Everett next to Paine Field. I was pleasantly surprised at how quiet and calm this PSI felt, it really put me at ease, but I did pay. It cost $130 to take it there. The benefits far out weighed the cost, for me. Today I received my invitation to take the TEAS at the school on the 29th, which just means I am %100 compliant. I am surprised that they would not confirm receiving the background check, they had informed me, in person, that mine was received. I will warn you a little about the Health Professionals Service Center at the school, they are not the most optimistic bunch and twice I was told "sorry your not gonna make it into the spring cohort..." And as I knew, she was wrong, and in time that was not the case.. So keep pushing.. I hope you at least received a TEAS invitation... Good Luck Modonn...

Good job Modonn, and Lucylyn. I made another post but it didn't load and my browser crashed. Modonn, If you do not get in for the winter I would re-take the test. I know it may be scary knowing if you do worse the second time around your stuck for 2 years, but I took the test twice and scored an 88 on my second attempt, improving in ever single area accept for math (that surprised me). Give it all you got, and study the ATI manual again thoroughly focusing on area you need to improve on. Lucylyn if your compliant with your complio as am I, then I am very sure you will be in the spring cohert. Modonn, I have heard of students getting in with scores lower, around 78, but every year I have also noticed a trend: the avg scores seem to be getting better, the (The average tease acceptance for EVCC is around an 83). There is a thread on hear with someone claiming to have entered EVCC in 11' with a 74! However, that was right after the fifth version came out, and scores were significantly lower. It come down to this though and this was also my reason for retaking the test. I new that the average acceptance score was an 83, I learned this during the information session, with that in mind, I concluded that 80 was to low for me. I was previously denied by SU and with the thought of a test being the only barrier between me and Everett, I sought out to conquer it. I figured why let my fate be decided by hoping my particular cohert would collectively have lower scores to accommodate mine. Re taking the test was not an option for me; I had to do it. Now with a higher score, I feel completely in control; basically I know I made it, and I don't have to wait for a letter to confirm. Get an 85 or above on your second try Modonn and you should fall within the top 20 of your applicant pool for EVCC. Re take that test if you can, just make sure you study. I also didn't wait for an invitation either and paid a little more money to take it off site, but having the comfort of knowing that I was in control of the time/date/place also helped me be at ease. I did not want to be herded into a testing room with a big group of people, whom most likely would have been exchanging words of doubt and fear. The PSI place I took it at gave me a room all to myself, with AC and no one else was there. You can improve if you take the time to study right. I studied twice as much as the first go around, and literally memorized that book. It may be overkill, but whats wrong with being over prepared for something this important? If I could do it again, I would have studied right the first time around like I was supposed to, but the second take was much, much easier. Also after this quarter, the entry requirements will change. Starting 2015/2016, they are adding an extra class; a nursing prep course that is one quarter long and will have to be completed at Everett before the application deadline. Maybe it starts in the winter, either way I also had this in the back of my head as I studied as I did not want to take this class if I didn't have to. Your score is good, and nothing to be ashamed of, but EVCC accepts based off that number alone. With so many other requirements like work experience, volunteer experience, near perfect GPA, and recommendations at most other ADN's and BSN's in the state, Everett has one of the highest average TEAS acceptance score. I hope you get in, but if you can trust yourself enough to re take and get a better score, do it. Nothing feels better then knowing it would take a miracle for average scores raise up 4 points, when they are actually expected to be lower: spring quarter. Good Job and Good Luck, I will respond again once I get an official letter.

Second attempt was an 88.

Hello, I just got done taking my TEAS V a few hours ago, results soon, however this is a retake; my first take was 80% (and I barely studied). I used a Barnes N Noble knock off guide for my first go around and it was rough. The ATI manual is all I used for my second try and I studied for months filling up two 5 subject college ruled notebooks with notes. The test is not hard if you are prepared, but I would suggest refreshing up on the A & P. Some of the questions in the exam were not directly touched upon in the book and this is especially true with the science section. I found that a lot of the science questions were very geared toward comprehension and understanding, and less about definitions. Which is perfect for me, however had it not been for all the pre requisite science courses I took, I may have missed a few question. I would ditch the McGraw Hill, that might be a little overkill, and about 95% of the questions they ask are directly from the ATI book. Take as many practice exams as you can, they will help you focus on the areas that your struggling with. Repetition, repetition, and repetition! I went through the ATI book atleast 10 times front to back, taking extensive notes every time, and the day before the test I went though the entire book again all in one day. I'm not saying do that, but I am saying that if you want to do well you must become literally obsessed with studying, and when all said and done the TEAS V will be a breeze. Practice the math also. The math on the test is not difficult by any means, and is a good way to improve your overall score by polishing up on this section and making sure your keen to detail; it is easy to make simple mistakes. There are a lot of word problems in the test, a couple algebra problems, and at least 1 in-equality (I only had one on both test). The thing that will fluster someone on this portion is the amount of numbers they give to add, subtract, divide, multiply etc. It sounds easy and it is, but this section requires a pace that does not allow for uncertainty, its timed and on my first attempt I barely made it. I am a great mathematician, but the last time I actually did long division by hand was a few years before, and I was way over confident the first go around. Another section is the English and language usage. I thought I had escaped the dreaded spelling requirement that haunted my life in the A&P series. SURPRISE! It will haunt you on this test also. Pay attention to word rules like: I before E accept after C. There is a list of commonly misspelled words in the ATI book and those words will be on the test. The good thing is you don't have to remember the list for the test; they will not choose a difficult word to ask you, but they will pick a word that can be deciphered simply by knowing rules: rules of prefixes, root words, and rules of suffixes, the definitions of them all, and what they imply. Sentences! Know how to classify them, their structure, what makes them complete/incomplete, and subject verb agreement! They will trick you on questions involving sentences by adding, prepositions, and prepositional phrases with really hard to notice subject/verb agreement errors. Reading is very straight forward. Good luck to you, I will post my retake score as soon as I get it. Study the ATI manual, all the other manuals with either not have all the info, or have to much, and the ATI manual already has an excess of information. You will never be able to study to much for this test, but a good length of time especially since you have been out of school for a while would be atleast 3 months. I went through it twice and then started using practice test, sometimes before I reviewed a section, sometimes after. The good news is that studying moves at a much quicker pace once you start memorizing the material. The first time through each section took me a couple of days, and toward the end I was reviewing them completely with in an hour. If your prepare, this test is easy:) God Bless...