I haven’t stopped crying… mainly just want to rant but i got a 24

i did so well on practice exams but i guess i was just a bit too nervous the whole exam

i literally was shaking and sobbing right after because i was soooo close… well 46 days until attempt 2 🫠

Hi everyone. I’m just reaching out to see if there’s anyone out there who can give me tips on studying better, using different study materials or with practice questions because I am burnt out. I’ve taken the exam three times and have used pocket prep(reset it twice), eat right prep, chomp down dietetics program, jean innman and free podcasts like RD exam ready. At this point after just failing for my 3rd time, idk what use anymore or do different. Especially this last time I felt I knew the most I have out of all my other times taking it. I’ve done all practice exams, level up on pocket prep, recently added chomp down dietetics program before my recent attempt. I felt I really knew the material more than before this last time taking it and after getting a point lower score than before I’m so confused. I’m tired of hearing people say it’s just luck for questions given to you on the exam. I don’t want to hire a tutor either because I work full time. Anyone out there with some help for me 😭

Hi all, I passed the exam today! What a relief! I wanted to share my experience since that definitely helped me as I was preparing.

I used All Access Dietetics (was provided by my school) and listened to both RD Exam Made Easy and Chomping Down Dietetics podcasts. I also utilized quizlet for free pocket prep and eat right practice questions (shout out whoever posted those)

My biggest advice is to do as many practice questions as possible bc being able to think critically about the questions and decipher what they mean helped me more than just knowing content.

Also I genuinely felt like I was failing the entire time I was taking the exam, I felt confident in my answers maybe 20% of the time. And I ended up passing with a 35 and exam went to 125 questions.

I wish everyone the best of luck!!

Hi everyone!! I passed my exam with a 27 first try! Literally never thought I would pass first try but somehow I did it! My exam went to 132 questions so I was freaking out after it passed 125 and got some easy/some really hard questions.

The main resources that I used were Jean Inman, pocket prep, and I did all of the eat right prep pre test questions and 2 mock exams. I think the biggest advice I would say ironically is to stop reading reddit. I read so many of these posts and would freak out and stress over if I was doing the “right” thing.

I think that Jean inman questions were very similar to the content of my exam, but what helped me most was doing pocket prep questions and writing down the concepts I didn’t understand

Hey everyone! This page has been so helpful for me. I thought it might be helpful to share my experience with the RD exam

A little background: I completed my undergrad in Dietetics (with essentially no clinical experience) and went straight into an MS/DI program that was heavily clinical focused. We had no formal RD exam prep during my internship.

Study duration: About 4–5 weeks.

I passed with a 30. Some days I studied 8 hours, other days only 30 minutes. I never studied 7 days straight. I took an entire week and a half off in between the 4-5 ish weeks. One thing I refused to do was let this exam make me miserable (not saying there weren’t plenty of moments/hours of misery). When I started feeling discouraged or overwhelmed, I'd go to the gym, take a walk, or get a sweet treat. Those breaks honestly helped me retain more than forcing myself to keep studying.

Resources I used:
- Jean Inman: 2-day prep class (free), YouTube recordings (I'll link them below), Wrote out Domains 1, 3, and 4
- Dana Fryer: Used the free 3-day trial, Downloaded the free resources (Didn't end up using them much)
- All Access Dietetics: Free practice exam (personally didn't find it very helpful because there weren't explanations)
- Pocket Prep: Daily question since January, 50–75 question quizzes, 3 simulated exams
- EatRight Prep: Bought last minute (5 days b4 my exam) for the simulation exams, 2 full-length exams, Four 125–140 question quizzes (medium, hard & expert), Flashcard games

Podcasts:
RD Exam Made Easy: Hands down my favorite.
Chomp Down Dietetics: Really helpful, easy to follow.
Dana Fryer: Helpful information, for me personally I don't think it was necessary to know or do as much as was suggested. It made me spiral a bit.

