Low UWorld Scores/Assessments....passed NCLEX in 75!

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Just wanted to give some hope out to those who are studying for the NCLEX by sharing my experiences. I was a nervous wreck when I was in the midst of my studies--scouring the forums for guidance/benchmarks of passing. I was super discouraged with my Uworld scores when comparing with others on this site.

I got through 1300 questions, with 46% correct. My first assessment I scored a 64% and my second assessment I scored 57%.

Yesterday I found out I passed the NCLEX with 75 questions.

Just make sure you read the rationales thoroughly and process the information as you do practice problems. It just goes to show that it doesn't matter what your scores are, it matters how you retain the information you get wrong.

There are a lot of negative experiences/stories of horror when reading this forums. Do not let it get to you. I just wanted to share a positive experience in hopes that whatever nursing student(s) out there that is stressing their hair out (like I was), looking through the forums gets a glimmer of hope. Do the best you can and keep pushing! You got this!!

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Congrats! How did you study was it Uworld only?

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I did a Mark Klimec Course early on in my studies then studied Uworld for 1 month. I kept a binder to organize strategies and rationales.

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Congratulations dear.

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Can I just say THANK YOU VERYYYYYYY MUCH for this post!!:up: I had to catch myself from falling into the trap of comparing my preparation to others and letting the sob stories of not passing get me down. This is a great example of people still successfully passing despite less than desired UWorld scores. I'm feeling incredibly encouraged by this and will focus on fine tuning my thought process and understanding the rationales gathering than obsessing about getting the right answer....I'll probably steer clear of all nurses forums until I'm done with my exam (for the sake of my self esteem and sanity)!

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Congrats on passing the nclex. Where can I get the u world assessment so I can start practicing the study questions?

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Congrats on passing the nclex. Where can I get the u world assessment so I can start practicing the study questions?

I think you have to buy the package from UWORLD and there you do the assessment.

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@PinkEagle Girl don't even pay attention to the percentages on UWorld. I only did about 900 questions on UWorld with percentages of 48% all the way up to my highest of 64%. Took it yesterday and found out this morning I passed. Took me 170 questions, but I passed it. Rationales are EVERYTHING.

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Thank you for that!!!! I am doing exactly that! "looking through the forums to get a glimmer of hope". I am taking NCLEX-RN on Friday!!! I feel like I haven't studied enough. And I know everyone typically feels that way before taking the NCLEX. Uworld and Mark Kilmek has been my life line since graduating. I recieved a really good score for my pre assessment but now i'm at 49% with 1100 questions in. AHHHHH lol

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