We were sitting on the couch, clicking "refresh" on the page that was supposed to show his scores. No exaggeration - I think Rex had refreshed that page literally thousands of times. We had a lot riding on this test: he had already accepted a job that he would lose if he didn't pass, and he wouldn't have another chance to take the test until October. Oh, and that would cost us another $1,000, plus the lost wages from not working for these months. No pressure, right?
His PT class facebook page was blowing up with people receiving their scores (not all of the scores were received at the same time, so we just kept hitting "refresh"). Some people passed; some didn't. The people who passed all posted a screenshot that looked like this:
Please notice the part that says "Score received from Prometric - Passed." That's the really, really important part. You need to see that beautiful word: PASSED.
Well, after we refreshed for the 1,876,567th time, finally the screen changed. Guess what it said, though? It said "Score received from Prometric." No "passed." Just "Score received." At first we were both confused. Why didn't it say "passed"? Then the only logical conclusion hit both of us simultaneously: maybe he didn't pass. It felt like someone punched me in the stomach and poured ice water over my head at the same time. I couldn't believe that could be true. Rex was top of his class in PT school - how could he not pass? It didn't make any sense. I told him to refresh again, and he did. And again. And again. Still no "passed." We were both freaking out by this time. WHY DIDN'T IT SAY HE PASSED? There was another part of the page where you could buy a detailed score report for $56. Rex's new job had said they'd pay for the detailed score report so that he could get his license processed faster, but now he didn't know if he wanted to buy it. They probably wouldn't reimburse him if he didn't pass. I told him to buy it anyway, simply because we HAD to know what happened.
He paid the $56, and the report was delivered almost immediately (a relief, because it said it could take up to 24 hours). He opened the report, and we both held our breath. The report was very convoluted and detailed. I think they should make it really simple: they should put a giant neon "YOU PASSED!!" or "TOO BAD, YOU FAILED!" at the top of the page, but I guess no one asked me. So we started reading all of these numbers and medical jargon, and about halfway down the page I saw something awesome in about ten point font: "Status: PASS."
I screamed. "REX! YOU PASSED! RIGHT THERE! YOU PASSED!" He looked where I was pointing, and then he pumped both fists in the air and yelled as loud as he could. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH! HAHAHAHA! AHHHHH! I PASSED!!! I DID IT!!!" His eyes were huge, he almost dropped his computer because he jumped up so fast, and it was basically the most jubilant I'd ever seen him. That's the part where I needed the hidden camera. After celebrating with me, he instantly called JB (his best friend for PT school with whom he had spent weeks studying for this thing. At this point, JB had already found out his score - the screenshot earlier in this post was from him). JB answered the phone and was just as excited. "WE DID IT, BROTHER! WE'RE LICENSED PT'S!" It was the most touching bromance moment ever. I actually teared up. They worked together for three years for this, and they got it. It was so awesome.
As he celebrated with JB, I went back and read the whole individual score report. Rex needed a 601/800 on the test to pass (that's a 75%), and guess what he got? A 718/800. That's a 90%. He got an A. Go Rex! See why I was so incredulous about him not passing? It's just not possible. He's too smart. Still today, though, if you go to the Prometric front page, it just says "score received" instead of "score received - pass." We don't know why. He's got his licence and starts work in three days, though, so it all worked out. Thanks for the heart attack, Prometric.
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