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Apr 29, 2007, 02:32 AM
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May 01, 2007 at 07:19 PM by suzanne4
 Re: Hongkong or Saipan? Help! by the way, if you decide to choose Hongkong as your testing center, be sure to wear "super makapal" outfit. according to my friends who took their exams there, it's really really cold...as if you're in a "trangkaso chamber". so if you don't want to get hypothermia or worse--get your brain frozen (you must be in optimum level of functioning when taking NCLEX) wear a wooly oufit (if you must) basta yung makapal talaga.if you wear a jacket, they'll take it from you.so be sure, whatever's underneath, it must be really a thick fabric (just imagine 6 hours max in a very cold airconditioned room). i even heard that they're so strict that "sandos" are not allowed. so if you're a girl, basically it's just your brassiere and your blouse/top...whatever. i can't think straight when the environment is too cold, i guess that goes the same for you, so you better heed my advice.
English only please on these forums. Please edit your post to remove the Tagalog. .....thank you.  | | No. 11 |
Apr 29, 2007, 02:42 AM
Re: Hongkong or Saipan? Help! more tips: don't bring any of your reviewers, which includes your textbooks, notes etc. it's criminal to do so--at least that's how it is in Hongkong test centers. please please remember this if you don't want to get into trouble. another tip, if you're scheduled in the afternoon, drop by the center in the morning. chances are, somebody will be late or decided not to come, so there's a good chance that they're going to give you the available slot. it's better if you take the exam in the morning so you can maximaize your 6 hours. not that you're really going to use all that time but suppose you're going to need, say, three hours for your exam, but you're scheduled at 4 pm and the testing center closes at 6 pm, so you see, you have no choice but to stop the test because the center's closing. do you already have a schedule? try to get a morning schedule. if there's no available AM schedule, at least try to be scheduled early in the afternoon, like 1 or 2 pm. and whatever you do, please please don't be late!!! they're so strict, if you're late...you just forfeited your slot...actually everything you paid for going there in Hongkong. so try to remember the tips i told you, ayt. good luck! | | No. 12 |
Apr 29, 2007, 02:48 AM
Re: Hongkong or Saipan? Help!
i hope you''ll stop at 75. 60 is the max number of questions, add to that are the 15 experimental. so if you've really prepared well, you can stop at question 75. but if you answered more questions than 75 or if, say, you went over a hundred, don't panic...remember as long as the computer keeps you on the game, fight til the end, you know what i'm saying. one girl i know was at the last possible question, i think it's question 265...she didn't give up, answered the last question, the computer shut down...know what? yep you guessed right--she passed. no matter what, just keep at it. don't ever give up. good luck again!
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Apr 29, 2007, 11:41 PM
 Re: Hongkong or Saipan? Help! Originally Posted by purple_ylem  by the way, if you decide to choose Hongkong as your testing center, be sure to wear "super makapal" outfit. according to my friends who took their exams there, it's really really cold...as if you're in a "trangkaso chamber". so if you don't want to get hypothermia or worse--get your brain frozen (you must be in optimum level of functioning when taking NCLEX) wear a wooly oufit (if you must) basta yung makapal talaga.if you wear a jacket, they'll take it from you.so be sure, whatever's underneath, it must be really a thick fabric (just imagine 6 hours max in a very cold airconditioned room). i even heard that they're so strict that "sandos" are not allowed. so if you're a girl, basically it's just your brassiere and your blouse/top...whatever. i can't think straight when the environment is too cold, i guess that goes the same for you, so you better heed my advice.
Temperature(air-conditioner) of the HK testing room is set at 27 degrees Celsius, just like the usual aircon that you feel in Philippine offices and banks hence no need to worry. I didn't find it cold; in fact, wearing a jacket would have made me sweat. It's not cold inside; HK is cold when you are in the street, hehe, the environmental temperature or the real temperature.
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