Virtual ATI Online Studying Class/Coach?

[iHealth]

Hello,

I posted this here as I hope I will receive answers from graduates who have already passed their NCLEX.My college utilizes ATI heavily. I have already graduated, but I guess they bought the whole package from ATI, as we received emails for our virtual ati nclex review. Did any of you truthfully find this helpful?

I took the PN Comp Predictor, and I will be honest...I scored SO poorly! You would never imagine that I had a 3.5 GPA throughout my LPN schooling.I barely have a 50% chance of passing the NCLEX the first time around. I feel like I know NOTHING. The program I attended was a JOKE..I lost a lot of my motivation..which is my fault.

However, I signed up for the class two days ago and it totally frazzled me. It seems so disorganized and overwhelming...but I'm not sure if it's just me that thinks this. There are about a thousand learning activities and online DVDs to look at...and it looks like it's mainly powerpoint type of stuff.

Here's the thing...I don't actually need to work for another year..possibly 3 years...so I was going to continue college and earn my BSN. However, I really do want to gain some experience, while in college, and I feel the sooner I take this exam and earn my LPN license..the better...just so I can have my options open. Also, I know that it's a long process to land a job, now, anyway. I know people who have been searching for a year...so that's why I feel the pressure.

I have addressed my coach and she just keeps telling me to complete the learning activities..any advice?

[momandstudent]

Aahhh, the virtual ATI...brings back memories from just a mere 3-4 months ago. My school also utilized this program and all that I can tell you is..just do it and get it done.

We were told by the school that it was a very beneficial program. In all honesty, I wished we didn't have to do it. I don't know if I was so burnt out after graduation from school in general or if the first assessment left a horrible taste in my mouth but I didn't like ATI. I struggled to complete the program but looking back, if I would have just bit the bullet, it would not have taken me almost a month to do.

I can say that the questions for the assessments were very comparable to the NCLEX. They were hard but so was boards. I tried to utilize the study material offered through the program and quite frankly, it was of no help. I tried the study guides-no help. The power points were also worthless.

I wish I could tell you differently, but I can't. The only thing that I found with ATI was that the questions were comparable to boards. I know that I really didn't help you and I am sorry about that...good luck!

[iHealth]

Thanks a lot! That's exactly how I'm feeling now..but I really wanted to step back and assess the situation. In your experience, do you think I would be better sticking to my Kaplan/Saunders book and completing 300 questions per day? I feel like this VATI thing is dragging along and frustrating me more than anything..but it could just be because I'm so impatient haha.

[momandstudent]

I cannot give you good information on what to study because I didn't study before I took boards. I did the ATI and that was pretty much it. I did do about 15 questions the day before but that was all. I was so burnt out and really just had the thought of, "If I pass, I pass. If I don't, at least I know how the test is and I can study from there." I know, I know...really bad thought process but I tried and tried to do more than open my books and stare blankly at the pages in front of me. I know one of my classmates used Saunders and she passed (she did the whole book). I am sorry I cannot help you more-GOOD LUCK!