I figured I'd make a post to give back since this sub helped me so much during my TEAS prep.

For some context, I had been out of school for about 3 years before taking the exam. I studied for a little over 8 weeks while working full-time. On weekends, I studied pretty much 8 AM–10 PM both Saturday and Sunday.
The biggest resource for me was Nurse Cheung. I bought her study guides, watched every live session on YouTube and TikTok, and even paid for access to the replays. I also used ChatGPT to generate mock practice questions, which was great for reinforcing concepts. I put all the study guides into AI and had it create me an 8 week study plan based on my timing allowance, which was great because it gave me focused studying.

I took ATI Practice Test A and B:
Practice Test A: 88%-1 week before exam
Practice Test B: 92%- 3 days before exam

I felt the practice exams were slightly easier than the real exam, but they gave me a pretty accurate idea of where I stood and what needed some more reinforcement.

Overall, I thought the exam was very straightforward.

Math: I didn't get any formulas given to me, so definitely memorize the formulas ahead of time. I saw questions involving:
Pythagorean theorem
Area and perimeter
Radius, diameter, and circumference
Distance
Percent increase/decrease

Science: This section was very broad. Make sure you know all the body systems, and expect some chemistry mixed in. Nothing felt overly obscure, but it covered a wide range of topics.

Reading & English: Both were fair. The reading passages were straightforward. Know your punctuation rules, grammar, and be comfortable reading and understanding longer passages.

Trust your first instinct. I wouldn't recommend changing answers unless you're certain. The calculator is pretty laggy, so don't rely on it for every little calculation if you can do the math mentally.

Hopefully this helps someone who's stressing about the exam. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! I'm happy to help. Good luck to everyone taking the TEAS!

For those who are pushing themselves above and beyond for this test, it's okay to take breaks in between. I wish I saw this type of post while doing TEAs prep myself because I was pushing myself beyond my limit. The only thing that got me to relax was my sister who told me a person with an 80 can be admitted as well. I highly reccomend NOT studying the day before the TEAs, just because the worst thing you can do to yourself is take the TEAs burnt out. Build up your energy to be able to catch all the tricky TEAs word traps, because most of the time we know the stuff but fall for the tricks.

My study timeline was spread across two weeks, but I only pushed myself in the first week. The second week was just consistent review and patching up my weak spots. I did just finish my prereqs so that gave me the upper hand, but I feel like anyone can do this with the right prep material (my professors were not very helpful).

My score was a 92.

You'll do great. Take a walk, interact with others, and allow yourself to live during this stressful time. <3

Hello All! I’m just needing some advice on how to study for the TEAS. I’m trying to apply to the nursing program. I already have all my classes BUT the expire soon being this is the only community college that accepts prerequisites 10 years out all the other colleges are only 5. I originally took the TEAS in 2019 and passed with a 60%. For hygiene 50% was all that was needed without studying. However I retook the TEAS with studying in Feb 2026 and got a 60%. The same score. I’m aiming for 85% as the TEAS is the last thing I need before getting into the nursing program for Spring 2027. For this particular college every section has to be 60% to be considered and 80% to even be looked at. I used the official ATI TEAS studying tests and book that’s all. I currently do work a full time job as a dental hygiene as well so some other resources and a set up study schedule with working would be great for advice and tips thank you.

I got a 90.7% on my first TEAS attempt recently. My resources and tips:

*disclaimer: I already have a degree so took my nursing prereqs out of order. I’ve recently completed A&P 1 and 2, MicroBio, bio and am now finishing my summer semester of chem 1. Having taken all of my heavy science classes before my teas really helped. I also have a masters in a math adjacent field*

Overall: used Tyler Dwight over Nurse Cheung videos. Nurse Cheung did not go into near enough details as needed and I found it difficult to retain.

MATH 94%
Topics I saw A LOT of: fractions. SO MANY FRACTIONS. A lot of improper ones. Also, geometry as the challenge questions. A few ordering. Inequality questions.
-review adding, subtracting, multiplying fractions in different forms
- know basic metric to US conversions
- know triangle and circle area and related formulas.
I used Tyler Dwight’s videos which really helped me
- I completed the entire Mometrixs math section. Mometrix can go into too much detail sometimes, but found it helpful for math.
- lots of practice questions of varying difficulty .
- I actually ran out of time, so just went with my gut instinct for the last 4 questions.

READING 100%
- lots of practice is my only tip for this.
- I did the entire Mometrix section of reading. This helped me understand the style of questions.
- when taking this section, read the question first THEN skim the passages looking for what the question is asking about.
- try not to second guess. Read the question CAREFULLY and answer strictly on what the passage provides, use no outside knowledge of the subject it’s asking

SCIENCE 82%
- topics seen: LOTS OF DNA AND BIO, some moderately harder chem, not as much anatomy as expected.
- tbh not as high as I hoped, but I know why. I focused too much on anatomy review and did not review bio or DNA as much as I should have.
- definitely know your hormones and what secretes them/where stored
- know digestive system and the juices where stored and what the do (what breaks down protein, etc)
- I used Tyler Dwight anatomy questions and reviews the SPECIFIC sections that were my weaknesses in Mometrix. I didn’t even try to read the whole science section of Mometrix, but just the sections over my weak areas.
- practice, practice, practice.

ENGLISH 87%
- this section definitely is a silent killer. It was HARD for me.
- topics: verb agreement, tenses. Some prefix
- Tyler Dwight’s English review helped me INCREDIBLY. Also nurse cheungs English review was decent for a quick overview and Tyler’s solidified things for me.
- Mometrix English practice test was great too. I second guessed myself a lot in this chapter, which I think was my downfall

Overall:
- I honestly hit a WALL after the math section and got very tired which I think is the reason my scores dipped.
- I used my entire time each section, so the test took my about 4 hours. I didn’t do enough practice tests to get used to the timing, which I think really ultimately negatively affected my scores. So do a lot of practice tests just to get used to the timing and pace of the test.
- I lightly reviewed for a month but really hit it hard for 1.5/2 weeks before my actual test. HOWEVER, I would recommend more intensive studying periods if you have not completed more science classes yet. ESPECIALLY if you haven’t taken anatomy 2 yet. There was FAR MORE anatomy 2 vs anatomy 1 on this test.

I took my teas after a week of studying, only really hardcore for like 5 days lol. I got a 79.3, my programs minimum is a 79. as you can see, english was my silent killer aswell as scientific reasoning. anyone have good resources for these? I plan to retake on August 6th

Posting my practice test results vs. my actual exam results today. Please note these are ONLY SCIENCE scores.

ATI Practice Test A

1st Attempt: 50%

2nd Attempt: 65.9%

ATI Practice Test B

1st Attempt: 50%

2nd Attempt: 79.5% (I retook this same day, so that skews the results)

ATI TEAS APP

All science questions answered: 68%

Mometrix

Test 1: 76%

Test 2: 67%

Test 3: 76%

Test 4: 62%

Test 5: 64%

Test 6: 76%

NurseHub

Free Practice Test: 68%

ACTUAL TEAS RESULTS: 79.5%