ATI good resource?

I had to use ATI throughout nursing school as my school required it. I think it's pretty useful for straightforward information. I used ATI, Kaplan NCLEX review, and a Kaplan med book to study for NCLEX and passed on the first try. Like I said ATI is great for gathering information but Kaplan helped more with test taking strategies.

Kaplan didnt work for me.

My school uses ATI as well. From the class before mine? Everyone who followed ATI (did the test, interacted with their coach, kept studying and tested within a month of the 'greenlit' --having achieved over 90% chance of passing NCLEX) has passed.

From 3 new vn's and 1 new rn? It pretty much mimics what folks on this board have stated. The beginning began easy enough. They rec'vd questions over info that they know and were taught. Questions were very random. Also, they rec'vd very few dosage calc questions. Lots of priority questions (surprisingly).

Then, the test grew very difficult midway through the test. They got hit with a bunch of SATA type questions. About 15 or so?

Then? The machine shut off for 75 (rn) and 85 (vn).

...and everyone leaves the area to their car with a "What the ____ was that?" type feeling.

Yet, they passed.

To be honest, I think I'll be too scared to even check the site for the 'pop up'. I always do poorly on the SATA q's. For the NAIT? I swear, I got 15% on the SATA section (but an 80+) elsewhere (on multiple choice and whatnot).

I always miss by one and I always second guess. Then I'll see the true answer and think, '----! I knew that!"

I had a girl at my job (multi-test taker) asking me about 'tips and tricks' that I learned in nursing school.

I don't have any, to be honest.

My school never taught strategy. ATI really isn't about strategy, if you notice.

It's moreso about content mastery.

Dealing with a coach is a PITA, but the method is good.

Know content. There is no trick to doing well on the 'select all that apply' questions.

The test does base it's questions on your knowledge base. You can't critically think if you don't actually know the material, to begin with.

I was thinking of using Kaplan, too. For some strategies. It doesn't seem as expensive as ATI.