All About the NET

mianma03 · Sep 11, 2008

Hello, I have to take the NET test again on the 26th. I missed it last time by 5% on the reading comprehension. Any tips or ideas to help me this time around so I pass?? The worst part about it is that I absolutely HAVE to pass this time...I am only allowed to take it two times. That is what is stressing me out even more...

Any tips would greatly be appreciated!!! Thank you!

ley6451 · Sep 11, 2008

Hi everyone,

I've recently took the NET exam for DCCC and didn't do so great in the reading comprehension portion. Since finding this thread, I'm going to take Csantos' suggest and follow his steps. With the suggestion of printing 10 copies of the test from the websites and doing them over and over again, does that help? Just wondering cause if you read the paragraphs before and checked your answers and then take the test again the next day.. wouldn't it be easier the 2nd time around cause you read it already and now know the answer?

Any suggestions in regards to the reading comprehension will help. There isn't that many practice test online and re-reading the same stuff makes me feel like I'm not learning my mistakes cause I know the answer to it after I checked to see if my answer was correct. :\

Thanks!

jabraham99 · Sep 11, 2008

Hi everyone,
I've recently took the NET exam for DCCC and didn't do so great in the reading comprehension portion. Since finding this thread, I'm going to take Csantos' suggest and follow his steps. With the suggestion of printing 10 copies of the test from the websites and doing them over and over again, does that help? Just wondering cause if you read the paragraphs before and checked your answers and then take the test again the next day.. wouldn't it be easier the 2nd time around cause you read it already and now know the answer?
Any suggestions in regards to the reading comprehension will help. There isn't that many practice test online and re-reading the same stuff makes me feel like I'm not learning my mistakes cause I know the answer to it after I checked to see if my answer was correct. :\
Thanks!

Have you tried this? http://college.cengage.com/devenglish/resources/reading_ace/students/

There are a ton of practice reading tests. When you are online try searching for reading comprehension practice tests. There are a ton. Also, does your library at your school have the Plato software? You can also practice with that. I am taking my net for the second time on November 6 and am practicing reading everyday (that is where I fell short). Hopefully all of this practice will increase my score. Good Luck!

cooliegirl · Sep 11, 2008

Thanks 2bnurse! I just spoke with a councelor today and they said that I could still have a chance but the ball was in my court. Whatever that means..What school are you applying to?

im applying to south University BSN program, im located in palm beach florida. i retake the NET on 10/2. wish me luck.

PurposebyDesign · Sep 11, 2008

The NET reading exam is totally different from any other reading comp test. The regular reading comp test is just basically recalling what you read. I am normally good at that and I thought that , that was the same type of reading portion for the NET. I fnally took a mock net reading comp test online and did very poorly. I realised then that the reading portion was completely different and I think the NET has test forcuses allot on critical thinking skills.

I bought the study guide and if I didnt buy the book I would have had no clue as to what I let myself in for. You can either buy their book at (http://www.eriwolrd.com) or do a search on the web for free net test practice tests.

AlishiaRN77 · Sep 12, 2008

im applying to south University BSN program, im located in palm beach florida. i retake the NET on 10/2. wish me luck.

Good luck to you!!!

cooliegirl · Sep 12, 2008

Good luck to you!!!

Allieinaz, thanks for wishing me good luck. i am so upset right now heres why. after im scheduled to take my NET exam right my school decided not to accept it anymore they are switching over to a test called TEAS. her main reason was the test is been distributed and a lot of students have it and also the company has been bought out. but thats still no reason to not grandfather in previous test takers. i wish i had the test lol

im upset for many reasons

1. ive been studying for this exam many months now.

2. they wont even honor it, even if you have taken it months before.

3. students who passed it already--have to retake this new test (TEAS).

my opinion they should have a cut off date( say december or november) and then after that start this new test called TEAS.

what is Teas anyways? is it harder/easier than NET? can anyone tell me

is you school doing away with the NET also?

