r/npte

Got my score back this morning. Is a 652 a good score? I know passing is passing, but does a 652 look like I barely scraped by?

I’m torn between the two. I’m also doing final frontiers lsp.

Anybody else having this issue?
The suspense is killing me

Update: Did not pass 😓

Wanted to share my experience with TypicalPT since I just finished my NPTE prep and used their platform as my main qbank. I did about 20 questions a day for 12 weeks plus content review from their book. The thing that stood out most was how the adaptive algorithm actually worked. I have never seen anything else like it before. Early on I was getting a bunch of cardiopulm and neuro questions because those were my weakest systems. By week 8 my scores in those areas had come up significantly and the platform started mixing in more of the other systems. It says it adapts to you and it really looked like it was working well. The questions were a lot more clinical and slightly harder than some of the ones on the PEAT exams so that definitely did throw me off.

Overall I think it did help improve my overall understanding of the material. Although the questions were a little bit longer and a little different from the PEAT exams, their explanations were the most helpful part. I think if you just take notes from their explanations and just keep doing practice questions every day with the adaptive practice, you should do well. I kept seeing my scores improve over time.

I wanted to share my experience because I'm not sure how many people have heard of them or tried them but them.

Budgeting for NPTE prep and trying to decide if I should get the Typical PT qbank or save money and just use the free resources plus the PEAT. For anyone who used it, did you feel like it actually made a difference vs just doing practice questions from other sources? I've also heard truelearn mentioned a lot. Trying to figure out where to put my money.

Feeling quite lost, missed my 3rd attempt today, scored, a 511, 584, and today a 568 in my 3 exams. Before this I took a practice and retired peat and scored a 648 and 600 respectively so was hoping I'd be ready but clearly not. I don't know if I can do this without some guided support. I've used NPTEFF but transparently the ALPS tutoring just didn't help. I did group tutoring and individual for a few hours but I think I need someone to help me figure out exactly what I'm doing wrong. Preferably it's someone who has a track record of breaking 600 with the similar scores as above.

Am freakin out and thinkin i probably failed my second attempt. But deep inside i know i did fairly better than my first attempt i have no idea how to survive these couple hours 🤕😭 any one passed the second att please 😔

UPDATE I PASSED

Feeling so defeated. Any advice helps. I’ve been doing final frontier and therapyed. Scored 423 first time and 452 this time. Is it even statistically possible that I pass? SOS.

I took the April NPTE this week and I’m stressing while waiting for my results. I know I missed some easy ones but I believe I got some of the harder ones right. I just don’t know how to feel. How common is this? I’ve already accepted a job so I’m stressing a little.

#NPTE

first of all, I’m about 90% confident that I failed the April npte. I know I missed the most simple questions after looking them up afterward. so I’m basically already planning to take it again in July. however I’m also trying to be ~positive~ and hoping that I’ll pass.

in the meantime, I don’t know what to do with myself. I’m six to my stomach from anxiety about it all, can’t sleep, having nightmares about it, and I’m extremely anxious if I can’t get a job because I failed due to not passing. how will I pay rent, groceries, everything for the next few months?

i need advice!! Either what are you doing right now to keep yourself sane as we wait for results, or if you have previously failed and your life didn’t end i could use some words of encouragement in any way.

Hello everyone!!

Best of luck to everyone waiting for their results today! I hope WE ALL PASSSSS!!

This is my first attempt. I see some people's scores have been withheld and I came across many posts. Does it indicate anything? I feel like withheld = pass. Mine is not withheld ,which is why I'm worried. Can somebody help me if they passed and their scores are not withheld?

I know this is so crazy..can't blame my brain for doing this to me!!

How do you view your score from the April results? Are we able to see them yet? I know the full score report isn’t available until May 13th.

Everyone else absolutely losing it right now? I’m sick to my stomach. I’ve done everything I could to stay busy. Do we think it’s for sure we’ll get these results back today?

i know it’s long, but these posts helped me a lot especially if you’re low on time. to preface, i am pretty bad at multiple choice tests, got high 70s-low 80s on my exams in PT school.

here’s what i did:

1. i used therapyed book, study guide/review book, and their 3 practice exams. They were harder but definitely prepared me.

