The Kaplan test is much harder than the actual exam. THe NCEES test is more representative. And, as people have pointed out, the Kaplan test has some errors. Don't let it stress you out. Retake the NCEES or Camara ("the other board") test to get some confidence and a better representation of the real exam.I took the Kaplan as a practice test this past weekend; general in the morning and power in the afternoon. I did not do very well at all. I am pretty stressed at this point. Anyone have any takes on this?
^^^^ That is true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The Kaplan test is much harder than the actual exam. THe NCEES test is more representative. And, as people have pointed out, the Kaplan test has some errors. Don't let it stress you out. Retake the NCEES or Camara ("the other board") test to get some confidence and a better representation of the real exam.
Well as a follow up, I took the "the other board" Sample Afternoon Power exam. Also didn't do great :brickwall: Got 24 of 40 ugh! Damn I missed some NEC ones I shouldn't have. Going back to the drawing board :reading: examine the ones I missed, see if I can pick up a few I guessed on..wtf is with Question 1? lolI took the Kaplan as a practice test this past weekend; general in the morning and power in the afternoon. I did not do very well at all. I am pretty stressed at this point. Anyone have any takes on this?
Don't let it get you down! Just review the mistakes. That isn't a bad score for the afternoon.Well as a follow up, I took the "the other board" Sample Afternoon Power exam. Also didn't do great :brickwall: Got 24 of 40 ugh! Damn I missed some NEC ones I shouldn't have. Going back to the drawing board :reading: examine the ones I missed, see if I can pick up a few I guessed on..wtf is with Question 1? lol
Two weeks from this moment I plan to be very drunk!
John
Thanks, I went back, in less than 10 mins and not looking at the answers picked up 5 more...careless....and dang the short circuit one was a gimme! Just like the NCEES simple!Don't let it get you down! Just review the mistakes. That isn't a bad score for the afternoon.
It's those careless things that can really hurt on this exam, especially becuase they purposely figure out the answers you'll get with the common careless mistakes and give them as an answer choice. I had the same issue on the practice exams. I knew the material for the most part, but I was messing up the little stuff. The biggest thing I learned from taking the practice exams is it's important that you try to stay focused and not rush on the questions. I know it's difficult when you've got test anxiety, but it can mean the difference between a borderline score and a good score (and, BTW, 29/40 is a solid score).Thanks, I went back, in less than 10 mins and not looking at the answers picked up 5 more...careless....and dang the short circuit one was a gimme! Just like the NCEES simple!
I think thats pretty good Eng. As I said I used it more to work the problems. It was pretty challenging and laborious, I couldnt imagine I would get to all the problems. Hell I didnt get to all the Camara ones.Thanks for the tips. After calculating my score for the afternoon Kaplan I got a 17/40...yikes! I went back and reviewed the problems and some of them were stupid mistakes. I need to keep reminding myself to read each question carefully...multiple times if I have to before I start the problem. 13 days and counting....
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