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I thought I failed. I was getting so many select all that apply questions (which were all difficult) that it was ridiculous! (around 30). When I went past question 75, onto 76, I almost checked out. And then the computer screen shut off. I left, defeated. An hour after I finished the exam, I went home to do the "Pearson Vue Trick." It took me to the credit card page--I had no "good pop-up." I was mortified! However, people were telling me that I was doing it prematurely (had to wait at least 24 hours), that it was a glitch...and then others were saying that the "good pop-up" is 95% accurate that you've passed the test and had to appear before the credit card page (while others said they had the "good pop-up," only to realize later that they've officially failed!)...Still, others said that you have to hit the submit button after inputting all of your credit card information for $200 to re-register: if you get the "good pop-up" you've passed and also donated a non-refundable $200 to the BON. If the transaction went through, it meant that you failed. People were telling me all of these things, that our nursing program had such a high NCLEX pass rate (averaging 97%), that I was so smart, that I had passed the ATI comprehensive predictor with a 99% chance of passing the NCLEX the first time, that I was consistently strong on prior ATI tests and the NCLEX review course, that I never failed a course or made a C in a course...that I was a studyholic and one of the best nursing students...And I was still in the doldrums. Luckily, my state has "Quick Results," which is available to purchase for about $8 after 48 hours later (on the dot!). I waited in intense dread during those two days that I thought I would have been a mental patient! When I saw the huge "PASS" letters 5 minutes after Quick Results was available to me, I melted to the ground. ;-) 76 questions I had. Not 75. Not 265. You hear a lot that people who don't get 75 questions usually fail, and that the chances are slimmer as the numbers get closer to or at 265. I feel for all of you who had to sit down and take all 265 questions, coupled with the nauseating dread of waiting for official test results (the post-NCLEX syndrome). Good luck to all of you waiting to take the NCLEX. Hope my story served as an inspiration!

Hello all, I would like as many opinions on this issue I'm facing. I'm in my last semester of the RN program. My GPA is above a 3.0, and I have rarely been absent or tardy from class or clinical. I have not received a probation letter or failed a course. However, due to some recent circumstances (car troubles, working night shift), I was not able to perform well on the ATI exam for my last med-surg course (advanced med-surg), which is factored into the overall course grade. However, I have made nothing but A's and B's on my course exams (I ended up making a B for the course). This ATI is the determining factor if you will be able to do clinical at the location and unit of your choice during Management. My issue is that only basing Management clinical on one ATI score is just wrong. Management clinical should be based on the entire breadth of the student's performance, as mentioned above, since the student's start of the nursing program. Let's say Student A, who skated by throughout the entire nursing program, has several documented absences and tardiness from both class and clinical. He also has academic and clinical advisement and was placed on probation more than once. However, he was able to score the highest level on this particular ATI, despite making grades 68, 78, 82, and 76 on the advanced med-surg course exams. So, since he scored the highest level on the ATI, he will get the location and unit of his choice. Student B, who worked hard throughout the entire nursing program, has rarely been absent or tardy from lecture and clinical, and has no advisement or probation to her name, yet scored a low tier on this particular ATI, despite making grades 88, 84, 96, and 82 on the advanced med-surg course exams, will not be able to choose her own clinical setting.