I did not see a thread for the fall 2015 semester at Suffolk. I guess the biggest news this year is the new requirement of the TEAS V test. There was no mention of it at the last nursing information meeting last spring, but luckily I caught the information early in the fall and had plenty of time to study. Unfortunately, it seems like many people in my AP2 class were not so lucky; one person just found out monday and now has two weeks to take the test.
I'm hoping we can share some info in this thread. When I went to the nursing information seminar in September, they said they that you had to score at least proficient on the test in order to be considered. My lab partner went to one last week and they told her that the TEAS score would now weigh more heavily than your GPA. For me this poses an interesting situation. My pre req grades are:
Eng- A
Psych- A
AP1-A
AP2- final on monday but should be an A
My score on the teas- 74% proficient.
I was always told through information seminars (I went to a ton...) that your GPA was most important. I worked hard and at the beginning of this semester was very excited that my GPA would make my chances of getting in very high...but if this info about the TEAS taking presidence over your GPA, all that hard work may have been for nothing. But I think we all know how notorious this school can be with misinformation.
Wow, faith8309, that is great to hear your counselor said that! I am trying not to get my hopes up, but I have a feeling people in our boat (4.0 GPA low TEAS score) are common and have probably made the selection process more difficult. I am having a lot of trouble in Micro now because I can't seem to commit myself, unsure if I got in the program or not. I think I just need to toughen up and just assume I'm in, and hope for the best!
aoc924, it wasn't my counselor that said it, it was one of the nursing counselor that is actually involved in the application and reviewing process. She said we scored right on point with the majority of students that have 4.0s. She also said that sadly there were a lot of students with 4.0s that have failed the teas. Just continue to focus on Micro, it's a tough class, I took it last semester. The wait is almost over!!
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I am hoping we will find out some time next week. If anyone receives their letters, please post. That way others will know they are on their way. :)