First, I just want to thank everyone that comes to this website to share his or her experience. This website literally keeps people alive and going during some tough times. You might not know it, but there are tens of people out there that quote this website each day.
My journey with the Nclex-RN in California started on the 2th of December. I took the Nclex, I went home and tried the PVT, and it gave me the good pop-up. 24 hours and 4 days later, I was still getting the good pop-up. A week passed and no result or license, I was anxious to say the least, as some of my classmates got their license within 48 - 72 hours after taking the exam.
I always came to this website to get some courage as the weeks rolled by. Finally on 31st of December, I got my license. The long wait was over.
My main reason of writing today is that through my experience, I found out that the pearson vue trick is not a trick. It is the way the computer is programmed. If one fails the Nclex, it will take your money or decline your card accordingly (for insufficient funds or being invalid). The so called trick works perfectly.
Secondly, If you live in California, and you get the good pop-up after 24 hours of taking the Nclex, you passed. The waiting time has to do with the BRN taking so much time to process files. Keep strong and keep faith, you will get your license.
I am in Ohio. I took the NCLEX exam twice, once in February 2015 and tried the PVT, used a credit card gift card and my card was declined... found out two days later I failed.
Took the NCLEX exam again on April 21st, tried the PVT and got the good pop up. Found out today I passed!
This message is for anyone that has recently taken the test and feels that they didn't do as well as they think...
I took the NCLEX on Thursday, April 16, and I literally took the ENTIRE exam! Yes, thats right, 265 freakin' questions!! I did in fact pass on my first attempt, but I thought I was surely going to fail. I literally wanted to die because I felt like there was so much on there that either I have not heard of or just couldn't remember. I graduated in December 2014 and barely took the test now, with only a few days of studying before the exam (Yes, I know, stupid).
ANYWHO...
The point is, I wanna let everyone know that if theres anyone out there that feels uneasy about their performance, to STOP worrying!. Always remember this... Is worrying doing anything BENEFICIAL for you? Worrying is something that YOU are allowing yourself to do (Unless you have a Dx of OCD/GAD). Please, do yourself a favor and relax the best that you can, remember that you were in nursing school for a reason, you passed for a reason, and YOU WILL DO THIS! Statistically, approximately 86% of all new grad nursing students pass the NCLEX with their first attempt... if we had odds like that in the Lotto, many of us would be freakin' millionaires by now.
In regards to the Pearson Vue Trick (PVT), it DOES work! Its annoying hearing people say that it doesn't work all the time, blah blah. Everyone in my cohort did the trick and it was 100% successful, but you have to do it correctly!
1) sign in to Pearson Vue
2) select to register for the NCLEX-RN
3) fill out the little questionnaire and other required information
4) put in your credit card information with a CC that doesn't have sufficient funs or a debit card with no money in it (Please don't put in a CC with sufficient funds because if you fail and aren't ready to pay, it will take your payment)
5) Click submit, then you will be brought to the final payment page
6) YOU NEED TO CLICK SUBMIT ONE MORE TIME TO PRECESS PAYMENT!!
7) One of three pop-ups or notifications will generate....
1) The one that says... "you cannot reschedule an exam at this time blah blah blah..." This is the GOOD pop-up that means you did pass
2) The one that says... "your test is on hold blah blah blah...." This means NOTHING...it doesn't mean pass or fail..it could mean there was an error at the test center that needs to be assessed, your application was delayed or had an error, etc... you just need to wait, unfortunately.
3) The one that says... "your credit card has been declined, blah blah blah..." OR you get taken to the 3rd step...Sorry to say this, but you MOST LIKELY failed. It is NOT a guarantee fail because the tests need to be graded TWICE within 24 hours..so there may have been an error on the first one.
I know hundreds of people that have used this PVT and not one has said results differed, so trust it.
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!
LOTS of good information, no doubt ?
But there IS one bit of info, one variable with the PVT you missed, and it's an important one. It's one that has cost people money SO unnecessarily, and I've seen it on this very forum.
The variable that's a problem is when someone enters their invalid card information, and the system does a 'test' charge. That means that since the person submitting the request for a new registration is authorizing a charge...they might just GET what they asked for, whether or not a new registration is needed. But because it's an invalid card, it is declined and a message received "card declined, check with your bank" or something similar. The person is naturally FREAKING out, quite certain they've failed, because after all.....it tried to charge them.
Then they find out they passed, and insist the PVT was 'wrong'. Well....it is NEVER 100% correct; while it may be in your own experience, and that of your cohort, I can assure you it is NOT infallible, as I've seen the proof myself.
It's also troublesome when someone uses VALID card information, because that 'test' might just end up costing someone $200.
There was someone on here a couple of months back, I think, who was flipping out because he had checked every few minutes (even posted all the times he checked!) and after a half dozen shots at the PVT, it took his money. Well, no kidding! So then he didn't know if he passed or failed, and came here asking what to do. What to do? How about stop punching in your financial info?
There was another one who posted how she did the PVT multiple times, and used a gift card with five bucks on it. It took the five bucks. Then she didn't have a new registration (that would cost $200, thank you) but she also didn't have any idea if she passed or not. Yet another reason to STOP HITTING NUMBERS. Seriously. Oh, and I believe she did pass, if I remember that correctly. Only lost five bucks, but days of crying and hysteria for...what? Nothing.
Lesson to be learned? If you're going to do this thing, do it ONCE, and ONLY after a complete 24 hours has passed since you walked out of the testing center. At that point, both sets of scores are done, so it won't 'flip' results. And realize that you just MIGHT get charged if you use a valid card, even if you pass.....and you just MIGHT get a "card declined" for an invalid card, even if you pass.
It's a trick, folks. The vast majority of the time it tells you what you want to know....and sometimes not.
