What would you do?

sweetsommertime · Feb 25, 2014

Did this happen to you? If this is for real, I would definitely address it with the Testing Center and if there is no resolution, I would contact ATI.

Pangea Reunited, ASN, RN · Feb 25, 2014

I'm not sure what I would do, because I'm not sure exactly what happened. It seems like there are important details missing from this string of happenings...

2 Left Feet · Feb 27, 2014

It is strange but true. However it didn't happen on the TEAS, it happened on the Essay portion of the admission process which is take the day before the TEAS. Now the school is trying to figure out how to resolve the student's complaint.

runsalot · Feb 27, 2014

My teas got screwed up. And I had to come back and take it on a different day. Also happened during my peds class. Out ati got messed up and we all had to retake. Crap happens.

pinkgeek · Feb 27, 2014

The computer issue happened to a classmate that I was tutoring. She has had a hell of a time dealing with the computers and then on another of her tries the proctor showed up late, had never proctored the exam, messed up the timing and generally amped up the anxiety of all the students. I was really perturbed to hear that the school didn't do anything about either of these issues.

inthecosmos, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN · Feb 27, 2014

What would you do if you were made to take the TEAS Exam segregated from all the other students in your cohort? First, I'd consider this a blessing, but that's just me. I enjoy quiet settings where I don't feel bad if I finish early or if I finish last. If you have an issue with this, I would say that mentioning it to your proctor or advisor would be the best way to resolve this issue.

What if the proctor was a no show? I would immediately contact someone in the testing department and let them know the situation. If you've paid for the test, are there on time, you shouldn't have to worry where your proctor is.

What if you were made to use a laptop that was full of viruses and kept freezing in during the exam? Again, contacting the individual who organized the testing (or your proctor) would be the best option in this scenario.

What if the laptop kept changing your answers? See above.

What if after all of this you were notified that you were "Denied" admission because of a low score? If it was after all of the above questions, then I would contact the dean of admissions for your program and tell them the issue at hand. Inadequate means for testing is not a problem you could have solved. Those in charge need to know for future reference when something is down or ineffective so that more people don't suffer through this painful process.

What would you do? Contact the Dean, testing administrator, and figure out where to go from there. This is a stressful situation, but doesn't sound as though it is the test taker's fault.