Members are discussing their experiences with the Pearson Vue Trick (PVT) after taking the NCLEX exam. Some users are sharing their success stories with the PVT, while others are skeptical of its accuracy. There is also confusion and clarification sought regarding the research questions included in the exam and how they impact the final score. Additionally, users are sharing their anxieties and uncertainties about waiting for official results and license postings.
After you test you should receive an email stating something along the lines of "Now that you've completed your NCLEX blah blah blah". It is at this point that you can try the PVT to get an IDEA where you stand. However, your test is graded twice. Once automatically and once by Pearson Vue staff just to be sure the computer got it right. This usually happens within the first 24 hours and is why many say the results are only accurate post 24 hours. In which case you really could be failing at first and then when the 15 research questions are removed you could be passing and vice versa.
When you try the PVT you can use a prepaid card that has very little money on it, or put in your correct CC number and incorrect CVC (security code), whether or not you put in the correct expiration date is up to you, but I would change it to be safe. Once you officially submit the payment you will get one of four pop ups--
Our records indicate that you have recently scheduled this exam. Another registration cannot be made at this time.~~~ GOOD POPUP
The candidate currently has an open registration for this exam. A new registration cannot be made at this time.~~~ GOOD POPUP
Card declined (for whatever reason)~~~ BAD POPUP
The candidate currently has test results that are on hold. Another registration cannot be made at this time.~~~Means NOTHING, they are simply taking another look at your exam to be sure you didn't cheat. This could be from odd movements during your test that caught their eye, difficult palm vein scans, finishing quickly, something that happened with the computer system that you had no idea about, your computer cut off in the middle of your test, literally anything they deemed as suspicious or the computer flagged.
Once the hold is lifted you will either get the good or the bad popup.
Please note that if your pop up isn't worded EXACTLY like this or is SLIGHTLY different it still means the SAME THING. Therefore, do not freak out thinking you did/didn't pass because of that.
Are there people who do everything exactly right and the PVT doesn't work for them? YES. However, that number is VERY small and most of the time the people it "doesn't work" for did not do it correctly. If done correctly it will work and will be rather accurate as it is with the OVERWHELMING majority of testers.
Is it possible to be charged and still pass? Yes, it is. If you do then you are one of those people that I talked about when I said some didn't do the trick correctly. ? The PVT is simply an exploitation of the company's billing software in a way that wasn't meant to be. Therefore, if you punch in all of the credit card info and it takes your money..... ? oh well, it's doing what it is designed to do.
The PVT isn't definite because it wasn't designed to be. However, overwhelming majority proves that it is rather accurate, but should only be used as an idea of where you stand until you either get your quick results, or see your name on your BON.
I believe I have covered most of the topics that I see regularly asked. If you get a good pop up, take it as a good chance that you passed and relax until you get your results. If you get the bad one recognize that it means you probably failed, but you will not know until you get your results.
I failed my first time taking the NCLEX and got the bad pop up, passed the second time with the good pop up. The most important thing is to not drive yourself CRAZY scouring the internet trying to find situations just like yours or asking a million times whether or not we all believe you passed because it'll only stress you out more. TRUST ME I KNOW. Good luck to you all! The NCLEX will really mess with your mind, but we all made it through nursing school and assuming you put your best foot forward while there, you CAN and WILL PASS the NCLEX!!
I was like every other person out there who has just taken the nclex and looking for some sort of reassurance that I had passed since I am from California and California does not participate in quick results. I want to let people know that the Pearson vue trick does work. I took my exam on 9/5/18 and tried the Pearson vue trick after 24 hrs and again at 48hrs, both times I got the "good pop up".
I took my test on 9/12/2018 at 2pm. I got this popup 4 hours after I took the test BUT I received that "blah blah blah email" 2 hours after that. This is my 4th time taking the test and I had no idea that I should wait until the email. I would have never done the PVT had I known. Now I'm extremely nervous BUT I do love your detailed breakdown. I wish I had found this first.
Now I can say that when I looked on the BONnit had a message about the Hurracaine in NC and that the system would be down for a few.
"The candidate currently has an open registration for this exam. A new registration cannot be made at this time.~~~GOOD POPUP"
I took my NCLEX today at 1 pm and like everyone, I’m super nervous and freaking out about the results. I did the “Pearson Vue Trick” and got the “good pop up”. I was wondering how long I should wait until I would have an accurate “good pop up”. I got 86 questions and the research questions at the end. I will be paying the $8 for the quick results... but that is in 48 hours. I’m trying my best to be patient but I’m so nervous. How accurate is the Pearson Vue Trick and how long did everyone wait until there license posted on the boards page? Thank you in advance!
I took my NCLEX today at 1 pm and like everyone, I’m super nervous and freaking out about the results. I did the “Pearson Vue Trick” and got the “good pop up”. I was wondering how long I should wait until I would have an accurate “good pop up”. I got 86 questions and the research questions at the end. I will be paying the $8 for the quick results... but that is in 48 hours. I’m trying my best to be patient but I’m so nervous. How accurate is the Pearson Vue Trick and how long did everyone wait until there license posted on the boards page? Thank you in advance!
