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np_wannabe · Sep 14, 2007

Also, wondering if anyone knows about how many points on average the NAT gives, I'm just curious as to how well I'm going to need to do..

Hi Heather.

I also asked about the average NAT score, and the lady in the nursing office said the average is 70-something points. HOWEVER, I don't know how reliable that is....I got 115 points from the NAT, a girl I know got 103 points, and a guy I know got 110 points. We all ended up with over 210 pts.

Just remember: They use your RAW score to calculate your points, which is ONLY the number of questions you got right. So, wrong and blank answers do not count against you. Make sure you answer every question, even if you blindly guess.

are you applying for the day or night track?

Heather77 · Sep 14, 2007

Well 70 def. wouldn't be enough.. So should I answer questions I'm not sure of? Nights would be more convienant, but I could make either work...Also do I multiply my raw scores by .64 (thats the example in the nursing packet)?

np_wannabe · Sep 14, 2007

Well 70 def. wouldn't be enough.. So should I answer questions I'm not sure of? Nights would be more convienant, but I could make either work...Also do I multiply my raw scores by .64 (thats the example in the nursing packet)?

YES....because you get 1 point for each correct answer, zero for blanks or wrong...so you have nothing to lose by guessing.

To calculate the number of points you get from the NAT, add the raw scores of the academic aptitude, reading comprehension, and natural sciences, multiply by 0.64.

When are you taking it?

Heather77 · Sep 14, 2007

Tuesday, seriously I'm so nervous.. I'm just ready for it to be over one way or another.. I'm a serious perfectionist, so I'm driving myself and everyone around me crazy! I've read the ARCO and the cliffs notes version about 20 times! So whatever I don't know I just don't know.

np_wannabe · Sep 14, 2007

if you wouldn't mind, let me know how it goes (and if you decide on day or night track) :)

Good luck.

Also, to give you an idea, the test quetions in the book are WAAYYY more complex/detailed than the actual test. I mean, it's like taking 12th grade practice tests for an 8th grade exam.

miss rochelle · Sep 14, 2007

blank answers do not count against you.

blank answers, as in unanswered questions... they do count against you; they're marked as incorrect and depending on how many you leave unanswered, it can greatly affect your NAT score.

np_wannabe · Sep 14, 2007

blank answers, as in unanswered questions... they do count against you; they're marked as incorrect and depending on how many you leave unanswered, it can greatly affect your NAT score.

it will greatly count against your score--because they only look at the number of correct answers.

So, if you leave 20 out of 50 questions blank, the best you can hope for--if you get ALL 30 questions you answered correct, is a raw score of 30 for that section. But, if you even just guess at the ones you don't know and get some of them right, that'll boost up your raw score (hence, your points).

miss rochelle · Sep 15, 2007

yeah, i know that. but i quoted you saying that blank questions don't count against you.

np_wannabe · Sep 15, 2007

yeah, i know that. but i quoted you saying that blank questions don't count against you.

Oh...I see what you are saying...you're totally right! sorry about that.

Heather77 · Sep 16, 2007

Yeah I understood what you were saying.. Thanks for all the info I'll let you guys know Tuesday.. Oh also, do I have to choose day or night, or can I put 1st and 2nd choice?

np_wannabe · Sep 16, 2007

Hi Heather.

The application has you mark boxes: day or night; spring, summer, or fall; 200__

I've heard that you can submit two applications, one for day and one for night, but I don't know if that's true.

Good luck on Tuesday.

Heather77 · Sep 16, 2007

Well that sucks, I'd like to apply for nights, but if there weren't enough spots I would accept days.. I guess I'll have to call them tomorrow and find out what is best way to do this is.