Remember when I decided to change jobs because I’d been in the same job for 20 years and felt it was time for a change?
Well the new job requires I pass a certification test in the first two years. I began studying, and I took the practice test for the first of 20 lessons. I got a 68. I. Failed. I failed the test. After I studied! I thought I understood all that material. Granted I didn’t have it memorized, and I tried to do it from memory.
So I tried again. This time I really studied hard. I wrote out all my notes and studied them and then referred to my notes during the test.
I failed. Worse. A 66 this time.
I m concerned because these are great study materials. If I get a 90% on the practice tests then I’m pretty set to at least pass the real test. I just didn’t realize I wouldn’t be able to get a 70%, much less a 90%.
And I know, this is adversity, this is a challenge, I can do this. You know how I’m going to do this? I’m taking this practice test again, open book this time, and if I fail I’m going to take 3 hours tomorrow just to listen to all the on-line materials again. I just need a success at this point.
That reminds me, I’m making babka again tomorrow.
I told my brother I flunked my first two practice tests and he said, “Welcome to failure!” So, hello Land of Failure. Here we study all day and eat babka.
8 responses to “A Series of Unfortunate Events”
You remember your first babka attempts? Better now, aren’t you? Practice, is all (I’m ignoring that second test and so should you). Mind, studying is definitely harder once goldfish brain takes hold.
In other news, I’d like to share that I put the Christmas decorations up into the garage roof yesterday, so the teetering pile of boxes is finally gone. I knew I’d get it done by Easter. Result!
I recently applied for a pediatric home care position. I failed the dosage test I had to take. I had warned them that I basically didn’t remember squat. They said it was ok, they would work with me on that. Still, this sort of thing used to come to me so easily. Getting older just sucks, and I am sure getting old with MS sucks even more sometimes.
When I realized that I had to take a great big, study-real-hard test from the Project Management Institute to get a PMP designation and had to pay for the privilege, I decided I didn’t want to be a project manager anymore.
Well all – I took another test, flunked it worse, and then got a 76.Big Dot – I made two babkas tonight – one folded and one rolled. I think after this batch of chocolate is done I’m done. And packed up Easter! Good work easter with its dea leaves and dead rabbit heralding the rebirth of the lord.Zayrina – Espesically with the new study on what makes people have general intelligence. They studied people with lesions to see who was most stupid.Becs – Wise wise move.
Cheer Up! I failed the Health and Fitness for Life test in college. If it’s an “Objective” test you have to study a different way. When I taught, I would give my students pop quizzes and discuss their results. Have someone draw up pop quizzes for you and discuss the results. I know, I know, how tedious, but such is the razor blade of life!
Hattie – Oh, this on-line training program is really good. It’s 3 hours a chapter, but you only get the real training in the feedback for the questions when you fail them. So I’m still going in to the lesson I passed to see the feedback for what I got wrong.
I want to take the RHIA certification exam when I graduate (hopefully in May, knock on wood). I am looking over the study guide and realizing that what I have learned in school for the last two years doesn’t have a whole lot to do with this test. You have inspired me to step up and devote some time and money to get prepared! Instead of just whining. I wonder if I’ll have us much time to whine if I’m actually trying to do something. Hmmm. Whining is one of my strong points.
Wendy – God knows I’ve been whining about this. I wandered around whining for a good five minutes today.