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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?
Hello, all! I've been avidly reading every page of this NET forum and everyone's help and encouragement is simply brilliant. Thank you all!!
I'm taking the NET on July 27th and I have a quick question for anyone who has taken the NET: Do you suggest studying conversions from metric to standard? I have the Barron's Study Guide book and it suggests to memorize certain conversions like ounces to liters, inches to centimeters and stuff like that. I'm just curious if that's at all necessary, especially because it seems as if the Barron Study Guide has a lot of extra, unnecessary stuff like mathematical word problems.
I just wondered if those metric conversions are necessary, because I don't like them! >.
Thanks again, everyone, for all of the help in previous posts and for all your help in the future! Good luck with everyone's nursing adventures!!!
:clpty:
I am upset..actually, almost depressed.I took the net after preparing for weeks.I got 100 percent on the math but was ONE lousy point away from passing the english .I feel like climbing in bed and crying.Now I have to wait 60 days to take it again.And in the mean time..I am just baffled as to how to improve my score. Any ideas? My vision isnt the best and the small(tiny) print didnt help.But I know I just must have not prepared properly.I always got a's in composition and comprehension.Cant figure this out. I just feel so down I want to cry.
Any ideas?
I am upset..actually, almost depressed.I took the net after preparing for weeks.I got 100 percent on the math but was ONE lousy point away from passing the english .I feel like climbing in bed and crying.Now I have to wait 60 days to take it again.And in the mean time..I am just baffled as to how to improve my score. Any ideas? My vision isnt the best and the small(tiny) print didnt help.But I know I just must have not prepared properly.I always got a's in composition and comprehension.Cant figure this out. I just feel so down I want to cry.Any ideas?
Don't feel bad! Just know you have 2 months to prepare and that is what you are going to do. Start with what Carlos suggested. You may want to start off with going online and getting info on main idea and how to pull it out from a reading. Also get info on inferencing and predicting outcomes. Read and understand what they mean. I had to disect the meaning then I did the practice teast and I would go back and read again on what it is to infer or predict outcome or the main idea. Also go to the libray and get the entrance exam books and focus only on the reading comprehension. I didn't get the score I neaded the first time but I put my all in it and passed. I also purchased the online practice test from eriworld which is in the same format as the NET. Practicing it may help you to get a grasp on reading in that format. The only thing is you may want to wait a month before you get it ($15) because it is only good for 30 days after you purchase it. I hope this helps a little.
Hello, all! I've been avidly reading every page of this NET forum and everyone's help and encouragement is simply brilliant. Thank you all!!I'm taking the NET on July 27th and I have a quick question for anyone who has taken the NET: Do you suggest studying conversions from metric to standard? I have the Barron's Study Guide book and it suggests to memorize certain conversions like ounces to liters, inches to centimeters and stuff like that. I'm just curious if that's at all necessary, especially because it seems as if the Barron Study Guide has a lot of extra, unnecessary stuff like mathematical word problems.
I just wondered if those metric conversions are necessary, because I don't like them! >.
Thanks again, everyone, for all of the help in previous posts and for all your help in the future! Good luck with everyone's nursing adventures!!!
:clpty:
The only math you need to master is the math that is in the practice problems that Carlos suggests on the beginning of the thread.
I am upset..actually, almost depressed.I took the net after preparing for weeks.I got 100 percent on the math but was ONE lousy point away from passing the english .I feel like climbing in bed and crying.Now I have to wait 60 days to take it again.And in the mean time..I am just baffled as to how to improve my score. Any ideas? My vision isnt the best and the small(tiny) print didnt help.But I know I just must have not prepared properly.I always got a's in composition and comprehension.Cant figure this out. I just feel so down I want to cry.Any ideas?
Oh, hun, I'm so sorry. There is definitely a time to grieve for what has happened, surely I know I would be down for a day or two, but don't let it get the best of you. First thing you should do is find out what your school does in regards to taking the test over and whether or not they take the average of the two scores or if they simply take the higher score. That will be your first look into how much more you will need to study. Also, you might want to look into Disability Services or simply asking the prompter if you could get something to help out your vision; if the test is computerized, ask for a higher resolution or something. If the test is on paper, bring in a magnifying glass!! Anything that will help you do better!
As to improve your score, I, personally, haven't taken the test yet, but I'm practicing by doing timed sections. Printing out practice tests online and timing myself so I get used to the timing situation: you need to be able to answer a question per minute. Try reading articles online from CNN or BBC Science or Scientific American or National Geographic. Get used to reading technically difficult passages and try to summize it yourself: overall purpose, inferences, etc.!
But, probably the biggest thing you need to do is to relax and certainly do not dwell on how you did before. Don't let it get you down. Use it as a fire to motivate you to do better! It's in the past; you can't control how you did anymore, but you can control how well you're going to do the second time around. You have the power to do better, especially because now you know what to expect on the test. Take that, and run head-on into studying!! You said it yourself: "I know I just must have not prepared properly." Now's your chance!
Don't feel down anymore, don't let it get the best of you! You were SO close! 1 point away! That means you know how to do it, you just missed ONE question! That's pretty good! Just study some more, perhaps 30 minutes a day reading passages and answering questions. Try picking up SAT books or getting the NET Study Guide from ERI World! Just don't fret, you were close, so I'm confident you can do it again, and do better
Don't loose hope! I know you can do it!! :heartbeat
Thank you Pineapple crush!!! Youre RIGHT.I am (as they say in cowboy land)"Back in the saddle again"
Thanks so much for scraping me off the floor and now I will honor your effort to encourage me and Get my booty busy and prepare for the next time.
By the way. I am dyslexic(documented..not just saying that" and I have some difficulty with directional concepts.Do you have a very simple written out version of the direction and pasth of blood flow through the heart? It would surely help me out. Just looking at a picture of a heart and trying to imagine blood flowing from here to there and out and back in again makes me nuts.
Thanks:O) mabey an interactive video would help? i just cant find one
Iwantobeanurse
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I PASSED!
I feel so good! I got a 91 on the math and a 73 on the reading. (Passing score for the nusing program is 70 reading, 80 math). I did your method and just added on. I was really struggling with the reading but I studied my but off and it got me the score I needed. Thank you so much for the advice Carlos cause I used it as a guideline in my studies.
Now I can rest easy and focus on my finals for this semester. :uhoh21: LOL!