I just created an account because I was so compelled to write a post about my experience. Maybe it applies to you too. I checked my email and found out I failed the basic exam, which was a total shock to me. I left the test feeling very confident and had not expected this result at all. The next few days at work was depressing, knowing my job was on the line if I did not pass the next one. Everything I had worked for, down the pooper. My chances for fellowship or jobs, seemingly shot down the drain. I had to recheck the result 5 times because I was in disbelief... I had studied and felt so good coming out of that test.
However, I found out through my PD that I had scored in the 1% percentile. 1 percentile!?!? No way something was fishy. He even told me it didn't make any sense either. He asked me if I had skipped a whole second section. I did not skip a single question knowing we were not penalized for wrong questions. Then I recall the girl taking the same basic exam right next to me that day was crying because she had lost all her answers because the software reset and her questions were blanked out. I remember overhearing all of this while I was taking my exam, and was thankful that didn't happen to me. I am beginning to think it may have... I have heard stories how the software was sketchy and this was a new test at their facility. Something just doesn't add up. I scored a 30 on my ITE earlier this year, and I put in time after that to study for this basic exam.
Maybe this has happened to you guys as well that have failed. You don't get to see the breakdown till later via mail, except the PD's apparently have it already. How can I dispute this score? Is there a way I can prove my answers were mucked because of a software malfunction?
