Teas Test

ChanelCinq · Aug 16, 2009

OK now after reading every post on this 16 page thread I have a couple questions. So does each section have a different amount of time? So if you are allotted 4 hours for the test and 1 hour for each section it would not be possible to spend 90 min on Math and 30 minutes on English?

Now an off topic question: People mention Ivy Tech AT LEAST a dozen times if not more and the original poster mentions it as well. How is it that after all these posts and after going to their web site I have absolutely no inclination where Ivy Tech is. I know from their web site that it is a group of 23 community colleges but even in the "About Ivy Tech" section on their web site they fail to mention which state hosts these 23 college. When you click on "campuses" it lists a bunch of cities and from the list they appear to be cites that span at least 10 states but the colleges are supposedly in one state. For some reason this irritates the hell out of me and I have not idea why I am wasting time on non sense right now.

Just be happy, people applying to Ivy Tech schools, that you don't live in California and are competing with 1500 other people for one of 80 slots (SFSU). Out of the 23 state schools in CA* the easiest ones have only 300 applicants for 40-50 slots. Don't even think of applying if your overall GPA is under 3.7 and for many schools don't think of applying if you don't have a overall GPA of 4.0 and not just for the pre-reqs.

OK I am a little bitter and burnt out. The more research I do the more I realize I am going to have to go out of state. I don't think I have a chance of getting in anywhere unless I shell out 50,000 USD a year for the private schools or apply to the community colleges and get added into their lottery system and then I will still have to do the BSN when I am done. Plus I know people that have applied several times to the community college lottery system and gave up after a few years. It happens in the state schools too. My cousin was going to Sacramento State and after she finished her pre-reqs and lower division with a 3.9 she applied 3 times to the nursing dept at Sac State and gave up after the third try.

OH and to you Ivy Tech people the LVN/LPN is extremely rare in CA. There are a handful of private schools that do it for 24,000 USD and up.

OK sorry for the rant. Going to bed now.

*Breakdown of CA public school system for higher education (the below does not include private schools):

110 community colleges in 72 districts

23 California State Universities

10 University of California

Brighten · Aug 16, 2009

OK now after reading every post on this 16 page thread I have a couple questions. So does each section have a different amount of time? So if you are allotted 4 hours for the test and 1 hour for each section it would not be possible to spend 90 min on Math and 30 minutes on English?
Now an off topic question: People mention Ivy Tech AT LEAST a dozen times if not more and the original poster mentions it as well. How is it that after all these posts and after going to their web site I have absolutely no inclination where Ivy Tech is. I know from their web site that it is a group of 23 community colleges but even in the "About Ivy Tech" section on their web site they fail to mention which state hosts these 23 college. When you click on "campuses" it lists a bunch of cities and from the list they appear to be cites that span at least 10 states but the colleges are supposedly in one state. For some reason this irritates the hell out of me and I have not idea why I am wasting time on non sense right now.
Just be happy, people applying to Ivy Tech schools, that you don't live in California and are competing with 1500 other people for one of 80 slots (SFSU). Out of the 23 state schools in CA* the easiest ones have only 300 applicants for 40-50 slots. Don't even think of applying if your overall GPA is under 3.7 and for many schools don't think of applying if you don't have a overall GPA of 4.0 and not just for the pre-reqs.
OK I am a little bitter and burnt out. The more research I do the more I realize I am going to have to go out of state. I don't think I have a chance of getting in anywhere unless I shell out 50,000 USD a year for the private schools or apply to the community colleges and get added into their lottery system and then I will still have to do the BSN when I am done. Plus I know people that have applied several times to the community college lottery system and gave up after a few years. It happens in the state schools too. My cousin was going to Sacramento State and after she finished her pre-reqs and lower division with a 3.9 she applied 3 times to the nursing dept at Sac State and gave up after the third try.
OH and to you Ivy Tech people the LVN/LPN is extremely rare in CA. There are a handful of private schools that do it for 24,000 USD and up.
OK sorry for the rant. Going to bed now.
*Breakdown of CA public school system for higher education (the below does not include private schools):
110 community colleges in 72 districts
23 California State Universities
10 University of California

I Know how you feel lol.

Emmi7 · Sep 17, 2009

Ivy Tech is in Indiana.

kgle · Sep 17, 2009

Not sure how difficult it is to distinguish which state Ivy Tech is located in. When you click on campuses, the second link says "Central Indiana". The linked names are regions and are broken down into several Indiana cities that contain a campus.

