Take the Boards by the Horns
On December 8, 2006 I took the National American Veterinary Licensing Exam. A 7+ hour (including 45 minutes of break time), 360 question test that cost me >$400. It was a grueling experience, but there wasn't much time to think about being weary as I plowed through the questions and took short breaks to rejuvenate my brain. I felt pretty good about the test during most of it, but realized afterward that I was unsure about a large percentage of the questions and felt that I was pretty much making it up as I went along. It went so fast I recalled little of the questions.
Last week my classmate Rob notified us that we could learn of our national board exam results by calling a lady at the Oregon Examining Board. Nice to know, but I really didn't want to find out that I didn't pass over the phone. It would be:
So I didn't call, but waited a couple days and received the results in the mail. My hands shook mildly as I handled the envelope and tried to decipher the text through the paper. I slit the envelope, and observed the paper.
Pass
Score:***
I jumped around the house and sang songs about passing boards. Happy, happy, happy.
Last week my classmate Rob notified us that we could learn of our national board exam results by calling a lady at the Oregon Examining Board. Nice to know, but I really didn't want to find out that I didn't pass over the phone. It would be:
"Hi, this is Claire Varney. I was wondering if I passed the board exam... Yeah, my SSN is *******."
"Oh, yes, here we are... score, 400, no pass. I'm sorry. Would you like to reapply to take it?"
And here I collapse in a swoon, or shriek in disbelief, and feel the great disappointment of being in the bottom 10% of veterinary students.
So I didn't call, but waited a couple days and received the results in the mail. My hands shook mildly as I handled the envelope and tried to decipher the text through the paper. I slit the envelope, and observed the paper.
Pass
Score:***
I jumped around the house and sang songs about passing boards. Happy, happy, happy.
posted by Claire at 17:18
5 Comments:
Way to do it, Claire!
Now, please post the lyrics to your songs.
Lol - you're so silly, and that's why I love you :)
P.S. I saw this first!!!
Congratulations, Claire!
Yes, great job!!
Over 90% of my class passed their board exams... but you never know until you actually DO. I didn't feel as though I had studied enough to deserve to pass.
Mark, unfortunately I did not consider the publishing potential of the song(s) as I sang them... and unlike the spontaneous song-writers in the Bible, mine did not have the distinction of being inspired and therefore nothing recalls the words to mind in their exact form. It would be fair to surmise that they went something like... "I passed boaaaarrrrrdddsss! Oh, yes, I diiiddddd. Such, a, marvelous day it is...." I dunno.
Thank you all for your support.
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