Very out of school and a foreign graduate
Hi to all!
Today I got my quick results and decided to share my experience...
Officially, I am around 30 years after med school in my country. (BTW, English is my third language so if I make some mistake, do not pay attention) I used to be an MD in my home country and after moving to US 12 years ago I started to passing USMLE boards and passed, but for a few years couldn't find a residency spot (I think mainly due to age) and for a while I gave up. But my husband talk me into a retraining school for MD to become a nurse and I thought why not? As the retraining school was also foreign it took me almost 2,5 years to get my ATT and take the test.
I used mainly UWorld (this is the best resourse), read Saunders once, and went through med-surg book by Lewis, Bucher. also find an electronic version of the La charity Prioritization and last 2 weeks I found Mark Klimeks audios (which are awesome), and NClex study guide (which is floating somewhere on the internet). My overall on UWorld were 63% before doing wrong questions, first self-assessment I took right at the beginning - it gave me borderline passing; and second one I did 3 weeks prior my test. I got 58% and high chance of passing.
Exam was...I don't know how to describe it even, some questions were very vague, I had around 20 SATA, 2 EKGs and 1 positioning question. No math, but a lot of Psych and I hate psych, really. Format was similar to UWorld but the phrasing of the questions were different. My exam stopped at 189. Did the PVT after 2 hrs and got a good pop up, but you never sure until you get the results.
So, now I think I am the oldest one here and I DID IT!!!
Congrats to everyone who passed!!!
Good luck to everyone who is going to!!!
If you have any questions feel free to ask!
edited by on 7/12/2018
This is so amazing & encouraging to read, especially while I get ready to take NCLEX.
CONGRATS ON PASSING it is WELL DESERVED! I hope I am next!
Do you know where I can get the Mark Klimek Audios you used? & How long did you prep for NCLEX?
Jonathan25366068 wrote:
This is so amazing & encouraging to read, especially while I get ready to take NCLEX.
CONGRATS ON PASSING it is WELL DESERVED! I hope I am next!
Do you know where I can get the Mark Klimek Audios you used? & How long did you prep for NCLEX?
Send me your email, I"ll pass it over.
I studied 2,5 month
DiKh78415189 wrote:
Jonathan25366068 wrote:
This is so amazing & encouraging to read, especially while I get ready to take NCLEX.
CONGRATS ON PASSING it is WELL DESERVED! I hope I am next!
Do you know where I can get the Mark Klimek Audios you used? & How long did you prep for NCLEX?
Send me your email, I"ll pass it over.
I studied 2,5 month
[email protected]THANK YOU!
congratz!!! can you also send it to me pls. my email is
[email protected]Got it!!! Thanks!
edited by on 7/12/2018
Congratulations!. Please send me the videos of mark klimek audios to my email
[email protected]Thank you and God Bless you.
congrats on passing! =)
i'll be taking mine august 21
could you send me the mark klimek's audio lecture as well? i haven't had luck finding it
[email protected]
Hello,
Congratulations!! Can you also share with me your Mark Klimek's audio? My email is
[email protected]. Thank you so much!!
What an awesome post. I am also out of school for many years and preparing to take the NCLEX. Can you share the Mark Klimek's audio lecture with me as well?
[email protected]Thank you!
Congratulations on passing!! Im also foreign and in my 30's. Will take my nclex exam in 3 weeks. Can you please send me also mark klimeks audio lecture please?
[email protected] Thank you so much!
Good Morning! I am a "foreign graduate" almost 40. Been a RN for 10 years and I graduated in Puerto Rico. I take my test on Tuesday. I keep only getting 50's and 60's on the tests on UWORLD. I am EXTREMELY worried. I have been without work for over 18 months and a lot depends on this test.
What is the score of your pre test? I feel like I need to postpone my test.
aqqe918056 wrote:
Good Morning! I am a "foreign graduate" almost 40. Been a RN for 10 years and I graduated in Puerto Rico. I take my test on Tuesday. I keep only getting 50's and 60's on the tests on UWORLD. I am EXTREMELY worried. I have been without work for over 18 months and a lot depends on this test.
What is the score of your pre test? I feel like I need to postpone my test.
