Along with the other 364 days of the yearGood day to be Engine.
Good day to be Engine.
You can say that again, t-nav this afternoon for a 90%. I should be studying right now. It's actually oddly relaxing sitting in that big, quiet gym. Full of people but museum level silence.
Lots of nervous 1/C mids right now. Apparently there are many never-seen-before questions on the license exams this year.
You can say that again, t-nav this afternoon for a 90%. I should be studying right now. It's actually oddly relaxing sitting in that big, quiet gym. Full of people but museum level silence.
2 Days down 2 more to go anxiously awaiting the bell ringing on Friday. Cautiously optimistic for DS.
Along with the other 364 days of the year
Very true. Don't sweat the time, you have plenty of it. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. If you get stuck, don't try and think back to a cram session but think back to your education. You may be surprised how much you actually learned in class. I went back to a 3/C class to help me answer a question on my C/E exam 12+ years after graduation.If you study the material and not just midlessly memorize lapware, this is a non issue. The questions aren't really that new, because even the "new ones" are just spin offs. There are new modules on the street for 2019, but the Q series is still mostly derived from the old database, at least enough to enable you to pass, and the only questions they've added so far are the generals. They won't get the celestial/terrestrial/stability/chart stuff in until the committee meets again in the fall. You shouldn't be nervous about the new questions.
Could not agree more. I had to retake every section after doing it in the gym and passed them all doing them at the NY REC without a lot more studying. When I upgraded I took as many tests as they have all week in one day. I did 2A/E, C/E Ltd and DDE AHP in three days. Granted I didn't pass them all but between all three licenses I only had to retake three sections. When I went back for the retake a few weeks later I passed all three no sweat before coffee time.There is so much self imposed stress that comes with testing at KP, needing to pass to graduate, being in kahkis in a room full of stressed out people, not knowing if you passed each section, testing in a prescribed order, and being worried about ringing the bell. You want relaxing zen? The Miami REC, test as fast as you want, in shorts and a t-shirt, in whatever order you want, and you can walk to lunch some place good in between exams. Plus, by wednesday you're pretty much guaranteed the testing room to yourself. I scored higher, tested faster, and studied for less than three weeks for C/M, it is tremendously easier when you're NOT doing it the KP way (... like most things).
I kind of agree. It was definitely a little anti climatic. I didn't ring it with the mass crowd but I definitely remember that "what now" moment. It is a cool culture and tradition but it should definitely NOT be something to stress over. I liked it better when it was more ad hoc and less formal.I get that you're rooting for you kid, and please do! They need it! This isn't a knock on anyone in particular, but an overall cultural observation:
I wish everyone would quit being so obsessed with that damn bell. It adds all kinds of unnecessary pressure to the whole license process. I loved ringing it, I loved that it was this big to do, but I rang it, thought to myself "What now? Guess I better go pack? " If I could go back and not have that pressure hanging over me the entire week, and not have classmates feel like garbage because they went 6/7, but not get to ring the bell, I would gladly make that trade. It was really cool, I loved it, but it wasn't what I had hoped, especially given the amount of pressure it adds.
Don't forget the cool sunglasses Mav. Just like at KP, the deckie barely works.Ehh... our bridge has an espresso machine, and the radar makes a great foot rest, so like I'm not so sure.
I kind of agree. It was definitely a little anti climatic. I didn't ring it with the mass crowd but I definitely remember that "what now" moment.
You pack your stuff and go across the sound to SUNY Maritime to live out your days in shame. Actually the pass rate is pretty high. People who fail retake sections until they pass. Ultimately you must pass.What happens if you don’t pass? Do you get setback or a chance to retake it? Do a lot of people fail?
I didn't want to say "anti climatic" and rain on 2019s parade, but it totally was. I think I was more hyped watching it as a plebe than when I did it myself. It quickly turned into an "Oh ****, better get packed and try and find a job or something?"
Depending on the number of sections one fails. Don't know if there still is, but there used to be a retake day where the USCG came back to school and a bunch of people retook only the sections that they failed. If you fail enough you had to go to the REC in NY and retake all of the sections.What happens if you don’t pass? Do you get setback or a chance to retake it? Do a lot of people fail?
I can remember the emotions of the moment I found out I passed way better than any emotions of ringing the bell. Passing license may seem like not a big deal for the first 3 and 3/4 years at KP but when you walk in to the gym that first time its a bit of a Holy Eff Batman moment and once you are done you realize that it is no small thing to get that little red book with your name and picture in it.Passing license is a big deal and it's hard, good luck 19', that thing they say about great place to from is 100% truth.
Depending on the number of sections one fails. Don't know if there still is, but there used to be a retake day where the USCG came back to school and a bunch of people retook only the sections that they failed. If you fail enough you had to go to the REC in NY and retake all of the sections.