ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor

Is WGU for-profit?

No, it is supposed to be Non-Profit.

No, it is supposed to be Non-Profit.

Good, that rules out one reason. Are you certain that you have gone through all of your paperwork to find any mention of this "predicter test" being mandatory?

Have you contacted the Student Success Center to work on test-taking strategies?

Only mention is in the course of study on our last class indicating the predictor exam needed to be passed in order to graduate. I can understand it being required to pass a class. But they will not let me take the final course over and get any more retakes. It is literally the end of my nursing school education if I don't get high enough on their predictor exam. I have been told by other classmates is that they want to ensure that their first time pass-rate for the NCLEX keeps them from getting low marks by the State Board of Nursing. I always thought a predictor was a tool to help you prepare for the NCLEX, not a pass/fail of a career. My first attempt showed an 85% chance of passing the first try... shouldn't that be my decision on MY licensing exam????

yes, that is what I did after my first attempt. Now the semester ends an so does my last chance if I don't take it. I did all their remediation and more and got worse score I was always raised that the more time and effort to put in, there should be an improvement. I did worse on some subjects than I did before... If a predictor is supposed to indicate your strong or weak areas, how come the retake proved otherwise. I really felt that I was prepared for this last exam and now I DOUBT myself every step of the way.

What's the use of following a course of study and progressing successfully through a program, just to get the rug pulled away due to a Vendor Predictor Exam. I cannot except the fact that a predictor exam is 100% accurate. I am sure there are people out there that did well on the predictor and failed the first time, equally there might be people that did poorly on the predictor and pass the NCLEX the first try. I thought I would make a great nurse, now a 3 hour online test is the deciding factor.

I'm sorry. All we can say is to take a deep breath and give the retry your best.

The ATI Comprehensive Predictor was also part of my nursing school curriculum. But we needed to score a 95% in order to graduate. We were allowed to take the exam twice.

I passed with a 96% on my first attempt.

All I can share with you is to do EVERY ATI practice test that you can do. You will begin to figure out how ATI formulates questions and what you need to do to weed out responses. Unfortunately, the Predictor is a good indictor of whether or not you will pass NCLEX. A few of my classmates didn't pass the Predictor, and were somehow allowed to graduate from the program, and FAILED NCLEX.

Try your best relax when taking the Predictor. Remember to breathe. And practice, practice, practice those test questions.

You can do this!

My best advice is to stop all the negative posting and complaining and get busy studying. That is the ONLY thing that will help you. And try to implement some strategies from your SSC appointment after the first try. Do you have time to work with them again? Does your SM have anything to contribute? In other words, are you utilizing ALL of your resources?

Honestly, they are doing you a favor. The only student that I know in my cohort that did not pass NCLEX did not pass ATI until the last attempt. She wound up taking the Kaplan review and finally passed NCLEX. I have not taken Kaplan, but did the ATI and Hurst that WGU provided. I think there's something to be said for different learning styles. Perhaps ATI does not meet your learning style. I would look into Kaplan. You would have to pay for it, but I think it'd be a worthwhile investment. I have another friend that failed NCLEX 4 times before doing Kaplan and passed.

I guess my problem is with the ATI exam. I would normally review or take a course geared at the NCLEX. There are so many out there , I can't imagine they are identical in style and content. Since this is an ATI test that I have to pass, I was focusing on all ATI materials. Since I am almost out of time and still need to get thru this predictor...I am feeling overwhelmed and lost.

I do beleive that I am not getting the ATI method, but I was told all materials on this predictor comes directly out of the ATI COS. I don't seem to get the way they ask the question about a topic. I do well on their practice tests on the topic, but not on the predictor.All I can do is keep practicing, but my confidence level is very low. I feel that I failed my son again.