Hey cacurlytop, i am still in nursing school but from older friends they recommended studying for about a month. I know most of them took a 2-3 week NCLEX prep course and highly recommended it. I actually have a question for you..I saw that you had an externship and Cook's, I had an interview there and didn't want to ask them, but out of curiosity was the externship paid? And how did you like working there?