kaplan diagnostic

So I went to kansas to have the peace and quiet to study. How did that go? i was studying amines before i left and i came back at the same exact spot. Absolutely no studying done.
So i came back here and woke up to a harsh reality: I HAVE TO get this done THIS year.
So, 2 days after getting back, i buckled down and i've been doing a good amount of work. Granted i've had some brief "periods of laziness" but for the most part, I've been freaking out and having some mild anxiety periods of "O God, i can't make this".

Anyway, i saw on friday, while almost signing up for kaplan's class that they had some free events. I decided to sign up for the practice test and see how that goes. Honestly, i've been pushing the date when i start practice tests back on my schedule but knowing how people say they usually score the teens and low 20s on these things and that kaplan makes it hard so people can score low, i decided if if i score a 22, it's because kaplan has made the exam super hard.

The PS section was hard. it covered topics i haven't even covered in my phase 1 of studying such as electrolytic cells, optics and what nots. Bio was either superhard or my brain was so tired at that point i so wasn't reading for understanding. Or it was a little bit of both. Either way, verbal was ok.
I scored an even 10 in each section although i did worse in bio. Verbal was my strong suit. I guess practice makes perfect(re: my reading lab). I'm surprised i did better in PS than BS. I was really nervous starting the exam and honestly, i wasn't thinking at certain points. I even ran out of time in the PS section and had to just guess on the last passage questions without reading the passage itself.

Kaplan is offering a $400 off deal. I have seen $50, $100, $150 and $200. I may have even seen a $250 off but i can't recall ever seeing a $400 off deal so after seeing that this afternoon, my goas was to sign up for the course either way.

Now that i've done this good on the diagnostic, i'm wondering if if it's worth signing up. Can i improve with TPR, TBR and EK stuff alone over the next 3 weeks?

But then again, with a price this low, i'd hate to look back and say i wish i'd done everything i could for this. I did the math and the actual cost to me will be $1000 tops. after selling the books, i'm down to 1400 and considering i was going to spend $400 on the emcat tests and the qbank, it boils down to a grand. Now i can spend 800 at VS in a single week so yeah, it's not that much.

Besides, one thing i thought off when i was wating to start the test was how i feel like i don't know anything because i can't remember anything and that's because i'm not constantly doing questions. I knew stuff like the back of my hands in SSS and at drexel because i solved questions daily for the previous and for the latter, i had nclex 3500 where i did questions daily so i knew the concepts like crazy. while EK does provide that and while TBR also provides that, i feel like i may want to accustom myself with doing questions on a screen, like i did with nclex 3500.
Again, i'm in delimma because i could random pick passages from the science workbook.

For now, i'll sign up for the aug one. should i improve, then i can call to cancel.
Was taking the kaplan test worth it, i think so. it's removed a fear and made me aware that i need practice in addition to review. Also, while i haven't done myreading lab in over 2months, it looks the stuff i learned did help. In fact, i scored a 10 on my EK 101 test which is a 3point improvement. i do plan on working on it 30min daily till the time comes. I'll prolly jump the advance section after doing the basic stuff in the intermediate.

it's late, i've the clinic tomorrow and this is long. so long...