Babbling/Worried/Advice seeking....

meb1118 · Mar 15, 2006

Hey Tina, what is the name of the test you are taking? I am scheduled to take the NET on the 28th and feel the exact same way you do! I have been having dreams about not finishing it, getting up and leaving in the middle of it. Then finally taking it, passing, and the class already being full! Ahhhh!!! If you are taking the NET do you have the study guide from eri?

carolinapooh, BSN, RN · Mar 15, 2006

first of all, i don't know much about the ged but your score sounds as though it's on the high end of pass. congrats!

also, your grammar and spelling are better than a lot of the people i work with who did graduate from college. again - congrats!!! that alone gives you a big leg up, believe it or not. (please note i am not counting anyone with dyslexia or any other disability here to those who want to flame me; don't read too much into this!!!)

everyone feels like they're not good enough. everyone thinks they're going to screw it up - whether it's sitting the ged, the nclex, the gre, act, net - whatever test it is.

know what? most folks don't!! most folks do just fine.

look at it this way - my dh tells me all the time - exactly what makes everyone else so much better than you? :idea:

nothing!!!

just because there are (by your perception) so many folks who are (more like appear to be!) smarter than you....how about all the people who aren't achieving at your level?

what percentile were your gre scores in? if you're just below scholarship level, i'd bet you're in at least the top 75% - and i'd be willing to bet you're in the top 80%. (i'm basing this on what i know about gpas from traditional high schools and what it takes to be considered for scholarships with those.)

assuming that's true, that means less than 25% of all the people who took that test that day scored lower than you, and you scored higher than at least 74.9% of the people who did take it.

looking at it that way, i think you did very well. revel in it for a moment or two.

as i said, i work with college graduates who aren't half as articulate as you are. people do not realize how important that is in this world! look at what you've accomplished without even having the benefit of a high school diploma up until now! and listen to the people around you - you do have a leg up just by having experience in the medical environment (oh, are there people on here who could tell you horror stories, myself included...).

don't be so hard on yourself. (those who know me would say that's the kettle calling the pot black...i too am usually my own worst enemy in this department.) where you came from has nothing to do with where you're going. picture yourself doing it and then, by gum, go do it!!!!

chin up, sweetie - you are a champion and you are going places. :biggringi

someone's signature on this board says, "feel the fear and do it anyway." take it to heart - and go for it!!!!!

(and, btw, keep us posted while you're doing it!!)

TinaCMT · Mar 15, 2006

Thank you both for the replies!

Carolinapooh, you actually brought tears to my eyes! Lol. Thank you so much for the vote of confidence!!

The part that scares me the most is the math. That was my lowest score on my GED. I got a 420 and I had to have a 410 in order to pass that part. My percentile ranks in social studies, science, and language arts/reading was 58-66, and my percentile rank in math was 21. Thats a huge difference and I'm afraid that the math is what will hold me back from passing.

I'm taking the NET on the 23rd and the fact that that is the last month to take it for the next school year, and the fact that you only get one chance at it, scares the crap out of me! I wasn't pressured before, but now that I know I'll actually have the money for the course, I'm really really stressed out over it.

OnTheRoad · Mar 15, 2006

Thank you both for the replies!
Carolinapooh, you actually brought tears to my eyes! Lol. Thank you so much for the vote of confidence!!
The part that scares me the most is the math. That was my lowest score on my GED. I got a 420 and I had to have a 410 in order to pass that part. My percentile ranks in social studies, science, and language arts/reading was 58-66, and my percentile rank in math was 21. Thats a huge difference and I'm afraid that the math is what will hold me back from passing.
I'm taking the NET on the 23rd and the fact that that is the last month to take it for the next school year, and the fact that you only get one chance at it, scares the crap out of me! I wasn't pressured before, but now that I know I'll actually have the money for the course, I'm really really stressed out over it.

