TEAS/SAT Combined Studying

[WHerman07]

Hello,

I am a 30 year old who will be returning back to college as a pre-nursing student in Spring 2018. One of the requirements for applying to the actual nursing cohort is taking the TEAS and submitting SAT scores. I completed the SAT in 2006 and will need to retake since the scores cannot be more than seven years old. I am now faced with having to retake the SAT and study and try to do well on the TEAS during the same time frame. I am curious to know if anyone has studied for just the TEAS and retook the SAT and done well? My thoughts are that studying for one (TEAS) will help me essentially study for both. Thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

[lehaley1989, ADN, RN]

It's been a LONG time since I took the SAT (I think I took it in 2006 as well, actually), but I have taken the TEAS within the past year. So here's my two cents...

If I were you, I think I would spend the bulk of my time studying for the SAT. I found this exam to be significantly more challenging than the TEAS. A good SAT study book or program will absolutely prepare you for the math, English, and reading sections of the TEAS. The only area where you might need to do a little bit of extra work is the science portion. On the SAT, this section is going to cover biology, chemistry, and physics. On the TEAS, you'll see biology, chemistry, and A&P. If you have never had these courses before or if it has been a long time since you have seen the material, you may be at a disadvantage in this area. That's why a lot of pre-nursing students wait to take their TEAS until after they have completed their science pre-requisite classes. It's feasible to teach yourself enough about these subjects to do ok on the exam, but it will probably make studying more difficult for you. I totally get the desire to knock all of the nasty standardized tests out at once, but definitely keep that in mind.

[WHerman07]

Thanks for the advice@lehalley1989.