PANRE
June 9, 2015
I recently re-certified with the PANRE and wanted to share my experience. Many will say that I over-studied but I did cover the content thoroughly so that I can walk out after taking the test knowing that I passed. As you may know, if one does not pass the exam, there is a 3 month waiting period to retake it. I am pretty sure that the material that I know at the time of taking the test will disappear within that 3 month waiting period, so I couldn’t take that chance!
(1) I studied almost exclusively using the Babcock review book http://www.amazon.com/Comprehensive-Certification-Recertification-Examinations-Assistants/dp/145119109X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1433859330&sr=8-2&keywords=babcock
(2) I made handwritten notes for each module and also used these flashcards on my hour and a half commute on the train –
(3) Then I spent 5-6 days doing practice questions:
and the $35 retired PANREs put out by the Board itself (NB. They do not provide an answer key but will tell you how you performed against the average test taker). If you have time you can do them to see how they write the questions, make notes on the questions you didn’t understand or know the answers to if you can.
(4) Finally i used a free app on my phone to test myself while standing on line at different places, on the train, etc.
I spent the better part of 3 months reviewing about an hour to two hours per day but not on the weekends until it was the last two weekends before the exam date. i had CME time off from work to prep hard core just before the exam as well. In short, give yourself a fair amount of time to cover the content well and enough time to do test questions and understand the answers.
Best of luck!
Amelia PA Blog 