Kaplan

sweetmya · Jul 10, 2008

how much is the kaplan review for? i think i read somewhere in a thread that it was about $600? if so, i don't think i could ever afford it lol.
as much as i want to take this review..how do you ever afford it when you don't even have a job?

i've heard so many good reviews on this program but isn't there a cheaper way to get started on kaplan? btw- i already spent $500 on dr. martins review and i hated it. i don't think i could afford to spend another penny and leave with a disappointment again. =(

questions: since i can't afford kaplan, should i just stick to suzanne's plan and do saunders?

Maverick80 · Jul 10, 2008

i spent $399 on the kaplan review class!! I went to a big university and a teacher at our school taught it. It was one week long and i thought well worth it, i found out things that i don't think i could have learned anywhere else. The teacher i had was amazing and she has been teaching the class for kaplan for over 10 years.

The hospital i'm going to work for is reimbursing me for the cost of the class, so i just had to fork over the money in the beginning. See if the same is true at the place you plan to work. Where i work i've heard that they will reimburse you for all classes taken so maybe you could get the other one covered too.

Kaplan has a really great website, they have over a 1,000 question q-bank for you too take, which you have many options of just taking them all one time 50 at a time, or you can take questions from sections you are weakest, and you can also repeat questions already taken and take tests of quiestions that you missed on previous attempts. They also have 7 questions trainers, which are tests with nclex style questions to help build up your stamina. I think the first 3 are 75 question, the 4th and 5 are 150questions, 6 is 200 and 7 is 265!!

I have a saunders book with a cd also, but i quickly put that away. i loved that book in nursing school but when i went through the questions i always did way better on those then i did the kaplan tests. The kaplan questions are challenging, and i truly studied most by doing questions. If i didn't know something or the topic they were talking about i would review it, i think the best way to study is by doing questions though, if you just study material you won't be very good at the priority questions, application and anaylsis which i've been told are worth the most.

good luck with whatever you choose!! i wish you the best of luck, and you will never feel like you are ready to take it so schedule and just go...lol!!

Maverick80 · Jul 10, 2008

i just wanted to make this paragraph more clear hope you understand what i mean, if you have any questions just let me know!!

Kaplan has a really great website, they have over a 1,000 question q-bank for you too take, which you have many options when answering questions (you create tests, maximum questions per test is 50. You can do tests of 10 if you'd like also!), or you can take questions from sections you are weakest, and you can also repeat questions already taken and take tests of quiestions that you missed on previous attempts. They also have 7 questions trainers, which are tests with nclex style questions to help build up your stamina. I think the first 3 are 75 question, the 4th and 5 are 150questions, 6 is 200 and 7 is 265!!

sweetmya · Jul 10, 2008

i just wanted to make this paragraph more clear hope you understand what i mean, if you have any questions just let me know!!
Kaplan has a really great website, they have over a 1,000 question q-bank for you too take, which you have many options when answering questions (you create tests, maximum questions per test is 50. You can do tests of 10 if you'd like also!), or you can take questions from sections you are weakest, and you can also repeat questions already taken and take tests of quiestions that you missed on previous attempts. They also have 7 questions trainers, which are tests with nclex style questions to help build up your stamina. I think the first 3 are 75 question, the 4th and 5 are 150questions, 6 is 200 and 7 is 265!!

Hey, I really appreciate this! I would love to take this review but the only problem is..how am I gonna afford it. I don't work and can't look for a job now since I'm busy preparing for the boards. Kaplan sounds like a good review but I think I better just stick to saunders and do the 3 weeks review on NCSBN. :bluecry1:

Maverick80 · Jul 10, 2008

I hate the fact that everything costs so much money. I know individuals who have passed just by doing questions from saunders and other books and cd's. It's not impossible.

I think that just the online portion of kaplan you can purchase for 419 and the classroom and online portion is 499. Sometimes you can get discounts through your nursing school which is how i payed 399.

i think that no matter what it's possible to pass the nclex by just working on questions. I loved the saunders book while in school, it helped a lot.

good luck and if you have any questions just let me know. i wish i could help you out finacially, but my bank account is pretty dry itself.

Good Luck!!

suzanne4, RN · Jul 10, 2008

Hey, I really appreciate this! I would love to take this review but the only problem is..how am I gonna afford it. I don't work and can't look for a job now since I'm busy preparing for the boards. Kaplan sounds like a good review but I think I better just stick to saunders and do the 3 weeks review on NCSBN.

Do be aware that by adding in another program to follow mine, you will not be doing my program.

Best of luck to you on your exam.