in our program anything under a 75 is considered failing. we are told to make appt with our advisors if we make any grade we are not happy with and they will go over the test with us (alone) and show what we did wrong and why it was wrong. maybe you could meet up with your advisor to discuss it and get help! i also agree with the possibility of studying too much. you can also over think the critical thinking, or even use the critical thinking when not completely necessary, thus choosing the wrong answer to a reasonably easy question. study groups have helped me more than anything. listening to the points others think may be covered on a test and compairing notes can be very beneficial aswell. good luck!! treshel77:nurse: