I'm On My Way!

Last Saturday, I wrote my Course 1 exam in Real Estate. I was very nervous, as I wasn't certain I'd be able to recall all the mathematical formulas I'd learned (calculating area of irregular shapes, mortgage rates and compound interest calculations, future value of money, capitalization factors, etc.).

Hellbent on having some kid-/husband-/dog-free time so that I could study after my coursework was complete, I set my alarm for 5:00am the day of the exam, and was sitting in the college parking lot ready to go, by 7:00!

This stress-free buffer gave me all the time I needed in order to study and review my notes, apply my makeup (when you look good, you do well - of this I am convinced!), and sip my coffee, with plenty of time left over to relax before the 9:00am start time.

Last time I was in school, the three-hour exam windows were excruciating to me. I don't know if I have a mild touch of attention-deficit disorder or what (not to treat that condition lightly, I'm serious), but I just cannot sit there for that long! I get so restless.

This time around was no different. I breezed through the exam, confident I was answering most, if not all, correctly, and by the time I reached the last couple of the sixty questions, my promise to myself to check over my work went out the window, and I rushed through the last bits, and jumped up to leave.

My grade was posted over the weekend, and I got 89%! I'm very pleased with that result, and wonder what effect (negative or positive?) checking over my answers would have had on it.

In any case, upward and onward! Course 2 here I come :-)