TEAS V hard?

Kabie069 · Nov 27, 2013

I recently took the TEAS V - Here's the REAL story if you are a NORMAL person. I currently have a 3.7 GPA.

1. Get, read and study the ATI study guide and take the tests and the practice tests on their website.

2. Know the Reading (Google and know/practice how to find topic, theme, and main point - the rest is easy)

3. Know English and Grammar (again, Google and know/practice determining simple sentences, definitions of commonly misspelled and words with unknown definitions and how to decipher these from the given sentence, noun-verb agreement.)

4. Math - know specifically how to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions, calculate area, measurements and metrics. Practice! (I ran out of time on this section - but you MUST read carefully)

5. Science - Let's just say the national average on this section is a 51! Study what you can, be familiar with anatomy/physiology and specific chemistry formulas, oxidation - reduction, balancing chemical equations. But when it's all said and done - NONE of that was on my version of the test. I had more physics and the way the questions are worded, they are very confusing.

6. read carefully - get your grades HIGH reading, math and english

In summary, our school requires you to pass, and then adds the score to your required course GPA, resulting in a composite with a MINIMUM of 150 to enter the nursing program. I got a 161 composite and a congratulations from my AA even before an official acceptance. A fellow classmate with a 4.0 GPA took the TEAS V TWICE and got a 77%. I took it ONCE and got a 74%. It wasn't what I had hoped for, but it was 'GOOD ENOUGH'.

PhillippaX50 · Nov 29, 2013

Some posters have said that the scores you get on practice tests are predictors of your actual test score. I disagree. I scored very high on my practice tests, but only 70% on the actual exam. I have a 3.8 gpa and A's in all of my pre-req's. If I have to take the test again, I will definitely study for at least a few weeks. I thought I had it in the bag on those practice tests, so I only studied for a week. I think it would also be wise to purchase some chemistry and physics books because the ATI manual doesn't go into much depth on these subjects - yet, the test did. In fact, I would go through that manual again and pull out all of my old textbooks as well.

I did best in the reading and english sections, but it is true that the reading passages are extremely long in the exam. I thought I did fine in the math section because I understood every question - however, I think anxiety got the best of me and I worked too quickly. It is easy to make simple mistakes this way.

One more thing - do get a full nights sleep. I had zero sleep for 2 days straight because I was so restless. I literally laid in bed staring at the ceiling, only to get up and pace around the room 20 or 30 times throughout the night. So not worth it! By the time I was halfway through the test, I could barely think straight.

cconte · Feb 6, 2014

I thought the reading and english sections were pretty straightforward. I thought the math section was hard (but I'm not good at math!). I used the McGraw Hill book, a math book (Davis Basic Math for Nurses) and some free practices tests I found at test-guide.com

Hope that helps.

Good luck everyone!

karar khan · Mar 29, 2014

Ok, i just took my teas today, i passed but it was hard. teas v is hard, yes the old versions were a joke. The problem was a lots of chem and physics, the math was easy. the English part was hard. the stupid thing is if chem and physics are not required for the LVN LPN program why we have to be tested on them? also it was almost 4 hours test so eat and drink a lots of coffee it may help.

FutureNurseK · Mar 31, 2014

luckyqueen said:
Hi guys. I took Teas V two days ago and I didn't study much on it so i got a bad score. Can you guys give me some suggestion how to study for Teas? I'm so bad at Reading and Science.

Purchase the teas version 5 book also u can go to ati.com and purchase the two practice test for about $46..good luck

Kato1 · May 8, 2015

I took the TEAS V today. I missed the readiness for the nursing program by 2 points. I ran out of time during the reading section. However, I scored high on math and science. Any suggested on the reading section? Does any one know a good website to study from? I was using ATI.

