Pearson vue trick

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I turned to this website/threads when I was struggling with the ever so dreaded NCLEX... And I would just like to say that as an official RN now ;), the Pearson Vue "trick" that everyone knows about DID NOT work for me. I took the NCLEX on July 8th... 237 questions (I was dying). I did this "trick" for the remainder of the day, and constantly got the "bad pop up". I was completely devastated... This was my second time taking the boards. I cried myself to sleep that night, and even contemplated on what career to pursue now.. "what will I do now?! I'm never going to pass." The one & only reason why I even checked my results the following day was because a co-worker harassed me ALL day to check. I said to myself "there's no way I passed. I failed. I don't even want to see the word FAIL."..... And there it was "PASS". I still can't believe it.

BUT, this is for the people constantly arguing the point "does the Pearson vue trick really work?". NO - it did not work for me. After going through all of those emotions for 24 hours, I'm hoping this helps someone that might be put in the same situation one day. Don't trust it!!! I wish I would've never even attempted it that day, to save myself the devastation, but at least now I can say that I'm officially an RN now, and the hard work has finally paid off! Don't give up!!! :up:

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Specializes in Cardiology.

It depends. Its by no means a sure thing. From what Ive seen its possible to get the "bad" popup and still pass. I havent seen people get the "good" popup after 24 hours and find out they failed.

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You didn't do it right. You are suppose to wait 24 hours after you take your boards to do the trick. And everyone who makes your argument didn't wait the 24 hours. Everyone I went to nursing school with used the trick and it worked for every, single one of them.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
all-k said:
You didn't do it right. You are suppose to wait 24 hours after you take your boards to do the trick. And everyone who makes your argument didn't wait the 24 hours. Everyone I went to nursing school with used the trick and it worked for every, single one of them.

She checked the next day...not day of test.

To the OP, define bad pop up. Since August 2014 everyone goes to the credit card page. You must submit credit card info and risk being charged for a chance at an answer. If you use valid info the bad pop up is a $200 charge for another exam which may mean you failed, if you used a card with insufficient funds or incorrect cvv or expiration date it will say card declined contact the card insurer you might have failed. If it's declines to charge staying you have an existing registration you might have passed.

It never was 100% accurate.

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JustBeachyNurse said:
She checked the next day...not day of test.

To the OP, define bad pop up. Since August 2014 everyone goes to the credit card page. You must submit credit card info and risk being charged for a chance at an answer. If you use valid info the bad pop up is a $200 charge for another exam which may mean you failed, if you used a card with insufficient funds or incorrect cvv or expiration date it will say card declined contact the card insurer you might have failed. If it's declines to charge staying you have an existing registration you might have passed.

It never was 100% accurate.

She stated that she did the trick for the remainder of the day, that to me sounds like the same day she took the exam. Read her comment again.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
all-k said:
She stated that she did the trick for the remainder of the day, that to me sounds like the same day she took the exam. Read her comment again.

I'm willing to bet the "bad" pop up was getting the CC screen which means nothing after August 2014.

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JustBeachyNurse said:
I'm willing to bet the "bad" pop up was getting the CC screen which means nothing after August 2014.

I agree, I think a lot of people don't know how to follow through. Or else I suspect she was charging a lot of money to a cc. Unless of course she used a gift card or something. I have noticed that people who post of the PVT trick being inaccurate have really just not used it correctly.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

A good portion don't do it correctly but 10-15% have gotten erroneous results or test charges against the card. (Test charges are not uncommon to check a card is valid before submitting a full charge prior to purchase)

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Yes, I checked the same day as test... As so did the rest of my graduating class who ALL got the "good pop up" as soon as just 1 hour after testing. So, you don't have to wait 24 hours to try PVT. i used a Visa gift card that didn't have very much money on it, and got the "card was declined" pop up. Mind you, this was my second time... I got this same pop up the first time when I failed, so naturally, I would assume I failed AGAIN. I just want to clarify for others out there that PVT isn't 100% truth. I'm proof. And quite frankly, I'm glad I even checked my results the next day because I was so sure that I failed.

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Specializes in Peds/Neo CCT,Flight, ER, Hem/Onc.
Jess_p16 said:
Yes, I checked the same day as test... As so did the rest of my graduating class who ALL got the "good pop up" as soon as just 1 hour after testing. So, you don't have to wait 24 hours to try PVT. I just want to clarify for others out there that PVT isn't 100% truth. I'm proof. And quite frankly, I'm glad I even checked my results the next day because I was so sure that I failed.

Your experience is proof that you DO have to wait 24 hours. You tried the trick prior to the second scoring of your exam. You might have been near-passing on the first scoring and the second put you over the top. Your classmates all passed on the first scoring. Had you waited the 24 hours it's likely you would have gotten the good pop-up but it's not guaranteed.

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Jess_p16 said:
Yes, I checked the same day as test... As so did the rest of my graduating class who ALL got the "good pop up" as soon as just 1 hour after testing. So, you don't have to wait 24 hours to try PVT. I used a Visa gift card that didn't have very much money on it, and got the "card was declined" pop up. Mind you, this was my second time... I got this same pop up the first time when I failed, so naturally, I would assume I failed AGAIN. I just want to clarify for others out there that PVT isn't 100% truth. I'm proof. And quite frankly, I'm glad I even checked my results the next day because I was so sure that I failed.

While I recognize that there have been times the PVT pop up indicated one thing but reality made it another....in your case, you only proved that you should have waited 24 hours.....and that you did it wrong.

It's great your classmates' computer assessment had them at "pass" initially....and they passed in the end. In YOUR case, it seems you were failing initially (at the time the computer shut off) and squeaked a 'pass' on the Quality Assurance review.

Another, less likely possibility is that when you submitted your card initially Pearson Vue simply made a charge attempt whether or not you passed. Random charges have occurred, which is why PV WARNS everyone to not create a duplicate registration (which IS what you were seeking to do).

Instead of being mad that the PVT didn't work (you didn't do it correctly to know if it would or would not have worked)....be utterly thankful that the QA check gave you a passing status ?

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I was under the impression that this website was about supporting one another, but clearly I'm not being supported... Rather, just being criticized on whether I did this PVT right or wrong. Regardless, I'm EXTREMELY thankful for passing... I posted this to give hope to others who may find themselves in devastation like I did, post-test day.

Moral of the story: don't trust PVT.

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