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hey guys, just took my 3rd time today with nclex rn..stopped at 75. went home and looked up most of the questions that i remmembered on the test and had gotten them correct too. so i felt pretty confident..the last 5 questions were mainly prioritizations and i thought i answered them well. so i did the pvt trick and led me to the cc page, i immediately shut off the page, my heart sank. i just dont knoe wht i did wrong, i just dont know how to go from here. i did the pvt 3 hours after the test, someone please help me, share whatever u can share with me, i just thought i did better today then the cc page just took all that hope away from me..im so ashamed. is there still hope pvt could have been wrong? i read most post on pvt and they are pretty accurate. what do i do now..i feel like i have nothing left in me..please help..

Thanks pinkkitty.. Yes, I'll save for it if I could..I need all the help I can get. Goodluck to you and your upcoming nclex. Let us know the good news! Sending you my prayers..

Hey jojo, Yea that's what I've been hearing about excell that they're good for content. I really want to sit in sometime in July. oh Monterey, I've been there couple of times with friends. I was raised here in Cali but parents decided to send me to the Philippines after high school for nursing, just graduated there last year and I've been preparing for nclex for almost a year now. I live in Tracy Ca. Were like 3hours away or something not sure. Well, goodluck to us and everyone here who are going thru the same journey. we'll be nurses soon, quitting is not an option!!!!

Thanks jojo.. I'm pretty sure it's content that I was lacking in. I was so close during the first time I took it, I thought I improved the second time but Im completely wrong I guess. I have yet to recieve my official result sometime next week so I'll see where I failed. by the way, I'm in north Cali and excell is having a review in June in Sf and august at Sunnyvale.. I'm contemplating if I should enroll myself, it's going to be a risk, I mean $490 is alot and my family is supporting me right now, they don't want me to work so I can focus. Geez..when will this be all over, I just want to move on already. What about u? Where u from? Did u graduate here? Goodluck to us.. Ur right, never ever loose hope!

jazzy, i know its almost a year from now since you posted this, im hoping you conquered the nclex. i myself failed my second time just two days ago and failure really sucks..ive cried over it since and i dotn want to be depress anymore.. and jadu1106 wow so pruod of you, see it's people like you that are so determined inspires me..i was wondering if u can further elaborate about Sylvia Rayfield & Associates..and are they here in northern california?

yes ive taken it twice already. the first time, i failed at 265. second time, just 2 days ago..failed at 82. i took kaplan review the first time. right now, im thinking of going back to my contents, maybe thats what i lack..i will be using saunders for content, kaplan for strategies and lacharity for prioritization..im going to focus on those three in the next 45 days and i hope to sit in by mid-july. other than that..maybe its the whole sadness thing thats bringing me down..but i know im not quitting..starting again is just hard..i feel lost..

oh yea thanks...from most of what i read they stay in hotels like in-house..i thought it worked that way. but i talked to their admin just a few mins ago..$490 is a pretty good deal..the problem is i live far from the where it will be held, it would be a problem for me commuting everyday..now i dont know what to do..

$490? really? i thought its about a thousand bucks? if i'd known sooner i wouldnt have gone with kaplan the first time. isnt this where u stay in a hotel? have u taken it? sorry for the numerous questions, but how does this work? if u stay in the hotel, are meals included in the $490? thankyou for replying right away by the way!

i was just wondering for anyone here..how much is it to enroll for ecxcell here in california? i heard its expnsive..

