<p>I have posted this info before but I thought it might be informational to post it again with this thread focusing on the NCLEX Exam. The NCLEX Exam’s format is different from any other exam format students are likely to take at most colleges. It is a multiple choice exam taken at a testing center. Once a student completes the first 75 questions the exam will stop if the student has passed or failed the exam but you will not be told at that time whether you passed or failed. If the exam continues past the first 75 questions the student has not as yet scored in a manner where they either passed or failed the exam. The exam will continue up to a max (I believe) of 225 questions. However the exam will stop at any point one the student has scored in a manner which would indicate they passed or failed the exam (again you will not be told at that time whether you passed or failed). Imagine the anxiety associated with having to answer questions beyond the first 75. It can seem like your whole nursing training hinges on the answer to one question as the exam might stop after you answer the question (especially if you are not 100% sure about the answer you choose). Again I just thought this info might be helpful to people. It is part of the “Rites of Passage” to becoming an RN.</p>