I took the NREMT-B test today and was a little shocked when it cut me off at 70. I did great in my EMT program, but I feel like I didn't do very well on this test. I will post my results as soon as I get them...
Took my AEMT test yesterday for the first time and felt that this test was no different than the basic test. Maybe I just studied more for this test than the last one.
I took the NREMT-B yesterday evening. Results were posted by this morning. After browsing through this thread, in seemed like the average number of questions was usually in the 70s. So, I wasn't surprised at all when it stopped at 71 (I was actually anticipating it a little bit)
It took me about 45 minutes or so to take the test and overall I would say that it was easier than I was expecting. The questions seemed to be at about the same level, maybe even easier, as the regular tests I took in my EMT class. So, that was nice.
Took my test last night and the computer shut off at around 70 questions. It was the most challenging test I've taken so far and really weird. I was a wrack and spent the night checking results. Was certain that I failed. Results finally posted at around 4 am and I passed!
I took the national medic on Friday before the long weekend. Stopped at 85. I was so sure I failed, I didn't even bother looking at the results until last night. But I passed.
I'm already a MA medic and I'm trying to move to another state so getting the national is the next step. I've been out of class for around 3 years so I hit the books hard and used various resources (Brady website, Munden, a few different iPhone apps) to take an estimated 2000 multiple choice questions. I then used those resources to shed light on my weaknesses and re-read those chapters in the book. And then took the questions again and again until I was constantly getting between 80-100%.
But this test was hard. There were multiple questions on things that I really didn't study... just some weird, left-field stuff that you never really go over in class. And I really feel like they make up medical terminology to throw you off... I'm big on process of elimination to help guide me if I don't know an answer, but it was tough.
I think that if you finish the test thinking you failed, thinking it was the hardest test you've ever taken, you probably did alright. The test gets progressively harder as you answer the easy questions, so if all of your questions are crap you've never even heard of and you just want to stand up and leave, you're probably killing it. If you finish thinking you knew every answer and all the questions were easy, that's when you're in trouble.