hi byran, what an amazing and inspirational story u have here. i came across this after reading a ton of other inspiring stories of success and i was in tears. i can relate alot, because i know what failure feels like. i too, graduated in the Philippines March of 2010, but i didnt come back home to california until June. By August i started studying for nclex, really didnt have a structured plan at that time but i had Saunders and Kaplan books to keep me busy. i guess i wasnt working as hard that time because it frustrate me that my application to CaBON was taking too long and i felt that once i recieve my ATI thats when i'll be motivated to study harder. i was still reading thru chapters of saunders tho but the longer i read, moving from one chapter to another, it felt like everything i read was going down the drain. it wasnt until December of 2010 that i recieved my reply from BON and i hurriedly payed for my ATI. so starting January, i studied more seriously answering 150 Q's per day. i wasnt convinced with the rate of how i was going, i felt i was not doing merely enough so i convinced my sister to put me on live-lecture classes at Kaplan, it was pricey..$500..it was 8 weekends for 4-6 hours, i did everything kaplan told me to do. i viewed their video lectures, and answered all of their Q-bank questions, flip through the book, and finished all question trainers 1-7. didnt have the best scores..i was always in between 58-63% but i finally sat for for my nclex march 5, didnt have a good night sleep i was too anxious and scared, didnt have breakfast because i was too scared i might get some kind of stomach upset while taking the test since im not use to eating breakfast so early, took my test 8am. i was so scared that day, went up all the way to 265 and i was drained! i knew the moment i walked out of the test center that i failed because i almost ran out of time and i just answered some questions without even really trying because i feared of the time. walked into the car where my brother waited for me, and cried my eyes out! needless to say, i did fail. got the results and i had 2 below passing and everything else was near passing. someone told me i was that close because they kept giving me chances to redeem myself thats why i went up all the way to 265. anyway, i picked myself back up and started studying again, this time I prayed even more, calling and talking to GOd whenever i feel lost like i wasnt doing enough, everytime i go to the mass on sundays..i end up shedding little tears because i surrenderd everything to God and he knows the desires of my heart. I prayed to St. Joseph of Cupertino before i study and said my rosaries even more than i ever did in my life. i wasnt praying just because i was asking for something, i was praying that when i take my second chance at nclex May 31, whatever the result maybe, i prayed for strength to endure it and accept it because i know i will get there only in HIS time. so i sat for nclex the second time, 2pm this time. i really thought the computer would shut down at 75 because i noticed all the questions were passing questions, a few knowlegde level but the majority of what was thrown at me were prioritizations, had a lot of SAta'S and a few medications, client teachings, and about 5 calculations. when it stopped at 82, i felt pretty good actually because it kept giving me prioritizations. so when i walked back to the car an 1hr and a half later, i was smiling and held my rosary..told my brother i think i might have made it this time, i was so positive about it. 2 hours after i checked pvt, my world came crashing down on me..it sent me straight to the ccpage. i was in denial! cried for hours and hours i could barely open up my eyes! feeling so terrible, desperate, embarassed, depress! worst feeling in the world. failed my second attempt. it's been two days since and im still sad about it, but it never cross my mind that i would give up, because i may not be the brightest, luckiest or smartest person in the world, but i am no quitter. last night, as i was getting myself ready to sleep, i cried in the bathroom for an hour while i was talking to God, it helped ease my feelings out. talked to my brother and sister who has been supporting me financially since i dont have a job. my sister inspires me alot bacause she's an RN, she failed 3x before getting her license and she told me it doesnt matter how many times u've taken the nclex, because once u get your license, your license doesnt indicate how many times you've failed. my sister put me to school and provided me with what i needed, and she helps our family alot, she works so hard and i can see how tired she is, i see all of her sacrifices for me, for my entire family..and i just want to help her and i want her to be proud of me. my brothers, they are laborers but they have been so supportive me, motivating me and encouraging me. they say, well if u didnt pass this time, then move on, go back and study, we'll pay for your test and we'll hope for the best till then, it will come true, its not impossible and you're not the only one. they believe in me so much, My family and God is my strength, never once did they gave up on me, so what right do i have to give up on myself? im fortunate enough that they are still supporting me through this, i wanted to work part time but they tell me not to and just to take this 45 days to get myself back together and study study study and pray every single day. okie, so i know this is really long now, and i would totally understand if u skipped through it, but thanks to this site and thankyou for your story because it feels good to vent your feelings out..right now, i feel like what im lacking is content, so im going to re-visit an old friend, Saunders, and try the calendar study guide they have on the cd. along with that, i'm keeping my kaplan strat book as well as LaCharity. i just hope and pray that when im reading through it, i do understand it but after so many readings, their all mixed up in my head, i dont know what to do with that. it's a very fat book but it is a good source and i will take advantage of this. thankyou again for your story and i welcome any of your advices for me if u can, and for everyone here who passed, congratulations! for everyone struggling and in the same boat as i am, goodluck to us, we'll get there. never ever give up! GOD HAS THE MOST AMAZING PLAN for us! GODBLESS!