Im not trying to be ugly, I’m confused as to if you read the article I wrote because the answer every one of your questions are in said article.
1. After exam is finished wait a bit .. lets say 30 mins. Try to register for the exam. You have to go through every step so be prepared that if you didn't pass, it WILL charge you again for the retake.
2. Go through the ENTIRE process all the way until the end. Hit submit as if you were going to re register.
3. If you failed, it will charge you for your next exam. If you passed, it will tell you that you already have another exam scheduled and another cannot be scheduled at this time.
Most people that say it doesn't work do not actually go through the entire process. I took this exam three times. It was dead accurate all times. I failed the first two and passed on the third.
This is somewhat true. The developers/software programmers have to implement a backdoor algorithm so that if you passed your NCLEX you cannot register for another one and consequently pay for another test. In a nutshell this will cause immense complexity in refunding test takers if they already passed. The system has to take into account that if you passsed, you cannot register again to avoid the whole "well, I passed so how do I get a refund from a test I just scheduled thinking I failed but I didn't?". It's called a "trick" but in reality it's written code on the backend of the whole system. Can you imagine the amount of refunds they would have to institute if they didn't have that in place? Think about that.
After you test you should receive an email stating something along the lines of "Now that you've completed your NCLEX blah blah blah". It is at this point that you can try the PVT to get an IDEA where you stand. However, your test is graded twice. Once automatically and once by Pearson Vue staff just to be sure the computer got it right. This usually happens within the first 24 hours and is why many say the results are only accurate post 24 hours. In which case you really could be failing at first and then when the 15 research questions are removed you could be passing and vice versa.
When you try the PVT you can use a prepaid card that has very little money on it, or put in your correct CC number and incorrect CVC (security code), whether or not you put in the correct expiration date is up to you, but I would change it to be safe. Once you officially submit the payment you will get one of four pop ups--
Our records indicate that you have recently scheduled this exam. Another registration cannot be made at this time.~~~ GOOD POPUP
The candidate currently has an open registration for this exam. A new registration cannot be made at this time.~~~ GOOD POPUP
Card declined (for whatever reason)~~~ BAD POPUP
The candidate currently has test results that are on hold. Another registration cannot be made at this time.~~~Means NOTHING, they are simply taking another look at your exam to be sure you didn't cheat. This could be from odd movements during your test that caught their eye, difficult palm vein scans, finishing quickly, something that happened with the computer system that you had no idea about, your computer cut off in the middle of your test, literally anything they deemed as suspicious or the computer flagged.
Once the hold is lifted you will either get the good or the bad popup.
Please note that if your pop up isn't worded EXACTLY like this or is SLIGHTLY different it still means the SAME THING. Therefore, do not freak out thinking you did/didn't pass because of that.
Are there people who do everything exactly right and the PVT doesn't work for them? YES. However, that number is VERY small and most of the time the people it "doesn't work" for did not do it correctly. If done correctly it will work and will be rather accurate as it is with the OVERWHELMING majority of testers.
Is it possible to be charged and still pass? Yes, it is. If you do then you are one of those people that I talked about when I said some didn't do the trick correctly. ? The PVT is simply an exploitation of the company's billing software in a way that wasn't meant to be. Therefore, if you punch in all of the credit card info and it takes your money..... ? oh well, it's doing what it is designed to do.
The PVT isn't definite because it wasn't designed to be. However, overwhelming majority proves that it is rather accurate, but should only be used as an idea of where you stand until you either get your quick results, or see your name on your BON.
I believe I have covered most of the topics that I see regularly asked. If you get a good pop up, take it as a good chance that you passed and relax until you get your results. If you get the bad one recognize that it means you probably failed, but you will not know until you get your results.
I failed my first time taking the NCLEX and got the bad pop up, passed the second time with the good pop up. The most important thing is to not drive yourself CRAZY scouring the internet trying to find situations just like yours or asking a million times whether or not we all believe you passed because it'll only stress you out more. TRUST ME I KNOW. Good luck to you all! The NCLEX will really mess with your mind, but we all made it through nursing school and assuming you put your best foot forward while there, you CAN and WILL PASS the NCLEX!!
Thank you so much! I got the open registration version of the good pop up, I pray it works !
A guy broke down the statistics online about this. Bad pop up is u/k but usually its a fail. Low chance of passing if it continues for days. Like said above. Wait a few hours after the email. Good pop up is like over 90 percent you passed very seldom was ever heard of someone failing. Like seldom as in almost none. I had my results on hold for like 3 days. After I got my email I waited 4 hours and then check and it says results on hold. I had to wait 3 days and bam I passed! To be clear there is a myriad of reasons why this can happen though. From my research on here some people had issues with pearsons fingerprinting and they needed to go back in to get them redone and then their results posted. For others like me that tend to take their tests fast. It can draw up an anomaly and flag you. I would say hold is likely a good things because a fail is a fail. So keep your chins up and remember. You can take it again. Just study and never give up!
dorkiexcici
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I feel you!
I had the special research questions and did not do it either..