SexyDDS Congrats on passing!,
Since you had taken the Naplex once and failed, how did you study differently the next time? I feel lost like I don't know what I'm studying wrong or doing wrong and I've NEVER been good at standardized tests. I can do the math great on RX Prep. Where did you get the SDN 120 questions? Maybe I should try those instead. could you send them to me? Did it not feel overwhelming with all the different sources when studying? How/what did you study this time to pass.? What helped you the most? Was Kaplan helpful? How much is that one? I'm trying to figure out how to pass and it seems I can't. I totally feel I forget everything from earlier chapters once I get to chapter 60. Suggestions on what to do? I'm interested in the pronto pass stuff, could you send me what it looks like so I can see if it would help me? I'm willing to try anything if it helps. TIA
SexyDDS Congrats on passing!,
Since you had taken the Naplex once and failed, how did you study differently the next time? I feel lost like I don't know what I'm studying wrong or doing wrong and I've NEVER been good at standardized tests. I can do the math great on RX Prep. Where did you get the SDN 120 questions? Maybe I should try those instead. could you send them to me? Did it not feel overwhelming with all the different sources when studying? How/what did you study this time to pass.? What helped you the most? Was Kaplan helpful? How much is that one? I'm trying to figure out how to pass and it seems I can't. I totally feel I forget everything from earlier chapters once I get to chapter 60. Suggestions on what to do? I'm interested in the pronto pass stuff, could you send me what it looks like so I can see if it would help me? I'm willing to try anything if it helps. TIA
I sent you a PM, but overall, math was my main issue, so once that was fixed, I increased at least 16 points from the first time to this passing time (maybe math plus a little increase in clinical) , while trying to maintain the other clinical random facts.
I sent you the SDN 120 questions. Those are harder than the actual exam, but great preparation. Since your math is solid, just keep it up. In terms of the clinical portion, I was overwhelmed daily. One day I would feel great memorizing and answering all the diabetes questions, then by the next week, I couldnt recall them from the top of my head. Good thing, this is a multiple choice test, so you can eliminate the ridiculous answers! I made sure I knew all of the major systems/topics well, so that when I got anything ambiguous, I could eliminate categories of drugs. You also will continue to get long patient cases, so you need to know what to monitor and how to proceed next. When I studied, I tried to think of people I knew who had a similar disease, or I made jokes or pneumonics (RX prep videos share good ones), and I could retain it better. I took it seriously this time and did not work and studied at least 6 hours a day. You have to treat this as your job now and follow your calendar. However, make a goal of 1-2 chapters a day (finish the video, question bank and make flashcards. It's a lot of work, so some days I only finished 1 chapter. But knowing a few chapters well is way better than knowing 10 chapters on the surface. I kept doing questions, but I never felt ready. I don' t think anyone ever does.... But, questions will give you the confidence. I did all the RX prep online questions, kaplan 2 test banks, pre-naplex, and anything else I could get my hands on.
We can talk more via PM if needed!