Yet another TEAS question

[Thujone]

I am taking the TEAS V this coming Monday. The University that I am taking it at allows calculator use on the math section. I will not be attending this university, so I will be transferring my score to my college of choice. However, when my college of choice administers the TEAS exam they do not allow calculator use. I am wondering why one school would and another school (close by) would not? It just seems counter productive to ban the use of a calculator when one can simply transfer their score.

[Bound2cBSN]

Hmmm....the official TEAS site (ATI) says that calculators are not allowed. When I took it I had a choice of two schools which offered the exam. One allowed calculators, one didn't. The questions are not challenging enough to make a calculator necessary, but then again who is going to know whether you use one or not. It is a personal decision I suppose, but I personally don't place a lot of faith in any school that bends such a simple rule.

[Eagle2110, ASN, BSN, APRN]

Yea, I thought ATI said "No calculators". Maybe because it's important for nurses to know how to do simple math on their own? Not trying to sound rude

[Bound2cBSN]

That isn't rude at all. It is TRUE. Everyone should be able to do basic math. The math on the TEAS was simple 3 and 4 digit addition and subtraction. Of course there was some algebra in there, but nothing crazy. I am not a math person AT ALL and I did just fine.

[Thujone]

I can do the math just fine without a calculator. However, since my future is riding on this test, I am going to use every tool available to get the highest score possible. I do not feel the need to spend time on simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division questions when I can use the extra time that I gained from use of a calculator to figure out the harder ones. I realise that nurses need to be able to do simple math, and I can do that, but try to see things from my point of view.