How I prepared was by attending the HURST REVIEW. There are live reviews held all across the country and if there isn't one near you, you can attend an online review. I cannot tell you how helpful this seminar was. The only catch is that it costrs $350.00, but it has a 98% pass rate and if you do not pass they refund your money. I would recommend this class to anyone and if I had known about it prior to graduation I would have taken it twice (it was that good!) I also bought the NCLEX 3500 and I thought that it was extremely helpful because it got you in the mode to take the questions on the computer. I wish you the best of luck!