Hi! My scores were 50-60% at the beginning< later it went up to 65%, sometimes 70%. Don't look to the scores. Are you making notes of the rationales or reading them? I think you never feel prepared for the test. Did you try self -assessment?
DiKh78415189 wrote:
Hi to all!
Today I got my quick results and decided to share my experience...
Officially, I am around 30 years after med school in my country. (BTW, English is my third language so if I make some mistake, do not pay attention) I used to be an MD in my home country and after moving to US 12 years ago I started to passing USMLE boards and passed, but for a few years couldn't find a residency spot (I think mainly due to age) and for a while I gave up. But my husband talk me into a retraining school for MD to become a nurse and I thought why not? As the retraining school was also foreign it took me almost 2,5 years to get my ATT and take the test.
I used mainly UWorld (this is the best resourse), read Saunders once, and went through med-surg book by Lewis, Bucher. also find an electronic version of the La charity Prioritization and last 2 weeks I found Mark Klimeks audios (which are awesome), and NClex study guide (which is floating somewhere on the internet). My overall on UWorld were 63% before doing wrong questions, first self-assessment I took right at the beginning - it gave me borderline passing; and second one I did 3 weeks prior my test. I got 58% and high chance of passing.
Exam was...I don't know how to describe it even, some questions were very vague, I had around 20 SATA, 2 EKGs and 1 positioning question. No math, but a lot of Psych and I hate psych, really. Format was similar to UWorld but the phrasing of the questions were different. My exam stopped at 189. Did the PVT after 2 hrs and got a good pop up, but you never sure until you get the results.
So, now I think I am the oldest one here and I DID IT!!!
Congrats to everyone who passed!!!
Good luck to everyone who is going to!!!
If you have any questions feel free to ask!
edited by on 7/12/2018
DiKh78415189 wrote:
Hi to all!
Today I got my quick results and decided to share my experience...
Officially, I am around 30 years after med school in my country. (BTW, English is my third language so if I make some mistake, do not pay attention) I used to be an MD in my home country and after moving to US 12 years ago I started to passing USMLE boards and passed, but for a few years couldn't find a residency spot (I think mainly due to age) and for a while I gave up. But my husband talk me into a retraining school for MD to become a nurse and I thought why not? As the retraining school was also foreign it took me almost 2,5 years to get my ATT and take the test.
I used mainly UWorld (this is the best resourse), read Saunders once, and went through med-surg book by Lewis, Bucher. also find an electronic version of the La charity Prioritization and last 2 weeks I found Mark Klimeks audios (which are awesome), and NClex study guide (which is floating somewhere on the internet). My overall on UWorld were 63% before doing wrong questions, first self-assessment I took right at the beginning - it gave me borderline passing; and second one I did 3 weeks prior my test. I got 58% and high chance of passing.
Exam was...I don't know how to describe it even, some questions were very vague, I had around 20 SATA, 2 EKGs and 1 positioning question. No math, but a lot of Psych and I hate psych, really. Format was similar to UWorld but the phrasing of the questions were different. My exam stopped at 189. Did the PVT after 2 hrs and got a good pop up, but you never sure until you get the results.
So, now I think I am the oldest one here and I DID IT!!!
Congrats to everyone who passed!!!
Good luck to everyone who is going to!!!
If you have any questions feel free to ask!
edited by on 7/12/2018
DiKh78415189 wrote:
Hi to all!
Today I got my quick results and decided to share my experience...
Officially, I am around 30 years after med school in my country. (BTW, English is my third language so if I make some mistake, do not pay attention) I used to be an MD in my home country and after moving to US 12 years ago I started to passing USMLE boards and passed, but for a few years couldn't find a residency spot (I think mainly due to age) and for a while I gave up. But my husband talk me into a retraining school for MD to become a nurse and I thought why not? As the retraining school was also foreign it took me almost 2,5 years to get my ATT and take the test.
I used mainly UWorld (this is the best resourse), read Saunders once, and went through med-surg book by Lewis, Bucher. also find an electronic version of the La charity Prioritization and last 2 weeks I found Mark Klimeks audios (which are awesome), and NClex study guide (which is floating somewhere on the internet). My overall on UWorld were 63% before doing wrong questions, first self-assessment I took right at the beginning - it gave me borderline passing; and second one I did 3 weeks prior my test. I got 58% and high chance of passing.
