How many hours did you study?

Honestly, I didn't study all that much. I'm an A, B, C student. I'd say average, nothing special. The best way I studied was practice tests. I used the CD's that came with some of my practice books. I think I took a practice test every few nights for a couple weeks and then just took the test.

You know yourself and your test taking abilities better than anyone. Trust your instincts and do what you think you need to to feel confident taking it. Confidence goes a long way!

I had the ability to take off two weeks from work in order to just study for the test. I spent 4-5 hours a day studying and taking the practice tests. I was taking Chemistry that semester and I realized how it would have made a lot more sense to have taken Chemistry beforehand. I scored an 83.3% and I cried on the way home after taking the test because I didn't think it was going to be a competitive enough score to get into the school I wanted to apply to. Luckily, my husband and my friend convinced me to just apply and I got accepted. Apparently, my score wasn't that bad. I would recommend taking the practice tests on the ATI website because none of the 5 tests from my Mcgraw Hill book really matched what I saw on the test that day.

I studied pretty solidly for about two weeks before the test. I used the ATI practice manual exclusively. I didn't know about the McGraw book until a few days before the test. I took the test May 8, 2012 and passed with an 82%. I was very surprised to discover that was good enough for 91st percentile nationally. Anyway, I read through the manual, did both practice tests in the book once, and purchased the two online practice tests and went through them both twice. I practiced all the problems I missed, looking up practice problems online. That's what worked for me. The actual tests had maybe 2-3 questions that appeared on the online practice tests. I highly recommend trying them out.