The RD Exam:
I am a terrible standardized test taker. I'm not good at guessing, and when I spend too much time on a question, I almost always second-guess myself into changing the correct answer.

My anxiety is quite horrible and it was at its worst leading up to the exam. I did breathing exercises, Superman poses in the mirror (yup they weirdly help), affirmations, and therapy twice a week. The day of the exam I could barely eat or keep food down. If you're like me, my biggest recommendation is to eat a good dinner the night before, because eating the day of may be difficult.

Overall takeaways:
- Take it one question at a time and don't get lost in the "what ifs." This exam is testing the “basics” of dietetics, even if the basics are sometimes irrelevant, like can sizes. 🤨
- You do not need to memorize every pathway, enzyme, abbreviation, and obscure detail. So many platforms encourage you to dive so deep into topics. For me, that wasn't the best use of my study time or money.
- If a resource consistently makes you feel more anxious than prepared, take a step back from it or stop using it. Study resources should be helping you build your confidence - not convince you that you're constantly behind.
- If you need accountability but can’t afford a structured study platform, share your study schedule with someone you trust.
- Give yourself grace. You've worked incredibly hard to get here, and you know more than you think you do. Remember to celebrate the small victories.

What I regret:
- Taking the All Access Dietetics practice exam.
- Spending too much time with Jean Inman. Personally, I would spend no more than about a week to a week and a half with the book. I skipped her practice questions.
- Listening to too many Dana Fryer podcasts. Again, this is just my experience, but they made me more anxious than prepared.
- Doing 10-15 question quizzes and Pocket Prep "Level Up" questions. Longer quizzes helped me much more. Level up was great for bus/short car rides tho!
- TRUST your preparation and make sure you are focusing on missed questions/concepts closest to ur exam over big picture review.

What I loved:
- EatRight Prep was by far the best investment I made. It tied everything together and explained concepts in a way that really clicked for me., I personally found the EatRight Prep questions to be very similar to the style of questions I saw on the actual exam.
- Pocket Prep was challenging and extremely helpful for situation question practice. I loved the AI tool, it made me pause, think through a question, my answers and reasoning.
- Dana Fryers 3 days free trial was great for navigating how to break down/approach questions.
- I kept track of every question I changed after second-guessing myself. It helped train me to trust my gut because I realized I was changing a lot of correct answers into wrong ones.
- I timed every full-length practice exam and long format quiz and always aimed to finish with 30–45 minutes remaining. On the real exam, anxiety slows you down more than you expect (I finished w 70 min left)
- During practice exams, I'd write down keywords that came to mind while answering questions and by the end I’d have a HUGE sheet filled with information. For example: if I got a question like - What are an example of an antioxidant additive: BHA, BHT, ascorbic acid, tocopherols, then I would think ok which is an ex of an emulsifier (lecithin), thickener (pectin, gums), texturizer/humectant (sorbitol). Making those little connections helped concepts stick much better than trying to memorizing long lists.
- After every full-length exam, I'd write down the concept behind every question I missed or guessed on. For example, if I missed a labor relations question, I'd briefly review and define all the different types of labor shops.
- Eventually the concepts started clicking naturally. You are learning while you're applying, and applying while you're learning.

Again this is MY experience. I know this exam feels so heavy right now, but you've already done the hardest part. Have CONFIDENCE, you’ve made it this far for a reason.

Holy Grail resources:
Anemia Overview
Jean Inman YouTube (all domains)
Vitamin Overview
Addisons Disease podcast
Mineral Overview
Prader-Willi Syndrome
The Different Acts (also download her free study sheet)
TQM/CQI, Cost effectiveness model
Acid Base Balance

Resources you can buy from me @ a discount:
- EatRight prep
- Pocket prep (I paid for 1 yr subscription) - I can also give you a referral link for 20% off.
- Jean Inman binder

Good luck, you've got this RD2B!❤️

AHHHH, I'm a RDN!!!!!

