Passing NCLEX with average practice scores?

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Hello all,

I have my nclex scheduled in a little over 2 weeks and I am absolutely terrified. I've been studying for over 9 weeks now but I can't seem to bring my scores up to "kaplan passing standards". My kaplan qbank average is roughly 56% but without all the select all that apply it is 63%. I also rented the ncsbn course and averaged around 65% on all the questions there. Are these scores good enough for me to feel more secure about passing the nclex? I just feel so discouraged because they are consistently lower than my class averages

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Specializes in Psychiatry.

I use Kaplan as well. I went to an nclex live review and the instructor said that as long as you get 50% in Kaplan, you're doing ok.

Have you tried u world? It's pricey but it's all the rave and the rationales are more in depth.

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Thanks for the response! Yeah all of the kaplan review courses/tests that I've taken suggest scoring 60-65% or better, but I've also heard that scoring 50% is ok so I don't really know what to beleive at this point. I haven't tried uworld yet but I'm thinking I will if I don't pass my first time.

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Specializes in Psychiatry.

Hopefully you pass on your first attempt!! I've heard from other RNs that all they used was Kaplan so it can't be that bad

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