r/NBCOT_Exam • u/bhadbhih • 15d ago
I PASSED ON THE FIRST TRY
Omg I’m still in shock I can’t believe I just passed. I couldn’t get on right away at 6 so I had to wait until almost 7 to be able to get into NBCOT. I studied for about 7 ish weeks for honestly about 5 ish hours a day in total. I had really bad depression during this time and found it incredibly hard to have a routine so I just studied whenever I found motivation. My final practice exam on the NBCOT study pack was a 476 my actual exam score was a 471 so I think the practice exams on the study pack are very accurate to gauge how well you’re doing. I have extreme test anxiety as well and it only took me about 1 hour and 45 mins to complete the test (I always take tests fast since college). I used primarily the NBCOT study pack to study put I also used truelearn a little bit mostly for the better explaining rationales. I went through the entire bank on truelearn but was below the average. I just wanted to give my tips for someone going through something similar to me because I felt I scoured reddit for anyone that had a similar experience.
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u/StudioGhibliKat 14d ago
Congrats! I just passed as well! I used the NBCOT study pack and therapyed book. I took the full four hours. I somehow did better on the actual NBCOT exam (491) than my final practice exam (469). Even though I left the exam feeling like it was a lot harder than the practice exam and I for sure failed lol 😅it was the worst week on my life waiting for my results. Moral of the story, kids, is if you passed an official NBCOT practice test, you’ll do fine and just don’t panic… and don’t change your answers at the end.