Fill in the blanks (Calculations)

[jasonkido]

I took the naplex yesterday 7/28. i realized that they were about 5 fill in the blank calculations that caught me off guard. I thought the naplex was all multiple choice from what I read. Has past exams had these? I'm really praying that they were experimental because two of the questions I was really stumped on and had to make a complete guess. Any thoughts?

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[aboveliquidice]

I took the naplex yesterday 7/28. i realized that they were about 5 fill in the blank calculations that caught me off guard. I thought the naplex was all multiple choice from what I read. Has past exams had these? I'm really praying that they were experimental because two of the questions I was really stumped on and had to make a complete guess. Any thoughts?

Interesting - I had two - a tpn calculation and an elimination rate question. Both were pretty straightforward though (meaning no crazy extra steps).

Were you able to answer any of them with confidence?

 

[jasonkido]

No, not really. It wasn't anything like meq, mosm or isotonicity. It was a really tricky worded calculation question. The other fill in the blanks were very easy though.

 

[aboveliquidice]

No, not really. It wasn't anything like meq, mosm or isotonicity. It was a really tricky worded calculation question. The other fill in the blanks were very easy though.

Hmm... Five does seem like a lot - What order did you have them in (was the difficult one first?). The Naplex is a "punish me" exam, typically revisiting topics you struggle with.

Regardless, sounds like you did better with the other few.

 

[HAMMERKY]

I took the naplex yesterday 7/28. i realized that they were about 5 fill in the blank calculations that caught me off guard. I thought the naplex was all multiple choice from what I read. Has past exams had these? I'm really praying that they were experimental because two of the questions I was really stumped on and had to make a complete guess. Any thoughts?

HAD THE SAME THING. VERY TRICKY. DID HAVE TO GUESS ALSO. qUESTION SEEMED INCOMPLETE. NOT ENOUGH INFO TO DO CALC.
GOOD LUCK!

 

[PharmDstudent]

Those were probably pilot questions. That's the only explanation that I can come up with...

 

[CUPharmD2010]

I had quite a few fill-in-the-blank calculation questions. I didn't do any bookkeeping on the exact number, but I'm fairly sure it was more than 5 questions. Probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-12...

 

[killerpenguin21]

im having trouble thinking of what could be fill in the blank on a math question?

 

[ancienbon]

im having trouble thinking of what could be fill in the blank on a math question?

You are just given a very long problem to solve . You are not given answer choices.. you just have to type in the answer.

 

[aboveliquidice]

im having trouble thinking of what could be fill in the blank on a math question?

It's a lot like multiple choice - but when you get to the answering part - instead of options to choose - they have you type in your answer.

 

[killerpenguin21]

oh ok haha.

i was thinking they were like making you work backwards and fill in part of the question.

 

[aboveliquidice]

oh ok haha.

i was thinking they were like making you work backwards and fill in part of the question.

No worries - The questions can be as tough or straightforward as NABP wants them to be. It's pretty clear that the difficulty of the questions varies.

 

[jasonkido]

Just found out I passed with a 98 today which to my standards is barely passing. Both my brother and sister who took the test years ago pass with scores of over 120 and my cousin who passed it last year earned a 130.

I'm just glad its over with and now I have to pass the law portion which I am taking tomorrow.

 

[crossjb]

Just found out I passed with a 98 today which to my standards is barely passing. Both my brother and sister who took the test years ago pass with scores of over 120 and my cousin who passed it last year earned a 130.

That's too bad. Everyone that gets a 120+ receives a gold medallion...

 

[jasonkido]

I didn't mean to sound elitist or anything. I just felt it was a little bit too close for comfort.

 

[aboveliquidice]

I didn't mean to sound elitist or anything. I just felt it was a little bit too close for comfort.

As long as you get 75+, no one cares what you got. Some people feel uncomfortable talking about scores. Especially when some people fall short.