Taking NCLEX in 2 weeks. Need some insights please

kentot · Jun 17, 2016

Hello everyone!

To make the long story short, I graduated from nursing school December 2014 and I haven't been able to take the NCLEX due to personal reasons until now.

I've had zero exposure to anything nursing related since I graduated, up until I started preparing for the test back in May 2016. My test is on June 30.

My school used Kaplan for our program. However, the first review tool I used was UWorld since most of my ex-classmates/current nurses recommended it. I finished the entire qbank and I was overwhelmed with the questions and information, ending up with only an average of 52% on the entire qbank. My mind was far away from nursing prior to starting uworld, so I wasn't certain if I just wasn't used to it, or my knowledge was just far gone. I had zero confidence at this point. Nonetheless, I stuck with it and read every single rationale.

Right after I finished uworld, I bought Kaplan and did their qbank. Right off the bat, the questions felt different, somewhat easier to me. I don't know if it was a bi-product of me picking up all the information from uworld and applying it to kaplan, or kaplan was just easier, or maybe a bit of both. Anyway, I finished the qbank with an average of 60%, with 52% being my lowest score, and 71% being the highest.

I have 3 questions:

1. Does the NCLEX feel more similar to Kaplan or uworld? I remember when I was in school, people emphasized how MUCH harder Kaplan was to the real NCLEX, but after seeing what uworld was like, I started having doubts.

2. Are kaplan qbank questions considered above-passing questions?

3. Based on these scores, do YOU think I'm ready to take the test? I know it is a lot to ask, but quite frankly, I really don't have anybody else to talk to this about. I'm just asking you guys based on what you've seen on this site, personal experience, or from other people.

Thanks a bunch everyone!