Testing next week. Need tips right now!
Hey guys. So I’m kinda lost on what to do right now. My NCLEX is next Tuesday (May 19), and this past couple weeks I’ve taken 2 CATs and 2 assessments on UWorld.
Here are my stats:
April 27 - CAT #1
- Stopped at 85Q
- 64%
- Difficulty: 1.12
- 72nd percentile
May 4 — Assessment #1
- 72%
- High chance of passing
- 48th percentile
May 10 — CAT #2
- Stopped at 85Q
- 71%
- Difficulty: 1.14
- 96th percentile
May 12 — Assessment #2
- 73%
- “High chance of passing”
- 48th percentile
At this point, I mainly want enough time to mentally reset before test day. I planned:
- Saturday is completely off
- Sunday light study day (~50Q)
- Monday mostly off
Part of me feels like another CAT could help confidence, but another part of me thinks it might just lead to burnout this close to the exam.
Another issue is that I usually sleep HORRIBLY the night before major exams because of anxiety lol. I’m trying to build confidence going into Tuesday instead of psyching myself out.
Do you guys think I should:
- do one more CAT, and no review?
- mostly focus on reviewing notes/content from Mark K
- or mainly focus on resting at this point?
- Go through Round 2 ov reviewing rationtales from CAT #1 and 2 and Test #1 and #2?
Would appreciate advice from anyone who recently passed 🙏
ALSO: What did you do the day before the NCLEX? Just curious:)
Also, if there are any good YouTube mini-reviewers/high-yield NCLEX videos you recommend for the last few days before the exam, please let me know.