HELP PLEASE!!! Low NLN entrance test scores --how can I improve them

lifelearningrn, BSN, RN · Jan 5, 2011

What is the school looking for? 85 seems like a decent score to me.

klone, MSN, RN · Jan 5, 2011

Did you score an 85, or 85th percentile?

What is the highest score one can get?

What type of questions are asked on the NLN? Why do you think you keep doing poorly? Nursing school is a lot of tests, culminating in one big final exam. If you're a poor test taker, then it's possible that you may not succeed in nursing school.

BioGirl 11 · Jan 5, 2011

The test in not weighed like a normal exam i think its out of 160 im not even sure.. so yeah I did pretty bad.. but I mean im a bad test taker meaning big exams this test was 300 questions and I got extremely nervous.. my gpa is a 3.3 which is okay but Im just stuck in the biggest hole and have no idea what to do

BioGirl 11 · Jan 5, 2011

it wasn't 85 percent.. I wish it was 85 was my composite score which is really bad

lifelearningrn, BSN, RN · Jan 5, 2011

I'm sorry it didn't work out like you'd hoped. Test anxiety is not uncommon and can really affect your scores. There is usually a councilor that can help with that.. go to your school's student

center and ask about it. There are a lot of techniques that can help relieve it. I used to have horrible test anxiety. I have found that as my education moves forward, it gets easier.

Prepare the best you can. Be confident in your abilities. Good luck!

BioGirl 11 · Jan 5, 2011

Thank you so much

netglow, ASN, RN · Jan 6, 2011

Bio, what does your college need?

Composite Percentile Score

or

Composite Score

I remember mine took the Composit Percentile Score. Be sure you are looking at the right one.

handyrn · Jan 6, 2011

Ok, there is a difference between blunt and mean. I want to be blunt and honest. I am not being mean. That being said, I would like to ask a few questions and point something out. Maybe it will help, maybe it will not.

Looking at your posts, I would like to point out an observation. Your grammer is not good and your punctuation is worse. So I am wondering, is the NLN multiple choice or essay? If it is essay, maybe taking a look at the grammar would be appropriate. It might answer why your scores are low. Another possibility is that you are not comprehending the questions correctly due to the grammar issue. And yet another possibility is that your posts are quick and you don't type well resulting in what looks like poor grammar and punctuation. If this is the case, then I am totally off base here and I will accept that.

Now, before anyone points out that the OP states that she has a 3.3 GPA I will address this with the "no child left behind" or similar problems. Our schools are dumbing down our youth due to the aforementioned program and the fact that the educators are not compensated enough or any number of other reasons. Please don't flame me, this is just my opinion.

OP, you wanted any and all suggestions and opinions and this is mine. Keep an open mind and take a look at things.

klone, MSN, RN · Jan 6, 2011

Looking at your posts, I would like to point out an observation. Your grammer is not good and your punctuation is worse.

I always love to point out the irony of misspellings in posts criticizing other people's grammar. :)

(I know you know how to spell "grammar" but I just couldn't resist)

handyrn · Jan 6, 2011

LOL. Thank you! I hate when people let me continue to look like an idiot. I was wrong, I need to be told.

BioGirl 11 · Jan 6, 2011

okay thank you for your opinion i will consider it.. but honestly I am just writing what comes to mind I am not paying any attention to my spelling or grammar and no the test is not an essay. The test is a multiple choice based exam. Is this how you talk to people? Honestly my reading comp. is not great ill give you that but that is why I joined this website so i can talk to other people who are in my situation or have any advice to help me out not put me down or criticize me.