Is this part of ur study plan when u passed? I do have Saunders and I've read thru most of it but after awhile after reading it and understanding, with so many left to study and days after I tend to forget or just mix things together. Would it be worth it if I purchase it? I know it's just about 15$ but I really am running out luck with money.. I'm trying to save and I've failed twice, now I have to save up again..

I have and it's about $10-12. so I guess this is the reason why it's no longer available bc she's charging for it. Is the plan really worth it tho? I mean based on other ppls experience? I've read quite a lot of threads praising this plan. I guess I will take that risk and maybe purchase it.. I just am so lost right now, I was devastated but I'm going to start studying again. Please let us know what really is ur opinion abt this plan? Negative and positive for anyone who's tried it!

lilly thankyou for your story. i was really depressed failing my second attempt yesterday...i've posted here numerous times just to make me feel better, my eyes still hurts from crying but im hanging on there..i will take advantage of slideshare and i will stick to saunders, la charity and kaplan until in the next 45 days. wish i could review with hurst but i dont have the money for it anymore. i reviewd with kaplan the first time and it was pricey..i dont have a job and currently being supported with my older sister who is also an RN..she too had to struggle with this..but she passed on her 4th attempt..she's my inspiration to keep moving and studying till i make it..amazing story u have..GODBLESS everyone who are about to take this battle again. GOD is with us.

rocknrule01, i know how u feel i failed the second time just yesterday and my birthday is this month..thought i could finally make my family proud. i have a fiance too and we're far from each other..if i pass we could have started our life together..but like i said, its life and it happens to the best of us...im going to sched for july and i hope u schedule after 45 days too..dont give up! you'll make ur mom proud, i mean i bet she already is just because she knows u've been trying hard. we'll get there...my first time, i failed at 265..second time @ 82...lets pray third time is a charm ok...Godbless you and everyone fighting this battle.

hi everyone on here..i took my test yesterday and stopped at 82, i actually felt good because i thought i was answering majority of the questions with the best answers and i had alot of prioritization towars the end that it made me think i must have been doing good because it was prioritizations until it shutdown. well, sad to say, 2 hours after i checked the PVT and sent me all the way to the ccpage. i cried so much, even now my eyes are still hurting. being a failure sucks big time, its the worst feeling in the world especially because i thought that was it and that i could finally get my life back. but im not losing hope, im never going to give up, my family are supporting me all the way and its enough inspiration for me to push myself up, i will never settle for anything less because i know im not stupid..i know i understand nursing..again, maybe it wasnt my time yet but i know my time will come. our time will come, for those who are struggling like me right now. its not over until we say its over. i know it hurts..ALOT! but rest assured, the test centers are going nowhere...and im not giving up, no way! so im moving on, im going to fight and beat nclex for the third time maybe sometime in JULY after my 45 days. im going to stick with saunders comprehensive for content, kaplan for strat and la charity for delegation. lets fight this guys! and here's to another months of studying and hibernation, i know hardwork will pay off eventually! if anyone has advices please let us know..i'm hanging in there. prayer prayer prayer! i'm still sad about it really, i still cry myself to sleep it feels like someone broke my heart..well my heart is badly broken...i mean after months of preparing..but that's life..u have to move on..keep on studying u guys..we will make it!

