RPR...HERE I COME!

I took the RPR test for the first time this morning. I was very nervous, can't even describe how scared and nervous I was. It was like waiting for surgery or a wedding to start. The clock keeps ticking down, and you know that at any second, you will be called for. Well, that time came and we headed over to the test room.

It was a very different experience. We were in the same classroom as my school, and I was able to sit in my old seat. At least I had some familiarity around me. As the chief examiner was about to start the instructions, I couldn't get the computer to work! I asked her to wait, but she said the instructions would take a while, so I had plenty of time to get the computer up and running. No matter what I did, though, it just wouldn't work. I started panicking. My heart was racing and hands shaking. At the very last minute, I got the program to work. What a relief.

The test was given aloud on the overhead speakers. That was very much unlike school where we used headphones on our own personal computers to listen to our tests. Overall, the literary and jury charge were fairly easy. I felt really good about them. The QA was quite difficult, and I knew shortly into it that I wasn't going to be able to transcribe it.

After finishing all three tests, we went back into the edit room. I feel I did the best I could for my first time and considering my nerves were consuming me. I'm very happy with what I turned in, even though I know I made some mistakes. I truly believe I passed the jury charge for sure, but I'm on the fence about the lit. I want to pray and believe that I passed both of them, but I know there's always a possibility that I didn't pass any. If I can at least pass one of them, I'll be happy. I know that if I have to go back for the other two, I'll definitely get one and then just have to keep at the third one.

Test results in 6-8 weeks from now. Stay tuned!!