Hi! Who is applying to Weatherford for the spring 2011 semester?
I took the TEAS yesterday and didn't do as well as I was hoping. I am going to retake it and hopefully then I will have 18 or 19 points. It seems that the point system has changed and is only 23 possible points now, rather than 26.
I really don't know if 18 or 19 will be enough, but I haven't completed Micro so that is going to hurt me. I figure it is worth a try though! You can't win if you don't play! lol.
So who else is applying? How many points does everyone have?
A friend let me have her TEAS V study book that reviewed each section of the test and had practice type problems for each thing discussed, then had two full length practice tests in it. I thought most of the actual test was easier than the practice book, except for the science part. I would recommend waiting to take the TEAS until you have taken at least A&P I and Chemistry if you haven't taken them. The only stuff I knew on the test was what I had just went over in A&P. I guessed on probably 1/2 of the test, but somehow made an 85 on that section. I think WC looks mainly at the Math and Reading part, but gives you points for the other sections as well. I was able to study for the test and attend school at the same time. I would just read some out of the book before I went to bed, and on the weekend would take one of the practice tests. I am a fairly decent test taker though, so I didn't study a whole lot, but made an 89 overall on the test. I have never taken a prep class before, so I'm not really sure how well they are, but if its not very expensive it probably would not be a bad idea to take. That way maybe you could just take the test one time. A friend of mine didn't study at all the first two times she took it and failed and barely passed the third time. Good luck!!!
I spoke with one girl that made an 88 on the TEAS V. She never cracked a book. She is the only person IRL I have met that made a higher grade than mine. 98% that I have spoken to have made in the 60s. A few in the 70s. KL told me she could count the A's on one hand. I studied my butt off for my 84.
Did you use a book to study from? Did you take your sciences before you took the test? I am just curious. I had all my sciences done, but it had been a year or more on some of them and studied from a book. Everyone I talked to made between a 58-76. I think you have the highest grade of anyone else Ive talked to.
I had Micro and A&P I. Took chemistry over a decade ago. I had genetics over a decade ago also, so that helped some (I enjoyed genetics so it stuck, hate chemistry so it did not stick).
I used the ATI book as a guideline, but I did not use it much to study by. It bored me and didn't fit my way of learning. I used outside information that was more in line with my learning style.
I probably only read half the book. What I did read I think I slept through.
PS. I am HOPING my 84 has me at the top of the alternate list.
I am not sure what book I used, but I think it was yellow and had some red on it. I read all of it once, but it was pretty boring. I'm not sure if it helped much or not. Do people on the alternate list have to go through everythign as if they were in, like getting the shots and background check and everything? Do they come to orientation. Maybe you will know before orientation if some people don't turn in that paper on time. Plus, maybe some of those people won't show up for orientation if they get accepted into another school. So I think you have a good shot, I know the waiting has got to suck though...but I bet it will go fast for you!!! Having that high of a score on your TEAS, and having 16 points and them accepting some with 16, I bet you will be on the top of the list, so maybe you will just have to wait until those papers are due April 18th. (lol...I'm trying to think of all the positives for you!!!) I live in Granbury so I'm hoping someone else will too in school so that we can ride together to save gas. I'm scared to see how much its going to get up to this summer.
Yep, I do all the things everyone else does, including orientation. I'm dropping off paperwork today as a matter of fact. :)
With Dreamer having an 81 on her TEAS, and being a 17, I don't see many 17s under her. It is possible to have a 17 with a high 78 on the TEAS. But I'm betting there are not many in the 78-81 range with the points hitting just right to reach 17.
And that THEORY gives me hope. You are correct, April 18th cannot come fast enough for me!
I HOPE HOPE HOPE it does not get that high. My husband is a mechanic and says I need to put premium in my car, so I'm already paying almost $4 a gallon and I get so mad every time I get gas. He works in Weatherford so based on the sample schedule they have posted online, which KL says it will be very similar, we should be able to carpool at least 2 days a week, which will help some.
I'm so excited to go to nursing school! I'm a little bummed that we have to wait so long now though. I have already started on my checklist and am doing my background check on Friday. I wish I would have waited to pay/sign up for it til I find out if I get in at TCC. I just got so excited I didn't even think about it. For now I think I should just enjoy my time before school starts. I'm taking 2 classes right now (sociology and nutrition). I will still need statistics, tx govt, and literature. I am debating on if I should sign up for a summer class. Im thinking I should just enjoy the summer and not take any classes. Hmmm....
How is everyone doing since we received our letters?
I'm eager to start NS as well, but at the same time I'm trying to enjoy the next 4 months as much as possible, because I know my schedule is going to be nuts once school starts. I still have yet to decide which school I will be attending should I get accepted into TCC as well. Decisions, decisions. I keep weighing out all the pros and cons in my head, hoping it will make my decision easier. Nope. It just makes it that much more difficult. I think the best thing for me will be to wait until after Orientation(s), and then decide. So much of the fine details will be discussed then, and I'm hoping it will be clear which school I should attend after that. I'm just so scared of making the wrong decision or doubting myself and whether or not I made the right decision later on down the road.
studentCL,
Being an alternate, my "high" is now gone, and I am back to the waiting game. I sure wish they would let us know where in line we are as alternates. I'm not sure where the harm is in that??
It's frustrating because now that we have a few people that applied to Tarleton that have joined our thread, and I have now learned they haven't sent letters out. TCC hasn't sent letters out. These are probably the two most important schools for people in my area to choose from other than WC.
I'm thinking my wait may be a long one.
Yep, I do all the things everyone else does, including orientation. I'm dropping off paperwork today as a matter of fact. :)
With Dreamer having an 81 on her TEAS, and being a 17, I don't see many 17s under her. It is possible to have a 17 with a high 78 on the TEAS. But I'm betting there are not many in the 78-81 range with the points hitting just right to reach 17.
And that THEORY gives me hope. You are correct, April 18th cannot come fast enough for me!
I was in the same boat last semester. I was so enthusiastic about being on the alternate list at first. I started to lose hope that I would get called, and then it came time to attend Orientation. Afterwards, I was all excited again and ready to get the call. WC really does have an amazing ADN program, and I was more than ready to be a part of that. Everyone that I met at Orientation, staff included, were so great and it made me want it even more. I never gave up, and even made a phone call the Friday before classes started to inquire if there was a chance it could still happen for me. I was told that all 20 of the current students had registered and paid for their classes, so no, she did not expect there to be any more movement. I think the hardest part of it all was having to go through the same steps as everyone else, as if I had been accepted. It was like dangling candy in front of a child's face, but then telling them that they couldn't have it. And you know what, all that did was make me want it that much more.
Looking back, I know that it just was not the right time for me to begin my journey. There is a time and purpose for everything, and while it didn't make sense then, it definitely does now. Keep your head up Sherri, it sounds like your chances of getting a call wonderful.
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Do you have a full time job too?