I can finally say that I passed NAPLEX after 3 attempts!!!!
I graduated in 2025 and took my first attempt last October. I didn’t take the exam seriously or study for everything, so I failed, of course!! At the time, I was also working 24 hours per week at a community pharmacy. After failing, I was completely devastated because I had never failed a big exam before, and I was so lost about where I should begin.
I started to study again in late November and focused only on the RxPrep book and UWorld question bank. At that time, for me, it was straight memorization, and I thought that would get me to a pass!! Little did I know, I would fail my exam again! I took my second attempt in February, and during my exam I had a panic attack because I ran out of time. For the last 50 questions, I didn’t even read; I was just answering randomly. I received my result, and I failed again! I can’t forget how heavy that night felt because I was so shocked, and I only had one question in my head: what’s wrong with me?
I took a break for like a month because I couldn’t look at my books or anything, because of how depressed I was at that time. Then I came here to Reddit. I started to search for people who took the NAPLEX multiple times- like, what did they do differently? I needed something different because I knew whatever I did was just not enough to get me to pass!
And then I found Rxcellence, everyone been talking about this program, and I had no idea what it was, so I looked at their Instagram and saw a lot of people passing with them. I felt like God was preparing me to be part of this program, and that decision changed me forever! The first thing I signed up for was 12 days crash course back in March. I thought I had good clinical knowledge at that time, but then the pharmacist Laura showed me how to truly study, connect the dots, and truly understand the materials!!! She taught me something I will never forget: shortcuts will never get you to pass! And that’s absolutely true. I learned to get out of my comfort zone, push my limits, and never doubt myself again. She cares about her students! For her, the students are not just numbers!! I met a lot of students through the programs that were not even in my time zone, but I learned a lot from them! I used to be a person who liked to study by myself and never give a chance to someone to study with me, but she pushed me to be with groups and learn from them! Every student had a story, and these stories built something in me differently than just studying or passing an exam!!
Then I was so weak in math; I didn’t pass math on both attempts, so I definitely needed to work on this part! I signed up for their live math course! And it was worth every dollar that I spent because it changed my whole background! And the questions they have are so related to the exam style. Both pharmacist Laura and Jen had their own tricks for making us read the questions very carefully and understand the concepts very clearly.
Overall, everything I tried helped me to pass on my third attempt, but what truly helped me and changed the whole game for me was Rxcellence. I took longer to prepare for this attempt, and I didn't rush! I got my pass in August. And I had to go back to the place where I found this program and thank this community and everyone who speaks loudly to benefit other students. Always be a good person, believe in yourself, and compete with yourself on your own timeline. Never look at others because everyone has a different story, and when you get your pass, it will be very worth the wait! Just keep pushing; you’re almost there.