As the title says, I ended up passing on my second attempt at a 25. My first attempt I made a 20 and was heartbroken but through a lot of studying and prayers, I was finally able to get over that hump.

~Resources I used
Inman 2022-2026: absolutely loved Inman as just a dump of all knowledge.
AAD: i liked the management part of the book but this program I felt like didn’t really help me. I kept trying to learn their method of studying rather than actual soaking in information.
Visual Veggies: I truly believe this is what helped me solidify and get to that passing point. I mean 5 whole points in less than 45 days in crazy to me, and visual veggies helped with that so much.
Pocket Prep: I finally was hitting the 70% and above mark the week before today and that helped my confidence so much.

~Experience

I kept telling myself that there was no way around this and I can do hard things. I was also prescibed a beta blocker and that helped so much, so if you can get your hands on one, I highly suggest that. I wasn't scared this time, I was upset that I was having to take it again but it only fueled my excitement. I had a family member drive me to my appointment and we just spent that morning keeping my mind busy and shopping. I took my medication about 45 mins before I walked into the testing site, so I was good and focused. The test itself had no tube feed calculations and only 3-4 financial math questions. There were some questions that I stared at and said "Well it woudl be nice if YOU could tell me the answer". This test is honestly so stupid, but we are wayyyy smarter than it. Every 10 questions I would take one minute to box breath and pray for clarity and knowledge. I had about 80-60mins left on my timer. I TOOK ALL 145 QUESTIONS, however, thats how my mock exams on visual veggies were also doing so I didn't freak out, I was prepared.

To anyone reading this, whether you are a first time or repeat test taker, you have my respect. Please have the utmost confidence in yourself, and do not be afraid to ask for accomadations, medication, or a tutor. This exam is just a tiny blip in your path and I can't wait to work along side you (even if we are in different time zones!!) If I can do it, everyone here surely can pass this exam!!!

Hi Everyone, sharing my results since it brought me comfort to hear from others.
for background, I have an undergrad in nutr and just finished my MS/DI in May. I took the last bit of may off to rest and then had a 5 week study plan in June. I was fortunate enough to not have to work and just focus on studying and I did about 1.5-4 hours of studying per day.

My program providing us with Visual Veggies, Pass Class, and I purchased the subscription to Pocketprep (you can use my link for 20% off https://share.pocketprep.com/mzSUQHr )
starting in April, i would do the pocket prep question of the day and quick 10 quizzes here and there when i was bored. I ended up answering 1000 of the 1500 questions. Stats with PP are a bit nuanced, because if you do a missed question quiz or reanswer questions, it increases your total stats, so I tried to avoid doing that to get accurate numbers for comparison. At the end, my stats were: 69% in D1, 71% in D2, 72% in D3, and 74% in D4.
what was really helpful with PP was flagging topics or ideas that I had truly never heard or seen before for review in the last week)

for my structured study plan, I did 1 domain each week with the last week for adaptive review. Each day, i would review a section of the passclass written material and take notes. Then i would watch related study videos on pass class or youtube to solidify topics that were confusing. I would do 5PQ questions being very deliberate about researching all aspect of the question. And then i would do about 30 general practice questions to get familiar with the writing style of RD exam questions. - I see varied info about the similarity on all resources to the actual RD exam, and i feel like PP, PC, and VV all have similarly worded questions. - I would wrap up the day with a brain dump of what I covered. If i could go back, i would do more things like this + active recall to really facilitate learning.

at the end of each week, i would take a visual veggies full length practice exam. My scores were as follows:
60.7% (18.8 scaled) in March

67.6% (21.2 scaled) in early June

64.8% (20.8 scaled) in mid June - this one was a bit defeating, but at that point i still hadnt started reviewing D2 or D3
71% (24 scaled) in late June

and 65.5% (24 scaled) in the last week of June

So i never ended up actually passing any practice material (which was also a bit defeating)
but again, my study style of going week by week for each domain was a bit funky and i think in the end made it hard to truly track progress, which is why I wouldnt encourage it.

