Test shut off at 60, "Bad Pop-Up".... Still Passed
I wanted to make this post because I am coming out of 24 hours of extreme, and unwarranted, anxiety. I have seen countless posts and videos, and even entire websites dedicated to the Pearson Vue trick. Please know it is not accurate, and it is not worth the stress and anxiety it could possibly give you.
I sat for my NCLEX yesterday, and my test shut off at the minimum. I broke down into tears when this happened, not because I thought I failed, but because of the relief of the test being over, mixed with the terror that I could do nothing else but wait. If you would have asked me how I felt leaving the test center, I would have said I felt worried but almost positive that I passed. Knowing me- knowing where I graduated from and the amount of preparation I did, I would have been floored if I had been failed in 60 questions.
Now this is where I made a series of mistakes. I began googling things I wasn't sure about, looking on forums and blogs to see if anyone could give me comfort regarding the NCLEX. The more I searched, the more I doubted myself. Then came the dreaded (or beloved) PVT. I followed the directions perfectly, and got a bad popup. I slammed my computer shut and became overcome with anxiety and dread. I started overthinking everything, trying to figure out how I could have been failed in 60 question. To me, it didn't make any sense. But to everyone else on the internet, it was the gold standard of finding out if you passed or failed the test.
The remainder of the day was the worst, most anxiety ridden day of my life. I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep, and even now I still feel sick to my stomach.
I woke up this morning and checked my state's BON. And sure enough, my name was there. I PASSED.
I know people swear by the PVT, but it is not 100% accurate, I am a testament to that. Please save yourself the anxiety and refrain from doing it. I wish I never had. That 'trick' led me to doubt myself and my abilities, when otherwise I would have still been nervous but I would have been confident that I did well.
If you do get the bad pop-up, don't let it define how you view your NCLEX. Logically think through everything you had done in school, how you prepared and answered practice questions. If you are confident in your abilities, then a glitch in a website should not determine how you did on your NCLEX.
Thank you! And the pop up said that my payment was declined and I needed to contact my cc company. I tried it with an invalid cvv and then an invalid expiration date just to make sure I was doing it right, and got that pop up both times. I was devastated to say the least.
I had heard about the PVT being wrong for people who ran out of time or got the maximum number of questions, but not for people like me who got shut off at 60. I honestly wish that the PVT trick wasn't advertised as much as it is, because I really don't know how valid it is!
Just retook the NCLEX for the second time this morning. Got shut off at 60 and didn’t understand how because it felt too easy and barely had any SATA questions compared to last time. Just did the PVT and got the bad pop up twice saying my credit card was declined. I’m so discouraged and an emotional wreck. If I failed again I’m not sure what I’m going to do.
I know the feeling. It felt like it was to easy for me to. I walked out thinking what the heck. It’s been 4 weeks now and the BON still say in review . Please let me know how it turns out . I hope that PVT is wrong.
Still nothing. I’ve refreshed my BON website over and over and it still says PL. I’m sick to my stomach. If I failed the NCLEX twice, I don’t know what I’m going to do. It has been a rough 45 days of having to study harder for this one and barely work. I’m financially hurting. The study sources cost so much money. I’m just lost.
Not a good feeling . I took my NCLEX waiting for result I am scare , I run out of time why ☹️Too slow but I know I did review , I know my content maybe it wasn’t enough or .... I reach 115 . Praying ? I don’t know what happen when you run out of time . Is it bad ?anxiety, headache . God is good
I was scoring in the 60-70th percentile on UWorld and nurse achieve I was passing the CAT exams with either pass-pass or pass-solid pass. Only failed one of those out of 9.
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Just retook the NCLEX for the second time this morning. Got shut off at 60 and didn’t understand how because it felt too easy and barely had any SATA questions compared to last time. Just did the PVT and got the bad pop up twice saying my credit card was declined. I’m so discouraged and an emotional wreck. If I failed again I’m not sure what I’m going to do.