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I moved my whole life from paradise (San Diego) to upstate New York to complete my post doc and become licensed in New York. I completed my required supervised hours in October 2015, and since then, have unsuccessfully attempted the EPPP 4 times. In New York, a converted score of 75 is considered a passing score. On my first attempt, I scored a 71. Then a 69, then a 65, and then finally a 69 again. My ego has been bruised and psychologically, spiritually, emotionally, and specifically financially – I feel defeated. Beyond defeated.
I have fallen into a deep depression and I cannot seem to pick myself up from it. I now have no income and student loans haunting me. I am stuck in New York away from my family and friends.
I used AATBS (the full, very expensive program) my first time. That was when I scored the highest (a 71). After my first unsuccessful attempt in October 2015, I did the online weekend workshop with Psych Prep, and continued using AATBS. I took the exam again one month later in November and scored a 69. I then hired TWO tutors: one for content, and another for exam strategies. I also did a webinar with Academic Review. I also continued with AATBS and reviewed the material from Psych Prep. I took the exam a third time in March 2016 and scored the worst: a 65. How is that even possible with ALL the preparation I did? That was when my depression really hit me hard.
In July 2016, I attended a weekend workshop in Boston hosted by Academic Review. I also continued using AATBS and Psych Prep. I also reached out to one of the instructors from the Academic Review workshop and began very expensive private tutoring with her for a few months. I scheduled my test (now my 4th attempt) for November 2016. This time, I felt SO ready. I was scoring well on practice exams, my attitude was awesome, and my anxiety level was low. I drove to the testing center telling myself that "today is the day I will become a licensed psychologist." Well, you can imagine my disappointment when I saw that the printer printed out 2 sheets of paper rather than only one. I scored a 69 this time.
My score print out each time vary. The first time, I passed all sections except Stats & Research Design (I completely bombed that). The second time, I did decent on Stats, but bombed the section with all the diversity models. The third time, I scored mediocre on all sections and bombed Stats again. The fourth time, I bombed Stats and Physiological Psych.
I cannot describe the defeat I feel. I signed up with the Taylor Study Method and have been using it since mid-November, but I find myself having difficulty concentrating. Not only do I have such a negative attitude (yes I know, I need to fix that), I am also SO BORED with it. I do not mean to sound egotistical, but 99% of what is on TSM are terms I already know.
I really just don't know what to do anymore. I absolutely CANNOT fail a 5th time. Does anyone have any pointers? Has anyone been/ is in the same boat as me? Thank you so much for your help!
I have fallen into a deep depression and I cannot seem to pick myself up from it. I now have no income and student loans haunting me. I am stuck in New York away from my family and friends.
I used AATBS (the full, very expensive program) my first time. That was when I scored the highest (a 71). After my first unsuccessful attempt in October 2015, I did the online weekend workshop with Psych Prep, and continued using AATBS. I took the exam again one month later in November and scored a 69. I then hired TWO tutors: one for content, and another for exam strategies. I also did a webinar with Academic Review. I also continued with AATBS and reviewed the material from Psych Prep. I took the exam a third time in March 2016 and scored the worst: a 65. How is that even possible with ALL the preparation I did? That was when my depression really hit me hard.
In July 2016, I attended a weekend workshop in Boston hosted by Academic Review. I also continued using AATBS and Psych Prep. I also reached out to one of the instructors from the Academic Review workshop and began very expensive private tutoring with her for a few months. I scheduled my test (now my 4th attempt) for November 2016. This time, I felt SO ready. I was scoring well on practice exams, my attitude was awesome, and my anxiety level was low. I drove to the testing center telling myself that "today is the day I will become a licensed psychologist." Well, you can imagine my disappointment when I saw that the printer printed out 2 sheets of paper rather than only one. I scored a 69 this time.
My score print out each time vary. The first time, I passed all sections except Stats & Research Design (I completely bombed that). The second time, I did decent on Stats, but bombed the section with all the diversity models. The third time, I scored mediocre on all sections and bombed Stats again. The fourth time, I bombed Stats and Physiological Psych.
I cannot describe the defeat I feel. I signed up with the Taylor Study Method and have been using it since mid-November, but I find myself having difficulty concentrating. Not only do I have such a negative attitude (yes I know, I need to fix that), I am also SO BORED with it. I do not mean to sound egotistical, but 99% of what is on TSM are terms I already know.
I really just don't know what to do anymore. I absolutely CANNOT fail a 5th time. Does anyone have any pointers? Has anyone been/ is in the same boat as me? Thank you so much for your help!