i work full time so it had been a challenge to set a study time for my nclex exam. i also am not the smartest. i studied like 30ish minutes in the morning before i go to work, 2hrs during my afternoon break, and finally 30minutes when i get home from work. just uworld. nothing else. i take down notes but nothing fancy my notes are not even organized its just a sheet of paper that i can read handy everyday if i need to. i studied for a little over a month and listened to mark klimek once a week for an hour or so while im cleaning my apartment. i watched videos of how people studied and was concerned that i am not giving enough time for studying. everyday i tried to finish 75 questions and i have few tests that only have 30% rate i was a mess. i have more 40%s than 50% above. the day before my exam i only work in the morning, i have not finished answering the qbank and not even the assessment, even though i originally planned to just relax the night before my exam i slept at 11pm and my exam the next day is 8am. yep.! that was not ideal, but my brain was pumped up. if i have to share a secret it’s that when i feel that my brain is on fire then i study, and when on days that i really feel tired even if i have not reached the target time or number, then i sleep. but the night before the exam i was cramming. took the assessment test finally and i could not believe it said i have a high chance of passing. i really just gave it up. i said i would just take the exam next time if i failed. but fast forward, i passed. Uworld was the reason i passed. my name is Hershiela Du. RN texas state. i am here to tell you. if i did it, you sure can!

well it was enough for me to achieve my goal. i already passed.