Orals

[Gasdude2013]

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Boy that was tough. I think I did well on one stem but struggled tremendously on other. On the stem I struggled on Id provide an incorrect answer and they would ask/hint at something and then I would provide the correct answer. Guess I'll be coming back next year.

 

[aneftp]

Don't count yourself out. When I took orals in 2005 I bombed the 1st stem and was in your same position. But someone got a passing grade.

Keep your head up. It may suck for the next 3-4 weeks waiting. But take some time off and relax.

 

[pillowhead]

I feel the same way. My first stem went pretty well and I walked out of that feeling pretty comfortable. The second one was awful. I feel like I never got a good grasp on it at all and that they kept giving me the answers, and I was basically just agreeing with what they said. I was waffling too much and not just picking something and defending it. Feeling pretty crappy right now.

 

[Gasdude2013]

Can one kill/ fatal mistake make u fail a stem/one of ur sessions?

 

[semajjsj]

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[semajjsj]

I'm feeling pretty bad about that test. It will be a long month wait. I'm not sure how I could have prepared differently.

 

[chocomorsel]

I think I should have practiced out loud more. I already told myself a long time ago, that "there's always next year" and now I know what to expect.
Oh, well, what's another 2-3K amongst friends right? Not the end of the world. Although I am sure I could find better uses for the money.

 

[MallampatiOne]

I'm in the same boat. I felt good leaving the exam. But then the more I thought about the exam, the more questions I thought I could have answered better. I even realized there were a few questions that I totally answered the wrong way. I don't think I did any fatal/kills though. During both sessions, I was able to get through all the grab bag questions. I'm not sure if that means anything... The next 4 weeks are going to be torture!

 

[trahuidio]

I agree. I cannot keep the boards off my mind. Praying and having faith I passed. One session hard as heck. I keep rephrasing every quest in my mind on how I could have answered better and not froze on a couple of quests that I absolutely know when not staring into anesthesiologist examiner eyes. Cannot wait to see my pass on the screen in a month to put this torture behind me. I pray God blesses me with a passing score. Best wishes to us all 🙂

 

[Gasdude2013]

It's hard to believe that on average 80% pass