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Has anyone had to take the test at orientation for SPSON? Just wondering what exactly the test is about. Any ideas?

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Hi Hopeful! If you are referring to the open house/ information session at St.Paul's SON then I think you mean the SLE test that has a required minimum score of 16. If I am correct, the test is a basic IQ test that measures your ability in the foundations of college math and english. I took it a week after the information session at the Queens campus (it does't seem like they offer it on the same day anymore) and got 26 out of the 33 questions that I answered in the 12 minutes given... There are 50 questions in total, but once I got to 26 I was confident that I got at least 16 correct and slowed my pace a little. There is no way to really study for it, I googled 'Wonderlic SLE exam' and found a mock exam that I used to practice my speed - the mock was more difficult than the SPSON exam and I never got through more than 15 questions on the mock (out of which I would only get 10-12 correct). When I took the exam at St Paul's I was able to speed through the questions because of my preparation - I was already somewhat familiar with the style of questions and exam so I wasn't as nervous. Don't spend too long on a question - chances are if you don't know the answer within 30 seconds, you aren't going to figure it out so make an educated guess and move on! Right after the test your admission counsellor gives you your results.

I hope this helps! Good luck ;)

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Thank you. I took the SLE it is another test that they are giving at orientation. I attended last week but thankfully they didnt give The test and are going to give it later. They said its a critical thinking test? I soo appreciate your help. I will pass that info to my friend who is going to the information session soon.

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You are welcome! Oh wow, I am not familiar with that test at all. I took the SLE back in February and it was followed by the HESI about a month later. At this point I have already had my interview and given in all of my transcripts so I don't anticipate any others tests - it must be new!

I wish I could help out more!

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The critical thinking test is just to see where your strengths and weaknesses are for the NCLEX exam. Don't worry about it too much.

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