I just took the NCLEX today, 11 years out of nursing school. I left the profession 8 years ago, and I let my license lapse. I was very overwhelmed at first with the idea of studying ALL THAT INFO again. I signed up with Kaplan at the suggestion of a friend, and it was like going to nursing school again. I took the live question review session, and then studied online over a span of 3 months. I liked the live experience, but I think the online resources were even better for someone like me who had to relearn alot of basic knowledge. I feel really good about how I did, and feel pretty confident that I passed. Fingers crossed! If your friend can take the time to review all of the video lectures, the video review of questions, and then answer the thousands of questions in the Qbank and Question Trainers, she should be prepared. It took me weeks to plow through all those videos, but I think it was worth it.