Practice question scores and other issues

Just started poking around in the NCLEX discussion forum. Wow, there are so many threads. I spend much of yesterday and today trying to glean as much info as possible. It is almost overwhelming.

I have received my ATT and scheduled my exam for Feb. 2. Like the majority of you -who have not yet taken the NCLEX - I have been getting rather nervous. I have been offered a position as a new grad in the ED of a local hospital. The specialty of my choice. However the position is contingent upon passage of the NCLEX. Just a little bit of pressure. As far as grades are concerned, I had a 3.7 although I understand that GPA has little correlation with success. My school has just recently adopted the ATI predictor test to evaluate how we will do. My score on the 180 question proctored exam was a 65.5 which equates to a 96 percent pass rate. This was encouraging for a while and I felt confident.

Then, after taking a number of 100 question comprehensive tests from the Saunders, Delmar, Lippencott MIE CD's, my confidence has eroded. The Lippencott MIE seemed too easy (scored in the high 80's and low 90's. The Delmar scores in the low 70's and the Saunders in the low to mid 60's.

With these scores, my confidence is shaken. I did purchase the Kaplan book with the CD. I read this book a little yesterday and took the Saunders today using some of the strategies and only scored in the mid 60's again.

I am planning to keep on studying and reviewing content areas and taking more and more of the practice exams.

Are my scores too low?

What scores should I be getting consistently to pass the NCLEX?

How good is the ATI predictor?

Should I purchase the Mosby's CAT

What about the NCSBN's Review?

I know these questions have been addressed in various threads but there are so many I find it difficult to keep going through all of them. I apologize for this repetition in advance and to also those of you who may take the time to answer some of my questions.

Yours in nursing

NHDEMN