August 21, 2007
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ahhhh….sweet relief.
It has been killing me. The waiting. Patience has NEVER been one of my strong suits. I used to be so impatient, that if there was a line at the bank (and by line I mean more than 2 people waiting) I would leave and come back. When grocery shopping if I got to the registers and there was a long line, I would leave my basket full of food and come back some other time.
I prayed for patience once. Not a good plan. For the next 3 months I waited for everything. See God is funny that way. I believe he has a great sense of humor. I had to EARN any patience through sheer perseverance and agony. I never had a green light. For 3 months. I waited for teachers, doctors, friends. I faced lines at grocery stores, banks, fast food restaurants, you name it I waited for it. The end result was that I had a good deal more patience than I had at the beginning, but I still can not be considered a patient person.
I took my CSET exams in July. Almost a month ago exactly. Me being the non patient person I am would have like for them to grade my tests as soon as I finished taking them and let me know right then before I left the room how I had fared. To top of my lack of waiting skills, I was extremely nervous about my results. I was the only one in the room that took 3 subtests in the same testing period. I had only reviewed general material for 3 days prior to the exam. I hadn’t even looked at the study guides and practice items for all 3 subtests. It took me almost the entire 5 hours to complete my exams. I have waited anxiously. Worrying about what would happen if I failed. Convincing myself that I probably failed at least one of the subtests.
Today was the day the scores were to be posted. I went online to check and lo and behold I had to wait till after 5:00 PM Pacific time. ARGHHHHH… more waiting!
I thought about it during the day. I thought “I’ve never failed anything in my life. What am I going to do if I fail”. I knew without a doubt I would be devastated.
However, my good test taking skills held me in good stead. As I clicked on one subtest after another a wave of relief spread over me with each “PASS” score. Whew. The wait is over. The devastation has been avoided. And the job hunting and certifying process continues.
I PASSED!!!!!!
Woot.
Comments (14)
CONGRATS!!!!! :celebrate: :so-cool:
Congrats! :celebrate:
Congratulations!!! And I know about patience. I have a child with ADHD. Patience is a prerequisite.
great job!!!!! i know how it is with waiting…..sometimes it really sux!!
:dancingcow:CONGRATS:celebrate: that is sooo great!! WOOHOOOO!
Congratulations!!!
Woo Hoo, I knew you would. You are way too smart to have failed. I hear you on the patience though. We are still waiting for Andrew’s test scores for a test he took back in April. The CAT 6 I think. It used to be the star test. We are still waiting and waiting and waiting. Congrats on your passing.
AWESOME!!! I’m very happy for you! Good luck with the job hunt, all I can say is, I feel your pain love! :dancingcow:
Congratulations!! :celebrate::celebrate::celebrate:
YEEEEEEE HHHAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!
Way to go………as if there was any REAL doubt…Not from me!!! LOL!
Good Luck with the next stages.
w00t is spelled with zeros where o’s are implied.
just thought you aught to know ^-^
oh yeah, and…yay! PASSAGE!! :celebrate:
w2g on passing your test:dancingcow:
:celebrate::celebrate::celebrate::celebrate::celebrate::celebrate::celebrate::celebrate:
:dancingcow::dancingcow::dancingcow::dancingcow::dancingcow::dancingcow:
:so-cool::so-cool::so-cool::so-cool::so-cool::so-cool::so-cool::so-cool::so-cool:
You should be so proud…..Good job
I gotta see hairspray again.. Good one.
Travolta was way to funny as a protective Mother
:celebrate: Proof that good things come to those who wait-I think there’s a lesson to be learned here…. (I’m not very patient either and could hardly wait to get to the end of your post to see if you passed!)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!