thankyou for taking the time to reply here. ive read it and its making me feel better, ive accepted it already that although i felt positive when i took that test, i still had to expect the unexpected. anyway, im not quitting..will start studying again 2 or 3 days from now..im just taking a little time off to just completely get myself together. and when i take it again for the third time, maybe then everything that has happened...all the pieces will fit together. i know God has an amazing plan for me..i just have to have more patience. thanks again

thanks for sending the link..i've read it..if its true, then that was some amazing news for her/his friend! maybe that happens to some people but from what ive read pvt is accurate all the way. anyway, ive checked mine again, bc i was still hoping i was part of that 1%..no luck..ccpage till now...but ive accepted it..im moving on..and getting ready for the next time i will take it after 45 days..thanks though for sharing the link..and congrats to those who have passed. goodluck everyone..

Matilda50, I too am going for my third time sometime in July.. I know it's been four years since this post but if u have any access to suzannes plan, can u share with me? I am so sad I've failed twice but I'm not giving up, please share with me what u know about suzannes plan, I can't find it anywhere else.. Thankyou..

Drew, please if u have suzannes plan can you email it to me, [email protected] I took my test the second time yesterday..I thought I really made it bc I was confident I was giving the best answer but I tried pvt and it led me to the ccpage. I am so depress sad embarrass I just don't know what else I could do.. Please drew or anyone here who has suzannes plan please share it with me. I am so determined to pass and get this over with. I know this post is still back in 2009, it's 2011 now but I'm still hoping anyone, any kind soul would share with me the plan.. Please and Godbless you, congrats to the once who passed and all the best to those who will attempt it again.. Never give up!

Raiffleck, can u share with me the post of the girl who passed after getting the ccpage? I'm losing my hope tho, I just checked caBon they update their results Monday-Friday and my name was not traceable.. I failed the second time! Still can't believe it tho, I was getting priority level questions that are supposed to be passing level and I was confident with them. Don't k ow what to do anymore, I'm sad desperate yet hopeful..

Thankyou uaefan. I read ur previous post, congratulations for passing it finally! I hope I can be in that very same position again soon and beat nclex. If really has been a long time coming, I graduated march of 2010. It's been a year now, and I Just so depress about it. After reading ur post, your def. Right ur story is like what I've gone thru.. We pretty much used the same resources, q&a lippincott alternative question type, la charity, mnemonics and some notes I found here..woke up today checked the caBon and my name is not on there.. It's very painful.. But ur right to pick myself up.. I'm not quitting I know I'll get there. This time, it's really harder to accept tho bc I felt really good that I made it, but I was completely and most embarrassingly wrong. I don't know what my result is going to tell me now.. Uaefan, I also prayed to st.Joseph of Cupertino..I prayed the rosary and went to Sunday mass. I'm not very religious but I do call on God whether I have worries or when I just want to thank Him. right now tho, I feel like I don't know where to go from here but I will take the next 45 days to roll my sleeve and get back to studying, it's not like I have another choice, but I do want this badly and I know becoming an RN is my dream, my older sister is also RN and she inspires me bc she too have taken this battle numerous times and she made it. My brother and her have been supporting me on this financially but it's just embarrassing bc I wish I could just go out there already and join the nursing world.. I know I can become a great practicing nurse I can't see myself doing anything else..I feel so lonely right now, I thought ibunderstood more than I ever did but I guess Im wrong.. Now I havebto to go back and study some more.. I just want my life back and I wish hope pray I can beat this the next time around.. If u have any advices.. Please anyone, anything how u can go back to track.. Help me.. Thankyou in advance and congrats to those who have made it!

