TEAS/ other testing requirements?

[Kaitlyn.w]

Hello! I'm a sophomore in highschool and I'm still trying to figure things out. For graduating Highschool students who apply to an RN associates program, are they required to take the TEAS (I think that's the name haha) test? Where is that usually taken? And what grade? Also, are there any other required tests for applying Highschool grads (besides SAT or ACT)? I'm very confused. If anyone can explain the process for applying to an RN program as a Highschool grad, that would be great too, if not that's fine.

[MyAimIsTrue, BSN]

As I understand it, there are very few universities who admit freshmen to the nursing program (UPenn, UCLA and UCIrvine are a few that I know that do). So most people start at community college, get excellent grades, then transfer into a nursing program as a junior. The other option is to start at a university that has a nursing program, be a health sciences major (and get excellent grades), then apply to the nursing program at that university. I personally think the community college route is better, because you can then apply to several nursing programs. And it's much cheaper too. You could try the handful schools that accept freshmen into their nursing programs, but they are very competitive.

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

Each school determines its own entry requirements. And, (respectfully to the above poster) a large number of universities DO admit students directly into nursing from high school. As noted, there are many ways to become an RN. You need to do some additional work in terms of:

Do you want to attend a university away from home for four years?

Public/ Private?

Community college and live at home (cheapest way to get started)?

The single BEST thing you can do right now is enjoy high school, get the best grades you can, take the hardest classes you can and see where life and the college hunt takes you.

Best wishes.

[MyAimIsTrue, BSN]

And, (respectfully to the above poster) a large number of universities DO admit students directly into nursing from high school.

Maybe it's a West Coast thing then...parents of 2 high school seniors looking into nursing have told me this and they both listed the same short list of schools. Which reminds me--I need to find out if they got in!