Hi. I just received that news that I passed the NCLEX this morning by checking my states Board of Nursing website and my license was issued 07/29/10. My license expires 10/31/2010.
I called the Board and the receptionist informed me that because my birthday is in October I do not get 2 years to renew my license and if I had taken then exam AFTER my birthday I would have. This also happened to a classmate of mine who's birthday is in October. Another classmates birthday is in August but her license does not expire until 2012. I am having a hard time understand how this works. I already paid $200 to register in addition to the $75 board application fee and now I have to turn around and pay another $78 for a license I haven't even used yet!!!
It's been quite awhile since anyone has commented on this, but I just had to laugh because I took my NCLEX on the date that RN licenses are renewed each year in my state, so that when I saw the expiration date, I just figured it was because that's the day I also took the NCLEX. Turns out I will get all 365 days' worth of my license, so I guess you win some, you lose some. In this case, I got lucky! Definitely grateful that I passed, period! :)
kasendamiles86
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i got my license on March 30, 2010. I have to renew in August 2011, I was baffled as well. But hey what can you do? Nothing but get the ceu's.