i hear that if i just do 75 questions for 6 hours, the score will be based on the last 60 something answers....(this isn't a fact...i just heard about it)
then, why waste my energy to do more questions, which is like pushing myself to go further on the edge of a cliff?
just go easy and spend 4 minutes per each Q, and take two breaks. dunno if i am allow to smoke during the breaks though.
is this the ultimate strategy that we are not supposed to talk about?
so basically, it does not really hurt to do just 75 Q in 6 hours, if i think that chunk of them were sata (meaning i am above passing level) and that latter questions were not easy Qs, then just do 75Q. this is my strategy.
(actually spending 4 minutes per each Q was little ridiculous.)
if i feel that i m not getting any sata, and that Qs are getting easy, then i continue.
if not i just stop at 75th Q and do nothing for the next hours.
Look at it this way. If you do 74 questions after 5 hours and 55 mins, then you complete question 75 and the computer didn't shut off you have not passed yet, and now you have five mins to hope you pass in the next few questions. Take your time, read each question more than once, eliminate the two obviously wrong answers and pick the more correct of the remaining two. Take a break every hour to walk around a bit, pee, ect. This is how I did it, I passed with 75 questions in an hour and a half. I wouldn't suggest doing it your way to anyone. Besides, it sounds like torcher! I didn't want to spend one second longer in front of that computer screen than I needed!
um...this isn't a good idea at all! why would anyone be willing to take this kind of risk?! obviously they would know what you are trying to do and i found this info on the ncsbn site..so read it word for word..and you will understand why this plot to try and "outsmart" the nclex people is...for lack of better term.."dumb"!
ncsbn strives to report results that accurately reflect the ability of each test taker. accordingly, our standards and procedures for administering examshave two related goals: giving test takers comparable opportunities to demonstrate their abilities and preventing any test takers from gaining an unfair advantage over others. to promote these objectives,ncsbn reserves the right to cancel or withhold any test results when, in its judgement, a testing irregularity occurs; there is an apparent discrepancy in, or falsification of, a test taker's identification; a test taker engages in misconduct, irregular behavior, violates the candidate rules or otherwise breaches his/her confidentiality agreement; or the results are believed to be invalid for any other reason, not withstanding the absence of any evidence of a candidate's personal involvement in irregular activities.
ncsbn may cancel or withhold a candidate's results if, in ncsbn's judgment, there is a good faith basis to question the validity of the results for any reason, notwithstanding, the absence of any evidence of a candidate's personal involvement in irregular activities. evidence of invalid results may include, but are not limited to, unusual answer patterns or unusual score increases from one exam to another. if a candidate's result is cancelled, revoked or invalidated without a finding that the candidate engaged in irregular behavior, the candidate may appeal the decision and/or will be offered a free retest. an appeal is a candidate's exclusive means of redress with regard to ncsbn's decision to take this action.
Also I would this the last 60 principle doesn't apply if you only do the minimum # of question I would guess if it didn't automatically shut off at 75 and you ran out of time it would equal a fail
The NCLEX is not a slot machine it isn't about luck it's about applied knowledge.
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Look at it this way. If you do 74 questions after 5 hours and 55 mins, then you complete question 75 and the computer didn't shut off you have not passed yet, and now you have five mins to hope you pass in the next few questions. Take your time, read each question more than once, eliminate the two obviously wrong answers and pick the more correct of the remaining two. Take a break every hour to walk around a bit, pee, ect. This is how I did it, I passed with 75 questions in an hour and a half. I wouldn't suggest doing it your way to anyone. Besides, it sounds like torcher! I didn't want to spend one second longer in front of that computer screen than I needed!