PVT Works, Lower Kaplan Scores, Encouragement for all-my story!

[NewHopkinsRN,BSN]

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to tell everyone that THEY CAN DO IT!!!!!! I took my NCLEX on June 28th and just found out this morning that I passed. I look back over the last four years and can't believe I did it and I'm here now. Got to a day I thought may never come. I just want to give everyone some hope. First off the pearson vue trick worked for me!!!!

I studied for a solid month...every single day. Did question after question, book after book, took Kaplan and did 100% of the qbank, all the question trainers, watched the content videos, took lots of notes, etc. But my kaplan scores were mediocre and I got discouraged from my teachers who kept saying you should have a 65% consistently before you take the NCLEX. I got nervous up until the moment of the test about whether I was ready but I kinda figured there was nothing more I could do to study. I had kinda reached my plateau. Let's face it...no one is ever going to be READY for the NCLEX. My computer shut off in 75 questions which I had hoped and prayed would happen all along and once it did I was totally not ready because I felt like I had done awful on the questions. Felt like I had nothing that I had studied. Lots of random drugs, diseases, diet questions, 7 SATA, 1 drag and drop, 1 chart exhibit, and 1 math. I did have a lot of priority which was a good thing for me. ANYWAY....I just want to tell you what my kaplan scores are to ease the minds of those who aren't getting all 65s before they test.

Diagnostic Exam 61%

QT 1- 51%

QT 2- 63%

QT 3- 52%

QT 4- 51%

QT 5- 61%

QT 6- 52 %

QT 7- 55%

Readiness Test 66%

So YOU CAN DO IT!!! And you know what helped the most...PRAYER. I couldn't have done it without the prayers and support from everyone in my life!! God is good!!!

Good luck to everyone :) Listen to the song "Keep Your Head Up"-Andy Grammer...it will cheer you up!!!

[Lovelymo79]

Did you feel the Kaplan questions were harder than the actual NCLEX questions? Thanks and congrats!

[NYJAN]

Thanks so much again for the encouragement! I just did QT 5 this morning and got 57 again, im going to do QT 6 today and some QBank. I still have to go through the explanations for all the Q Trainers, do you think that will help? Ill try and do that this weekend while Im away along with QBanks!

[NewHopkinsRN,BSN]

Did you feel the Kaplan questions were harder than the actual NCLEX questions? Thanks and congrats!

Yes and no. I thought some of Kaplan's questions were harder but I also felt like since I had random stuff on the NCLEX that was hard for me. But since I shut off at 75 I must have done well even though the stuff was hard. So just try not to stress. Just use all the resources available to you. Learn how to answer those questions and do the best you can!!

[NewHopkinsRN,BSN]

Thanks so much again for the encouragement! I just did QT 5 this morning and got 57 again, im going to do QT 6 today and some QBank. I still have to go through the explanations for all the Q Trainers, do you think that will help? Ill try and do that this weekend while Im away along with QBanks!

Definitely going through rationales for all Kaplan questions is helpful!!! I highly recommend that. Because even if you are getting stuff wrong by reviewing the rationale you are seeing why you got it wrong and what to do differently next time. You are learning. Write down things you don't know and read through it over and over so next time you will know it!

[Musvette,BSN,RN]

:yeah:congratualtions! am gonna take mine soon hope to share the same fate... to be an RN after the exam...:)

[NYJAN]

I have been doing Q Bank and my scores are not so great I ranged 48-65 % so far on 50 question tests. Doing about 200 a day and Still have about 600 left and the QT#7. My test is next friday the 15th!!! Should i be super worried with these scores?

[NewHopkinsRN,BSN]

I have been doing Q Bank and my scores are not so great I ranged 48-65 % so far on 50 question tests. Doing about 200 a day and Still have about 600 left and the QT#7. My test is next friday the 15th!!! Should i be super worried with these scores?

I wouldn't be worried about those scores....just keep practicing and make sure you review all the rationales. Even if you got them wrong..by reading the rationales you are learning!!! Take notes on things you need to look over again...finish all your qbank and qt's and you will be in good shape!!! good luck!!!! you will do great!!!!

[NYJAN]

thanks again for the encouragement, I'm just getting nervous as the day is getting closer and closer and feeling unprepared or im not even sure how, haha. but I did QT 7 and got 56 and have about 500 qbanks left so im gonna do that between today and tues, latest wed and relax till the test on friday!!! THIS WILL BE DONE PASSING!!!!