ninagrace

Hi everyone! I dont want to seem over-confident here... but here is my honest opinion! I took my exam exactly a month after my graduation, on 06.15.05. I studied like crazy for a month... I would wake up at 6 am and sleep at 2:30 am everyday just reading my books, I bought 7 review books. And I even purchased a 6 wk course at learningext.com. I almost had a nervous breakdown. I realized that if I don't stop or atleast cutdown on what I was doing that I really am going to go crazy! So 2 weeks before my exam I started just reading my book, and I focused on 1 book, I stopped doing the cd questions, and I stopped the online course. 2 days before my test. I stopped studying.. period! When I took the test I was able to relax, and as I was answering my questions (by the way I got a lot of priority questions), I realized that the questions were "EASY". I know it seems weird.. I started doubting myself, because my thoughts were like "How in the world could this be EASY?? My school, my instructors all told me that the test was extremely hard. So I definetely must be doing something wrong. I'm probably reading the questions incorrectly." After 1 1/2 hr, I left the test center feeling numb all over, I got 75 questions. The test as they say will not be what you'd expect... but geezz.... I had no idea what that really meant. I had the feeling that it was easy but I also had doubts, i knew it'll be relieved once I get my results. I painfully waited for 10 days.. I got my results and passed! I wish you all luck on the NCLEX... and remember just breath in (and out) and relax. I know its easy to say now but I know everybody can pass that test! Nina

hey chet! i got mine too today. hehehe! isn't that great! m sOOO happy for the 2 of US !!!! congratulations. i passed with 85 questions! ninagrace

i probably have done almost 3000 questions all together. i have abt 6 review books.. but the people i talk to said to focus only on 1 book. because the more information that u have the more confusing a question becomes... i dont know, i just do hope we pass! good luck to u also nina

i actually rescheduled for the end of June i felt like i was so over loaded with so much information that i couldn't even sleep anymore i would wake up at 5 am to study and stay up til 2 am next morning. i decided to reschedule because i felt that if i didnt get myself together that i would just flunk that exam!! u r right abt second guessin' and doubtin' i think that i have read so much different books that i had to much excess information that i didnt need.. can someone pls tell me which book to really focus and study on, and how time a day should i study?? i have abt less than 3 weeks now.. say a short prayer for me.. tnx

...thanks. i really pray that i just pass! -nina

hi... just wanted to find outif anybody could give me tips abt the nclex. i graduated last april for my pn, and im taking my test on next tuesday. i was wondering if anybody had an almost similar experience of reviewing abt 1 1/2 months. i've been taking sample test and i'm getting abt 70-80% on it, do u think that is sufficient. or should i just reschedule.. m getting incredible jitters from all this studying, and anxious... pls help! ---in desperate need! nina