How I Feel About My Boards
I haven't gotten my NAVLE mark back yet. It'll come in the mail. In the meantime, I need to share something I found recently. Les&I had company over, and they were watching the ending credits of Portal and the closing song "Still Alive." I caught the "That was a joke, haha, fat chance" bit, and demanded they start over. That was about a month ago. Now, my boards are a week behind me, and I'm still giggling about that song. Here's the joke:
The North American Veterinary Licensing Exam, the much-hated NAVLE, is a 7-8 hour computerized exam. Most people who take them pass, but it's the most inscrutable thing when you're doing it. Most of the questions are framed like this: "Here's a case summary. Think about your top differentials. Now, which test would prove your diagnosis?" As you can see, there are 2-3 layers of each question, and you have 1 minute to answer each question. There are 360 questions in blocks of 60. It's a mental marathon, and it's one of the most painful things I've ever done. About 3 hours into it, I wanted to kill that damned computer. I did, however, survive. Unfortunately for every other vet student out there, it's still alive, roaming free, spreading science, and threatening to test them in their last year. I'm glad I'm not them.
I have no idea how I did, and it is on some level of possibility that I'll have to do it again. But there's no sense crying over every mistake; you just keep on trying until you run out of cake...
That said, here's Still Alive.
The North American Veterinary Licensing Exam, the much-hated NAVLE, is a 7-8 hour computerized exam. Most people who take them pass, but it's the most inscrutable thing when you're doing it. Most of the questions are framed like this: "Here's a case summary. Think about your top differentials. Now, which test would prove your diagnosis?" As you can see, there are 2-3 layers of each question, and you have 1 minute to answer each question. There are 360 questions in blocks of 60. It's a mental marathon, and it's one of the most painful things I've ever done. About 3 hours into it, I wanted to kill that damned computer. I did, however, survive. Unfortunately for every other vet student out there, it's still alive, roaming free, spreading science, and threatening to test them in their last year. I'm glad I'm not them.
I have no idea how I did, and it is on some level of possibility that I'll have to do it again. But there's no sense crying over every mistake; you just keep on trying until you run out of cake...
That said, here's Still Alive.