Entrance exam guides
Six pages covering what the exams are, what the numbers mean, and what to do about them. Every figure comes from ATI or Elsevier and every page prints the source and the date it was read.
What is on the TEAS 7 test
The ATI TEAS 7 in full: four sections, 170 questions, 209 minutes, and how many of those questions are actually scored. Figures from ATI, with the date they were checked.
Read itTEAS scores, and what you actually need
How the TEAS is scored, why there is no passing score, and what ATI itself says about what you need. Straight from ATI’s help center, with the date it was checked.
Read itTEAS vs HESI A2 — what actually differs
TEAS 7 and HESI A2 compared: who owns each, what is on them, how they are structured, and the one structural difference that matters more than the content.
Read itTEAS cost and retake rules
Why the TEAS has no single price, how long you have to wait between attempts, and how many times you can sit it. ATI’s own wait periods, with the date they were checked.
Read itThe HESI A2, and why yours may differ
The HESI A2 explained: Elsevier’s eight components, which ones programs usually require, and why the exam has no fixed length. Checked against Elsevier, with the date.
Read itA study plan that fits around a job
A realistic study plan for a nursing entrance exam: what to do first, what to study when both exams overlap, and the mistakes that waste the most time.
Read itReading about the exam is not studying for it.
Once you know the shape of the day, find out which topics keep costing you marks.
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