UWorld vs. HURST

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Hey guys! I take my NCLEX this Wednesday (7-20-16) and like everyone else, I'm FREAKING OUT. I bought HURST and made it about halfway through but I found it really hard to pay attention to the videos and needed something that was more interactive. I remembered a professor sending out an email after we graduated telling us about UWorld, so I went to the site and bought the 1 month subscription. I LOVE UWORLD. I love the rationales, I love how it's set up, and I love the diversity and intensity of the questions. My percentages have steady gone up over the past 3.5 days of me doing it. I started in mid 40s and I'm now in the low to mid 60s (my highest being 65%). So far I've completed 975 questions and plan to finish their questions before Wednesday. I feel like I've learned an incredible amount from UWorld and their rationales. It's getting down to crunch time, so I was wondering if anyone had any input on me just continuing to focus on UWorld and their rationales, or if I should steer myself back to HURST and their content review. Any and all input is appreciated. Thanks y'all!!!!

-Kelsey

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Specializes in OB/GYN.

I would focus on Uworld! I was somewhat in your shoes last month and after finishing Hurst and watching all of the videos a couple of times I realized that while I appreciated the content, I, like you, needed something more interactive so I got Uworld. The three weeks leading up to my NCLEX I focused 100% on Uworld. I initially had planned on watching a video/going through the notes for one subject and then doing questions for that same system in Uworld, but in the end, I watched/read through maybe 1 Hurst video in those three weeks because I found myself gravitating back to Uworld! You sound confident in your ability to pass from just using Uworld and you're almost there, I don't think there's any reason to overload yourself right now with more than 1 resource!

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Thank you SO much! I guess I was just needing some reassurance from someone who has been in the same boat.

What scores were you getting on UWorld?

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Specializes in OB/GYN.

No problem! Believe me, I was the exact same way in the days leading up to taking the NCLEX but looking back I really am glad that at some point I found Hurst to be boring and just chose to have fun with Uworld. Unfortunately, I don't remember what my scores were, but I was always trending higher than the average on the tests I was creating. I ended up somewhere in the 80th-85th percentile and did all of the questions. But when it really comes down to it, the rationales are extremely important and the rationales are what will help you do great on Wednesday!

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I just took NCLEX last week (7/13). I used solely UWorld and finished the Qbank with a 55% and passed NCLEX in 75 questions. Reading the rationals and taking notes really helped me. Good luck!

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Thank you so much!!!! I'm glad to know I'm not the only one only using UWorld!

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

When my class graduated 2 years ago, we did the 3 day in person, 1 month online Hurst review. I enjoyed it; felt it was a good prep tool in that it gave you everything you needed without bogging you down. I have no experience with UWorld, so I can't really compare the two, however I can state Hurst was the best choice for me as someone who learns better in an actual class-type setting.

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You will pass!! Uworld is amazing!!!

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UWorld all the way! I used it exclusively for a week and a half about 1700 questions. I passed in 265 questions. Took my test June 28th

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I'm taking my test 7/23. I did a local live review course here in ohio (Buszta) and also use the UWorld bank. Lately I've been mixing in reviewing content and questions by using the search feature. So say I'm studying hypo/hyper thyroidism, I'll search for that and pull up all the related Uworld quesitons/rationales and fitting that info to what I've been stuyding.. I'm trying not to focus too much on my UWorld scores and just want to make the most of these last few days...

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Specializes in Emergency Medicine.

I used Uworld exclusively finished entire qbank with a 59%, passed NCLEX 2 weeks ago with 75Q. Uworld made NCLEX seem easy.

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

I utilized ATI, ATI Live Review (lame), Virtual ATI (even worse) in school. Kaplan, UWorld and Pocket Prep NCLEX-RN app after graduation. By far, UWorld is the best of all the NCLEX study resources that I used. I am a visual learner and UWorld worked best for me.

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