I did terrible at my KAPLAN diagnostic testA!

BettyBoo706 · Sep 8, 2008

I did mine last thursday and wil be getting my results back today. Yea I feel like I did horrible also. But at least I will know where stand that was a hard test I have to admit

ChristineN, BSN, RN · Sep 8, 2008

OMG i never though i would've done this bad!!! I took my diagnostic test on thursaday and i got my answer today and i got a 48.33% OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG OMGGG im about to have a heart attack.!
I never was a bad student at school i was A/B student graduated honors and now this OMG im about to have a heart attack here now what am i sup[poswt to do... go back to nursing schoo?? AHHHHH! help

It's ok, Kaplan will help you to bring up your scores. Follow their stratagies, review their videos/books, and do practice problems. I believe I had around a 55% on the diagnostic, a 71% on the readiness. :heartbeat

velardelynch · Sep 8, 2008

don't panic. this tells you where your weakness is. follow kaplans plan and you'll do just fine. best of luck! update us when you get your readiness score.:loveya:

futgirl · Sep 8, 2008

think you! you guys make me feell betterrrr!!!! i hope and pray i can do it better ive benn studying all day

casperx875x · Sep 8, 2008

First things first, you have to control your anxiety. This exam is just as much mental as it is knowledge and content. Your diagnostic score is an indicator as to how well you are able to use strategies to pass the exam. Simply put, your strategizing is not where you want it to be right now. But, there's good news! Over the next few weeks in your Kaplan course, you will learn how to use the strategies necessary to tackle each and every question on the exam.

I scored a 52% on my diagnostic test and felt dumb as a rock. I scored a 66% on my readiness test at the end of the program. I only scored greater than the recommended 65% on one of my question trainers. I passed first try with 75 questions.

You will be fine. Commit yourself to the program, study your butt off, and review the rationale for each and every question, regardless of whether you got it right or wrong. You must find a way to control your anxiety, otherwise you will be setting yourself up for failure.

Wishing you the best! And remember you can always come here to vent or to find advice! :)

BettyBoo706 · Sep 9, 2008

I got my resultd back I got a 57% it said Non passing:cry: :cry: :cry:. But I am a fighter so I am hanging in there.

futgirl · Sep 9, 2008

hang in there!!!!

thanks for all your advice im starting to take my question trainers and i did kind of bad in Q1 but you know im not going to panic anymore i will DO THIS! i mUST do this i will pass no matter what. God will help me!

ChristineN, BSN, RN · Sep 9, 2008

hang in there!!!!
thanks for all your advice im starting to take my question trainers and i did kind of bad in Q1 but you know im not going to panic anymore i will DO THIS! i mUST do this i will pass no matter what. God will help me!

They advised us when we took Kaplan to try to save a couple of the Q Trainers for the week-two week period before boards so we would have some questions left. BTW: you can also retake the q trainers. :)

Charles805 · Sep 9, 2008

Sup Futgirl,

I got about that score when I took mine back in June...And didn't pass the NCLEX. But we can't get the same NCLEX questions. Try to make sure you get atleast 60% and above when you take the question trainer.

OMG i never though i would've done this bad!!! I took my diagnostic test on thursaday and i got my answer today and i got a 48.33% OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG OMGGG im about to have a heart attack.!
I never was a bad student at school i was A/B student graduated honors and now this OMG im about to have a heart attack here now what am i sup[poswt to do... go back to nursing schoo?? AHHHHH! help