AANP FNP Exam Pass on First Try!

[drbdnp, DNP, APRN, NP]

Hello everyone!

I always told myself that if I passed the AANP FNP exam on the first try I would share my experience and secret for success.

I started studying the first of October. I printed out a calendar and dedicated each day to one chapter and the corresponding practice questions. Even if I didn’t feel like studying that day, I pushed through. I took a 2 day on-site review course in mid November and tested the day after the review. Get a calendar, compose a study plan, and execute it!

First things first: buy the Leik book and study it front to back multiple times until you know it like your middle name. I cannot express how much it helped me pass the exam. I read this book 3 times front to back and did all of the practice questions. This is essential to success! I also attended the on-site Hollier review, however, I felt as though I gained more knowledge from Leik’s book. 

I took the APEA Predictor exam and scored below what they suggest is “passing.” I personally thought that the practice exams, questions, and predictors were a lot harder than the actual exam. Not sure if that’s due to how much knowledge I had studied, etc. 

Please reach out if you have any questions! I am SO relieved to have passed on the first try and I know you will, too! You are good enough, you are smart enough, and you WILL be a nurse practitioner!

[Twinsmama28, ASN, BSN, CNA, RN]

Congratulations!