I graduated 12/12/15 from a school in Florida. I took my nclex in Tennessee on 3/4/16. Took my school over a month just to transfer transcripts. I accepted a job offer 5/6. I don't start my job until 5/31.
I took ATI exit exam in December and scored a 98%. I used NCSBN's Review for the NCLEX-RN paid $70 for 5 weeks and passed nclex on the first try in 75 questions. I didn't have $350-400 to pay for the other programs and turns out, I didn't need them.