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UPDATE: I failed. Guess I'm trying again in July.

Hey, y'all! I need a little reassurance from those of you who have taken the NCLEX since the passing line changed in 2013. A little background about myself: I graduated from a CCNE-accredited university in April 2015 with a GPA of 3.56. This was a second degree program for me, as I graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Psychology in 2010. My graduation date was 4/23/15 and I took my NCLEX yesterday, 5/21/15. I did what feels like zillions of practice questions through Saunders leading up to the date, I took an in-person Kaplan course in December 2014 (to give me a leg up in my critical care course), and my school had a mandatory 3 day HESI NCLEX review in the days leading up to graduation. I had all of my strategies in place: assessment vs. implementation, ABCs, Maslow, benefits vs. risks, emergent vs. non-emergent, etc., etc., etc. I was scoring mostly in the low-mid 60% on Saunders. I really felt ready. I got a good night's sleep the night before my NCLEX, I ate a hardy breakfast, had some caffeine and water, wore comfy clothes, and just felt like I was good to go (I did, however have an anxiety attack a couple of nights before thinking that I was taking it too soon, but that's another story). I was a little bummed when I passed the 75 question point, really bummed when I hit the "you can take a break now if you want" point, and almost in tears when I passed the 250 questions point. I did end up having all 265 questions. It was all I could do to not run out of the room with tears rolling down my face. I felt from the first question that I had no idea what I was doing -- keep in mind I'm a fairly decent test taker and did well in school on exams; I just felt lost. That exam IS HARD. The exam location was 17 miles from my home, plus I got gas and lunch on the way back, so I think that it took me roughly 60 minutes to get back to my house. As soon as I walked in the door, I tried the "Pearson Vue Trick," or the PVT: I tried to sign up for another NCLEX date... and it let me. My heart sunk into my stomach because I've heard that if you are able to sign up again, you've failed. However, I've read on this thread that people urge one another to wait 24 hours (which I didn't), especially if you had all 265 questions, because it takes the computer a little while to grade it. I know I can see my "unofficial" results tomorrow, but this is killing me! Can anyone relate? TL;DR: I got 265 NCLEX questions, and an hour after I finished, I tried the PVT and it let me sign up again. Did I fail? Looking for insight from people who have taken the NCLEX since the 2013 pass line change. Thanks all! You inspire me!

I did the PVT about an hour after my exam and was able to re-register. Does that mean I failed?

I sat for the NCLEX this morning and had 265 questions. The exam site was 17 miles away, so I drove to my neighborhood, got gas and then some lunch; I'd say I took about 45-60 minutes to get home. Once I got home, I immediately tried the "PVT" or Pearson Vue Trick and it accepted my credit card information. It's hard to keep the faith when I've heard so many people say that that means a failure. I've heard others say not to try the PVT for a full 24 hours after the exam, especially if you've had 265 questions. I don't really know what to believe.

Hooray! Congrats, y'all! I accepted an offer from the nurse residency program at Mayo and will be on 5W Neuro/ENT, day shift. I can't wait to meet you all!

Congratulations! I was accepted into the Nurse Residency program, so hopefully I'll see you guys around!

Guess Bob forgot today is his day off.