AlishiaRN77 · Sep 12, 2008

allieinaz, thanks for wishing me good luck. i am so upset right now heres why. after im scheduled to take my net exam right my school decided not to accept it anymore they are switching over to a test called teas. her main reason was the test is been distributed and a lot of students have it and also the company has been bought out. but thats still no reason to not grandfather in previous test takers. i wish i had the test lol
im upset for many reasons
1. ive been studying for this exam many months now.
2. they wont even honor it, even if you have taken it months before.
3. students who passed it already--have to retake this new test (teas).
my opinion they should have a cut off date( say december or november) and then after that start this new test called teas.
what is teas anyways? is it harder/easier than net? can anyone tell me
is you school doing away with the net also?

:eek:wow, i'm sooooo sorry to hear that they are doing this. i agree that they should grandfather in those who have already taken the net exam.

i haven't heard anything for my school yet and hope that i don't. i really don't know much about the teas. i have seen others on the forum post about it. i'm not exactly sure what the exam entails.

hang in there. i hope things will start working out for you.

Alex07 · Sep 17, 2008

since there has been a few people in need of NET help, i will break it down to you guys!
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people... you are native americans, it makes it easy for you to do way better that i did... once again HERE IT GOES HOW TO REALLY DO GREAT ON YOUR NET TEST.
EASY NET in 6 STEPS
1 you have to have some time to study, allow your self about 2 hours a day (i was able to learn all the subjects and study on my own and at work!!!) you have to sacrifice whatever it is but make it 2-3 holy hours per day no matter what! (for about 10 days)
2 go to www.testprepreview.com and download and print their NET nurse entrance test, youll find it on the left hand side. then once you have it, you print it about 10 copies and staple 10 sets, they will be your everyday practice sets. now that you have done that, you will go to http://www.midland.edu/~hsd/pdf/8-NET_Test.pdf and do the exact same thing, make 10 copies and staple the sets, this is another GREAT EXCELENT exam and both of them are lets say 99% of what you need to know to score at least a 85 on your net and I GUARANTEE IT!.
3your studying schedule, first of all you are going to take the first test either one you choose, and you will solve it, take your time, try to understand, come online and post (lets ask for a sticky on this only for the net thread Huh? please all nurses!!!) well you will answer all the questions you can, and do not check yet to verify your answers, once you finish all the questions you know, you will then verify those answers, then whatever you could not solve, just come here and post the number of the questions and whether it is from plato or test prep, that i will step by step answer it and assist you.
you will then get the next NET and solve it also...and again, once you have doubts post them here and i will help you.
After doing that for 5 days, you on the weekend will go to discovery.com or any other science website and you will read about 3-5 articles, just so you can update, improve, sharpen your infra-reading skills, do dot skip this step, do that on the weekend so you can take a break on your studies and prepare for the second week.
On your second week you will start timing your self, you will give your self 1 minute per question, so total it like 60 minutes for 60 math questions! and time your self on the english part also, wich actually is the most time consuming questions.
4 it is getting close for you to take the NET and you have about 3-4 days prior to it, so now you will do this technique that i call compilation, you will add all the math questions from both tests and you will solve them back to back, as many as you can, when you need a break take a quick one, but make it your goal to solve all of them!!! and by this time you should be getting at least 90% of them right!! once you are done with that, you will just answer 15 random questions on the english part.
On the day after you will invert, you will then solve all the english part, (again, as many as you can with no breaks, then once you need one do not hesitate but do not loose your "studystamina" wich i call concentration) done with that, you shall then answer 15 math question, try getting those ones that gives you a hard time and you often miss them, please try timing your self be generous, give your self 19 minutes for them.
Again repeat the step 4 on the next day.
5 It is now 2 days before the test, and at this day you will not study, you will not drill, you will only make sure, that you have no doubts and all your math and words are sharp, posting doubts, and making sure you are up to par!
On the day before your test you will do this, you will give yourself 1 hour on the clock to solve 30 math questions, and 30 english in the morning, and repeat that at night, just to wrap it all up.
6 it is NET DAY, today you will not freak out because you are prepared, you solved your problems, you found the meaning and main ideas of the paregraphs, and you are doing just awesome not it is time to show it to your self.
Taking the NET:
you might start with a essay sometimes that is not required, if not you will go to MATH, you are going to start solving your test, 100% concentration right here, if you stumble uppon a question that you might be having a tiny bit of trouble with it just skip it, dont guess, and go to the next one, so by the end of the test you saved your self plenty of time to solve those 5-6 questions that you were having trouble with, now just press the button on the computer (of course if it is computer based version) "uncheck questions only" and the system will only display the ones you left for last, doing so you will save time on the easy ones, and have actualy more then 1 minute per remaining questions.
Now when it comes to the english portion i recomend you glance-read the paragraf, take a peek at the question and then you can go back to the paragraph and choose the right answer, they are not long paragraphs, often 200 hundred words...
AND NOW YOU ARE DONE
great job!
just follow this and you will be great and at least score a minimum of a composite 85.... i got a 92!
and that will not guarantee your admission... but it will have a great weight and consideration
Please moderators, can you make this a sticky note?

