[/col i completed the accelerated program in 1991. i fortuantly did not have to work while attending, and in fact they frowned upon it. as i look back, the program was no where near as difficult as nursing is. i belonged to a wonderful study group, read and reread chapters and took many quizzes (mock tests) from the moseby books. you will see that these test questions/answers begin to follow the same theme in each category. in fact, they are fashioned from the nclex exam. we began with 50 students and 22 made it through. i think almost all of us passed the nclex the first time. you must put the rest of your life on the back burner, but it was well worth it. i felt well prepared when i finished. :pumpiron: