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Hello everyone. I wanted to share something with anybody who is nearing the end of their program and looking to take exit exams as well as prepare for the NCLEX. First of all, my school used ATI, and I found that it was pretty helpful in learning content crucial to nursing students throughout the learning process. Secondly, to prepare for the NCLEX (as I'd been waiting for some time for my transcripts to arrive and receive my ATT) was placed on the back burner for a little bit. However, once I received my ATT code (August 15) I immediately scheduled to take the exam for August 22nd. I didn't give myself much time to prepare, which was a mistake.....but the resources I used was the Kaplan online course, and the uworld.com subscription. Kaplan was okay, and I used some of the lectures to review content, but uworld is what truly helped me. I made it through almost the entire test bank (1500 questions) and felt that I had improved on some content material in the process, as well as improving my test taking skills. I truly recommend uworld as a resource to practice questions, because honestly there isn't necessarily a way to review EVERY single thing the NCLEX is entitled to ask you about. Truly, at least try it and you will see that it has completely tailored exams optional for each individual's need, and the rational is beyond compare!! You don't have to wait to find the rationale at the end because it will provide it for every question if you choose tutor-mode. I passed the NCLEX on August 22 and found out I passed that evening. I was prepared to take the entire 265 questions, but ended up only having to take 75. Wheeeeww!!!! Good luck!!!

Hi dturner, I am actually in this program now, and I wish I had more information before I began so I will help out as much as I can. It is a very new program, but it seems to be a very good school thus far. As far as the TEAS is concerned, it is technically a reading version now, though it was not like I had expected. When I applied for this program, I did not have time for a study guide, but I downloaded an app on my phone in hopes it would better prepare me for the test. I will say, it is not a grammatical type exam, but more of a reading comprehension as well as a lot of common sense! I think it is very fitting since my first day in Nursing 100 we had to take another ATI test, which was also very much like a reading comprehension and interpretation exam. I would strongly suggest you make sure you are quick at reading! I did not complete my exam because I had missed almost 3 questions. It would just put you in a better position. Luckily, I did pass the first time! The cutting score for the school as far as I was told was 69%. Just do the best you can and practice with comprehension based skills! I hope this helps. I truly was coming onto this site and just registered because I am looking for more information on Pathophysiology. I am currently in this course, and I am very worried that I will not retain enough information to be successful. Good luck to you, and I wish you all of the best! Stratford seems to be getting more posts on this website, so hopefully we can help other prospective students make up their minds on which nursing school to attend.