All About the NET

[9livesRN]

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?

[lunaaedon]

Hey everyone Im new to the site. Do the schools only look at the composite score? Im a little confused on the breakdown. I got an 87 in math and an 85 in reading so its a 86. do they not look at the other parts of the test( i did horrible in the grammar)? Im applying for fall 09 at UMB.

[Absolutely13]

Great score! At my school, the reading comprehension was the only one that had a minimum score. I'm sure the look at the grammar, but not with the same weight as what you excelled in.

I would feel very good about your chances if I were you.

[lunaaedon]

I hope so! because I bombed that section. I couldnt remeber what a semicolon was for, etc.

spell check handicapped me:(

[xlilchatonx]

I think it depends on the school that you go to, honestly. I know personally at my school they have a minimum on the reading and the math (you need at least 65% on each) which totals to a composite of (65%) which is also the minimum, but you HAVE to get at least those 2 minimums on the reading and the math, so you couldn't really just bomb the math and do great on the reading for a composite of 65% that wouldn't be acceptable. I'd call the admissions department and ask your school, they'll generally know off-hand and if they don't I'm sure they could find out reaaaaaal quick for you =) Good luck!

[xlilchatonx]

I just took the NET today a couple of hours ago and honestly, it was different than I had expected.

First of all, I was surprised that it was in fact on paper, no computer for us. We had a test booklet and we either got Form A or B .. I got form A with a copyright of 2006. So we handed in our booklets and the little bubble sheet and our scrap paper. (This is probably why it takes long to get them back)

Second, I did not expect for there to be a science section (it was 15 questions) Although I'm pretty sure we're not being graded on that. And there was the reading rate, stress levels, test taking skills, learning styles and of course reading comprehension.

Third, my math section was only 30 questions. I had heard that it would be 60 questions with 60 minutes, but it wasn't .. it was 30 minutes for 30 questions, so I thought that was a bit odd. But I think I only got one wrong on the math, so that's great.

Overall, I'm really not sure about how well I did (other than on the math) I really don't know how the reading part either since it was more than just read paragraph & answer the questions (which is what all the pretests for the reading I've taken were) .. there was spelling (which was real easy for me), I think it's called subject verb agreement? and Capitalization questions and questions on punctuation and sentence structure. I was not prepared for any of that

Hopefully I'll find out within 2wks, because if I don't and I can't take it again... It'll be a year before I can retake the test Which means... Instead of Fall 2009 .. Fall 2010

[nursing8648]

I have tried to read this whole thread, but got lost at some point! I am needing to take the NET this Spring, but I understand ERI no longer makes the test? Can anyone point me to who makes the test now, and what study guides are best for the new NET test?

[Absolutely13]

ERI still makes the NET and the NET Study Guide. Individual schools may be switching to another test company, but that is case by case.

[xlilchatonx]

I haven't heard anything about ERI not making the NET anymore, just 9 days ago I took ERI's NET and I just used the study guide that they made.

[martinyv]

hello everyone,

i am new to this site, and i read all of the helpful information that csantos

and everyone else have provided. i have not taken the net exam yet!! i have always aspired to become a nurse. i know that it takes a special person to work in this field. however, i have a major concern that needs to be addressed. i have a grade point average of 3.3. i have been hearing from pre-nursing students that they have (had) a 3.6 - 4.0 grade point average before even applying to the nursing program. there were some students that did well with the gpa, yet did not pass the net exam. my question to you would be - since my gpa is not what i would like it to be, should i even apply? i have a gpa of 3.5 in my sciences, however i received 2 c's and the other classes were a's & b's. i have been practicing the testpreview for the net exam that csantos have suggested.

is there anyone else that have experienced this gpa concern, yet took the net exam and passed & was accepted into the program?

am i just panicking or should i be concerned? please respond:(

[Hotdharma2011]

I took the net Nov. 22nd, and the adviser of my RN program said that it's outdated and that in 2009 no schools will be using it. Also, according to her, my school doesn't use it for entrance selection, it's just a standardized test that is required to be completed to satisfy the accreditation boards. So I never found out how I did. I got my acceptance letter though on Dec. 2nd!! :) Then on Friday the 12th we had another test called the TEAS, which was much more difficult than the net, but everyone taking it was already accepted. My school's advisers say that this is the test that will be replacing the net, at all schools that use a test to select their students. I learned at orientation, that to be a successful RN student in the US, you must be able to get high scores on these standardized tests, because they are used throughout the program, and are much different than "normal' tests we're used to. I got a 90 composite on the TEAS, but am not sure what that means. Good luck to you!

[Hotdharma2011]

Nursing8648,

I forgot to submit this in my last post: ati testing, is the website that we used on Friday to take the TEAS. My RN adviser said that we will get very comfortable with this site because it's where all of our standardized tests come from, through out the whole program. And there are practice tests...I'm just not sure if just anyone can access it, but it's worth a try! :)

Good luck!!:typing

[tnm8]

i wanted to take the net next year but as i was reading back i read that the test would be discontinued in december/january? whyyyy.