Wondering if I should take the Kaplan On-demand course?

patteRN · Jul 13, 2011

I would absolutely recommend Kaplan On Demand. I switched from the classroom review before it started, and I'm glad I did. A few close friends who did the classroom review thought it was kind of a waste of time, since you can go over test-taking strategies on your own with the Course Book and videos online. But it also depends on how you learn. I'm more of a visual rather than audio-learner and I prefer to study on my own at my own pace. So you're anything like that, On Demand should be sufficient.

What I owe my success on the NCLEX (passing with 75 q's) to is doing about 2,000 Kaplan questions from the Q-bank, all 7 question trainers, and the alternate question test. I only had time to do half of the Q-bank q's, but the question trainers were most helpful for getting used to doing 75 q's and more in one sitting. I also read through maybe 80% of the Course Book. Overall, doing tons of test questions, taking several breaks here and there, and looking over ALL the rationales helped the most. Good luck to you on passing NCLEX! :)

MN-Nurse, ASN, RN · Jul 13, 2011

I would absolutely recommend Kaplan On Demand.

Seconded. All reports I have from classmates indicate the Kaplan in-class activities were a bit of a waste of time. However the trainer and qbank questions online were awesome.

student_nurse123 · Jul 14, 2011

:tku: !!!