MY STORY: I recently graduated in May 2010. I slacked off because i was sooooo sick of studying but thought about all the wonderful comments people told me about how the nclex was easy and that i shouldn't worry too much about it.
well I studied here and there for June. then July came around and right after I partied for the 4th I got down to business!@ I studied full force for 2 weeks 10-12 hours a day!@ SAUNDERs (answered every single question on the CD - 4,000 something questions) (300 questions a night) (MY OPINION: I ran through those questions not really paying attention to how I am thinking about the question but mostly the content of the question) --> so all in all Saunders was content based for me.
THEN!@# I got a little freaked out so I borrowed Kaplan from my friend and did all there questions (CD and BOOK), read the book twice FOR 1 WEEK.
Day of the test I was more anxious and excited to get it over with than I was nervous. I knew the fact that the questions get harder when you answer them correctly... so every time i got a hard question I would turn off my nervous mode and say to myself "i got this" (maybe a little over confident). I walked out of the test thinking "of course i passed!@" i had to of.
well the day I found FAIL on the pearsonvue website I broke down and cried the whole day...(and was sad for 2 more days).
I will be retaking the test sometime in September and have already signed up for Kaplan online....
QUESTION: why is the pass rate for re-takers so low?
QUESTION: any advice for a kaplan taker?
QUESTION: any advice for a retaker?
ANY ADVICE AT ALL WOULD BE GREAT... LET ME KNOW EVERY BLUNT OPINION!@
. I walked out of the test thinking "of course i passed!@" i had to of.