by rdeol05

I am so confused about when to take my NCLEX exam. If someone could offer me some advice please!

So I graduated this past Saturday May 16th.
My Kaplan Review Course is from May 26-29.
I then leave for Europe on June 7 until June 29.
I wanted to take the exam before I left but that leaves me with about two weeks to prepare with the inclusion of the Kaplan Course. (should have thought the vacation through better, I know)

My confusion is whether to just take it or wait until after I come back from Europe on June 29. I would reschedule my Kaplan but the next Kaplan Review Course near my house does not end until July 17. I would spend another 2 weeks studying and then take the exam the first week of August.

Which option is better? logical? will help me pass??

Thank you so much for your input!

Re: Confused about NCLEX :( HELP!!!

Get your trip and anything else out of the way so that you can concentrate on preparing for the NCLEX properly.

Re: Confused about NCLEX :( HELP!!!

Your situation sounds a lot like mine!! I left for my 5 year anniversary the day after taking my NCLEX and I was a nervous Wreck!! I will tell you though that I took my NCLEX one week after the last day of my KAPLAN review. I passed my test with flying colors (shut off at 75 and passed). It was nice to be on vacation and know that I had finished the test, otherwise I would have felt like I needed to be studying while on vacation. The thing that stunk was I didn't know my results until almost four weeks later. The sooner you take the test, the better. I would just schedule the NCLEX now and you can always change the scheduling date to later if you don't feel prepared enough after Kaplan. I scored 55-60% on my NCLEX tests and had no problem passing boards with a shut off of 75. Hope that helps!!

Kamie

Re: Confused about NCLEX :( HELP!!!

Test>trips... No?