Does people pass a 75 more than they fail?

Do you think that coming out thinking that you failed and that the test was hard,and you had 75 questions is a good sign?

I just took it today and it shut off at 75. I have a hard time thinking that I knew so little that I failed in 75 but it did seem really hard. I had so many select all that apply questions.

I passed on 75 and I was sure I failed! Looking back, though, I had such a hard time because my level of difficulty was harder! My advice is to just read each question carefully and take your time. I was told to try to guess what the answer might be before looking at your choices, but this never worked when I was taking the test. For me, I would eliminate two answers immediately, then really think about the remaining two before making a decision.

I read about a lot of people coming out thinking that it was hard but statistics show that no matter what number you got most people do pass, about 85% I think. When I got the minimum number I was very sure that I had passed but I test very good so I really wasn't worried going in to it.

Is English your second language? I know that can make it more difficult.

English is my second language, but I don't think I struggled with that, it was the level of difficulty of the questions, I thought the test was hard.

I passed on 75 and I was sure I failed! Looking back, though, I had such a hard time because my level of difficulty was harder! My advice is to just read each question carefully and take your time. I was told to try to guess what the answer might be before looking at your choices, but this never worked when I was taking the test. For me, I would eliminate two answers immediately, then really think about the remaining two before making a decision.

Just out of curiosity, what do you mean your level of difficulty was harder?

Just out of curiosity, what do you mean your level of difficulty was harder?

I found the questions to be hard, I don't think this was an easy test, not even the Math questions

Every question in the test bank of the NCLEX has a certain level of difficulty. Pass or fail is determined by whatever level of difficulty you are at when you are getting 50% right and 50% wrong. Since I passed, the level of difficulty I had was at the appropriate level.

Every question in the test bank of the NCLEX has a certain level of difficulty. Pass or fail is determined by whatever level of difficulty you are at when you are getting 50% right and 50% wrong. Since I passed, the level of difficulty I had was at the appropriate level.

From what I understand, that explanation is not exactly accurate... Yes, the questions increase in difficulty (meaning they begin as straight recall and advance up to priority, etc as the tester selects correct answers) but as the level of difficulty increases, it is standard for all test takers. Correct me if I am wrong, but it would be extremely unfair to pass (or fail) someone at lower level of difficulty just because they at that point achieved a 50%... I am pretty sure you must select a certain percentage of correct answers when answering the questions with the highest level of difficulty, so (just to nit pick) the level of difficulty you passed at would be the exact same as someone who passed at 265, it just took them longer to achieve a passing percentage.

The last time i tested which was December 26th i had 75 Q and i failed, but i know alot of people that have passed at 75 tho. It is so hard to tell.

Maybe each question is weighted differently. My first question was kinda difficult, and it kept getting harder but not very much than the first question, but it wasn't an easy test. I am bracing for the worst.