Hi everyone, I recently passed the July NPTE and was wondering when I will get my license number for New York and how it will be communicated to me (email? mail?) My PT school friends from different states got theirs within 2 days and have some sort of portal but I don’t think NY does that. Any insight?
I got my score back and I didn't pass, ended up at 588. Still in shock because I honestly cause I really thought I was ready.
I did over 1500 questions on truelearn leading up to it. Like I grinded through the questions every single day, some days, I did 50+ questions. My percentages were sitting in the mid 70s so I felt fine going in.
Then I sat for the actual exam and it was nothing like truelearn. The questions were way harder and worded completely different. A lot of the truelearn stuff felt kind of straightforward once you knew the pattern, but the real NPTE had way more tricks and layers and I was stuck between two answers constantly. I walked out knowing it did not go how I planned.
Did anyone else feel this way? Trying to figure out what to actually use for the retake in October. What videos or qbanks actually help? Any quizlets or instagram pages you found helpful would be clutch too. I'm still just shocked cause it comes recommended but I genuinely don't know why.
I graduate soon and I'm trying to figure out my plan before I dive into studying...I have the option to work part time on a temp license while I study and the money would really help, but I'm nervous it'll eat into my study time and I'll burn out…
For anyone who worked while studying, how did you make it work? And for those who studied full time,do you think it was worth not working??
Alsoo..just looking for how to actually structure my studying in general. Like how many hours a day, how many weeks out should I start, when do you fit in practice exams..I know I'm going to get the typical pt book but not sure what else I need besides peats..Any schedules or quizlets you used would be amazing...
This is kinda just a post for me to share all of my thoughts after failing the NPTE twice. I took my first attempt in January 2026 and failed with a 578. I thought I just needed to study harder and thought I would definitely pass my next attempt. Took my second attempted in April 2026 and failed with a 564. I have used final frontier for both attempts, true learn questions, PEATs, podcasts, and even did one on one tutoring through FF (which wasn’t super helpful tbh, the tutor kinda made me feel stupid). I decided to take a break from the July NPTE because I literally could not afford nor mentally handle another failure. I have come to the conclusion that I do have a lot of anxiety when it comes to this exam and I believe this is what is holding me back from passing. It’s not that I don’t understand the material, but I always get so caught up between two answer choices and always end up picking the wrong one. MSK is my weakest area, so I’m really trying to improve that score as I feel this area is also holding me back from passing. I’ve recently eased myself back into studying for the October exam in a few months. I am trying to ease my anxiety a bit this time and also looking into testing accommodations. I’ve been taking some anxiety meds for almost a year now. Overall, this exam has really gotten to me mentally. Seeing my classmates pass on their first attempt and beginning their careers just really makes me feel so sad, jealous, and frustrated with myself. I always hear from everyone that multiple failures happens to people more often than you’d think and that I’ll get it on the next attempt, but it’s still just so hard to grasp for me sometimes. I am trying to not let this exam make me feel like a complete loser, but some days it’s just hard. I’m just really tired of this weird phase of my life and I want to start working as a PT and make more of an income. I really cannot afford to fail a 3rd time. This Reddit page helps me to feel less alone with other people sharing their failure experiences, but it’s just so hard for me to get out of this mental slump. Any advice and tips would help, especially on how to raise my MSK score. Just feeling really defeated, and I have been for pretty much this entire year so far.
I'm preparing for the october npte and can't decide between the two. What do you think is better with the purpose of practice questions or atleast simulating the actual npte.
I already have PEAT, and also doing final frontier. I just think I need another set of question bank. Thank you
Those who have taken the CPTE exam, could you please share oral prep strategies that worked for you? I have just started the oral preparation and would greatly appreciate any advice from your exam experience, on how to go about studying and what to focus on.
Thank you!
Hey everyone! I took my 4th attempt recently and did not pass unfortunately… After see my score today, I got a 557. My previous score on the 2nd and 3rd attempt was around 540 and my 1st attempt was a 511.
I’m not sure when I should take my 5th attempt because I’m struggling to figure out what I should do differently because my score is slowly improving but still not passing… I feel like I’ve tried different methods to tackle this exam but I just feel super defeated.. Does anyone have tips or advice on what I should do moving forward? Any tips on test taking strategies or study techniques?
I am going to take 2nd attempt for PT NPTE in October. I was at 577 in the 1st attempt in July.
I am reading a lot of mixed reviews on True learn and Pt final exam for full length exams. Which one shall I purchase?
Any guidance is appreciated.
Just gave my PTE Academic exam and got 65 overall (L61/R63/S69/W66), way below what Alfa PTE mocks predicted. I was consistently scoring 75-80+ across sections on their mocks in the weeks before. Feels like their AI scoring is way too lenient.
For those who've retaken — which platform's mock scores actually matched your real exam score? Looking at APEUni and Pearson's own Scored Practice Test but want to hear real experiences before I commit more study hours to another platform that overestimates me
Hello everyone! Where do you usually get your practice questions? Are there any free resources available and how much for paid access usually cost?
Thank you.
I have failed the exam twice now (January and April) and decided to take a break for July and I plan to take it for the third time in October. I was sent an email that in order to be eligible for the third attempt, I have to show proof of 10 hours of unpaid clinical observation from a licensed PT AND 10 hours of course work from somewhere? I have never heard of this and I feel like this is just really annoying. I already did 300+ unpaid clinical hours during school and I have studied so much for this exam. I believe that testing anxiety has been holding me back from a passing score. Has anyone else had to do this? I’m already feeling really embarrassed and crushed in general for failing this exam multiple times. What is 10 more hours of unpaid work going to benefit?
Hello. Can I pass NPTE without LSP? I can't afford paying for LSP right now. :(
Unfortunately I did not pass the exam. It was so much harder than I expected. During my review I read through the entire Score Builders book and did all their practice exams and did two PEAT exams. Those exam did not match the NPTE at all. I'm going to take a few days of rest and then get back to it again and study for the next ten weeks or so. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do next? My score was in the high 500s.
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.