Hey everyone, sadly I took my nclex test today for the second time. The first time I took it, I ended with having to answer all 265 questions with nearly passing results and 2 below passing. I was told I was very close to passing. So I schedule to re-take it again, went back to studying and used lacharity, Saunders and Kaplan blue book that I got after taking the in class review the first time around. I went in today, had about 5 drug calculations, other drugs I was not familiar with, 8 sata, few infection, one delegation, psyche questions and lots of prioritization. This time I felt really confident that I passed, I walked out thinking I passed just bc I felt like I was answering at my best, it stopped at between 78-82 I couldn't keep track.. When it shut down I was relieved! Went home thinking so positively, then tried pvt and took me to the cc page! I was devastated! Cried my eyes out! So depressed! I know pvt is pretty accurate! But I feel like im in a state of denial bc I was just somewhat sure that I made it and passed it. But pvt did not agree otherwise. Needless, to say.. Hours after crying.. I'm finally accepting once again that I failed bc it's nit my time yet. Anyone out there who can help me out? Any suggestions what I should try differently? Please, to those who have been thru what I have and ended successful after trying again? Please help.. I feel so low right now--depress bc I thought I made it this time. I'm a little embarass to my family, friends, my fiancé bc we had so much plans after I pass.. I thought maybe we could finally start our life together.. But this ungrateful-sickening test is delaying all my plans. I would have gotten a job this month if I passed. I'm sooooooo sad. Somehow I'm still hoping that when I get my official report, it would say I pass but I don't think pvt is ever wrong.. Please help me! And thankyou in advance!

moonkid, is this real? i took mine this afternoon, my second time around. stopped around 80 questions i think i dont remmember...two hours after i checked the pvt and led me to the ccpage..i was really dissappointed because i had a good feeling this time that i was going to pass. its a different feeling than the last when i failed..i actually thought i passed...but the ccpage dissapointed me. im still so scared right now because i feel like im in denial..can u please tell me if this is what really happened to you? please..

i just took my nclex exam today, my second time around. i stopped at 78 or was it 82 i wasnt really looking at what number i was in, when the computer shut down, i was actually relief because i felt really good about it. i felt like i was anwering questions ang giving them the best answer. when i got home, 2 hours later i tried the PVT trick, it led me to the cc page and i was crying my eyes out! because it could only mean one thing, that i failed again..i keep asking myself how could i fail when i felt pretty confident answering those questions unlike the last time i took it when i went up all the way to 265 with nearly passing result. i actually thought i passed this time..i dont want to lose my hope..but please has anyone ever gotten the cc page and actually passed? please, i am miserable, crying and sick to my stomach. i know im not quitting, im not a quitter but i am soooo dissapointed..how accurate is this? please if uve ever gotten the cc page and passed..please share ur story..thankyou...

Ounsrey, My state is in California, what state are you in? i took my first on march 5, and here if u fail, u have to wait 45 days after u took the test before one can take it again but u can re-apply soon as u recieve the confirmatory letter that you failed.. I did that.. And it has been a little over 45 days now, called them yesterday and said my application was not on their system yet and that I should give them a call by the end of this week. So I hope I'll receive it by then, scheduling is the easy part anyway..and I hope I can take mine sometime this may, this part of waiting is killing me also. we pretty much have tha same result, and yes I believe also that we can make it, we all will.. Some sooner than others but we will all get there. The point is, to never give up because I know we are meant for this.. There isn't anything else I can imagine myself doing but this. We have it in us, and our time will come. So happy for you, your taking it in 2 days.. I'll send a prayer for you.. I read the story of st.Joseph of Cupertino.. Pray to him also, He is the saint for us taking our exams.. Pray to him, he will help you out. Right now, Im answering questions from Saunders, exam cram ( borrowed from local library), exam master ( free online) and lippincott all about alternative answer types like SATAs.. My weakness! And I'm reading through notes, previous ones etc.. And recently borrowed a boom from my sis-in law la charity..and when I hv extra time I go back to my Kaplan notes and questions books I used before. I'm pretty much just taking in whatever I can get..a little of everything..before I only focused with Kaplan but I've read here that's it's alright to use whatever resources u can get your hands on. What about you? What have u used, how did u prepare again? Goodluck with ur upcoming test, Godbless us!