Sounds like the exams around here. They only tell us if we passed or failed; we didn't know if we got the minimum 70% or 98%. It was frustrating but when all was said and done, the semantics of the questions didn't really matter.
What's worse, I was in the last batch that took the Oregon Board of Massage Therapists unique examination, rather than the National Certifying Board Exam. They use a set of test questions in there that don't count, but they don't tell you which ones they are.
The entire thing was an exercise in frustration. I was sure I hadn't passed the written exam so that I might be able to go on to the practical portion. I spent months waiting, and then everyone else I knew got their results back and I hadn't. I ended up calling and asking to have the results sent out again, as the people at the massage board aren't allowed to discuss results over the phone. Fortunately the person I spoke to suggested that I might want to not make any plans for a certain weekend in October (the weekend the practicals were held), so I was relieved to hear that I had in fact passed.
You'll be fine. Exams always leave a bad taste in our mouths.
It's hard to study enough when the topics covered are so wide and varied, and they don't tell you exactly which pieces you need to know. It's hardly fair.
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Date: 2004-06-07 05:36 pm (UTC)What's worse, I was in the last batch that took the Oregon Board of Massage Therapists unique examination, rather than the National Certifying Board Exam. They use a set of test questions in there that don't count, but they don't tell you which ones they are.
The entire thing was an exercise in frustration. I was sure I hadn't passed the written exam so that I might be able to go on to the practical portion. I spent months waiting, and then everyone else I knew got their results back and I hadn't. I ended up calling and asking to have the results sent out again, as the people at the massage board aren't allowed to discuss results over the phone. Fortunately the person I spoke to suggested that I might want to not make any plans for a certain weekend in October (the weekend the practicals were held), so I was relieved to hear that I had in fact passed.
You'll be fine. Exams always leave a bad taste in our mouths.
It's hard to study enough when the topics covered are so wide and varied, and they don't tell you exactly which pieces you need to know. It's hardly fair.
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Date: 2004-06-08 01:34 am (UTC)Like, what about giving accurate feedback on your knowledge? allowing you to learn from mistakes? telling you which areas you still need to work on?
very belated hugs back in time - waiting for these morons to come through with your result must have been AGONY