I scheduled my NAVLE (national boards) exam today. Ick.
I’m taking my 2nd vacation block at the end of November/beginning of December, specifically so I can take my exam while not on a rotation and then relax a little bit. I really wanted to take my exam the Wednesday before Thanksgiving since it would give me a couple days to do some last minute studying and recuperating from the internal medicine rotation I have the previous block. Went to schedule my exam today and that date is not available at any of the surrounding test centers. Bleh. I looked at the two testing centers nearest to me and my options were either the Monday before Thanksgiving, the Saturday after Thanksgiving which is my birthday, or a few days the following week. That Monday is not a viable option as the medicine rotation has weekend duties and if I have a patient in the hospital, it’s my responsibility until 8am that Monday, I would be sleep deprived, and exams begin either at 8am or 9:30. Too stressful. I considered by birthday but…yeah, that’s a pretty shitty way to spend a birthday and I’d be anxious through Thanksgiving. Scheduling it early the following also wasn’t ideal because then I’d be sitting around, anxious about my exam for the majority of my vacation block instead of actually getting some relaxation in.
So I expanded my search to other testing sites and chose one three hours away, in Duluth, MN. They didn’t have my preferred date, the Wednesday, but the Tuesday before Thanksgiving was available, so I said screw it and signed up for that one. After getting some sleep on Monday, Aaron and I will drive up there and I will book an extra fancy room in the nicest hotel in the area for two nights, which happens to be 4 minutes away from the testing center (as opposed to 40+ minutes I’d travel if I took the test nearer to my house). I probably won’t sleep amazingly well since I’ll be in a hotel, but I wouldn’t sleep well at home from anxiety so not big change there. So, yeah. Yay for a seven and a half hour exam. And if I fail it, who cares! I can take it again a few months later. Still doesn’t keep me from stressing over it though. Oh well. At least it’s scheduled and I have a plan.
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