JST scenarios, on video
Watch a scenario unfold, then answer questions on what you observed. Built for promotional exams that include a scenario section.
Prepare. Perform.
Get Certified. Get Promoted.
Exam prep for law enforcement, from the academy’s state exam to your agency’s promotional exam, built from the material you’re actually tested on.
- Free to start, no card required
- Built from your exam’s own material
- On iPhone and Android
See it in action
NextRank in 35 seconds
Who it’s for
Recruits in the academy.
Officers going for promotion.
In the academy
Your state’s certification exam, built from the curriculum your academy teaches.
Available now
- Florida
- Texas
Going for promotion
Your agency’s promotional exam, Corporal to Captain, built from its own policy.
Available now
- Chicago Police Department
- Cleveland Division of Police
- Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
- Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
- Louisville Metro Police Department
- Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
- New Jersey Civil Service Commission
- New York Police Department
- Philadelphia Police Department
We keep adding states and agencies, starting with the ones candidates ask for most.
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How it works
Study the way memory actually works.
Re-reading your notes feels productive, and most of it is gone by exam day. Decades of cognitive-science research point to three methods that make material stick. NextRank is built on all three.
- 01Mastery trackingFind what you don’t know yet, and work on that first.Mastery learning: advance once you’ve shown you know a topic, not when the calendar says so.
- 02Active recallPull the answer from memory before you see it.The testing effect: retrieving an answer builds memory that re-reading does not.
- 03Spaced repetitionReview each fact just before you’d forget it.The spacing effect: memory lasts longer when review is spread out over time.
01 · Mastery tracking
Fix what you keep missing
NextRank keeps track of every answer you give. Every question you miss goes into its own set, so you can drill exactly those, and questions you haven’t practiced in a while are flagged for review, too.
- A drill of exactly the questions you’ve missed
- Chapters flagged as weak once you’ve answered enough to tell
- After every mock exam, the questions to work on next
02 · Active recall
Practice the real thing
Exam-format questions written from the material your exam is drawn from: state statutes, case law and agency policy. Every answer shows the reasoning and the exact source behind it, so you learn why, not just what.
- The statute, case or policy behind every answer
- Full-length mock exams under real timing
- Think an answer is wrong? Challenge it, and our team reviews it
- Earn XP for every correct answer and climb a league under a screen name you choose
03 · Spaced repetition
Review each card right before you’d forget it
Flashcards are scheduled with spaced repetition (SM-2). Mark a card “Got it” and it comes back later; mark it “Review again” and it comes back sooner. When cards you once knew start to fade, NextRank tells you and hands you a short review.
- Review what’s due, not the whole deck again
- A heads-up when earlier wins start fading
Scenarios & skills
More than a question bank.
Some of what you’re tested on is how you read a situation, or a sequence your hands need to know by heart. NextRank trains both.
Skill Trainer
Turns the academy’s high-liability skill sheets into step-by-step drills: put each step in the order you would perform it, until the sequence is second nature.
Know when you’re ready
A readiness score that tells you the truth
Most prep leaves you guessing whether you’ve done enough. NextRank combines four signals into a single Readiness score and shows you the trend over time, so “I think I’m ready” becomes something you can actually see.
Accuracy
40%How well you’re answering, weighted toward your recent work.
Recall
25%How much of what you’ve learned is still sticking, from your flashcard reviews.
Coverage
20%How many of your exam’s topics you’ve reached proficiency on.
Pace
15%Whether you’re on track for your exam date.
Together they roll up into one score from 0 to 100:
Building · under 50On Track · 50 to 74Exam Ready · 75+
Readiness reflects your preparation, not a predicted exam result. It’s a measure of the work you’ve put in, updated every time you study.
Questions
Straight answers
Which exams does it cover?
Two kinds. State certification exams for the academy, available now for Florida and Texas, and agency promotional exams, available now for Chicago Police Department, Cleveland Division of Police, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Louisville Metro Police Department, Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, New Jersey Civil Service Commission, New York Police Department and Philadelphia Police Department, from Corporal up to Captain depending on the agency. We keep adding states and agencies, starting with the ones candidates ask for most. If yours isn’t listed, request it on this page.
Is it free?
It’s free to start, with no card required. Try your exam first, then unlock the full course when you’re ready.
What makes this different from a study guide or a stack of flashcards?
It keeps track of every answer, so the questions you miss become their own drill. It’s built from the material your exam is actually drawn from, with the source behind every answer. It schedules your flashcards the way memory works, with spaced repetition. And it shows you a readiness score, so you can see when you’re prepared instead of guessing. XP, daily streaks and a league against others preparing for the same exam keep you showing up.
What’s the readiness score, exactly?
A single 0 to 100 number combining four things: your accuracy, how much you’re recalling, how much of the exam you’ve covered, and whether you’re on pace for your date. It reflects the work you’ve put in. It is not a prediction of your exam result.
Will it guarantee I pass?
No, and be skeptical of anything that claims to. What we can promise is better preparation through proven methods: content built to your exam, practice scheduled the way memory actually works, and an honest readout of where you stand.
Your exam date is coming.
Be ready for it.
Start free with your exam’s own material. No card required.