Dude, what a wild ride.Anyone up for story time? Awesome, I am telling it anyway. Your wife is expecting your third child Nov. 10. You setup a plan with NCEES, they are going to allow a proctor to hold your phone in case your wife calls, but only if your wife calls, because she is going into labor and you need to GTFO. Oct 25 rolls around. You drive to the exam location an hour away. You see a co-worker and chat with her for a few minutes before getting settled in. A proctor comes over and takes your phone. The morning session starts soon. You work through it, all is going well. Morning session is completed. The lady comes out and gives you your phone. You call your wife, tell her the morning is done and you are getting lunch. You get lunch and return for the afternoon session. About 90 minutes in, a guy, approximately 45-50, raises his hand turns in his test and leaves. "Wow" you think to yourself, that was fast. You continue through the exam. You have 13 minutes and 2 problems left. You look at one, 0 chance of solving it given mental drain, you check the other, you can get this. Guess D for problem 1, and solve problem 2. About 45 seconds later, time is called. You did it, it is over, woohoo! You hope you never need to do this again.
Then the proctor lady comes over and gives you your phone back. You have 2 text messages, both from your mom. Message one, "WIFE'S NAME IS BEING INDUCED" -- received 2.5 hours ago. Message 2 "Oops, that was meant for your dad". Thoughts start racing through your brain, is this some really awful joke? Call your wife, not a joke, at the hospital, being induced. She says go home, grab the go bag and get to hospital. Arrive at 6:30 pm everything is fine, blood pressure was just high. 8 hours later, baby boy is born, forget all about the exam. You think about it every once in a while. Then 12/2 hits. YOU CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT THE RESULTS YOU NEED TO KNOW.
Hopefully we find out today.
Oh shit that sucks, so they didn't come and grab you since it wasn't your wife who called?Anyone up for story time? Awesome, I am telling it anyway. Your wife is expecting your third child Nov. 10. You setup a plan with NCEES, they are going to allow a proctor to hold your phone in case your wife calls, but only if your wife calls, because she is going into labor and you need to GTFO. Oct 25 rolls around. You drive to the exam location an hour away. You see a co-worker and chat with her for a few minutes before getting settled in. A proctor comes over and takes your phone. The morning session starts soon. You work through it, all is going well. Morning session is completed. The lady comes out and gives you your phone. You call your wife, tell her the morning is done and you are getting lunch. You get lunch and return for the afternoon session. About 90 minutes in, a guy, approximately 45-50, raises his hand turns in his test and leaves. "Wow" you think to yourself, that was fast. You continue through the exam. You have 13 minutes and 2 problems left. You look at one, 0 chance of solving it given mental drain, you check the other, you can get this. Guess D for problem 1, and solve problem 2. About 45 seconds later, time is called. You did it, it is over, woohoo! You hope you never need to do this again.
Then the proctor lady comes over and gives you your phone back. You have 2 text messages, both from your mom. Message one, "WIFE'S NAME IS BEING INDUCED" -- received 2.5 hours ago. Message 2 "Oops, that was meant for your dad". Thoughts start racing through your brain, is this some really awful joke? Call your wife, not a joke, at the hospital, being induced. She says go home, grab the go bag and get to hospital. Arrive at 6:30 pm everything is fine, blood pressure was just high. 8 hours later, baby boy is born, forget all about the exam. You think about it every once in a while. Then 12/2 hits. YOU CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT THE RESULTS YOU NEED TO KNOW.
Hopefully we find out today.
They didn't and I am thrilled they didn't. My wife was upset with my mom for even sending anything, in case the had come to get me. Our previous labors had been 18-20 hours, so we weren't concerned about it happening right away. Had they come to say something, there is 0 chance I finish the exam.Oh shit that sucks, so they didn't come and grab you since it wasn't your wife who called?
Lets hope you pass! Then you'll have a healthly new son, two new letters after your name, and a great story to tell for years to come.Anyone up for story time? Awesome, I am telling it anyway. Your wife is expecting your third child Nov. 10. You setup a plan with NCEES, they are going to allow a proctor to hold your phone in case your wife calls, but only if your wife calls, because she is going into labor and you need to GTFO. Oct 25 rolls around. You drive to the exam location an hour away. You see a co-worker and chat with her for a few minutes before getting settled in. A proctor comes over and takes your phone. The morning session starts soon. You work through it, all is going well. Morning session is completed. The lady comes out and gives you your phone. You call your wife, tell her the morning is done and you are getting lunch. You get lunch and return for the afternoon session. ... You did it, it is over, woohoo! You hope you never need to do this again.
Then the proctor lady comes over and gives you your phone back. You have 2 text messages, both from your mom. Message one, "WIFE'S NAME IS BEING INDUCED" -- received 2.5 hours ago. Message 2 "Oops, that was meant for your dad". Thoughts start racing through your brain, is this some really awful joke? Call your wife, not a joke, at the hospital, being induced. She says go home, grab the go bag and get to hospital. Arrive at 6:30 pm everything is fine, blood pressure was just high. 8 hours later, baby boy is born, forget all about the exam. You think about it every once in a while. Then 12/2 hits. YOU CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT THE RESULTS YOU NEED TO KNOW.
I'm inclined to go with this explanation, and not that they just weren't paying attention. It all turned out okay, so no harm no foul?Oh shit that sucks, so they didn't come and grab you since it wasn't your wife who called?
