i've been making flashcards. tons of flashcards. i am mad at the kaplan center. i've been trying for 3 days now to talk to an nclex instructor to see what i can do to prepare better as my exam is coming up. no one has gotten back to me. i went in person. i called. i e-mailed numerous people. this is ridiculous. :( i really hope i'm more ready than ( Read more... )

So this summarizes where i am with the nclex prep (i forwarded this e-mail to kaplan):

I am very worried about taking my nclex ____________ because as of recently I have not been scoring very high on the qbank questions. When I took the readiness test i scored 71% and at the time felt very confident. For some reason now, (I don't know if i'm ( Read more... )

 man, i am not doing very well on these practice exams again. i keep fluctuating with my scores. one day i feel like i know it all and then a week later i forget everything. i keep trying to review the book but i am sick of it, i can't concentrate. i go on facebook every 2 seconds. augh. i'm not sure what to do--i probably need the time pressure to ( Read more... )

i took  a 5 hour energy drink yesterday and it helped me with my test score. however, by the time bball practice came around i was too tired to run around like that. then at night i didn't fall asleep until 4 am but i was exhausted physically and the last thing i wanted to do was anytyhing productive. today i woke up exhausted and still am and ( Read more... )

next sat is our bball tourney in NY. i can't believe it's in 1 week. the team doesn't seem as hype as the last tourney. =\ we may spend the night in nyc and get a hotel depending if we win or lose. if we win we'll be too tired to go out. if we lose then we'll have enough energy to go out to a club with everyone else ( Read more... )

i totally want to do this tomorrow: http://www.phillycircus.com/

it ooks like fun but it sucks to be the only one who is alone. if others are there alone and untalented, such as i, i wont' feel so bad. i'm always looking for new fun ways to work out and this could be one of them. watch, when i get there i'll be like "wtf am i getting myself into?!" ( Read more... )

 i so haven't been in the mood to study the last 2 days and it shows in my practice exam scores ( Read more... )

 it's 5:06 am and i can't sleep. i did some more nclex questions.it's amazing how much i changed in the last 24 hours. i'm really confident and i just scored a 60% on my weakest section. i feel ready to take this test. i'm not telling anyone my date but i did register. unfortunately, the date is much further than i hoped. it's funny b/c i looked at ( Read more... )

after coming home and watching tv and just relaxing i totally felt a lot less anxious. i talked to my mom a bit and that surprisingly helped. she said she knows i'm ready. i don't know how she knows, i guess a mother's intuition, but her faith in me made me feel a whole lot better because my mom is NEVER one to say something (especially something ( Read more... )

i feel so anxious and i can't think straight. i am getting super nervous about the nclex. although i did really well on the readiness test (i mean i surpassed the passing range by a lot!) i'm starting to do worse on my practice exams and i know it has to be directly related to my anxiety level. i'm not usually a nervous test taker at all but there ( Read more... )