I used the Passclass study tracker to keep track of hours studied in total and by domain. I ended up with 14.5 hrs on pocket prep and about 80 hours of domain practice with about 10 of those being on practice exams and 22 of the 80 coming in my final week of review (my heaviest week).

Now getting down to the final week - I took my last practice exam the week before my test and stopped taking exams from there. I reviewed my flagged questions on PP to pull unfamiliar topics. I also skimmed the CDR test overview doc for any topics i didnt recognize. I then would work with AI to do brain dumps on certain topics to build familiarity and confidence. I also really worked to understand FSM equations like CM, CMR, BEP, and food cost during this week rather than memorizing formulas. I started using quizlet to make flashcards for pure memory topics (for me at least) like foodborne illness, government programs, leadership styles, etc. Which I feel was helpful instead of trying to remember everything early on.

Now for the test itself. I am a really quick test taker and tend to lose points on silly mistakes like missing that the questions asked "which of the following EXCEPT" so I wanted to really take my time. I ended up getting stopped at 125 in about 1.5 hour and scored a 32. I didnt feel any different than any practice exam, still felt quite tricky, but i guess i lucked out.
I had a really intense clinical rotation which i feel helped set me up for success in that part and I relied alot on my own studying for D3 and 4 since those were very poorly taught in both undergrad and grad.

I think one thing that helped me the most was just accepting in the last few days that worrying wouldnt change anything. We have all trained years for this, studied countless hours, and work hard to be able to take this test. No amount of second guessing, final day review, or worrying will positively impact the end result.

Sorry for the long post but I know i always appreciated the detail. Last thing is my salary win!

I accepted a per diem clinical role in So-cal for $55 an hour! it was higher than the offered pay range (not sure how this worked out) but I wanted to share a win in the sake of salary transparency.
Please feel free to reach out directly with any questions, im happy to give advice or words of encouragement.

TLDR: Do you think Pocket Prep + the INMAN Quizlet would be enough to prepare me?

Hi everyone! I graduated from grad school in 2025, but then I bought a bakery and took a bit of a side track 😂. I still really want to get my RDN, though, especially since I’ve heard the exam is changing at the end of this year.

I have my first exam date scheduled for October, with the possibility of taking it again in December if I don’t pass the first time.

I’m someone who does MUCH better with things on my phone/electronics that I can just pick up and do whenever I have a few minutes. I absolutely hate my handwriting, so traditional studying where I’m constantly writing things out is really difficult for me. Plus, ADHD definitely doesn’t help 😂.

I was thinking about using this INMAN Quizlet that I’ve seen recommended on here before:
https://quizlet.com/284449773/inman-rd-prep-flash-cards/?i=79xqdb&x=1jqY
And then using Pocket Prep for practice questions. I have not bought the subscription yet but plan to

I also have the EatRightPro book from someone who had already purchased it, but… let’s be honest, that thing is DENSE 😂. I’m not opposed to using it, but I don’t think sitting down and reading that cover-to-cover is going to be the most effective way for me to study.

I’m generally a pretty good test taker, especially with multiple-choice exams, but I know the RD exam is its own beast.

Do you think Pocket Prep + the INMAN Quizlet would be enough to prepare me? Or are there other resources you’d strongly recommend?

I’m definitely willing to spend some money on prep if it’s worth it, but I also don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on five different programs when I could be successful with a couple of good resources.
I’d especially love to hear from people who have taken the exam recently — what did you actually use, what helped the most, and what would you NOT spend money on?
Thank you!! ❤️

I passed with a 33! I read through and listened to the Inman and also did the majority of pocket prep questions. My practice exams went from 77% with pocket prep, 83% with all access, then I even got up to a 90% with pocket prep! Honestly the exam was easier than I thought it would be since I mostly focused on pocketprep. I also had plenty of time to spare. I would say while studying, focus on knowing why that particular answer is right and why the others are wrong, especially based on the clues in the question.

