so july 17 was officialy my last day of school. that was also the soonest day i could schedule to take my national exam for the radiology program. i am sure you know how much i hate studying. unfortunately, that was what i spent quite a bit of my time doing. i will be honest though. i only spent that last week studying. well, like actually studying, i mean. the weeks leading up to it, i studied somewhat. not really, though... even that last week before my exam, it was so hard to actually sit there to concentrate and study. yeah... it was very hard. it all paid off though.
i took my exam on july 17, as i said before. i passed with a 95. the highest score anyone is able to get is a 99, so that made me feel good. very relieved, actually. now, i can start working and making money. i will be doing the same thing i have been doing for the last 2 years. i will just be getting paid for it now.
the exam was 220 questions, including pilot questions. pilot questions are questions that do not count against your score if you answer them wrong. they are questions that are meant to challenge you, as well as allowing the ARRT (american registry of radiologic technologists) to come up with new questions for the exam. so, basically, they were using me as a guinea pig for the students next year. lol the exam was very easy, though. barely 20 minutes into the test, i was already on question 150. so, i decided to slow down a little bit. i still had plenty of time when i was finished. after all, they gave me 3 hours. for 220 questions, it usually takes me about 30-45 minutes. more than enough time... tests are usually pretty easy for me. i am a good guesser.
so, after the exam, i went out of town. i was a counselor for a kids camp for a week. yeah... lol i will be honest, i went up there expecting a vacation. it was not what i got. not even close! lol oh well... i get back home and my certificate is already waiting for me. so, i went down to the hospital and clinic where i am going to be working. i got it all sorted out and i start work tomorrow. which makes me very happy. i really want that paycheck! lol
mkay... well, that is all i have to say right now. so... talk latter. have fun
