Is kaplan worth it?

[babyphat]

i am starting to prepare for the nlcex and was debating whether i should go through kaplan (which cost $500) or should i buy the kaplan book from a store like barnes and noble and study that way? i have the new saunders book already.

[becky94]

My employer pays for a review course as well!!

[MikeyJ, RN]

I personally purchased the QBank questions and am doing every single question -- I take the NCLEX in a few weeks. I am averaging 65% - 70%.

Students and instructors have told me to literally do 1000's of practice NCLEX questions and read the rationales and understand why you get the ones wrong that you get wrong and you should pass. That is what I am doing and I hope it works.

[yeng_lopez]

yeah it helps but should practice questions use saunders too i think its a good match..and suzannes plan it free

[MikeyJ, RN]

yeah it helps but should practice questions use saunders too i think its a good match..and suzannes plan it free

I was going to use Suzanne's plan but her plan calls for a minimum of 45 days... that is way too long for me to wait to take the NCLEX. I am taking the exam 31 days exactly after my graduation date.

[RBlucky]

Absolutely 1200% yes.

I took the NCLEX on Tues, 75 Questions, and I'm already licensed in my state.

To study, I did all of the Kaplan Question Trainers, reviewed the Kaplan Book, then did many Q Bank questions. I found that all of the other review materials, (Saunders, Mosby, etc) have questions that are much simpler than what you'll actually find on the NCLEX. Many of my questions covered a lot of ground, ie you had to think 2 steps beyond each answer choice to figure things out, and Kaplan teaches you how to do that.

Think about it this way: is $500 worth passing the NCLEX? Yeah, it sure is. YOu don't want to wonder what could have happened if only you'd studied harder or done more questions, so bite the bullet and put the money down. FYI, many hospitals will reimburse you for the cost anyway.