I'm not going to sugarcoat it: I failed the ANCC board exam twice before finally passing last month, and I spent a lot of time feeling like something was wrong with me. First attempt I scored a 349 (passing is 350), which honestly made the second failure even harder to stomach. I was using a single study guide and doing maybe 20 questions a day, which clearly wasn't cutting it.
What actually turned things around was being more systematic. I started timing myself strictly, doing full-length ANCC practice test blocks of 50+ questions rather than random 10-question sessions, and reviewing every single wrong answer — not just reading the rationale but actually writing out WHY I chose the wrong option. That sounds tedious but it exposed my real gaps (pharmacology and legal/ethical stuff were killing me).
Anyone else here prepping for the ANCC? Would love to hear what resources people are using. I've seen mixed reviews on the official practice exams — worth buying or overpriced?