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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?
Csantos, and everyone else :-)
Thanks for your help on here.... Just to update, I finally took the NET at my local community college testing center where I'm going to school - took it early Friday morning. Scored a 97 in the math skills and 94 in the reading skills. The nursing school here that I am applying to only requires that you have a 50 on the math and 60 on the reading, but my nursing advisors are all telling me that this, coupled with my grades, actually makes me very competitive for a spot somewhere in a university four-year program. The reason I'm not considering taking that route has more to do with money (or should I say lack of it LOL) and the time element involved. Going to stick with my original plan and get my ADN/RN, then start working, and then work on the BSN & MRN while I'm a nurse. But it's nice to know that doing well on the NET will actually help somewhere down the line.......
Myself I thought the reading part was a bit more difficult because some of the questions appeared to have more than one plausible multiple choice answer and you not only had to read fast because of the time element, but you still had to read very carefully to answer the questions correctly. The math part IMO was a bit more straightforward - for all the problems obviously there is only one correct answer and either you figure it and know it or you don't. I'd say that if you've taken intermediate algebra and know how to solve basic equations, plus fractions and percents, you'll do OK on the math. The required algebra course I had to take had harder stuff than what was on the NET actually. Be careful with the reading part though - make sure you read all the passages very carefully first. As far as the answers on the reading part goes, the good old process of elimination method seemed to work best many times. Mentally crossing off answers that didn't fit until you're left with only one that can be correct. Having the samples from the links you provided really helped - again, thanks :-)
Wow!! Your scores are excellent! (Pc) I have already taken it twice and still have not
Scored high enough. Nerves get the best of me. Did you read super fast?
Read question first? I would love your advice. I am a 4.0 student and am
Beyond frustrated. I remember the passages about the ear and perforated ear drum, bacteria
The plague- hippocrates and the four humors and night and day people & jet lag. I thought
The one about bacteria was the trickiest!!! Thanks.
Marksgirl:
Well, according to the results page that I was given, my reading rate was 297 words per minute. That's what the initial reading sequence before the actual passages and questions was about. I was taking the NET on the computer, BTW. I'm not sure how this would be determined if you were taking the written version where you fill out scantron forms. The testing center I was at gave you the option of written or computer, and I chose computer because you get your results right then and there printed out for you.
What I did was read the entire passage first - then considered the answers. There were some where I actually had to go back to the passage and quickly review it because on some of them there were things that I missed the first time around, and initially none of the answers seemed to fit. As far as the actual passages and their specific content, I'm sure that they change that around all the time (or maybe they change the questions) so the test one person takes will be different in that regard than the next person's. Most of these type of tests start out with the easier stuff first and then they get progressively harder - the NET appears to be that way too - both the math and the reading. Yep, I noticed that the final passage had more details and the questions on it were more specific. The math section was like that too - starts out with basic addition and subtraction, and finishes up with algebra equations.
Always remember not to spend too much time on any one question if it's got you stumped. Skip and go to the next one, doing all of the questions you are confident that you know. Then when you reach the end, go back and work on the ones that you skipped. That's what I did. Just don't forget to go back and check that you've got them all answered.
Being nervous in normal - I was too, but you should say to yourself "Hey, I know this stuff, and I can do this" - sort of positive self-talk. And of course, you can do it. Remember what I mentioned earlier about doing the process of elimination method with the reading answers. Usually there are a couple of answers that are obviously wrong, leaving two. Many times of the remaining two, both might essentially be correct, but one is a better answer than the other. Math is different - you have to calculate and come up with the correct answer - just watch things like where you place your decimals, etc.
Look at it this way - you already know this stuff, it's just getting through the test - sometimes test taking strategies like the ones I've mentioned above can help make the difference :-)
Marksgirl...I agree with pc...I scored a 92...pretty much i just went through and answered the questions i was completely sure on the math, made an educated guess on the confusing ones and if i had time went back and looked at it to see what i could get.
Did you buy one of the study books...I used the Cliff's Notes one and it seemed to work just fine. I don't know if you are in school right now but just reading in general will help--magazines, books, etc. It will get you back in the swing of things...
Good luck...I'm sure you'll get the score you want!!
I also took the test on the computer. The instructions say
You can't go backward in the test. I did very well
On the math part. It's that stupid reading!! Anyway,Thanks so much
For sharing your advice Pc & mellieann --I'm not giving up even If I have to
Take it 5 times!! wouldn't that stink!
I also took the test on the computer. The instructions sayYou can't go backward in the test. I did very well
On the math part. It's that stupid reading!! Anyway,Thanks so much
For sharing your advice Pc & mellieann --I'm not giving up even If I have to
Take it 5 times!!
wouldn't that stink!
I took it on paper so I was free to go back and forth as long as I stayed within the section that was being timed. Maybe you would do better on paper?!?!
Britnidm
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Yes, Thank you so much!!!!:bowingpur