u/Glo_moraa

For context:

I graduated 11 years ago. Passed the PNLE right after graduation, but never practiced the profession. I ended up in a completely different industry and never looked back.

However, due to unforeseen circumstances, I decided to take this leap of fate. I'm in a situation where I need to leave the country for peace of mind and mental health. Luckily, I'm a registered nurse, so atleast it gave me more options.

I applied for NCLEX last December 15, 2025. Got my ATT around end of March. Scheduled it on May 5 originally, but I felt like I'm no longer gaining any new content/knowledge, so moved it to April 27. But joke's on me since a week prior to the exam, I went through a very chaotic event and was not able to study for a week. So I moved it to May 14.

Study Duration: 6 Weeks (but only 5 weeks were locked-in review)
Study Plan:

1. ⁠Used uWorld as my main QBank. Read the rationale thoroughly. I was scoring 78% in overall performance. Took 2-3 CATs everyday and averaged 72-80% all the time. I did not utilize the videos, cheat sheets or whatsoever. I just went straight to answering the QBank through CATs (not tutored).
2. ⁠When I consumed all the questions in uWorld, I still had 3 days left for review. I used the free-trial of Naxlex and used the 8 tutored CATs. I was scoring 72-76% with all Very High result.
3. ⁠I did not watch Mark K or other videos. I don't have the attention-span for it. I'll just fall asleep.

So basically, I really just did QBanks of uWorld and Naxlex -- plus a dozen of prayers and "you got this, tiwala lang"

While reviewing, since I graduated 11 years ago, it felt like muscle memory at the back of my head. Like it was just being reactivated. For context, I was a good student in college. I really took it seriously, so perhaps that was a huge factor.

NCLEX Content: (Yes I counted, lol, this was the only thing written on the provided white board)
4 Case Studies
20 SATA questions
52 Stand Alone Questions
13 Matrix Questions

From memory recall, I think I had 3-5 Pharmacology questions, heavy on prioritization and safety, not much on Med-Surg (maybe 20%). Questions were vague and I'd say Naxlex was nearer to the style of questions. uWorld was very detailed and gave you some clues to answer the question, but NCLEX was very vague.

I'd say it wasn't really very difficult, but it was confusing to say the least. It's like all the answers were correct.

NCLEX Quick Results:
I did the PV Trick the moment I got the email from Pearson. Got the good pop up, but I didn't trust on it completely. Quick Results came out 60 hours after I finished the exam. Took the exam on a Thursday (finished at exactly 1:00pm), got the result Sunday (1:00am).

To all NCLEX takers, you all got this!

Tips:

1. ⁠Trust your gut and don't change answers unless you know you really got it wrong.
2. ⁠For SATA, if you're not sure with the choice, don't click it. You might lose points.
3. ⁠For matrix questions, always think "is it safe?"
4. ⁠For stand-alone questions, always make sure you're reading the question correctly whether it's "included" or "needs more teaching" or "priority" or "first"
5. ⁠Don't overthink and never question the question

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