I'm getting 60% on practice questions, am I ready?

What 60% means on each major bank

UWorld, 60% sustained over 1,500+ questions is borderline-ready. UWorld questions skew harder than the NCLEX, so 60% there roughly corresponds to 65-70% on the real exam.

Kaplan QT5/QT6, 60% is below passing. Kaplan targets ~65% as the readiness threshold.

Saunders/NCLEX-RN Q&A, 60% is well below passing. Saunders questions skew easier, so 60% there corresponds to ~55% on the real exam.

Archer, 60% is borderline; Archer maps more closely to real NCLEX difficulty than UWorld or Saunders.

Trajectory matters more than snapshot

60% over your last 200 questions when you started at 50% three weeks ago: good trajectory, on track. 60% sustained over 1,000+ questions with no movement: plateau, change something.

Mocks predict better than question-bank averages

Full mocks (75-145 questions under exam conditions) correlate with NCLEX outcome much more strongly than your overall question-bank percentage. A 65%+ on a UWorld Self-Assessment or 92%+ predicted pass on ATI is a much better readiness signal than a 60% running average.

When to schedule the exam from 60%

If you're at 60% with a consistent upward trajectory and 2+ weeks of runway: schedule for 3 weeks out. If you're plateaued at 60% with no movement in 2 weeks: address the plateau before scheduling, change banks, do a tutoring session, increase NGN practice.