Exam was...I don't know how to describe it even, some questions were very vague, I had around 20 SATA, 2 EKGs and 1 positioning question. No math, but a lot of Psych and I hate psych, really. Format was similar to UWorld but the phrasing of the questions were different. My exam stopped at 189. Did the PVT after 2 hrs and got a good pop up, but you never sure until you get the results.
So, now I think I am the oldest one here and I DID IT!!!
Congrats to everyone who passed!!!
Good luck to everyone who is going to!!!
If you have any questions feel free to ask!
edited by on 7/12/2018
Congratulations! Thank you for your input... I am super nervous about taking mine in a couple of weeks...can you please share the Mark Klimek audio
[email protected], Thank you!
DiKh78415189 wrote:
Hi to all!
Today I got my quick results and decided to share my experience...
Officially, I am around 30 years after med school in my country. (BTW, English is my third language so if I make some mistake, do not pay attention) I used to be an MD in my home country and after moving to US 12 years ago I started to passing USMLE boards and passed, but for a few years couldn't find a residency spot (I think mainly due to age) and for a while I gave up. But my husband talk me into a retraining school for MD to become a nurse and I thought why not? As the retraining school was also foreign it took me almost 2,5 years to get my ATT and take the test.
I used mainly UWorld (this is the best resourse), read Saunders once, and went through med-surg book by Lewis, Bucher. also find an electronic version of the La charity Prioritization and last 2 weeks I found Mark Klimeks audios (which are awesome), and NClex study guide (which is floating somewhere on the internet). My overall on UWorld were 63% before doing wrong questions, first self-assessment I took right at the beginning - it gave me borderline passing; and second one I did 3 weeks prior my test. I got 58% and high chance of passing.
Exam was...I don't know how to describe it even, some questions were very vague, I had around 20 SATA, 2 EKGs and 1 positioning question. No math, but a lot of Psych and I hate psych, really. Format was similar to UWorld but the phrasing of the questions were different. My exam stopped at 189. Did the PVT after 2 hrs and got a good pop up, but you never sure until you get the results.
So, now I think I am the oldest one here and I DID IT!!!
Congrats to everyone who passed!!!
Good luck to everyone who is going to!!!
If you have any questions feel free to ask!
edited by on 7/12/2018
DiKh78415189 wrote:
Hi to all!
Today I got my quick results and decided to share my experience...
Officially, I am around 30 years after med school in my country. (BTW, English is my third language so if I make some mistake, do not pay attention) I used to be an MD in my home country and after moving to US 12 years ago I started to passing USMLE boards and passed, but for a few years couldn't find a residency spot (I think mainly due to age) and for a while I gave up. But my husband talk me into a retraining school for MD to become a nurse and I thought why not? As the retraining school was also foreign it took me almost 2,5 years to get my ATT and take the test.
I used mainly UWorld (this is the best resourse), read Saunders once, and went through med-surg book by Lewis, Bucher. also find an electronic version of the La charity Prioritization and last 2 weeks I found Mark Klimeks audios (which are awesome), and NClex study guide (which is floating somewhere on the internet). My overall on UWorld were 63% before doing wrong questions, first self-assessment I took right at the beginning - it gave me borderline passing; and second one I did 3 weeks prior my test. I got 58% and high chance of passing.
Exam was...I don't know how to describe it even, some questions were very vague, I had around 20 SATA, 2 EKGs and 1 positioning question. No math, but a lot of Psych and I hate psych, really. Format was similar to UWorld but the phrasing of the questions were different. My exam stopped at 189. Did the PVT after 2 hrs and got a good pop up, but you never sure until you get the results.
So, now I think I am the oldest one here and I DID IT!!!
Congrats to everyone who passed!!!
Good luck to everyone who is going to!!!
If you have any questions feel free to ask!
edited by on 7/12/2018
congratulations!!! i am also a foreign grad and 30 plus and still trying to get my license here. Can u please send me you mark klemek audio. i have been seeing a lot of posts regarding his audio being used as one of their review resources. Thank you so much.
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congratulations!! i was wondering if you could please share the Mark Klimek's audio lecture
My email
[email protected]Thank you!
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