TEAS 5 only accepted from that school???

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Hi, Just wondering if anybody has ever heard of the Teas 5 being required to be taken at that particular school you are applying for? I have never heard of this before but am being asked to do so before applying. Why would they do this? I have already passed the Teas 5 and don't want to take time off work, rent a car to go out of state, get a hotel and pay all fees again. This is a considerable expense for me. Anybody have any advice for me?

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I was required to take the TEAS V at my school and there was no option to go to a testing center. But my school is only about 30 miles away so it wasn't too bad. I really think it's a way for the school to make a profit vs. a testing center making a profit. But you may be able to call your school and explain the situation and that may be able to make an exception for you if you're not near.

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I noticed this is starting..I dont believe the school is making a profit...I believe it's more "weeding out" prospective students...it stinks-everyday it's getting harder and harder to get into nursing school.

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If you already took the version V, they school should take it. It is pretty new so I would assume they would honor it. I think the school begins to profit when people don't pass an specific area and charge extra per area to re-take, for example Keiser. They charge $50 for the first time ( a lot of people pay for this included in the application fee therefore think the school is giving the test for free). Every section you don't get the amount of points they require, they charge $25. This happened to me and I ended up going to another school that does not require the TEAS, and the counselor from Keiser keeps calling me to re-take whatever sections I missed. Keep in mind that these schools that are private have sales people as counselors so for them every student they enroll, it's a commission.

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I noticed this is starting..I dont believe the school is making a profit...I believe it's more "weeding out" prospective students...it stinks-everyday it's getting harder and harder to get into nursing school.

I think you're probably right. Sucks, I have a 4.0 in the sciences and I just got another rejection letter last night. That's 3 semesters now. They are saying it is taking the average student 3 full years now at my local JC. That's why I am starting to look out of state.

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I noticed this is starting..I dont believe the school is making a profit...I believe it's more "weeding out" prospective students...it stinks-everyday it's getting harder and harder to get into nursing school.

I think you're right about the weeding out. Especially since they switched to version V. This upcoming semester was the first time that my school has accepted version V only (in prior semesters they accepted IV or V depending on when you took the test) and the number of applicants dropped by about half of what it has been over the last 6 semesters. From what I understand version V is more difficult (I have only taken version V so I can't speak for IV) so it does seem as though they are weeding out more students. According to my school, my score of 77% was "excellent" compared to the program average of about 62%. I don't think my score was very "excellent" though....but it enabled me to apply so for my program so I guess it works...I just hope it gets me accepted!!

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I think you're right about the weeding out. Especially since they switched to version V. This upcoming semester was the first time that my school has accepted version V only (in prior semesters they accepted IV or V depending on when you took the test) and the number of applicants dropped by about half of what it has been over the last 6 semesters. From what I understand version V is more difficult (I have only taken version V so I can't speak for IV) so it does seem as though they are weeding out more students. According to my school, my score of 77% was "excellent" compared to the program average of about 62%. I don't think my score was very "excellent" though....but it enabled me to apply so for my program so I guess it works...I just hope it gets me accepted!!

Let's hope you get in! :laugh:

Yes, I noticed schools are becoming more and more strict...I have a family member in nursing school in Colorado-she was not allowed to use her TEAS V score she had to take it three different times...and received three different scores (82%, 75% and 70%)..she applied to another school same thing. So she just decided to stick with the three schools.

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I had to drive 11 hours (plus stops) each way to go to a flipping orientation session, take the teas v at the school, etc. I had already taken the teas v at a proctored location, which is $110 and comes with no book, practice exams, etc. If I make it, I'll have to go back and interview with the dean. "Skype is not an option." Awesome.

I'm in agreeance that it's a weeding out thing. I'm looking into for-profit schools (accredited and such) in case I don't get accepted to something soon. It will cost roughly the same by sitting around for 2ish more years as it would be to pay extra and get in right away+graduate at a reasonable time.

Good luck to everyone.

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