Hurst or kaplan

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Hi!im planning to enroll on either hurst or kaplan but i dont know which of the two is better...there price are pretty much the same and as i read all the forums here...some suggest hurst..some kaplan .however,i came up with the idea of just choosing between those two because as i read blogs,forums and comments...hurst and kaplan are the most talked about...but still i cant purchase both coz its really expensive!its around 300 bucks!but pls help coz its going to be shared by my husband and i who are both going to take the nclex and were really oblivious to which review materials to purchased and used as we dont know how to start the review as theres too many concepts to learn.thanks guys and any tips on how to review effectively will be very much appreciated!God bless!

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Kaplan is more strategy based. It has resources for you to on your own go watch videos on content is you feel weak in a certain subject, but it is not part of their review sessions. It teaches you how to analyze and approach a question. It helps you critically think. Also, it has about 3000 practice questions. I did the online live sessions and loved it. You also get a free e-book with core content information in it.

Hurst is entertaining and not boring to watch. You and your husband could watch together. They have print out notes that you follow along with as you watch the videos. There are blanks that you have to fill in. Hurst only provides you with 6 125 practice tests, which is not a lot. Hurst is content based, so if you do not feel confident in your core content, then I would recommend hurst. After taking hurst I was more confident in my knowledge.

On top of whichever course you buy I would recommend buying the LaCharity PDA book. It is not very expensive and is NCLEX 'gold' as someone once put it. Also, I would study the 35 page study guide that is circulating around these boards.

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Specializes in Pediatric Hematoloy/Oncology.

I was successful with Hurst. Either way, asking people which is the best will depend so much on their own personal experiences. It's less about the review, I think, and more about how you choose to utilize it.

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Hi aed!thank u for taking the time to answer our querries!i can honestly say that its very informative and we do trust ur judgement!my husband and i were so grateful to read ur information and it really shed us some light.we finally decided to go for hurst and for the la charity that u suggested...just a while ago,we purchased one from amazon and as i see it,it seems pretty good!and for the 35 page study guide,i searched for it in google and luckily i found it and now i just finished printing that either and that too seems like a "must have" for every test taker like us!thank u so much aed and we will keep u on the loop! God bless u and again thank u so much! :)

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Thank u sassy!nice to know that u also went for hurst!and congrats for finally making it!sometimes,asking successful test takers like u and the rest who went for hurst and passed could make us more confident about the review we chose and have faith on it...and like what u said...utilize every materials to the fullest coz there have been u guys,living proof that its really effective and have been a big part of ur success! :)

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Seems like you have a good plan in hand at this point.....one suggestion? You'll likely get more responses if you actually SPELL OUT the words; text-speak on this forum is very looked down upon.

Much easier to read actual words, and then respond :)

Good luck.

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Hi rnsrwe!yeah!youre absolutely right!i actually realized that but then it was too late by then and i cant change it anymore...well...i tried?hehehe!but for sure,i will take your advice!thank u! :)

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