Just got a 37/100 on Micro Practice Exam :..(

[Ultraposh]

I started studying 1/3/14, I really only studied Intro (5%) and Bio of Microorganisms (25%) so far I haven't touched on Bio of Infectious Diseases (25%), Control of Microorganisms or Disease(15%), Resistence and the Immune System(20%) or Environmental, Food and Industrial Micro(10%). Now that I think about it being that I only studied 30% of the material, a 37/100 is not too bad right? I cant help but feel discouraged right now. Im about to quit Bio of Microorganisms and skip over to Bio of Infectious Disease. I test on the 28th. I might be rescheduling to February now.

Ive been studying between 5 and 12 hours a day. With maybe 4 days off since 1/3/14 (got discouraged thought I wouldn't be affording the exams as fast as I wanted but fortunately I developed a plan) Please share your opinions and feedback. Give it to me straight, no sugar coating. Ive been using the Tortora text, SG101 and Vangonotes but I only listened to chapter 4 so far. I have microbiology demystified, haven't touched that yet either.

[g8sushma, ASN, BSN, MSN]

I highly recommend the online courses. I took it and got an A it is a lot of work but i prefer having more than one chance to pass.

[Kamilah Coney, ASN, BSN, RN]

Finally took the micro test and got an A I was planning on taking it six weeks ago but a family emergency and moving states slowed me up. I got in the 60s on both practice exams. I spent way too much time on knowing the specifics of vaccines and microbes. Not being comfortable with those things was a large part of my delay and then ended up not being necessary. Now I'm going to buckle down and get these nursing exams knocked out.

Congratulations WorseNurse!

[WorseNurse]

itunes university has a good set of lectures by Earl Beyer for free. Very informative and entertaining. I was doing a lot of traveling at the time and it was great to have. I personally didnt care for vaggonotes

[CRisk3]

I got a 48 on the first practice exam. Studied for 3 more weeks and pulled out an A on the actual test. The Micro exam is slightly tricky the way a lot of the questions are worded. Test taking strategies really helped out on the Micro exam. Good Luck!

[Kamilah Coney, ASN, BSN, RN]

Hello All,

I just took Microbiology Practice B got a 46% that's a (4) percent increase from the 42% I got on Exam A. I took them at least 4 weeks apart, simply because I just couldn't focus. Is it really possible to go and take the actual exam and pass with scores like these on the practice exams? I have read the posts proving that it can be done. I'm feeling a little disheartened because it's taking me longer than I expected to get this exam out the way. What to do?

[ScudderRN31]

My scores weren't any better and I passed it! Use them as your guide to study from. Don't focus on the score