2. looked up practice questions online like quizlet (although i realized one was a PTA one so make sure it’s PT lol). also PT365 until i ran out of free ones.

3. I looked at other people’s study guides and cross referenced them with my therapyed studying while writing. I also used my old ortho class notes to recall how i remembered key concepts.

4. i learn by writing and rewriting, condensing- i locked myself in my room for 13 days for 8-10 hrs/day, studying, writing- up to 80 pages worth. spent an hour reciting this info to a friend from active recall. Spent the day studying and at the end i’d do practice questions.

5. watched PT final exam practice questions/his brain dump video. tried to pick up as many mnemonics as i could from anywhere.

6. made a single flash card (or 2) of vital info i NEEDED to know (lab vals, cutoff values etc). reviewed these right before my test too. also highlighted info on the 80 pages i wrote but ran out of time.

7. took a PEAT the day before at the exact time i was scheduled. i analyzed how they ask questions, key info i skipped, key words they use, and where my knowledge gap was. i typed all of this out (got so tired of writing and this was a more mental practice). I was going to go over all the answers, but ran out of time so just did the incorrect ones.

8. i watched people’s reviews on tiktok too. just look up npte review/study guide etc. most of them had good mnemonics as well/ it helped to make stuff stick while i was scrolling. did quizlets before bed. i made this my life. my parents were kinda concerned but i could not pay another $600.

my timeline of scores:

april 5: 52% - no studying at all april 24: 67% april 26: 72% april 28: PEAT was above average april 29: NPTE

TEST DAY: reviewed my little flash card of vital info on the way there. highlighted info from my 80+ pages that i knew i was weak on. ate some trail mix on my break, drank water during it, and didn’t take the full break, just wanted to get it over with. 5 hrs felt like 30 mins.

TEST TAKING ADVICE:

1. keep your initial answer. i kept repeating this to myself. go with your gut.

2. i didn’t “brain dump” until i got to a question that needed the info

3. highlight! cross out answers! it helps you visually narrow them down + so you don’t click the wrong one on accident.

i felt somewhat confident leaving, but also read that if you’re confident in it you probs didn’t pass so i was in a limbo of feelings all week. although i took 13 days to prep, i told myself I’ve spent 3 years learning this info so i’ll be ok.

• what i’d do differently: would probably get true learn question bank/something with a lot of questions and give myself more time to review the questions

i also remember reading a post from here saying they did the same thing so that motivated me too lol. i was really scared bc i didn’t get FF like the rest of my class, but it is what it is.

also, just a personal aside: i did attempt to study in february, which is when i gathered materials, listened to a few episodes of kyle rice podcast, but genuinely nothing stuck. was all passive. but it helped bc i kinda had the materials already, just needed to buckle down.

hopefully this can help those who don’t know where to start and for those who did not get the score they wanted. thank you for reading!!!!!!!

Starting my second year of DPT and trying to figure out what review resources to get before things ramp up. A couple people in my cohort have the typical pt book and they seem to really like it. I flipped through one of their copies and the layout looked way better than the textbooks we use in class but idk if its actually worth buying this early or if I should wait until closer to boards. Anyone have experience with it? Did you actually use it during coursework or is it more of a board prep thing?

April 2026 exam scores come out tonight, so naturally, I checked the website this morning just in case. There was an option to click a survey link, so I did. And it popped up with a survey that said “your results from your most recent NPTE were withheld for further validation”. I’m freaking out, what does this mean? For background, I took the NPTE for the first time Oct 2025, so this is my second attempt. Has anyone else experienced this/what does it mean?

Welp, it’s happened. I have reached 6/6 attempts of not passing. I can no longer go through this process anymore mentally. I’ve struggled with maintaining focus and studying, as well as these long difficult exams for too long. I’m considering to try and transition to medical device sales positions if possible. Congrats to all who have passed

Title says it all. I am a little hurt but I will not let it bring me down. Congratulations to all that passed! I’m looking to kick ass come July