Kato1 · May 8, 2015

I took TEAS V today. My classmate is a 4.0 student and she failed it by a lot of points. I missed the readiness for the nursing program by 2 points. I ran out of time during the reading section. Does anyone have any suggestions? Also, I was using the TEAS study guide and online tests from ATI; however, the information on the test wasn't the same type of questions. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thank you

jazzyd1718 · Aug 6, 2015

I just took my teas...about 3 months ago. I've read reviews upon reviews on how to study for this test from hundreds of people. I'm going to break it down for everyone here, in the realest way. It is wise to buy the TEAs book, defintely familirze yourself with it, know the definitons and the concepts. My advise is to focus on english, grammer and math. Yes Science is the hardets topic.. when I took the test, I bombed the science portion, but I did well on the other 3 topics, so I made sure to study and know math, english and grammer because If i do bomb the science portion, i know i will be okay because I did good on the other 3 topics. So..yes focus on science but do not spend to much time on it.

And going into the test, I felt like no amount of studying could have prepared me for that test. Alothough I had spent about 3 months studying..going into the TEAs I felt lost as ever. The format of the testing was the same however, it just seemed like 2 different worlds.

So my advise is, YES STUDY, don't just walk in there taking it, eventhough it is common sense, very much so. But you want to make sure you know the defintions, the concepts of each subject.

The pretests that the TEAS over you are ridiclously hard, I bomobed both of them, a lot and i felt so discouraged. But i passed the teas with a 67...yes that isn't the best grade ever, however..i still passed.

Good luck and don't procastinate.

D-ron · Mar 19, 2017

Hey guys & gals,

Im taking the TEAS 5 in the end of April, I have an app. that I use to study, but I am looking for a book. What is the be best study guide book out there? Please let me know. I used the trivium book but I dont feel it is a good book.

thanks everyone.

Erzepniewski · Mar 26, 2017

Hey everybody! I know this isn't a new thread or anything but I'm sure someone will be searching for the same answers as we did, so I thought I should comment my thoughts and advice for the TEAS exam. First thing is first, order the teas book online off amazon. The reason I say this is because if you want to do well you need to put in some effort and use material to study, not just based off of assumptions thinking it will be like an ACT exam. It is nothing like the ACT at least in my opinion. I studied for only about a total of 3 days due to lack of motivation and laziness on my part. I am not in anyway telling you to do that. However, study each section and review your math, order of operations and PERCENTAGES.

Language- Subject verb agreements, punctuation.

Science- functions of different organ systems circulatory, liver, pancreas, spleen etc. zygotes gametes mitosis meiosis.

some things you just can't predict to be on the exam but do not stress the test is not hard. If you study and can understand the material and know how to do math and answer general simple anatomy, biology and chemistry questions you'll be fine. And no there are no chemistry equations, just general chemistry questions from he periodic table and stuff. So know the place of your elements atomic mass protons neutrons electrons and how to get those numbers etc. take at least one of the practice tests in the book and you'll be fine. I didn't think it was bad at all I scored a 70% and that's with only 3 Days of studying. Do not stress yourself out, everything happens for a reason and if you don't pass the first time then you'll know what to expect the second time around and I guarantee you'll do fine. It was much easier than anticipated but you still need to study and know your material. If you know you're not good at math then focus in on math more. Reading, read the questions first then read the passages. Practice on the "finding a similar word" to the ridiculous, unheard of words they provide you within a sentence. Good luck :)

eileen_sandy · Apr 9, 2018

I have the same question too. I'm going to take the exam next month so I wanted to know how do they separate the scoring. I know about the different sections science, math, etc. but I asked someone about other ways that you are being scored and they told me there is a proficient range, reading sub score, etc? When do you take your exam? Like I said I'm going to be taking the exam next month and if you take the exam before me would you mind giving me any tips for the exam. Thank you.

idkmybffjill · Apr 9, 2018

eileen_sandy said:
I have the same question too. I'm going to take the exam next month so I wanted to know how do they separate the scoring. I know about the different sections science, math, etc. but I asked someone about other ways that you are being scored and they told me there is a proficient range, reading sub score, etc? When do you take your exam? Like I said I'm going to be taking the exam next month and if you take the exam before me would you mind giving me any tips for the exam. Thank you.

This post is from 2013 and is actually regarding the previous version of the test (ATI is now on version VI).

You will get a score for each section--reading, English, science, and math--and then one overall score that averages the four scores together. Depending on that score, you will be told if you have a developmental (lowest), basic, proficient, advanced, or exemplary score based on what range your score falls into (kind of like an A, B, etc).

If you browse this forum, there are many tips by people.