NCE Pocket Prep

I am halfway through my masters degree program in clinical mental health counseling and I started studying for the NCE. I bought the recommended book. After reading the first 30 pages I was like ugh! So I searched the App Store and found this app! I love it! I’ve been using it for about a week and it’s a life saver! I love the fact that it gives me the areas to improve in and gives me a question of the day. Great app! I feel more confident in my study habits and I do not feel as anxious about taking the NCE! Thank you!

I just passed the NCE on my first attempt Sept 2019!! I studied mostly using this app (along with Rosenthal app and a couple online free quizzes). I studied a full 2 months prior to taking the exam. I paid for the full version of this app in order to unlock all of the test questions and have an unlimited access to their custom prep exams. Although the questions on the NCE were worded very different than the questions on this app, the general content and areas covered were similar and prepared me for answering the NCE test questions.

The app is a very useful tool for studying for the NCE but it’s not without its problems. The app is buggy at times in that it locks up and will not let you select an answer, most notably on the question of the day. Also bear in mind that your percentages on short tests will not necessarily reflect what you’d make on the actual test because the questions chosen by the app may be heavy in one area that you are weak on but will be a comparatively smaller part of the actual test. Also, some of the questions are inconsistent in the nature of their answers. For example, I have seen two questions both appearing to ask the same thing yet asserting different answers were correct. This may, however, been some nuance in wording, since quite a few questions are very poorly written. But, this will no doubt prepare the taker for seeing similarly poorly written questions on their actual exam. Speaking of wording, some of the questions use very dated terms and some outmoded concepts. For example, some questions refer to people as “transgendered” instead of the preferred term, “transgender.” Some of the other multicultural questions are particularly guilty of answers that seem like rather egregious stereotypes. All in all, a useful tool in your study arsenal. It’s usefulness alone would be about 4 stars. But the app as a whole gets 3 for its buggy issues. Good luck in your studies!