As the NPTE approaches, you may start wondering whether you are ready and if all your studying and hard work will pay off. You want to figure out exactly where you stand concerning going into the NPTE and DOMINATING it. Are you feeling nervous about taking the NPTE? You’re not alone! Many students feel anxious …
“So you’re getting close to the NPTE. You are starting to feel anxious and frustrated that your scores are not changing, but you’re studying 8, 10, 12 hours a day…” If you’re not happy with your practice exam or National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) scores, there is a chance you are unknowingly experiencing one of …
Failing the NPTE is tough no matter who you are. It’s especially tough if you’re someone who sailed through Duke undergrad, aced PT school, and shares your life daily with more than 12,000 Instagram followers. That was the case for Dr. Dashae Smallwood, PT, DPT, who’s also known as The Curly Clinician online. When she failed the NPTE …
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At age 24—long before she’d ever heard of the NPTE or PEAT exam—Alisa had a pretty great life. She’d gotten her communications degree, was living in New York, and had been working successfully in fashion for five years. Then, one night as she walked to the subway, she was hit by a Chevy Suburban SUV. …
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All I have to do is pass the NPTE and I get my dream job. How many of us have had that thought? For Dr. Jen Switzer, PT, DPT, it was more than just a thought. During her last clinical rotation, Jen’s instructor was pregnant. She was going out on maternity leave the exact day Jen graduated, …
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Dr. Katie Guest, DPT, PT, knew she wanted to be a physical therapist long before she ever heard of the NPTE exam. In middle school, her grandfather Papa had a stroke on a family vacation, and she spent a lot of time around physical therapy afterward. “I got to see how Papa’s PTs helped him …
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NPTE exam takers: See if this sounds familiar—your PT school recommends an NPTE prep book. You buy it, study it, take practice test after practice test, and drill down on the sections you do poorly on. Then you take the NPTE—and you fail. That’s exactly how Dr. Sean Trexler’s story starts. “I was scoring around …
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PT school costs a lot of money. If you’re here—reading about how to pass the NPTE exam—you know that. What you may not know is how much that fact informs the way you approach NPTE prep. “In PT school, we spend a lot of money on textbooks, clinicals, and tuition,” says Dr. Kyle Rice, aka …
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“I think I know enough.” So many people go into the NPTE exam thinking that. But how often does that feeling lead to a passing grade? If you’re anything like Dr. Kyle Rice — aka Coach K — the answer is never. After spending months drilling down on everything he thought he needed to know …
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When you finish studying for the NPTE exam, how do you feel? Ask yourself: Am I energized? Is it fun to learn the information? Do I want to come back to it all tomorrow? If you’re anything like Dr. Kyle Rice, the answer to all those questions is probably a big fat “nope.” Years ago, …
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