HI im curretnly trying to prepare for this entrance exam. I cannot seem to find the Net test on the first site you listed, not the printable one anyway.. i am desperate for any help!!! Thank you so so much.

lisa333 · Sep 19, 2008

Hi all,

I just got back from taking the NET and am a little confused. I'll be the first to admit I didn't spend much time preparing for this test. I read through the study guide and took a couple practice tests online, but wasn't 100% sure what the test format would be like.

Anyway, our test was a paper version. There was a test booklet, and it started with the 30 minute math section, followed by the 30 minute reading comprehension. The proctor explained that these were the only scores the colleges would look at, but we would be stuck there another 2 hours to complete other sections for the "statistical purposes" of the test-writers.

Well, in the middle of one of the "extra" sections, I noticed some students around me frantically scribbling on their scratch paper. As I glanced at the booklets around the room, I realized that I was the only person actually doing the section we were supposed to be on. Everyone else had presumably just filled in random answers for the "extra" sections and was taking advantage of the full 3 hours to do their math and reading comprehension.

The proctors walked around the room and could obviously see what people were doing, but didn't seem to think anything was wrong with students still working on the math section at the very end of the test.

So my question is, were all these people cheating and taking advantage of oblivious proctors? Or was I just painfully unaware that we in actuality have 3 hours to do the only test sections that count???

Obviously either answer would be pretty annoying. I'm hoping I just got the minimum scores and can move on.

Thanks!

jabraham99 · Sep 19, 2008

Hi all,
I just got back from taking the NET and am a little confused. I'll be the first to admit I didn't spend much time preparing for this test. I read through the study guide and took a couple practice tests online, but wasn't 100% sure what the test format would be like.
Anyway, our test was a paper version. There was a test booklet, and it started with the 30 minute math section, followed by the 30 minute reading comprehension. The proctor explained that these were the only scores the colleges would look at, but we would be stuck there another 2 hours to complete other sections for the "statistical purposes" of the test-writers.
Well, in the middle of one of the "extra" sections, I noticed some students around me frantically scribbling on their scratch paper. As I glanced at the booklets around the room, I realized that I was the only person actually doing the section we were supposed to be on. Everyone else had presumably just filled in random answers for the "extra" sections and was taking advantage of the full 3 hours to do their math and reading comprehension.
The proctors walked around the room and could obviously see what people were doing, but didn't seem to think anything was wrong with students still working on the math section at the very end of the test.
So my question is, were all these people cheating and taking advantage of oblivious proctors? Or was I just painfully unaware that we in actuality have 3 hours to do the only test sections that count???
Obviously either answer would be pretty annoying. I'm hoping I just got the minimum scores and can move on.
Thanks!

This makes me so angry! If I had the chance to go back on reading comprehension, I would have scored a lot higher. The proctors are there to make sure instructions are being followed. I have heard of this happening before. In my opinion, it is cheating. These students that were going back to these sections are getting an unfair advantage. This is supposed to be a timed test. I hope that you did well and at least when you get your score you will know that you did it honestly without cheating. Good Luck.

PreRN Katie · Sep 19, 2008

I took the NET last month and people got kicked out for doing what you're describing. They were absolutely cheating. You're only supposed to work on one section at a time and there's only a certain amount of time allowed. It makes me so mad that there's people who are getting better scores because they're cheating!!! Good luck, I hope you did well!