My Exam Application Mishap; What should I do now?

[ukade]

Hi everyone, I thought I would share this to let others know that this has also happened to someone before. I feel like an idiot but I guess I got what was coming.

I applied for the exam back in February. A few months ago, I graduated and was awaiting the so-called ATT that all my classmates were receiving in July. Keep in mind I continued to get updates from my classmates via FB about how the process was very slow compared to prior years.

Anxious, I look over my application and realize that I had submitted a blank livescan form and my identification form hadn't been completely filled out. I tried to resubmit them somehow, but there's no way to do that except by contacting the BRN. As everyone knows, they're difficult to get a hold of, so I decided to submit the forms through a 'change of address'. (Of course, I didn't really change my address.) However, once I did that, my application showed up as having been submitted on 7/18/17. I thought, 'hey, I didn't want to take my exam yet, I can wait longer.'

I just didn't realize it would take so long. Skipping to now, the BRN website indicates that my application should have been processed, so I go take a look. There's a new option, "Submit Additional Documents." I resubmit my two forms through that and now I'm here writing this. I'm just thinking now, if I had left it alone at the beginning, this option may have appeared earlier for me to resubmit the forms. However, the problem is, I don't even know if that's what that option is there for. I didn't receive any instructions either. I don't have the time to go looking for answers, so I was hoping if there's someone out there with some ideas.

Anyhow, thank you for reading.

[NotMyProblem MSN, ASN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN]

If the Board of Nursing is within driving distance, I would take a hard copy, along with my verifiable identification, any applicable fees, and offer to hand-deliver directly to someone at the office...with an explanation of what happened, if I were you. I actually did hand-deliver my application to the BON because I needed a face-to-face discussion about some preceptorship hours since they were giving me an electronic run-around.

[ukade]

Hi BSNbeDone, thank you for your input. It never crossed my mind that I should hand-deliver my application. In this day in age, I am depending so much on technology to get the job done, that I forget there's the old fashion way as well. It's not a quick drive up to Sacramento, but it is doable from where I live. I'll probably make the trip up there during one of my free days. Thanks for replying, this was very helpful.