One of the best things you can do with any testing is study and then learn to relax. Think about it.. what is your worst enemy when you get in that desk with a #2? Nerves! If you work yourself up, everything you DO know may go flying out of your head. I call it my faulty filing cabinet... I know I know this, it is stored somewhere in my head, but for some reason I can't find where I put the file. Practice relaxing

RANCH GIRL · Mar 15, 2006

Hi TinaCMT,

I absolutely agree with Carolinapooh! You can do this and do it very well. Here is a web site that should help you with your math: www.math.com. It is free! What are your weak areas with math? Fractions? Basic algebraic equations? Don't let it hold you back! Let us know how you do! RG

smilin_gp · Mar 16, 2006

I just wanted to add that your CMT may very well give you a leg up! (As a former MT (Spheris-Healthscribe), I'm quite impressed by the CMT, I never made it that far :)) Anyway, I've noticed that being generally familiar with pharmaceutical and procedure names + kinds of disorders that they are liked to (from transcribing so many darn H&P, ED, CS reports, etc) has really helpe;d me learn and remember pharmacology and other concepts. This won't help with math really, but it should help in other classes.

Best of luck to ya!

TinaCMT · Mar 16, 2006

I've been going over the LPN review book but a lot of it just seems really really boring and hard. I'm a better learner when it's from a live person and hands on.

I've been medical transcribing for four years and have been editing for almost a year now (I edit automatic speech recognition reports typed by the computer) and I feel like I've just been going through the motions. I'm really tired of doing it and find myself doing less and less each day. Smilin, I've been working for Medquist (which I'm sure you've heard of) all these years and they have changed everything, NOT for the better.

I have three kids and two of them are in school and my son will hopefully be in school this fall (his birthday falls 7 days after the cut-off date of turning 5, so he'll have to be tested). I am a homebody but I'm also ready to get out there and start interacting with other people and making more money! This test is really important to me. The friend that I have that is in the class now said that when she took the test the whole room was filled. I know there are only 40 openings for the class and I just feel that I have very low odds of actually getting in.

When I took my GED I was sure that I failed the math (which BTW, Ranch Girl, my weak parts with Math is EVERYTHING! Lol). When I got my results I was shocked and I cried the whole way to picking up my son from daycare because I knew the first hurtle was over.

I'm horrible at test taking. I get nervous having to be around all those people and I go completely blank. I know I need to calm down and just breathe but that just seems to make it worse. Like I said before, the fact that I now know that the course will be paid for just adds more stress to me and makes me even more nervous. I really wasn't all that nervous until he told me that. I kind-of wish that he would have waited to tell me until after the testing!

I'm just going to spend the next 6 days studying as much as possible and hope for the best. If I'm supposed to get in I will; if not, then I'll try again next year!!

Is there anyone who took the GED and then the NET?? Did you think they were the same as far as being hard?? Was one worse than the other?

BTW, if I actually do get into the class I do plan on getting math tutoring when the math portion of the class comes up. Plus, my friend is really good at helping me understand the steps and concepts of math. My biggest problem with math is remembering the steps to get the answer. Once I remember the steps I can usually do it, but remembering those steps is really hard because I find math so intimidating and hard.

Thank you all for the support!!! I really do appreciate it very much and I hope to become a long time participating member of this site.

Thanks!!! Tina :)

carolinapooh, BSN, RN · Mar 16, 2006

Thank you both for the replies!
Carolinapooh, you actually brought tears to my eyes! Lol. Thank you so much for the vote of confidence!!
The part that scares me the most is the math. That was my lowest score on my GED. I got a 420 and I had to have a 410 in order to pass that part. My percentile ranks in social studies, science, and language arts/reading was 58-66, and my percentile rank in math was 21. Thats a huge difference and I'm afraid that the math is what will hold me back from passing.
I'm taking the NET on the 23rd and the fact that that is the last month to take it for the next school year, and the fact that you only get one chance at it, scares the crap out of me! I wasn't pressured before, but now that I know I'll actually have the money for the course, I'm really really stressed out over it.

Oh, man, you and I are cut from the same cloth in that department.

I broke 1200 on the general GRE ONLY because of the verbal score. I can't discuss my percentile score on the math; it's waaaaayyyy too embarrassing. :mad: (OK, it was a miserable 23 - BOY DO I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL!) Of course, at the time, I hadn't touched a math book in 13 years. When the computer showed my "unofficial" scores, I literally looked at the screen through squinted eyes because I was too chicken to look. :uhoh21:

You'll be fine. We all feel the same way you do, regardless of what the specific test is.