Test Anxiety.
Aug. 1st, 2019 10:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
randomramblingtidbitsI'm taking the National Boards tommorrow to get certified as a certified veterinary technician and my stress levels are high. There is so much content to go over and some of it is hard because some of it is stuff we don't use anymore. Like traditional radiographs. Everyone uses digital radiographs so do you think that we went over all developing traditional ones? What happens if the fixer solution is wrong? I don't know because NOBODY does the film development any more! But its on the stupid test so here I am trying to remember things that I am probably never going to use.
I actually had a couple of interviews this week (that did cut into my study time) and when they heard I was sitting this Friday, some of them did try to give me advice. Like how so much of test is things that we may end up not needing. If I end up working in small animal practice only, then the questions about horses and other large animals aren't really aplicable, huh? But it is still on the test so you have to study for it. I guess that is the bad thing about CVT's being such a broad, general field.
My therapist said a great way to deal with anxiety is to think about the worst thing that could happen. What would that be if I failed the test tommorrow? Well, I would have to retake it, which I think is avaible again in November, but it would cost over $300 for it. But the places I am interviewing at are interested in veterinary assistances (so non-certifed staff) to train up, so even me just graduating from a two year program gives me a leg up on the other competition.
Do you want to know something? I was never certified as a teacher. I was a paraprofessional, but for that you just have to meet some education requirements instead of passing an exam. So I never had to sit for this kind of exam before and it is scary. I'm praying the questions will be over content I remember, and I'm pretty confidant with the math part, but this is still so nerve wrecking.
If I pass, it would make things so much easier. I guess I'll let you guys know tommorrow what happens.
I actually had a couple of interviews this week (that did cut into my study time) and when they heard I was sitting this Friday, some of them did try to give me advice. Like how so much of test is things that we may end up not needing. If I end up working in small animal practice only, then the questions about horses and other large animals aren't really aplicable, huh? But it is still on the test so you have to study for it. I guess that is the bad thing about CVT's being such a broad, general field.
My therapist said a great way to deal with anxiety is to think about the worst thing that could happen. What would that be if I failed the test tommorrow? Well, I would have to retake it, which I think is avaible again in November, but it would cost over $300 for it. But the places I am interviewing at are interested in veterinary assistances (so non-certifed staff) to train up, so even me just graduating from a two year program gives me a leg up on the other competition.
Do you want to know something? I was never certified as a teacher. I was a paraprofessional, but for that you just have to meet some education requirements instead of passing an exam. So I never had to sit for this kind of exam before and it is scary. I'm praying the questions will be over content I remember, and I'm pretty confidant with the math part, but this is still so nerve wrecking.
If I pass, it would make things so much easier. I guess I'll let you guys know tommorrow what happens.
