TEAS V how soon to take

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I am taking prerequisites for nursing program. Is it too early to take TEAS V? When should I take it? should I take all prerequisites first? I don't know if scores are good for only certain amount of time and if exam changes every year. Anybody have information about this? Thank you.

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I would complete all your pre reqs first. I believe it is good for 5 years but don't quote me on that haha.

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I recently took it and did just fine (88.7) with a little prep work. There's a lot to work on, but it's not too hard if you've done your homework. This post will be a little long but hopefully will be helpful by being comprehensive.

You will need to know about English grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation. There is a separate section on reading comprehension. All of these should be refreshed by your basic English prereq's.

You will also need to know how to do unit conversions, measurements, general mathematical equations and order of operations, Roman numerals, ratios and percents, and basic algebra. Be able to do basic calculations by hand, there are no calculators. If you take your basic math course, or if you are able to test out of math courses, you should do fine, just bone up on the parts you feel shaky on.

The fourth part is science knowledge and vocabulary. This will be broadly focused on all basic areas of science including life sciences and biology, chemistry, and earth sciences. This part will draw on your base of knowledge. To determine your weaknesses, take practice tests and see what you get wrong. That will help tell you what you need to work on. My science score was greatly bolstered by the fact that I've just completed A&P 1 and am currently taking A&P 2 and Chemistry 1. Take your prereq's.

TEAS is like the SAT, it's about your base of knowledge, and sometimes your ability to eliminate illogical answers and determine the correct one from context clues. So, again, the best prep you can do is to take your prereq's, and start taking practice tests.

Read the feedback on every practice test... You will learn new things that will likely reappear on the test, or you may use them to help eliminate answers if you don't know. If you get to where you are not satisfied with your score but aren't progressing, seek tutoring in those areas which give you trouble.

Also, knowing the test format is important. It is timed, so don't burn up all your time on a question you can't figure out. Be willing to do take your best guess and move on. Note the question number on your scratch paper and come back if you have time. One wrong question out of 150 won't hurt you nearly as much as 15 questions left unanswered because you ran out of time.

Finally, and most importantly, take a breath and don't stress too much. If you don't do well the first time, your world will not come to an end. Redouble your efforts and try again when ready. You can do this.

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The program I am applying for will only accept scores from the past 2 years, and you have to take it at that particular school. They won't take scores taken elsewhere. I would check with the programs you are planning to apply to, to make sure you won't have to take it again. I would also wait till you take your prereqs, they will only help!

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Great information, thank you. Congratulations on your score, you did Awesome!

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I will do my prerequisites first, thank you.

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I will take prerequisites first, then I'll check with college on time frame for how long test is good for. Thank you.

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