Why PVT is UNRELIABLE. Please read.

[RNsRWe]

People, this is NOT THE CASE ANYMORE.

Over the last few months, increasing numbers of people are finding that they get a pop up that indicates their card was attempted to be charged, and this has always indicated a 'fail'. Whether you use incorrect dates is IRRELEVANT; the software program is designed to attempt to charge your card because you AUTHORIZED it. There is a notification telling you it's a non-refundable charge prior to you submitting payment....and by golly, they are going to try.

If you put in invalid info, and get a message telling you that you should contact your bank, etc etc, it MIGHT mean you failed (because a second registration was now needed for another exam). It ALSO might mean you passed, but there you were, offering the money anyway.

If you put in valid info and it charges you, it won't matter if you passed, the money is completely non-refundable.

If you are unable to register again, no charge attempt is made, it's certainly a good indication of "pass". BUT....here's where it gets icky.....people seem absolutely unable to control themselves, and insist on doing the PVT over--and over--and over again.

What's wrong with that? Well, with increasing frequency, subsequent submissions of card info result in a charge attempt...so once again, you have NO CLUE as to whether you passed or failed. Maybe you passed on the first scoring....failed on the QA review? Maybe. Maybe you passed the review, but now you are flipping out over the newly-found "I FAILED" possibility. Seriously, is this at all worth the back-and-forth cluelessness that only results in MORE anxiety?

I can't see it, sorry, no way---no how.

PLEASE don't post "hey it works!" because if you got a message that matched your results, at this point I'd go with 'coincidence'. Enough people have put in valid info and gotten charged for tests they don't need to make me shake my head. But hey, if you want to keep donating your hard-earned money to Pearson Vue, well they sure are going to be happy you--and others like you--did!

If you INSIST on doing the PVT in spite of all this, I'll leave you with this one nugget of reality, and you can go with it where you want: WAIT AT LEAST 24 hours ANYWAY, as you really do need to wait until the QA review is done (two sets of scores/reviews to your exam are done, sometime over a 24 hour period). If you can't stop yourself from "just seeing what happens", please remember this message if you find that your Happy Dance because you passed turns into an UNhappy cry because you didn't. Or, conversely, you are a mess because you failed....and it turns out you passed.

Some believe they are very smart in using a credit card with invalid info. It's true that this way you don't risk a $200 charge, but honestly....WHAT is the point when it tells you....nothing?

Please, people....you are supposed to be rational human beings ready to be granted a professional nursing license....don't lose your minds now, okay? ?

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

who8mycookie said:

Well I can't be sure if the 7 people who told me they were not required to put in CC info were lying to me, but anything is possible? Either way, I didn't attempt it. Too risky for my taste.

Lying, probably not. Mistaken on what they were doing? Happens a lot.

The "good pop up" that everyone talks about is the message that one gets once a registration attempt is made and the software message states that there is an open one already, another can't be made at that time. This happens ONLY after the payment is submitted; if no payment submission is made, the registration was never actually attempted....and they never got to the part that everyone discusses as being 'good' or 'bad'.

Many times people will post the steps they made...and then realize they didn't finish it

As for your not doing the PVT, SMART move! ? In States that have Quick Results, they are available 48 hours from completion of the exam (exceptions made if there is a Hold on the account for QA reasons; it takes longer then sometimes).

Quick Results is a nationally-offered program, and is processed the same regardless of what State anyone is testing in. Regardless of the day of the week, or holidays. It isn't State-based, and it's a paid-for service, so.....it's QUITE reliable! ?

[johsonmichelle]

People should just be patient. In nursing school you have to wait for the test results, rarely do I get my exam scores within 24 hours. Same principle should be applied to the nclex, WAIT FOR THE RESULTS. This is a national exam that grants licensure to practice in your state so wait for the exam results.

[who8mycookie]

RNsRWe said:

Lying, probably not. Mistaken on what they were doing? Happens a lot.

The "good pop up" that everyone talks about is the message that one gets once a registration attempt is made and the software message states that there is an open one already, another can't be made at that time. This happens ONLY after the payment is submitted; if no payment submission is made, the registration was never actually attempted....and they never got to the part that everyone discusses as being 'good' or 'bad'.

