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Study strategy, exam changes, and honest advice: 34 posts, newest first.

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IT & Cybersecurity

What score do you need to pass a CompTIA exam?

Scaled scores from 100–900, the cutoff for each exam, and why PBQs deserve your practice time.

Prepia Editorial Team · 4 min read

Nursing

TEAS vs HESI: which do you need?

How to confirm which entrance exam each program on your list accepts before you pay for the wrong prep.

Prepia Editorial Team · 6 min read

IT & Cybersecurity

From help desk to SOC analyst: a certification path that works

A+, Network+, Security+, then CySA+ — in that order, for a reason. What each one unlocks and how long each hop really takes.

Prepia Editorial Team · 8 min read

Behavioral Health

What’s a passing ASWB score?

170 questions, 150 that count, and a passing line that moves with the difficulty of your exam form.

Prepia Editorial Team · 4 min read

Essentials

What’s a good SAT score?

Percentiles, the middle-50% rule, and how superscoring changes what your target actually is.

Prepia Editorial Team · 4 min read

Nursing

NCLEX-RN vs NCLEX-PN: which one are you taking?

Two different licensure exams for two scopes of practice and why your program already made the choice.

Prepia Editorial Team · 3 min read

Professional

PMP or CAPM: which fits your experience?

Same body of knowledge, different gates: one deciding question tells you which to pursue.

Prepia Editorial Team · 4 min read

Study skills

Your practice scores are talking. Here’s how to pick a test date.

Stop guessing whether you’re ready. The score trend that says “book it,” and the one that says “give it three more weeks.”

Prepia Editorial Team · 5 min read

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NCLEX Next Gen case studies: how to think in layers

Six questions, one unfolding patient. The clinical-judgment model behind NGN cases and a worked example, step by step.

Prepia Editorial Team · 9 min read

Study skills

The night before the exam: a boring, proven checklist

No new content after 6 p.m. Lay out your ID. Eat the breakfast you always eat. Why the dull routine outperforms the heroic one.

Prepia Editorial Team · 4 min read