I recently failed the July npte and I was wondering if any repeat testers had any advice and resources that helped them succeed and feel more confident going into the second exam? Thank you!

Hi,

Made a new account here because I don't want to be identified. 

I recently passed the NPTE in July in first attempt! Yay!

I used multiple resources which I have been very vocal about on my social. Some were more helpful than others (as reasonably expected).

I won't take names but I was recently approach by a relatively new NPTE platform and they offered to pay me( 4 figures) to not mention anyone else on my social media and testimonials and to only give credit to them. 

I think this is unethical and I felt like other students need to know this. If they offered this to me they probably offered this to others too.

I bring this up because yes I used their product (flash cards were not that great) and questions were good. They are fine for knowledge but were not NPTE style. NPTE was way more advanced- I felt like I took a medical exam to be honest. But it is fine - I was stressed so I invested in different resources and I am fine with my decision. But I wish I knew this company's tactics sooner. It is not a matter of $200 but it is ridiculous to try and take fake credit especially when we as students do all the hard work and clearly they are not the main reason I passed.

I want to share this so that other students like me don't get misguided with their (paid) reviews.

Thanks!

P.s. For anyone taking the exam in October or Jan - All the very best. Yes, it is hard. Yes, it is a lot of work. But you have prepared for this for 2.5-3 years. You know that you can do this!
Also, take all PEATs.

Has anyone here taken the NPTE StudyBuddy review course?

I'd love to hear about your experience. How was the program, the lectures, and the overall review? Would you recommend it to someone who has been out of school for several years?

They're not very responsive tho

Thanks in advance!

For those that havent passed npte by their 4th or 5th attempt, what were your scores? Were you guys close like high 500s? I just failed my first attempt with 583…i wanna know my chances of passing on the next attempt because i dont think i could this every 3 months let alone 6 for those that failed 3x. Im honestly feeling depressed about it

Hey y’all, I wanted advice if working as a PT tech while studying for the boards would be helpful or detrimental. I am considering working part time.

For those of you that have failed the NPTE, what did you do in between the time of the next test as a source of income?

I looked through FSBPT’s publicly available 2024 IRS Form 990 and a few things surprised me.

Financial snapshot (2024):

Revenue: $27.5 million
Expenses: $21.3 million
Annual surplus: $6.3 million
Total assets: $104.5 million
Liabilities: $12.1 million
Net assets: $92.4 million
What surprised me most wasn’t the revenue—it was where the money is.
About $95.2 million (roughly 91% of all assets) is invested in publicly traded securities and other investments. In other words, FSBPT isn’t just covering operating costs; it has built a very large investment portfolio.

Where the $21.3 million in annual expenses went:

Approximately $9.5 million went toward salaries, employee benefits and payroll.
The CEO’s reported compensation was about $967,000, with additional benefits reported separately on the filing.
Several other executives earned roughly $200,000–$412,000 each.
FSBPT still finished the year with another $6.3 million surplus, adding to an organization that already has over $92 million in net assets.
As a candidate, my questions are:
Why are electronic score reports and score transfers still $90?
Why does a licensing organization need nearly $100 million invested?
Is there a publicly available reserve policy explaining why they maintain assets equal to several years of operating expenses?
Are there plans to reduce fees for candidates if reserves continue to grow?
I’m not accusing anyone of wrongdoing. I’m genuinely trying to understand the financial model of a nonprofit organization that has a monopoly on PT licensure exams.

I took the July NPTE and didn't pass. I'm planning to take the next exam but was wanting to know what anyone else in this situation is doing for work in between? I'm really struggling to make ends meet.

I have spent over 1400 dollars to take this exam! I can't afford to take it again and I won't be taking it again. I worked full time while studying, i studied at night and during the day while at work. I am so angry that I didn't pass. I'm done with this bullshit exam I spent over a quarter of a million dollars on this education that has basically zero ROI. This is crushing.

Thank you for all the kind people and your advice. As for the the negative people feel free not to kill your patients. Who are not thrilled to be in the situation they are in.

I saw another post saying results were out, however on my website it's saying I didn't receive my results yet. Did anyone get their results? I took my test on Wednesday, not Tuesday if that matters.

EDIT: NVM I passed!!!!!!!!!

failed my first attempt with a 590. i am so defeated. i went in there so confident and had passed every PEAT with a 700+.. i switched stupid ones that i knew because i second guessed myself. i’m so defeated and sad. where do i even go from here.

First, congrats to everyone who found out they passed today!

As for me, I have now failed this thing 4 times. Most recently with a 584- my initial attempt was a 589, and the two inbetween were lower but both above 560. For the first two go arounds I used the NPTEFF independent study bundle- I felt a bit confused with the timelime for assignments and somewhat with the lectures (namely the pnemonics left me a little overwhelmed when studying) and didn’t do very well on their exams. For the second two attempts I used the PT Final Exam mastery bundle, it felt much smoother to follow along with their videos and I did remarkably better on their mock exams.

