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Hey guys. .. I just wanna share this good news on this website. Allnurses really helped me pass NCLEX. From the notes, to encouragement, to words of wisdom from the moderators, this site helped me pull through. I know there will be others that will relate to what I went through. So as I planned before, if I ever pass, I would share my story with everyone. I went to San Diego State University after graduating HS. I majored in nursing after being undeclared for the first semester. It wasn't my plan to be a nurse. In all honesty I was lost. I either wanted to be a doctor or an engineer. Both were expensive. So my parents decided I should just take nursing for now. and so I did. I'm not a bad student, I had only A's and B's in HS. But I just wasn't feeling the whole "nursing" thing. Long story short, I did really bad on my classes after 2 sems in SDSU. So my parents shipped me to the Philippines lol. In Philippines all 4 years of BSN would cost as much as 1 year in SDSU. So that was a plus. Then after finishing my first year in Philippines. I started liking it. And eventually I graduated in March 2012. After graduating, I didn't bother taking the board exam in Philippines. I wasn't planning to work there so I decided to skip it. I messed around for a few months there then, on July 2012 I flew back to California. It took me about 8 months to get my papers straightened out for the requirements for California. (all due to my school being slow in processing the needed documents). Eventually I was declared ineligible to take the NCLEX RN in California because my Maternal and Surgical cases weren't concurring with my lectures. So I decided to apply for Nevada. I took TOEFL then eventually I was eligible. I took the NCLEX on November 2013. I failed. And for a number of reasons: 1. I had too much resources. Saunder's, Kaplan, LaCharity, NCLEX 4000. textbooks from college. So I was all over the place. Studying this, studying that. .. 2. Studied too much. I was reading and reading. Even when I wasn't comprehending and remembering things I kept reading. I tried to cover as much content as I can. So I ended up reading the Saunder's cover to cover. 3. I didn't take notes. I would just read and read expecting to retain all that information. 4. Sleeping late. I would stay up until 2 AM. 5.I would be in my room the whole time. taking breaks only to eat. 6.I was preparing for a 75 question exam. I went through all 1300 question in Qbank for Kaplan. So at the day of my exam, when it continued past 75 I wasn't prepared. I just clicked and clicked hoping that it would end soon. I ended up with 190 questions. 7. I wasn't understanding the questions. I would always miss a critical word. So when it came down to reviewing rationales. I would say "I could have gotten that one right!" 8. I lost my motivation. All I ever thought was "I just want to get it over with" 9. I was working as a caregiver 4 days a week for 10 hrs each day. I thought I could do it all. All those things contributed to my failure of the exam. I finished with 194 questions. I tried the pearson vue trick and it went straight to the credit card page. So when I got my ATT the second time around, I decided to do things differently: 1. I didn't read a lot anymore. Since I read the whole Saunder's book I thought to myself that, that was enough. So my plan was to enroll to NCSBN for 8 weeks then enroll for Kaplan for 2 weeks. NCSBN for questions, Kaplan for test taking strategies. 2. I studied less. I would only spend about 3 hours per day. 3. I stuck with Kaplan and ditched NCSBN. for 2 weeks I attended the online classes, taking notes. And really soaking in the Decision Tree and analyzing how the Nclex is structured. I don't have anything again ncsbn. I just didn't have time. I was afraid that having two resources would confuse me. 4. I slept early. 11pm. Still late but, it worked. 5. I exercised. I was on the treadmill while attending the online classes. 6. I asked my caregiving agency for a decrease in hours. So I worked only for 1 day per week for 6 hrs. 5. I took the kaplan question trainers. Diagnostic Test = 63% Q1 = 75 questions 52% Q2 = 75 questions 52% Q3 = 100 questions 55% Q4= 150 questions 51% Q5=150 questions 53% Q6= 200 questions 54% Q7 = 265 questions 55% Readiness Test = 53% As you can see those scores are not very good. Kaplan recommends having a score o 65%!But when I was reviewing rationales. I kept saying that I could've gotten that one right. So kept that in mind on test day. On April 3 2014 I finished with 194 questions. As you can imagine I was afraid. On my first time I finished with 190 questions. So I was convinced that I failed. Went home and did the Pearson Vue trick. It worked. I passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope this little story will inspire someone or at least get their hopes up.

hey guys! I PASSED!!