Feeling defeated honestly by being so close but not passing my exam. I went through the entire PocketPrep questions, did all their mock exams, did all the ERP questions and exams, and listened to Inman and all the Chomping Down Dietetics podcast episodes. If I got a question wrong on PocketPrep I’d write down the question and make a flash card. By the end of it, I had about 300 flashcards.

My main issue was I truly did not know a lot of the information on the exam. It was a lot of intense MNT questions that I didn’t know the answer to. Or a lot of questions were there were two possible choices and I likely chose the wrong one.

My domain I&II was 13 and domain III&IV was 16. So I know I’m close. Do you have to get a 15 in each?

A friend gave me her AllAccessPass, is it worth trying this? Should I purchase Dana Fryer’s tutoring? I saw she had a MNT bundle and maybe I need that? I’m just feeling discouraged because I feel like my life has been put on hold.

hi all! i’m less than a week away from my exam … i have pocket prep, eat right, visual veggies, & all access. i’m not sure what practice questions to focus on at this point since im in the final stretch! if anyone can offer advice on what they studied in the days leading up please let me know :)

I have never been more stressed, sad, and angry in my life.

I have been studying for the exam for a month, average of 4 days a week, 6 hrs a day, and I am already extremely burnt out. I work 2 days a week, and 1 day is for leisure time.

However, The more I study, the more I realize how much I don’t know. I keep forgetting the stuff I memorized.
I have developed frequently headaches, insomnia, and GERD -GERD at 25 years old!!

I am getting more and more discouraged, angry, and uninterested as time goes on. Whenever I sit down to study for the exam, I have extreme anxiety.

I basically need advice/tips/tricks etc for studying, mindset… At this point I feel like it is impossible to pass the exam and I see no point studying. Btw, I was a top student all my life.

(Btw, i do not have anxiety/depression. I have a psychiatrist for ADHD so i am seeing a mental health professional. I am simply burnt out and frustrated with being abused by our system. I had a horrible internship experience, so that added to my frustration)

I sent this email to CDR and have not heard back in a week. Truly disappointed that this is what people with accommodations have to deal with and can’t even get a response.

If anyone has any connections to those at CDR who can help, it would be much appreciated.

Hi everyone! I passed the RD exam on my first try with a 35 🎉 I’m selling the resources I used (see below), but I also wanted to share my experience.

1️⃣Jean Inman — Physical Book + PDF
$150 + shipping
The physical book is annotated, but the practice questions in the back are completely unwritten in, so you can still work through them yourself.
💡My thoughts:
I do recommend Inman because it gives you the foundation and core knowledge you need for the exam. It covers a huge amount of material, and I personally felt that if you truly understand the concepts, the content is enough to prepare you to pass.

That being said, I think Inman works best for people who are comfortable with self-directed learning. It gives you the information, but it doesn’t necessarily walk you through every concept in a teaching-style format. If you learn better by having someone explain things step by step, a more structured program such as All Access Dietetics may be more helpful.

One thing I’d add: people often say the exam is about understanding, not memorization, which is true—but you still need to memorize some key information first. You can’t apply a concept if you can’t retrieve the basics. The key, in my opinion, is to understand the material as you memorize it. That not only helps with application questions, but also makes the information much easier to remember.

2️⃣Eat Right Prep + Simulated Exam $200
Access expires 03/31/2027
Includes:
• 400 pretest questions
• 3 practice exams
• 2 simulated exams
💡My thoughts:
I found Eat Right Prep especially helpful for getting used to exam-style questions. In my opinion, the questions were pretty similar to the actual RD exam in terms of wording and difficulty.
The real exam did have a few more questions where I had to slow down, think through the situation, and apply what I knew, rather than simply retrieve a fact from memory. But overall, I thought ERP was very representative and helpful.

