did the TEAS practice test reflect your actual score?

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I'm taking my teas this sunday and I just took the practice test...didn't do as expected. Did your scores reflect your actual test score?

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I did 12 points higher on the 2nd practice than the 1st and another 10 on the actual test. I'm so glad I took the practice tests to give me confidence. The TEAS style is so different than any other standardized tests Ive ever taken...

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Which practice books would you recommend?

Thanks!

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I didnt use the TEAs book, took the 2 online practices tests I bought online offered by ATI, the practice tests are just like the "real"tests. Between the 2 practice tests I went online to math resources, drexel university, and chemistry resources to review weak areas.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

so you scored a total of 22 pts higher on the actual test?

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Yeah, I but I did it over 3 weeks with study time between the 2 practice tests and took the actual teas test the day after the second test. Even 1 more practice test the day before might help.

Best of luck

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Actually I will be taking my 2nd practice test today and the real thing tomorrow...so I hope it really does help.

Did you feel that the real test was easier than the practice/study guide....or vice versa?

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Specializes in New Critical care NP, Critical care, Med-surg, LTC.

My real score was 2 points higher than my practice test score.

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Haneen,

I had been out of school for a couple of semesters and found the tests helped me focus on what I needed to focus on. Several of the practice problems were on the actual test! I couldnt afford both the book and the practice tests so decided to chance the tests. There are other nurse TEA'S type study guides...Best of luck to you.

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Specializes in Critical Care.
Haneen,

I had been out of school for a couple of semesters and found the tests helped me focus on what I needed to focus on. Several of the practice problems were on the actual test! I couldnt afford both the book and the practice tests so decided to chance the tests. There are other nurse TEA'S type study guides...Best of luck to you.

Thank you so much! as I said I will be taking it tomorrow and your post def. gave me a boost of confidence!

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83% first time I took practice test. 95% second time I took practice test, about 2 months later. Think higher score second time was just remembering the things I tripped on the first time. Got a 90.0% on actual test.

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Specializes in New Critical care NP, Critical care, Med-surg, LTC.

Are you happy enough with a 90% or are you planning to take it again? Just wondering because I also scored a 90 and while I think that's about as well as I'll do, I know I made a few mistakes in the English and math section that I shouldn't have. But, I ended up doing better in science than I had expected, so I'm thinking I'll just take it.

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