There was a time when you could just about bet on the results of the PVT being as close to accurate as could be for an unofficial "glitch". It was a fortune-telling kink in the software that allowed someone to determine, based on a the pop up message they got after putting in their credit card info, whether they had passed or failed.
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? ?
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
RNsRWe said:
I do think that at some point, with the next software update that Pearson Vue does, it will always charge people who wish to register again immediately after the test is done. Right now, it's a gamble because it might....or might not....or it might not do it this time....but when the request is submitted multiple times it might eventually!
No, I really do expect that PV will allow all those who want to register again (AEB the cc submission process) the opportunity to do so.
And that will be that.
I really hope at some point the PVT just goes *poof*. I was thinking last night that the PVT is like jailbreaking the iPhone. The crack is there to do it, but you're not suppose to. Every update the developers try to fix the problem. Every update for the iPhone it gets harder & harder to jailbreak. Every update Pearson Vue does, the "trick" will change & be harder & trickier. Hopefully one day just go away, maybe just my wishful thinking.
I really hope at some point the PVT just goes *poof*. I was thinking last night that the PVT is like jailbreaking the iPhone. The crack is there to do it, but you're not suppose to. Every update the developers try to fix the problem. Every update for the iPhone it gets harder & harder to jailbreak. Every update Pearson Vue does, the "trick" will change & be harder & trickier. Hopefully one day just go away, maybe just my wishful thinking.
Y'know, as I'm reading this, I'm thinking that on the next round of PV updates, someone will post that they got a message with a red triangle, and someone else is going to say theirs had a red triangle with a yellow border, and what does this MEAN?!?
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.
Not true. If the student has passed, the charge will not go through. It will instead give the "good" pop up and not take you to the final payment screen. It works for the majority of people who do it.
Tip: all you need is a valid CC number. Use a fake exp. date and you wont have to worry about being charged either way.
Not true. If the student has passed, the charge will not go through. It will instead give the "good" pop up and not take you to the final payment screen. It works for the majority of people who do it.
Tip: all you need is a valid CC number. Use a fake exp. date and you wont have to worry about being charged either way.
Yes but for the ones it DID NOT work for think of the pain it caused. Just because it works for some does not mean it works for all. People need to stop saying it's accurate because it. just. isn't.
Not true. If the student has passed, the charge will not go through. It will instead give the "good" pop up and not take you to the final payment screen. It works for the majority of people who do it.
Actually, what I said *IS* true. You cannot say that if a person has passed the charge "will not" go through, as sometimes it DOES go through. Pass OR fail.
The fact that the majority of the time this doesn't happen doesn't negate the fact that getting charged (or a 'bad pop up if you're faking your financial info) DOES happen.
Your 'tip', although frequently mentioned on this forum, is also not the best way to go, as Pearson Vue attempting to charge the card doesn't always equal a failure. Getting the 'bad pop up' has left people devastated.....until they find out later they passed, and were hysterical over the failure for no reason. Just not a good plan for life
This cannot be more true! I used the pearson vue trick. Some were saying that if you got to the credit card screen that you failed. THIS IS NOT TRUE! All of my friends made it to the credit card screen, as well as myself and we still passed with 75 questions!
Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
nursenurseRN92 said:
This cannot be more true! I used the pearson vue trick. Some were saying that if you got to the credit card screen that you failed. THIS IS NOT TRUE! All of my friends made it to the credit card screen, as well as myself and we still passed with 75 questions!
EVERYBODY goes to the credit card screen since an August 2014 computer update at Pearson Vue. The boards were on fire for a few days when there was limited (though notified in advance) access to the server including quick results. To repeat simply going to the credit card means NOTHING other than you are trying to create a duplicate registration (which is exactly what you are doing with the "Pearson Vue trick")
I took my NCLEX RN this morning at 8am. 75 questions in about 30 minutes. I did the pvt trick this afternoon and I am all frazzled now because I was directed to the confirm payment screen. Wish I never would have tried to pvt trick because now I am a mess waiting for the results...
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
Horsechickl123 said:
I took my NCLEX RN this morning at 8am. 75 questions in about 30 minutes. I did the pvt trick this afternoon and I am all frazzled now because I was directed to the confirm payment screen. Wish I never would have tried to pvt trick because now I am a mess waiting for the results...
If you live in a state where you can get quick results just wait until then. The PVT has been inaccurate for awhile now.
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I really hope at some point the PVT just goes *poof*. I was thinking last night that the PVT is like jailbreaking the iPhone. The crack is there to do it, but you're not suppose to. Every update the developers try to fix the problem. Every update for the iPhone it gets harder & harder to jailbreak. Every update Pearson Vue does, the "trick" will change & be harder & trickier. Hopefully one day just go away, maybe just my wishful thinking.