Many times people will post the steps they made...and then realize they didn't finish it

As for your not doing the PVT, SMART move! ? In States that have Quick Results, they are available 48 hours from completion of the exam (exceptions made if there is a Hold on the account for QA reasons; it takes longer then sometimes).

Quick Results is a nationally-offered program, and is processed the same regardless of what State anyone is testing in. Regardless of the day of the week, or holidays. It isn't State-based, and it's a paid-for service, so.....it's QUITE reliable! ?

It sounds like you work for or have worked for Pearson Vue in the recent past. Is this the case? Insider information is usually pretty substantial.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

who8mycookie said:

It sounds like you work for or have worked for Pearson Vue in the recent past. Is this the case? Insider information is usually pretty substantial.

No, but after several years of following the situation, I feel pretty comfortable on the topic ?

Initially, I was fascinated with the NCLEX-RN, how it was designed, how it "worked", what was truth and what was myth. Had to wade through a considerable amount of misinformation to get down to the facts of the matter, and I continue to stay abreast of changes. I like helping people!

When it comes to PVT, I find that if you're paying attention for long enough, and follow what Pearson Vue (as a company) says on the subject.....and what customer service reps say on the subject (and boy do THEY vary in knowledge and truthfulness!)....and what people reveal in their own experiences...you can pick up on what is real and what is crap. After ten years of following this....I feel pretty good about where I'm at.

People use this message board with a near-constant turnover of statements about PVT. I also get enough PMs about it (and questions) that I have learned what should be passed on as valid....and what should be buried as, well...crap ?

[lrdcn3]

I got done with my test at 5:15ish and just kept myself busy for the rest of the day. the next day I wanted to try the pvt, then counted down the hours till it was 24 hours after my test ended. I figured I would just wait till the next morning ( as you can see, I kept pushing the time further and further along) till I would check, but my results posted that morning, 37 hours after I finished, and in California too, where you cant even get someone from the board on the phone in less then 72 hours.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

Congrats!

Never underestimate the power of little mind games we play on ourselves, LOL....whatever gets us through, right? :)

[AlwaysLearning247, BSN]

RNsRWe said:

It's luck of the draw. When a person willingly submits a credit card payment to PV, they are authorizing the charge. If there is a valid CC number to use, the charge will go through, regardless of passing/failing status. That's my whole point: you cannot know when you put in invalid info if the error message is because a charge was needed (fail) or because it was simply charging you anyway (and you passed).

BAD plan, no matter how you slice it.

Well it didn't charge us because instead of taking us to step 3 (receipt page) it kept us at step 2 saying "another registration cannot be made at this time." Of course people run the risk of having it charge them, as they changed their system. Sometimes a person may try the trick in less than 24 hours (before a real person second grades the exam) and pay to re register but find out they indeed did passed. I guess you can say it is luck of the draw but everyone I know who tried it had it work for them!

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

xobritney24 said:

Well it didn't charge us because instead of taking us to step 3 (receipt page) it kept us at step 2 saying "another registration cannot be made at this time." Of course people run the risk of having it charge them, as they changed their system. Sometimes a person may try the trick in less than 24 hours (before a real person second grades the exam) and pay to re register but find out they indeed did passed. I guess you can say it is luck of the draw but everyone I know who tried it had it work for them!

Computer grading both times; the second isn't really "grading" it, it's a quality assurance measure to be 100% certain that the first reading from the CAT was correct. Sometimes it isn't.

I'm curious as to why you would keep sticking to "it works" when it's only likely to sway more people to try something that will likely cost them money and angst?

I'm glad you passed, honestly, but you really should be more careful about the "it works" because it worked for you and your friends. I think it's human nature to believe that "because it worked for all them, it's going to work for me"......and then there's the rub

[strawberryluv, BSN, RN]

Wow, all over just waiting for a mere test result. I don't understand this hype. I will pay the $7.95 for quick results and

it will be a worth it investment to my sanity.

[8*P23J]

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink it. Many people are going to read this thread and not trust you and still assume a glitch in the system is more reliable than waiting 48 hours and paying 7.95 for results. Sigh.

[lrdcn3]

I know California doesn't have quick results avail., are there other states too? just curious?

[ixchel]

I wouldn't trust her either. Have you SEEN her avatar?