Good story! Congratulations on the little one.Anyone up for story time? Awesome, I am telling it anyway. Your wife is expecting your third child Nov. 10. You setup a plan with NCEES, they are going to allow a proctor to hold your phone in case your wife calls, but only if your wife calls, because she is going into labor and you need to GTFO. Oct 25 rolls around. You drive to the exam location an hour away. You see a co-worker and chat with her for a few minutes before getting settled in. A proctor comes over and takes your phone. The morning session starts soon. You work through it, all is going well. Morning session is completed. The lady comes out and gives you your phone. You call your wife, tell her the morning is done and you are getting lunch. You get lunch and return for the afternoon session. About 90 minutes in, a guy, approximately 45-50, raises his hand turns in his test and leaves. "Wow" you think to yourself, that was fast. You continue through the exam. You have 13 minutes and 2 problems left. You look at one, 0 chance of solving it given mental drain, you check the other, you can get this. Guess D for problem 1, and solve problem 2. About 45 seconds later, time is called. You did it, it is over, woohoo! You hope you never need to do this again.
Then the proctor lady comes over and gives you your phone back. You have 2 text messages, both from your mom. Message one, "WIFE'S NAME IS BEING INDUCED" -- received 2.5 hours ago. Message 2 "Oops, that was meant for your dad". Thoughts start racing through your brain, is this some really awful joke? Call your wife, not a joke, at the hospital, being induced. She says go home, grab the go bag and get to hospital. Arrive at 6:30 pm everything is fine, blood pressure was just high. 8 hours later, baby boy is born, forget all about the exam. You think about it every once in a while. Then 12/2 hits. YOU CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT THE RESULTS YOU NEED TO KNOW.
Hopefully we find out today.
A registered nurse finds out if they passed before they get out of the chair at the exam site. It's 2019. The technology is available to avoid this lol.I blame our instant gratification society. 40 Days isn't really that long.
That is an awesome story. Congrats on the baby and hopefully on the results. I think you should give him a nickname based on all of this...why not ask EB for suggested nicknames, it might be fun?Anyone up for story time? Awesome, I am telling it anyway. Your wife is expecting your third child Nov. 10. You setup a plan with NCEES, they are going to allow a proctor to hold your phone in case your wife calls, but only if your wife calls, because she is going into labor and you need to GTFO. Oct 25 rolls around. You drive to the exam location an hour away. You see a co-worker and chat with her for a few minutes before getting settled in. A proctor comes over and takes your phone. The morning session starts soon. You work through it, all is going well. Morning session is completed. The lady comes out and gives you your phone. You call your wife, tell her the morning is done and you are getting lunch. You get lunch and return for the afternoon session. About 90 minutes in, a guy, approximately 45-50, raises his hand turns in his test and leaves. "Wow" you think to yourself, that was fast. You continue through the exam. You have 13 minutes and 2 problems left. You look at one, 0 chance of solving it given mental drain, you check the other, you can get this. Guess D for problem 1, and solve problem 2. About 45 seconds later, time is called. You did it, it is over, woohoo! You hope you never need to do this again.
Then the proctor lady comes over and gives you your phone back. You have 2 text messages, both from your mom. Message one, "WIFE'S NAME IS BEING INDUCED" -- received 2.5 hours ago. Message 2 "Oops, that was meant for your dad". Thoughts start racing through your brain, is this some really awful joke? Call your wife, not a joke, at the hospital, being induced. She says go home, grab the go bag and get to hospital. Arrive at 6:30 pm everything is fine, blood pressure was just high. 8 hours later, baby boy is born, forget all about the exam. You think about it every once in a while. Then 12/2 hits. YOU CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT THE RESULTS YOU NEED TO KNOW.
Hopefully we find out today.
NCEES is transitioning over to CBT. It's not a fast process and it won't be completed until 2023. But even the CBT candidates have to wait until the Wednesday of the following week for their results.A registered nurse finds out if she passed before she gets out of her chair at the exam site. It's 2019. The technology is available to avoid this lol.
People don't find out they're in the clear of a miscarriage until after the first trimester. Even then it's not 100%. That's a harder wait and technology can't let us know sooner. So my point is, if this sort of wait is actually difficult for people, I feel bad for them; there are a lot worse things to wait for in life. That's why I was wondering if people are really freaking out about the exam results or if it's just talk.A registered nurse finds out if she passed before she gets out of her chair at the exam site. It's 2019. The technology is available to avoid this lol.
Good reality check. Thanks.People don't find out they're in the clear of a miscarriage until after the first trimester. Even then it's not 100%. That's a harder wait and technology can't let us know sooner. So my point is, if this sort of wait is actually difficult for people, I feel bad for them; there are a lot worse things to wait for in life. That's why I was wondering if people are really freaking out about the exam results or if it's just talk.
As a 31 year old who is awaiting his test results for the 3rd time...I must say that my flipping out is thoroughly justified.And I'm under the assumption most people taking the exam are 25yo+. I'm just thinking by now people should be able to handle the wait without actually loosing their mind.
But now that I think about it, my wife stressed out over waiting for exams to be graded in college... I could only imagine what she would be like if she decided to take the PE exam.
Yeah, now that I'm talking it through I can imagine people flipping out about it. I think that's something good about our relationship, we help balance each other out.
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