This was my fist time taking the exam and I passed. In school I had never been the best test taker but have always been able to pull through when it mattered. I only used Therapy Ed (Osullivan) to prepare, I had the 2016 version big book and took the prep course and really liked the small manual book they provide you with which I also studied from. I officially started 8 weeks out and I read cover to cover the small Therapy ED book from the prep course and used the big book primarily for MSK, NM, CP, Peds, and some Modalities. I took the 3 exams Osullivan came with and a 67% was my highest score, I took both peats and scored a 78% on retired NPTE and 77% on the practice test. These scores were nothing to be excited about but I made sure I took each exam and reviewed all questions even the ones I got correct.
What I feel helped me the best was 3 days before the exam, I filled my mind with positive outcomes and never once thought negative about the exam and went with a mindset already thinking I will pass no matter what exam was given to me. Im not trying to sound arrogant here, nor was I telling people "hey Im passing this exam" or whatever but I just kept it to myself. Thinking this way really helped empower me to believe that I was going to pass even though I knew I was not a good test taker and I had some low to average scores on the practice exams. I heard so many stories of those who let a few questions they had no idea how to answer them, consume them and hurt them for the rest of the exam. I made sure this would not happen to me through positive thinking and believing I would pass, and so I did.
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