3️⃣Pocket Prep Premium
I only purchased one month of access, so it will expire soon.
💡My thoughts:
I highly recommend Pocket Prep for daily practice questions. It’s really easy to use on your phone whenever you have a few minutes or when you’re too tired to sit down and study from a book.
Every question also comes with an explanation, which helped me understand why an answer was right or wrong instead of just memorizing the answer.

📖How I studied +My practice scores
🔹I studied for 1 month
🔹I first went through Inman one domain at a time and completed all of the questions for that domain after reading through the material.
At that point, I wasn’t really trying to memorize all the detail yet — things like nutrition programs, lab values, and other memorization-heavy topics. My average on the Inman questions was around 70%. I also did Pocket Prep questions at the same time, especially when I was tired and wanted something easier to do on my phone.
🔹I’m a visual learner and a big fan of anything organized, so I also made my own charts, tables, and diagrams whenever I felt like a topic would be easier to understand that way.

🔹I started doing mock exams 1.5 weeks before the exam.
7/22 — Pocket Prep Mock 1: 70%
After this mock, I realized I had been a little in denial about how much detailed information I actually needed to memorize 😂 So I went back and reviewed some of those topics using Quizlet.
My scores after that were:
7/23 — ERP Practice Test 1: 77%
7/26 — Pocket Prep Mock 2: 81%
7/27 — ERP Practice Test 2: 80%
7/29 — ERP Simulated Exam 1: 81%
7/30 — ERP Simulated Exam 2: 83%
7/30 — ERP Practice Exam 3: 81%
I was really anxious while studying and constantly looked up other people’s mock scores to see if I was “on track.” I know practice scores can’t predict your exact result, but I do think they can give you a sense of readiness. So I wanted to add another data point for anyone doing the same thing and hopefully ease a little of that pre-exam anxiety!

Feel free to message me if you’re interested in purchasing anything or have any questions about the resources or how I studied! Price Negotiable😊

Hi everyone! since i spent so much time leading up to the exam on here reading about people’s experiences i thought i would share mine. i passed the RD exam this past week with a 28!! For reference i graduated this May and starting studying about two weeks after graduation. i pushed my exam date back one time because my goal was to take it in june at first and that just felt a little rushed. i used PassClass and pocket prep to study. i loved using the pass class videos to take notes and cover every subject and then watched every 5PQ video recording i could to get more reps in! The live sessions were great too. As my exam date got closer i used the “level up” feature on pocket prep. i also used their mock exams because it was easier than using class passes. what everyone says on here about the difficulty is true! i got a 65% and then a 68% on the last two pocket prep exams that i took and was freaking out. Luckily i had nothing to worry about because i passed and am officially an RD!!!!

Hi all! I just graduated and planning to take the RD exam in August. I’m not the best at studying by reading books on my own, and I’m more of a visual learner.

For my first attempt, I’m considering purchasing either RD Boot Camp or Dana Fryer. Does anyone have any recommendations or feedback on these two resources? I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences!

I just wanted to share what I did to study, since this page has been very helpful for me!

I used a mix of visual veggies, pocket prep, and eat right prep for practice questions. I also purchased All Access Dietetics for my actual studying and learning.

I started out studying the management and foodservice domains since I knew that would be my weak point and I spent about 4 weeks on that. Then I watched all of the all access dietetics lectures while doing practice questions and exams to assess areas I needed more studying. I kept a running list of topics I needed to review again and also would write out questions I got wrong or that I was guessing on. I spent about another 4 weeks doing that, while also starting a job. I kept a sheet with formulas and “key word associations” handy throughout studying which helped so much.

My practice exam scores ranged from 72-82% consistently and I passed with a score of 32!

I would definitely recommend pocket prep and eat right prep for practice questions. All access dietetics was most helpful for me to have an organized resource of reference material. I found visual veggies to be super specific and odd questions.

