I have written two data posts about our users' real exam results: what EPPP passers do differently and what happens when practice scores drop right before test day. Numbers tell you what passers did. They do not tell you what it felt like. This post is the other half: the passers, in their own words.

How these were collected, so you can judge them properly. Every quote below was written by a real user and submitted to us for publishing, by email or through the testimonial form in the app. Ten people have reported passing the EPPP after prepping with us; these are the ones who chose to say something publicly. Quotes are published verbatim. I do not fix grammar, tighten sentences, or trim criticism out. Each person chose exactly how to be credited: full name, initials, or anonymous. Several are early-career psychologists mid-licensure, which is why some prefer not to be named. And to be clear about what this is not: it is a collection of reports, not a pass rate. Not everyone who studies with us passes, and not everyone tells us either way.

The highest score we have seen: a 711

Our top reported scorer, who wrote us a full exam-day debrief, put their testimonial this way:

Studying high-level concepts in plain language with analogies and punctuating each topic with quizzes for retention was super helpful and much better for maintaining motivation and stamina.

The full debrief is worth your time if you want to know what the exam actually feels like from the other side, including the one mistake even a 711 made: Inside a 711: what our highest scorer told us about the real EPPP.

If you want to know how your own baseline compares, the fastest way is not reading testimonials. Take a free practice test and get a number.

The comebacks

Three of our documented passers failed the EPPP with other prep approaches before joining. If you are staring at a retake, this section is for you, because the loudest fear after a fail is that nothing will work. These are the people who had tried before.

One of them, credited as Dr. Y, passed after multiple attempts. Her testimonial arrived this week:

This journey was not an easy one for me! I had to take this exam multiple times and there were times I wanted to quit. However, I had to keep believing in myself and pushing forward. Whatever you do, DO NOT GIVE UP ON YOURSELF! You can and will pass! A lot of this is mental- use positive affirmations and visualizations of receiving that one sheet of paper with a passing score. Best of luck to all!

She is right that a lot of it is mental. She is also, quietly, describing exposure work and cognitive rehearsal, which is what you would expect from a psychologist who got herself across the line.

Dr. Anam Shahid passed in July and wrote the longest testimonial we have ever received. A few excerpts, exactly as she wrote them:

Finally, this is my day....I PASS EPPP

As an immigrant whose first language is not English, the EPPP often felt like I was fighting two battles at once-mastering EPPP and navigating a language that wasn't my own. Looking back, thepsychology.ai became one of the most valuable resources in helping me cross the finish line.

The actual EPPP was challenging, with long, nuanced, application based questions. Because I have build a strong conceptual foundation through this platform, I felt prepared to work through unfamiliar scenarios instead of panicking.

She also told us what to improve, and I am including it because a testimonial page where nobody criticizes anything is a page you should not trust:

If I could suggest one improvement, it would be adding more domain wise questions which helps to absorb the concept deeply and full-length practice exam with categorization easy medium and hard, and set the passing range criteria for each exam. Also added more case-based questions that mirror the complexity and wording of the actual EPPP.

We built per-domain practice partly because of feedback like hers. If a retake is your situation, start with what to do after failing the EPPP and the best EPPP prep for retakers.

The first-try passes

Dr. Yael Dror, a clinical psychologist, described her four-month run:

thePsychology.ai was a massive support for me while I studied for the EPPP. I was able to get through all the material, quizzes, and exams within 4 months and successfully passed the EPPP on my first try!

Another passer, who asked to stay anonymous, gave us my favorite backhanded compliment:

The content modules and practice tests were very helpful. The EPPP questions were pretty similar to the practice tests. The (actual) exam questions were more general and less detail-oriented than expected. In that sense, the program over-prepares you for the content. I highly recommend it for primary or supplemental exam prep.

Over-prepared is the correct direction for the surprise to run. If practice is slightly harder than the real thing, exam day feels like a step down.

And one passer kept the whole review to two lines:

Your program was great for quickly covering a lot of the foundational content at a super reasonable price. Thanks!

One still on the way

Not every submission comes from the far side of test day. This one arrived from a user a month out from her exam, and I am including it because the before matters as much as the after:

This program has been great! I find the full-length practice, timed test helpful. I haven't taken the EPPP, yet. But, I will take it in a month. I have been scoring about 85%.

For context on why 85% a month out is a very good place to stand, read about the readiness line.

What testimonials cannot tell you

An honest closing note. Testimonials are written by the people who felt strongly enough to write, which means they skew positive everywhere on the internet, including here. They are real, verbatim, and tied to reported results, but they are stories, not statistics. The statistics live in the data posts: what passers did differently across ten passes and four fails, and what the exceptions taught us.

And the strongest proof is the kind you generate yourself. thePsychology.ai is free for a week: take a full-length practice exam, get your baseline score, and see whether the readiness meter moves the way these passers say it does. Results before you pay a dollar. That is the testimonial that should actually convince you.