(btw, I'm pretty sure the passing rate for first time testers, US-educated new grads is 90% or 91% last I checked ? )
After a long transcript ordeal and several phone calls to the CBORN, I finally received my results!! Took my exam on April 3rd, got the good PVT popup, and as of today, I'm an RN!! The PVT works when used correctly!! If you don't know how to attempt it, then read the earlier posts!!! Thank you to RNsRWe for your support!!
After a long transcript ordeal and several phone calls to the CBORN, I finally received my results!! Took my exam on April 3rd, got the good PVT popup, and as of today, I'm an RN!! The PVT works when used correctly!! If you don't know how to attempt it, then read the earlier posts!!! Thank you to RNsRWe for your support!!
And congratulations to you! You must be so relieved ?
I just wanted to let everyone know the "trick" worked for me. I used an expired credit card, it gave me the "good pop up", it never prompted me that my card had expired or was declined. I tried it 24 hours after I took the test on April 22nd. I just got my quick results today, and I passed!
True, no one TRULY knows if it works 100% of the time, however, I did in fact talk to someone who worked for pearson and said that it is actually a loop hole through the system. From what he said, was that because NO ONE can retake an exam that has been previously passed, unless it has been over 8 years since the exam date (for California nurses), the system won't let you reregister if you passed already. Despite the fact that in CA you have to wait at least 45 days for a retake, you can still immediately reschedule an exam literally 24 hours after.
Now in regards to someone getting charged $5 on a gift card, that sounds a bit odd. Im not saying they are lying, but think of it this way... if you go to a grocery store and ONLY have $5 on your credit or debit card, but the groceries exceed that cost, it won't only charge $5 and then say there is a remaining balance, its going to say declined. Plain and simple. HOWEVER, a computer can glitch at any time, after all, they aren't error-free. In regards to that situation, I think the person just got screwed, but it didn't necessarily have anything to do with them passing or failing.
In regards to the other person who got declined for invalid CC information for a "test" charge, theres always a possibility, but I don't think a computer program is going to test a charge and risk taking someones money. That would cause SO many problems for the consumers.
In regards to the few that have been the exceptions, I don't feel that they truly reflect an error in this early pass or fail detection trick, I feel that they may just be outliers in the situation and account for the computer generated errors.
SOOOO.... in all honesty, I don't think these few individuals account for the reliability of the trick. I don't think anyone is lying about the PVT not working, I just feel that they have just been those few instances where the computer messed up. The PVT has worked so well for so long, and the few that have said it doesn't, provide a very odd situation... just my opinion thought :)
True, no one TRULY knows if it works 100% of the time, however, I did in fact talk to someone who worked for pearson and said that it is actually a loop hole through the system.
Well, we do know that it DOESN'T work 100% of the time as evidenced by the anomalies that have been posted. And yes, many many people have called PV about this; it's well-known that the PVT is a side-effect (if we can call it that) of the software registration being used.
MN533952 said:
Now in regards to someone getting charged $5 on a gift card, that sounds a bit odd. Im not saying they are lying, but think of it this way... if you go to a grocery store and ONLY have $5 on your credit or debit card, but the groceries exceed that cost, it won't only charge $5 and then say there is a remaining balance, its going to say declined. Plain and simple. HOWEVER, a computer can glitch at any time, after all, they aren't error-free. In regards to that situation, I think the person just got screwed, but it didn't necessarily have anything to do with them passing or failing.
Yes, which is what I was saying: obviously a new registration isn't going to cost $5, so the person who did it did not GET a new registration, and also had no idea based on what we know of PVT if a pass or fail occured. That's exactly my point. I have no belief that the person lied, I have EVERY belief that...as has been posted numerous times.....no one can and should rely on a side-effect of a registration software for anything reliable. Unfortunately....many still do
MN533952 said:
In regards to the other person who got declined for invalid CC information for a "test" charge, theres always a possibility, but I don't think a computer program is going to test a charge and risk taking someones money. That would cause SO many problems for the consumers.
Well, it is not only a possibilty, but a reality. As far as it causing problems for consumers, well....Pearson Vue is pretty clear when someone is attempting an online registration that there are NO refunds; if a consumer submits a payment for a new registration (and doesn't need it) that is on the consumer. There are TWO screens that have be clicked on ("agreed") before payment goes in, so it's not like there's no warning.
MN533952 said:
In regards to the few that have been the exceptions, I don't feel that they truly reflect an error in this early pass or fail detection trick, I feel that they may just be outliers in the situation and account for the computer generated errors.
No doubt! But if DOES affect the reliability, as we can see from what's outlined above. We know it's NOT 100%, which to me means....."ya pays ya money and takes ya chances"!
There's always the "odd man out", no doubt there either. I guess I hold the opinions that I do because I've been following this for enough years to have seen enough anomalies to at least warn people of the risks. Some people 'get it' right away, and at least wait 24 hours before playing with the goofy thing, LOL. But others just cannot seem to control themselves and then are here saying "I got the good pop up/bad popup one hour after I tested and then30 minutes later I got the same thing, but then four minutes after that I got the bad pop up/good popup, what does this MEAN??" .....and so we go over it again ?
As for you, CONGRATS! At least now you no longer have to wonder
The trick worked for me. I took my NCLEX 4/23 and ended with 75 questions. I put in an invalid expiration date on the check out; I got a "good pop up" 1 hour after the exam, and 24 hours after. 48 hours later I checked quick results and got a pass.
abixxy, MSN, RN
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I am in Ohio. I took the NCLEX exam twice, once in February 2015 and tried the PVT, used a credit card gift card and my card was declined... found out two days later I failed.
Took the NCLEX exam again on April 21st, tried the PVT and got the good pop up. Found out today I passed!