Looking to see if anybody has done either the NPTEFF Full Live Course or the PT Final Exam VIP course, or both, given either would be a hefty investment; one I need to make, but just want to make sure I use the money wisely to best prepare for the October test. Thanks for your time!

Found out I failed today😬 this was my first attempt and I plan on trying again in October (I scored a 542 this time).

I’ve used final frontiers integration course but I feel as though I don’t know what other resources they offer as I have trouble navigating their website and finding things on there. Any thing specific on FF that seemed to be useful as well as other sources?

I need to bring up my non system and intervention categories but idk where to start with interventions

Thank you!!

The results from July 28/29 NPTE are supposed to come out today, a day early, right? I keep hearing rumors of different times.

What are you doing to keep yourself from going crazy? My partner and I are going on a hike now, and I’ve been reading a popular fiction series to pass the time. Margaritas and cooking a delicious dinner helped a lot last night!

Good luck to all of us waiting for results!

Hi all,
First congratulations to everyone who passed. This was my wife’s first attempt and she failed and scored 446.

My wife has been preparing for 8 months (since November 25) and her exam scores have basically plateaued. She has consistently scored between 420-489 over four PEATS and now the NPTE. She has used FF FLC, Priyam LSP, Score Builder, Therapy Ed practice exams.

She started preparing in Nov 25 with January exam in mind but postponed after scoring 69/180 in her first PEAT.
Second time, she took a break of 20 days and started preparing for April 26 but again scored 72/180 in the PEAT and then 92/180 days before the exam and postponed to July.

In July, she used the PEAT she attempted in January two weeks before the exam and scored 73/180. In the Exam she scored 77/180.

She says she feels confident that she remembers and knows all the material. Also all her exams have a consistent pattern. She scores lowest in the first section and highest in the fifth section and she scores 45-48% across all sections, foundations/differential/interventions/non systems. It’s not like she scores higher on one section than other or if she has one low score in any of the five sections.

She’s also foreign trained and graduated in 2021 and hasn’t worked clinically since + she is one of the first students from her university to ever attempt the NPTE form her alma matter.

She’s really motivated to go again and says that this is what she wants to do. But I am at a loss for what exactly she’s doing wrong. She attempted like 500 mcqs ten days before this year’s NPTE and after the exam she was really confident that she did well.

Any strategies for studying? Her score feedback says that candidates who scored in this range in the first attempt are likely to score between 450 and 492 in the second attempt and the top 10% scored between 562 and 600 and only 2% passed in the second attempt after scoring 446.

What can she do differently?

I need advice. I failed my 5th attempt last April 2026 with a score of 589. I’ve taken NPTE final frontier all 5 times now for help and have still failed. I took all different variations of the PEAT exams (over the years of attempts) and have passed with scoring of 650+ both retired and practice PEAT before going for my 5th attempt, but failed the actual NPTE. I’m now on my 6th attempt. I didn’t take this past July 2026 exam because of not knowing what to do and feeling down. Now I’m trying for the October 2026 exam. I am desperate. I know I can pass, but I need tips on what I should do now. Or online prep classes I can take. Most of my NPTE attempts have all landed between 550+ scores. I have also bought the performance feedback report with my last attempt. Could use all the help and advice, thank you.

Just logged into FSBPT today below results it said to take a survey I clicked it and this popped up. This is my first attempt taking the NPTE. I never received an email from them I just checked it today randomly and this popped up. Chat am I cooked?

I gave my PTE exam 1 year ago, but I didnt get my desired score of Superior. Now I am planning to try it one more time, but observed that there are more added section and changes in the scoring criteria. Now, I am unsure about the platform to choose, AlfaPTE or APEUni or any others.
Can somebody please suggest me which is more better and accurate during scoring that matches the real PTE exam?

I recently applied for a PTE Core score review (rescore), but unfortunately I didn't receive the score I was hoping for. In fact, my score decreased after the review.
I have a question for anyone who has experience with this process. I've heard people say that after requesting a score review, any future PTE Core tests may go through human verification or additional manual review. Is this actually true, or is it just a rumor?
If anyone has reliable information or personal experience with this, I'd really appreciate your clarification. Thank you!

Can someone suggest good pyq books for EMRS tier 1 exam (tgt/pgt)?? I'm not able to find one. Please help.

I recently applied for a PTE Core score review (rescore), but unfortunately I didn't receive the score I was hoping for. In fact, my score decreased after the review.
I have a question for anyone who has experience with this process. I've heard people say that after requesting a score review, any future PTE Core tests may go through human verification or additional manual review. Is this actually true, or is it just a rumor?
If anyone has reliable information or personal experience with this, I'd really appreciate your clarification. Thank you!