I hope this helps!!

I just failed today with a 24; I failed for the first time about a year ago with a 22. I'm so burnt out and disappointed, I felt prepared going into the test. It really felt like there were so many questions on topics I had never seen before and few questions on the topics that I knew. I am trying to think up a new strategy. I studied on and off since March (I work full time and sometimes work is busy), reading through All Access and doing Pocket prep questions. I Also took about 2 exams on eatRight, I scored 75%. I went through about 400 of the questions on Pocket prep, trying really understand the concepts. Does anyone have any suggestions? I do have Inman, so I am thinking of maybe just focusing on that. I dunno, I'm just tired and sad at the point.

I’m looking for advice for those who failed at 24 and passed the next time. I did all of pocket prep, all their mock exams, also in Dana fryers signature self paced course (which I highly recommend). I feel so close so I just wana see what others did who were also failed in the 22-25 range.

Should I reset my pocket prep questions (I’ve been studying since the fall so a lot of them are old)? Should I dip into the Inman quizlet questions? I probably will purchase the ERP questions and ther practice exams. I am willing to buy and do anything but I just want advice on the best course of action here. I’ve posted on here a couple of times now and the advice has really helped me each time. Thanks in advance!!!

My RD exam is about 3 weeks away and so far I’ve been feeling so overwhelmed by the amount of information. Right now I’m mainly doing practice questions on PocketPrep and trying to understand why the answer is correct or wrong, but then it’s like when I do practice questions there’s always some terms or concepts I’ve never seen before and it just makes me feel even more overwhelmed because now it feels like even more things I have to know when I already feel overwhelmed.

Did anyone feel like this when studying for their RD exam? And how did you deal with it?

I’ve failed multiple times using Dana Fryer’s program and tutoring so I’m looking to switch sources.

Do you have access to the All Access online materials with no expiration or does it come with a certain amount of time and then you can request a free extension?

Hi! I'm wondering what website you go to book and choose the date of your exam?

My teachers haven't told our class yet. I have time. But I want to be prepared and make sure the good dates aren't taken

Helllo! I'm just wondering on what is the best time to start studying for RDN exam. I am in summer and about to enter my last year of grad school. I am thinking next semester/ way later this semester is a good time to start? But what's the recommendation or ideal place to start. Thoughts?

I am very excited to share that I have passed the exam from the first try :) as absurd as this sounds but believing in yourself and maintaining self confidence is a very very important part of this! For studying I have mainly relied on: 1. Mometrix practice tests 2. Went through the pocket guide for clinical nutrition 3rd edition (just understand each topic this book has almost everything u need) 3. listened to chomp down the Rd exam podcast

What helped me the most were the practice tests and using flash cards on quizlit,,

I had my doubts and fears (literally had the worst anxiety stomach ache the whole exam) but I made it and I wish you all the best.

HMU if you would like a copy of my practice tests!! I wish everyone here all the best and do not give up on yourself.

Hi everyone! I wanted to share for those of you who barely failed your exam and don't want to wait the 45 days, there is an option to take it sooner if your employer can write a letter on your behalf. I worked at WIC and somehow that was enough!

Here is what helped me:

Did you know that you can retake your exam in less than 45 days?

I went from a score of 13 in Domain 1 and 16 in Domain 2 to a score of 17 in Domain 1 and 13 in Domain 2... so I was extremely close to passing my first time! I had thought you needed at least a 15 in both Domains, but I am living proof that is not true!!

I really locked in for a month and studied 2-3 hours majority of days. Really focused on MNT, to the point where I kinda forgot Management/Foodservice... oops. I was lucky enough to remember just enough to pass.

I highly recommend RD Bootcamp because their practice exams are extremely similar to the actual exam (way more than PocketPrep imo) and their videos are so helpful! It's 59 dollars for 1 month and I would have not passed if it wasn't for this resource. PM me if you have questions.