It is almost never all four sections. It is one, and you can see which
The TEAS reports a score for reading, mathematics, science and English separately. Candidates who retake by studying everything again spend most of their time on sections that were already fine, which is why second attempts often move so little.
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The composite score hides which section cost you the place
Your program has a threshold, and the composite is what it usually looks at. But the composite is built from four sections, and the reason you missed it is almost always concentrated in one or two. Studying all four evenly is the default approach and it is close to the least efficient one available.
Science is the section that most often decides a TEAS outcome, and within science it is usually anatomy and physiology rather than the rest. That is a narrow enough target to move substantially in a few weeks, which is not true of the test as a whole.
The other thing the report can show is a pacing problem: a section where the score is much lower than your practice results suggested. That usually means you ran out of time rather than out of knowledge, and the fix is technique rather than content.
- Your score report read section by section
- Effort weighted to the section that actually cost you
- Content gap and pacing told apart before planning
- A schedule that fits the retake window your program allows
What the plan contains
Built after reading your own report
- A weighting across the four sections, with the reasoning
- The specific content areas inside your weakest section
- Timed practice on the sections where pacing was the issue
- A schedule fitting your program's waiting period
- One full timed run before you sit again
We teach and plan. We have nothing to do with the exam
- No help of any kind during the exam.
- No live questions, no recalled items, no reconstructed TEAS banks.
- No sitting the exam on anyone's behalf, ever.
- We do not contact your program or the testing provider.
- We do not guarantee a score, and you should be careful of anyone who does.
Retake policies and waiting periods are set by your nursing program and by the testing provider, not by us. Confirm yours in writing before planning a date. Read the full policy.
Frequently Asked Questions
It depends on your program and the testing provider, and the two can differ. Programs commonly set a waiting period and a limit on attempts within an application cycle. Check with your program directly, because this is the constraint that actually decides your timeline.
The one your report says cost you most, which is usually narrower than the section name suggests. Science is the most common answer and within it anatomy and physiology is the most common sub-area. Planning from the report rather than from general advice is the whole point.
Usually they see your attempt history, and many programs consider your best composite score. Policies differ on this more than people expect, so ask your program rather than assuming either way.
It depends on what went wrong. A pacing problem can move a section score quickly, because the knowledge is already there. A genuine content gap in a broad area takes longer. Reading the report is how you find out which you are dealing with.
Almost certainly not evenly. Maintaining a strong section takes a fraction of the time of building a weak one, and treating them equally is the most common reason a second attempt looks like the first.
Exam plans start at $199. You get an exact figure after the first conversation, once we know how many sessions the plan needs.
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We will tell you which section actually cost you the place, whether it was content or pacing, and what the retake window should contain.
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