I passed my CPC!. I have been living the past few days with my head dragging around on the ground because I did not finish the test. The time went by so fast. I had not looked at the clock, I had not drank a sip or eaten a nut or opened my bottle of aroma therapy. I picked up that pencil and feverishly worked one problem after another and I thought I was doin okay until I heard "you have 30 minutes left." I had a whole section that I had not gotten to. I panicked. I colored all the bubbles in and then went back and tried to work what I could. But I got flustered and just felt defeated. I was horrified that I had not finished and I was certain I had not passed. I was so disappointed because I felt like I was answering the questions pretty good. My energy level felt okay, I felt good about what I was answering. I ran to the bathroom once and ran back. I was in such deep concentration the whole time, it was like somebody threw a building at me when she said that. I did miss some easy ones though and I was kicking myself for those. Some things I had learned very early on and did not get reviewed. I had only checked the website 500 times now in 2 days and I checked one more time and I did not even realize I was staring at the word "pass." I was just thinking the page looked different this time. Oh my gosh..... Even though I did not finish, I must have done well enough on what I did finish and that is such a great feeling.
But I must say this....I have been congratulating people for passing without even knowing how hard the test was. Well from now on I hold a whole new respect for anybody who holds this credential. That was the hardest workout I have had in my life! You would have thought I was working on Harvard Medical degree exam. Anyway, I was so convinced that I had not passed I had already written myself a plan for how to study for taking the test again. I am still in shock. I will definitely sleep good tonight.
And now I get to just concentrate on module IV, which is such a treat! I wrote what little I can offer in the certification tips.