3.7? Ivy Tech pretty much requires a 4.0 in pre requisites plus a TEAS score of the high 80s or above. Why not get your ASN right away? A BSN makes no difference until you want to get into management. By then the hospital will probably be paying for any classes you take to move up a degree level.

BTW not really fair to compare CA to IN...considering the population is vastly higher there than here. Its still ridiculously hard to get in.

ChanelCinq · Sep 17, 2009

Not sure how difficult it is to distinguish which state Ivy Tech is located in. When you click on campuses, the second link says "Central Indiana". The linked names are regions and are broken down into several Indiana cities that contain a campus.
BTW not really fair to compare CA to IN...considering the population is vastly higher there than here. Its still ridiculously hard to get in.

Like I said in my original post I had NO CLUE where these schools where located. I tried to find out more information on the web site and it was even more confusing and appeared these schools spanned over 10 states but only cites were listed. The web site was not clear at all.

3.7? Ivy Tech pretty much requires a 4.0 in pre requisites plus a TEAS score of the high 80s or above. Why not get your ASN right away? A BSN makes no difference until you want to get into management. By then the hospital will probably be paying for any classes you take to move up a degree level.

The two year schools here are all on lottery. I'll apply for some of the 2 year programs but it is hit or miss if you will get in. In a sense it is equally hard to get into an AND program as well as a BSN program.

Primarily I'll be applying for ABSN programs out of state, as it is not so much back peddling.

Rynique · Oct 18, 2009

I am going this week coming to pay for the TEAS exam hoping to get the date of October 28th. I am so nervous and have been going over the ATI study guide over and over again. I also have some notes I've written out of my own for the Science. I just hope score high enough in the other sections that it will offset the Science portion if I do not do too well in the Science part. Thankfully the school I attend goes by overall score and not each individual section.

ChanelCinq · Oct 18, 2009

I scored 83.3% in the science section which was in the 97th percentile. The national average is 63.0% for the science section.

Below are the categories. Sceince has 30 questions and I believe there are 5 questions in each of the 6 sections below:

Human Body Science

Physical Science

Chemical Science

Life Science

General Science

Scientific Reasoning

I swear it is worth it to purchase an online practice exam from ATI. It is identical to the real thing. It really is a mirror image of the exam and you may see couple of the questions on the real exam. It will definitely give you an idea of what will be in the section about rock formations and rainful and stuff.

Rynique · Oct 19, 2009

I scored 83.3% in the science section which was in the 97th percentile. The national average is 63.0% for the science section.
Below are the categories. Sceince has 30 questions and I believe there are 5 questions in each of the 6 sections below:
Human Body Science
Physical Science
Chemical Science
Life Science
General Science
Scientific Reasoning
I swear it is worth it to purchase an online practice exam from ATI. It is identical to the real thing. It really is a mirror image of the exam and you may see couple of the questions on the real exam. It will definitely give you an idea of what will be in the section about rock formations and rainful and stuff.

So you actually ran across a few questions on your actual exam that was on the ATI online assessment? Wow!, if that is true. I have already taken my ATI online assessment twice, of course doing better the second time than the first. I sure hope I could see a couple of the questions on the real exam from the practice ATI online assessment. Of course, I'd rather see repeat Science questions though..LOL

ChanelCinq · Oct 19, 2009

So you actually ran across a few questions on your actual exam that was on the ATI online assessment? Wow!, if that is true. I have already taken my ATI online assessment twice, of course doing better the second time than the first. I sure hope I could see a couple of the questions on the real exam from the practice ATI online assessment. Of course, I'd rather see repeat Science questions though..LOL

I think I had one question that was the same but the others are all very similar. You will see what I mean when you take the test. If you can take one more practice exam the day before the real exam.

Rynique · Oct 25, 2009

well,

taking teas test october 28th. 4 more days! wish me luck!! :eek:

kuccellini · Nov 9, 2009

Sorry to beat a dead horse, but I'm taking the TEAS THIS Friday, the 13th...I know. Although I'm not superstitious, I'm hoping not to get jinxed.

I have JUST started studying, and am only taking the TEAS as my undergrad GPA was just under 3.0 (Journalism major, too much partying.) The nursing schools I am applying to (Accelerated BSN programs in Virginia) required TEAS to be taken if that was the case.

I am not too concerned about English and Reading Comprehension, but seriously, I have not taken math or science (with the exception of A&P I this semester) for over 10 years.

I have 96 hours. Should I only focus on math and science?

Thanks!

SMC6787 · Nov 10, 2009

is the math portion of the teas test basic math? are there word problems?