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Top 8 Tips to Manage TEAS Study Stress
You have a lot riding on the TEAS. However, you’re also doing the work you need to do to reach your goals. Unfortunately, sometimes just knowing that you’re working hard won’t make your test anxiety go away. Thus, here are some stress management tips from our long experience of helping students prepare for standardized tests. […]
TEAS Vocabulary: Strategies
Of the 24 scored English and language usage questions on the TEAS, 6 (25%) will be in the sub-content area of Vocabulary Acquisition. To answer these questions, you will need to determine the meaning of words and phrases from their parts, such as prefixes and roots, as well as from the context in which they […]
What's a good TEAS score?
What’s a good TEAS score? What TEAS score do you need? Some schools require a certain composite score for admission, while others require you to meet a minimum score in each content area. Other schools do not have any specific cutoff scores for admission. When considering your TEAS score goal, be sure to check with […]
What is the PreACT?
The PreACT is mostly a practice version of the ACT, but it could help connect you with colleges and scholarships. The PreACT can be administered on any date between September 1 and June 1. Contact your school to find out if you’ll be taking the PreACT and when. The PreACT was designed to help you […]
A Guide To Law School Outlines
Before creating a course outline, it is important to understand the purpose of an outline and the outlining process. Many students think of an outline as a product, instead of a process. But, it is actually both! If you spend your time thinking only about an outline as a product, you will miss valuable learnings along the way. […]
How Networking Can Secure An Internship or Job
Starting as a 1L, it is likely that the Career Services Office began to stress the importance of law school internships and your post-graduate job search. One of the largest aspects of your search centers on networking with individuals and alumni who practice law in your area of interest, as well as your preferred geographic […]
LSAT Logical Reasoning Practice Questions: Argument Flaws
Let’s take a close look at three actual LSAT logical reasoning questions from LSAC PrepTest 19. Try each question on your own, and then check out the explanations from Kaplan’s test experts and see if your thought process matched ours. The questions are copyrighted property of the LSAC. Three-year-old Sara and her playmate Micheal are […]
NCLEX Strategies: Critical Thinking & Rewording Questions
The NCLEX-RN®exam is not a test about recognizing facts. You must be able to correctly identify what the question is asking. Do not focus on background information that is not needed to answer the question. The NCLEX-RN®exam focuses on thinking through a problem or situation. Now that you are more knowledgeable about the components of a multiple-choice test […]
NCLEX Question Strategies: Priority Questions
You will recognize priority questions on the NCLEX-RN® exam because they will ask you what is the “best,” “most important,” “first,” or “initial response” by the nurse. As you read this question you are probably thinking, “All of these look right!” or “How can I decide what I will do first?” The panic sets in […]