student-2020

Hello everyone, I just want to come back to this page and let everyone know that i finally passed. I am still in shock when i found out that i passed. I just want to share my experience and how i studied. Purely i think it was just luck. I want to encourage people that English is not their first language, please don't give up, i know it is very challenging for us not only to understand the medical language but also the English language itself. so this is my story.... 1st test--clearly I wasn't ready... it shut off at 75 questions (after 2.30hrs) 2nd test I ran out of time once i got to 200 questions i had only 40 mins left.. so i pretty much rushed and it shut off around 240ish 3rd -This time i had to do all 265 questions yes 6hrs 4th the same story 265 with 6hrs I have to say 3rd&4th ones were extremely difficult,, i had almost 89 SATAs, alot of teaching questions, alot of meds questions, alot of diseases that i had never heard of,, and alot of words that i didn't think it was English at all... Yes i was devastated, i had to work at my old job in order to pay my rent, my student loan and my nlcex test fees ..etc.. i was tired of my former coworkers/customers kept asking me,,why you're still here? I thought you went to nursing school, aren't you a nurse now??I was really tired of hearing that,,so i had to lie,, I said yes i am working two jobs so i can pay my student loan.. but deep down inside of me i just wanted to cry and wanted tell them to shut up and let me be... I didn't know how to study, i didn't want to reach out my colleagues from college, i know they are busy with their new lives.. So I worked pretty much fulltime 32+ hrs per week and studied whenever i could, but i lost my motivation, i felt like i was trapped i couldn't do do anything or enjoy my time..I keep studying the way i have been studying..So i set my goal to work as much as i could and take the whole winter off and just study or perhaps hire an one-on-one tutor.. but when i tried to register for January exam, it said that i needed to take it before Nov. 15th because ATT was good for only 3mons.. which i should have known.. I had only two weeks to study,, I requested times off from work and tried to study as much as i could. It was very hard for me to go back to study since my last test was in July.. I studied only 2-3hrs per day.. and went to the gym.. on the day of the test.. i woke up early, went to the gym, showered, ate and drove to the test center.. before i left my car i prayed one more time (btw i prayed everyday and asked God if this is what he wanted me to do, please don't leave me hanging.. i begged him to send my his angels and guide me and help me to get through, God was probably tired of hearing me and this time he granded my prayer). so ..This time the test was fair,, i got 36 SATAs, 7 meds, alot of OBs, infections controls, ...imean questions and diseases that yes i have heard of... so after 120 questions i took break, ate a snack, drink, used that bathrm etc.. and prayed.. I was very relaxed i think went to the gym and stretched in the morning were helpful so yes i had to do 265 another 6hrs.. after i knew i failed again because i didn't prepare as much as i should this time.. but i wasn't really care about it.. after 48hrs i didn't really want to check because i knew i didn't pass and i was tired of seeing the word FAIL.. but i guess i was curious ..so i checked i before i submit i prayed to God and said whatever happened i am not mad of you God just please continue being with me and send me strength and don't let me give up too easily.. i clicked submit and looked at the result ..yes PASS.. i closed my eyes and asked is this real?? no it can't be real... no ..tears of joy.. yes i cried and cried and look at at God and thank you every day since then.. I advice is that... study hard but at the same time don't overkilled yourself like i did in the past (i studied 12hrs/day).. take sometimes to take care of yourself like going for a walk, yoga, gym, listen to the music or go for a ride and them come back and study again.. I used the same resources Uworld, NCLEX Mastery ..BUT BUT BUT this time i did listened to one recorded audio that i can't share or mentioned it here.. if anyone want me to share i can.. you can email me.. I bough this audio but , i wouldn't mind to share.. there is no need for those who struggled enough to pay more..for me this audio was extremely helpful..this person has a great way to explaining things and giving great strategies how to remember or how to guess the answer.. My last word is don't give up, if i can do it you can do it.. I came to the U.S when I was 19 with no English, I failed 4 times and passed on my fifth. Believe in yourself, don't get discourage, don't let anyone know when you will be taking the test again..because i realized letting anyone know including your family know when the next time you take the test give you more pressure.. Good luck on your studying and take care of yourself

Thank you everyone for words of encouragement, i have felt very down in the last few days, most of my friends are working and enjoy their new lives and careers. Here i am still working at my old job and make very little money, but whatever i make i have to pay for my rent, student loans and yes the re-take test fee. I feel like i am a prisoner for my nclex, i don't have a life but study and work. For those who still need a study buddy i would really appreciate if you can contact me at my email [email protected].

[email protected] really sorry that i haven't checked this forum. but yes much appreciate if you can share you notes .... thank you

thank you, I pray everyday, God must be tired of listening to me when did you graduate? just curious why you wait until October? Good luck

it's all random.. it's not easy for me to say what kind of questions because you could be asked for anything.. I took 4x and none of them are repeated questions. I unfortunately got alot of SATA.. i swear the first 75 questions i got 25 SATA questions... I don't know because i answered them wrong or what but i kept getting one after another... Alot of meds questions, very few prioritization questions this past time but on the 3rd one i got a lot of teaching and prioritizing questions.

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Hi everyone, First of all congrats to those that passed their NCLEX! I just don't know where to ask for help, but here i am posting this thread and desperate for help or looking for a buddy/a study group to prepare for the test.. It hurts so much as i am writing this post, sadly i already took the test 4 times and all failed. I just don't know how to study i tried everything that i could possibly could. the first test i got 75 and failed..the last 3 i got 265 questions and failed all. i am so close to give it up, i sometimes told myself that maybe nursing is not my for me. But yet i had invested so much money and now i have no job but do a little job that pays very little just to pay for my test, my rent and student loan. here are what i have used. Kaplan uworld Sounders NclexMastery Picmonic Quick Fact for Nclex I spent at least 12hrs a day to study, I watched ton of vids on youtube, watched all the vids on Kaplan, made ton of index cards/notes.. I asked for one one one NCLEX tutor which costs $100-150/hr. I can't afford to do that now. All my friends are working and busy with their lives i don't want to bother them and plus i am very disappointed at myself and pretty much isolated myself from everyone. Please if anyone could give or give some tips or needs a buddy to study together we can use skype! thank you so much