@hopefulangel23 on my first test I read the Saunder's book, but still had 200 pgs left before the test. I answered all qbank questions and sample tests from kaplan. I did like only 3 chapters of lacharity's PDA. now for my second try I'm gonna finish reading the saunder's book and go over the chapters I did really bad on. I'm also planning to get the 4 week NCSBN review. From what I've been reading around the forum saunder's is the best for content review, Kaplan for testing strategies, and NCSBN for questions. Also I'm gonna make sure I finish the PDA book too. and my email address is [email protected]. You can email me anytime. As for the group study lol, you're too far away I'm in California soo I dunno how that's gonna work out. KEEP ON GOING hopefulangel23!!! and HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE :)

Hey guys, wow thanks for everyone's reply!! Actually I got some good news yesterday from nevada. They say I don't need to take the PNLE. All I need to do is turn in a new application and fingerprint card and that's all. The first few calls I made they said that I would have to comply with the new requirements. But I insisted that I already got approved and that I don't really have plans to work in the Philippines. So they connected me to a person. I talked to her and after a few "hold on just a minute", she came back and said that I can apply again. So, there's some hope guys if you failed in nevada and in the same situation. But it's case by case. I hope I pass the second time. I think I overworked too much. Also I never practiced questions until 265 so that was my flaw. After 75 questions, I panicked a little bit. And I didnt attack each question properly anymore. I got lazy and just wanted to go home. Next time will be different. I'll change my study habits and routine. Thanks again everyone!

Hey guys, I really need some advice on somethings that I should do. I'm foreign-educated, and I already got approved to take the NCLEX. But sadly I failed on Nov 18 2013, and now I'm not sure what to do. First, the Nevada BON has approved a new policy regarding the need to have license from the country I graduated from. The thing is, I'm here now in U.S. I got approved the first time and the reason I gave them for not taking the PNLE was because I dont have plans to ever work in the Philippines. So now, does it mean I have to go back to Philippines and spend money for the plane ticket and PNLE? That's more than a thousand dollars. I can't really afford that. Another thing is that. I'm willing to apply to any other state that doesn't require a license. So if any of you guys know which states, please leave a comment or some feedback. Thanks in advance

Hey everyone, I'm a permanent resident in U.S. and planning to go to cebu for nursing. Any suggestion as to which schools I should look at that are accepted by the California Nursing Board?

But is it true about the citizenship? Do the years really go back to zero? Would I have to wait for another five years to become a citizen after finishing school in the Philippines? Thanks for your reply.

Suzanne, I'm a permanent resident for three years now and have applied for citizenship. What would happen to those years if I go back to the Philippines to study periodically? I heard that even if you keep coming back to the U.S just to avoid a violation of the six-month policy, the years that are I've acquired for citizenship requirement go back to zero. Is this true? My other option is to join the Navy instead. But is it possible to acquire an Associate's Degree during the four years of enlistment? If not, is the MGI Bill of $36,000 and 100% tuition coverage enough for Nursing school after the enlistment? Please help. Thanks in advance.

Suzanne, I'm 19 years old and just finished my first year of college in SDSU as a pre-nursing Major. My parents however, think that I should go to Philippines and finish school there because costs here in CA are becoming too overwhelming. We are permanent residents and have applied for citizenship and have been in U.S 3 years now. What would happen to those years if I keep going back and forth just to fulfill the six month policy? I heard that they keep going back to 0 every time I stay in the Philippines to study for a semester. The other option I want to do is to join the Navy and acquire a job that is Nursing related and get an associates degree in nursing while active duty. They offer tuition assistance and the MGI Bill will help with the books and other things that I need. My parents won't have to pay for anything but is it possible to get an Associates after the four years in the Navy? Please help. Thanks in advance.

What's the name of the school you go to? and the average cost yearly?