Teach Your Child About All Career Options

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Teach Your Child About All Career Options

When I was growing up, I earned good grades in school. However, I decided I didn't want to go to college. I enjoyed art, and the only career I knew about when I was young was that of an artist; this led to me deciding when I was young that I didn't "need" to go to college to be an artist. When I told my parents that I didn't plan to go to college, they looked into various artistic college programs for me, and I learned that I could major in graphic art in college. I am very grateful they steered me in the right direction, but I do wonder if many children who don't pursue college simply don't know how many great careers are out there! I decided to create a blog to help parents learn how to take active roles in their children's educational journeys.

2 Tips For Performing Well On Your Standardized Test For Nursing School

Nursing school can be extremely competitive. The application process requires that all applicants submit their standardized test scores along with their other application materials. You may be required to take the Graduate Record Examination or the Test of Essential Academic Skills. All standardized tests for nursing school are meant to test you in a wide variety of areas including math and science. These tests are meant to give the section committee an idea of how well you will perform in the program. Low test scores can hinder your acceptance into any nursing program. Fortunately, there are a few tips that you can use to ensure that you perform well on your standardized tests for your nursing program.

Set Your Exam Day a Few Months In Advance

Since you can take the standardized test at any time, it can be easy to procrastinate and lose sight of your end goal. You have to rely on yourself to stay on track with studying and practice problems. This can be difficult to do if you have no idea when you would like to take your test. Therefore, pick a date in which you would like to take the test and focus your study time around this date. Having a deadline will allow you to visualize your goal. Each time you study you will be able to make progress towards reaching this goal.

Consider Taking a Prep Course 

If you have been out of school for years, then you may have forgotten what you learned in your geometry class in high school. Many of these standardized tests require you to know intermediate level math, science, and English in order for you do well. This can be difficult if you have not looked at these materials in a number of years. Therefore, a prep course can help to reintroduce you to these topics. Prep courses are not just refresher courses, they help to explain the material to you in detail. Therefore, you develop a deeper understanding of the material that may be covered on the test. Standardized tests for nursing school do not really test for memorization. Instead, they test to see how well test-takers understand the various concepts and how well they can apply it to a range of problems.

Applying to a nursing school like Ameritech College can become nerve-racking, especially if you have been out of school for years. Use these tips to help make the process a little easier.


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