NCLEX results; does PVT still work?

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Hey everyone, just made an account as I took the NCLEX today at 2PM. I had 78 questions and I had a rough time on it. It was pretty tough and I came home to try the trick. I got all the way to the page before it said submit payment and closed browser since I thought I failed and it should've stopped me prior to it.

However, I just tried again but changed the CVC to a fake number on credit card and hit submit to confirm payment and Pearson website said said "the records indicate that you have recently scheduled your exam" or something in red text on top of the credit card page. I figured it'd say credit card declined since I used a fake CVC code or something.

Does the trick still work? Was that the good pop-up? I know it used to before but I came across something saying it was outdated so I'm not sure. I have quick results in 48 business hours and I think they're closed Saturday and Sunday so it'd be Monday if they're open on July 3; if not then Wednesday.

Anyone recently do the PVT? I checked on my state website and my name is not there as an RN yet :/

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I took my NCLEX on Wed in the morning in Tx. Did the trick in the afternoon and got the bad pop-up. Friday morning, I did the 48 hour quick result and found out that I passed! So I say...tricks do not work all the time!!! But! According to my online search, it does seem to work generally for people who actually get good pop-up. So I'm thinking.... getting a good pop-up = you passed!!!! Bad pop-up = good chance that you didn't pass, but could have passed too so wait for your result! If you got a good pop-up, I wouldn't worry about it!

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Thank you very much, you gave my mind some peace, I appreciate it :) Congratulations on passing, I'm glad everything worked out for you.

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Passed :)

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Congratulations!!! Now we can both enjoy the summer without worrying about studying for another exam :)

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@SmileyOrange- when you say you got the "bad pop-up" does that mean you got charged?

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I think it would be fair to say that technically there is no such thing as a bad pop up. The good pop-up is a message indicating you are not allowed to register for another exam. If you put in false credit card information and get a card declined message it means your card was tested and declined. Period. If the charge goes through and you have a receipt for $200, I guess you might call it a bad Pop-Up but it isn't a pop-up at all, the program did exactly what you asked it to do.

Orange, do you have a receipt for $200 paid?

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Sorry for the late reply! I entered the correct credit card info and clicked once, which shows the summary that will be charged. According to what I searched on the web, you should get the pop-up there. I didn't click the last button that would've made the payment, if that makes sense. So, to answer your question, I didn't pay for a new exam.

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Sorry for the late reply! I entered the correct credit card info and clicked once, which shows the summary that will be charged. According to what I searched on the web, you should get the pop-up there. I didn't click the last button that would've made the payment, if that makes sense. So, to answer your question, I didn't pay for a new exam.

Just to clarify for other that may read this :), you MUST submit the payment as if you were actually paying to take the test for the "trick" to work. So be sure to use the WRONG EXPIRATION DATE, or CVV CODE. If you don't you run the risk of being charged $200 dollars. When you submit the payment you should get a pop up saying "Our records indicate that you have recently scheduled your exam blah blah". This is the good pop up, this means you more than likely passed and that's why it did not allow you to register for another test. However, if you get a card declined message it unfortunately (99% of the time) means you failed. That's why it is important to use the wrong expiration date or security code, that way you do not get charged $200 if you failed. Is the PVT 100% accurate? No because it's a loophole, however, if you get the good pop up I wouldn't sweat worrying about failing. There are a lot more stories (thousands) where the PVT was accurate than not.

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Sorry for the late reply! I entered the correct credit card info and clicked once, which shows the summary that will be charged. According to what I searched on the web, you should get the pop-up there. I didn't click the last button that would've made the payment, if that makes sense. So, to answer your question, I didn't pay for a new exam.

ah, then NO, you did not get the bad pop up, as Hopeful just explained. You didn't actually complete the steps, so you can't know if it did or didn't "work" in your case.

Not that it matters now :)

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