TEAS V -- 93.3%

Themedmiss · Feb 24, 2016

Hi there everyone! As I was preparing to take my TEAS V exam in December 2015, I turned to this forum to seek advice and help. I encourage you to reach out to the wisdom and experience that can be found here, especially those who give details about their study style.

These are my results:

Adjusted Individual Total Score: 93.3%

ATI Academic Preparedness: Exemplary

National Percentile Rank: 99

TEAS Reading: 90.5%

TEAS Mathematics: 90.0%

TEAS Science: 97.9%

TEAS English and Language Usage: 93.3%

I invested in the ATI Preparation Manual (the standard one), and also did both practice tests online.

I took the first online test, Version A, on 12/4/15 with little preparation. I scored 78.7% and I cried. I had already calculated that I needed to score an 85% on the TEAS to get the overall score I wanted, and was very upset.

Reading: 85.7%

Mathematics: 83.3%

Science: 70.8%

English: 76.7%

I read the manual front to back, took the practice exams, and scored in the 80s on them. (I left them at home so I do not have the books with me to find the exact answer).

On 12/17/15 I took the online practice exam, Version B, and received the score of an 86%. That's what I'm talkin' about! I was so stoked.

Reading: 90.5%

Mathematics: 83.3%

Science: 81.3%

English: 90%

My actual test was on 12/21/15, so I had a few days to study. I downloaded the TEAS V Mastery app (on a Droid phone) and proceeded to answer over 1000 questions within the week. The full version costs money, but it definitely exposed the areas I was weaker in, and was able to focus on those things. It was also a nice ego booster when I was getting them right.

The day before the exam, I ceased all studying except the small stack of flashcards of things I simply could not remember that I knew were important (you will know what you don't know really well). I went to sleep early, and woke up early in the morning to make sure I was awake and ready. I got to the testing center 2 hours early, not knowing that everyone starts at the same time, so there was no way I could start my exam early. (hint, when you plan to get to the center, get there in a safe amount early, but don't be there a day early. lol).

When I was taking the exam, I was not surprised by what was on it. I felt like I had prepared well, and was 100% on the answers I knew, and 50% on the answers I didn't know.

I was the first one done at the testing center. It immediately calculates your score, and you leave the center with a print out of your score. I literally let out a little scream of excitement in the middle of the testing center, and walked out almost in tears. I really didn't think I was going to do that well. I was honestly shooting for an 85%.

All that being said, do your best. Study hard, and figure out your weakest areas. Even if that means English, or Math. Improve the areas that are going to pull your overall score down, and then focus on improving on the other areas to bring your overall score up.

Good luck, and God bless. :)