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The same thing happened to a very good friend of mine from school. He was tempted to have it hand scored, but when he called about it, he was advised that, at least in recent memory and in our area, it never had worked out in the favor of the test taker. So he figured he wouldn't waste the $50. He took it again the next go around and nailed it.
Good luck, whatever you decide to do and congrats on your ABO certification!
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I passed the may abo spectale exam finally!!!!!!!!! 3rd time is the charm lol!!! Last time i missed it by 1 point that sucked!!!! Happy happy joy joy! Congrats william hoover! Anyone else out there pass???
Third time? Whoever was training you should be ashamed!
WMCDONALD you may kiss my lovely a**. I am 24, been in the field for less than 2 years, and work with a secretary and an O.D. I did my best with what tools I had.
Dont mess with Ashlee!!!
Congratulations Ashlee, ABOC!!!
Congratulations on passing, but wmcdonald is right. I took the ABO and passed it the first time. He didn't mean anything personal, so don't take it that way Ashlee.
Thank for all the congrats. Simply stating some ppl should get off their high horses and just be happy people are taking the exams to get certified, and the number of times a person takes it is not of great importance. Congrats LensGrinder for getting it on the 1st try! Would'nt have posted I passed if I knew I was going to get looked down upon. Y'all have a fantastic day!
I don't think the highly esteemed Mr McDonald meant that as a dig to you. He is one of the most respected professors in the optical community, and stands for more education for all Opticians. To me, it looked like a slight dig at your instructor, who should have had you ready to pass on your first try, not at you for taking three times to pass, possibly due to a less than complete instruction.
DragonlensmanWV N.A.O.L.
"There is nothing patriotic about hating your government or pretending you can hate your government but love your country."
I took Dr. McDonald’s comment as a negative statement towards the person preparing you for this examination. At best the ABO is considered an overly simplistic, sub-entry level test. Many opticians throughout the United States still learn on the job through something we humorously refer to as “apprenticeship training.” Your failure is more a reflection of the state of education available to individuals entering this field, rather than a personal indictment.Originally Posted by Ashlee
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Amen!!! Take it from Mr. Ferguson, Ashlee, he is right.
There seems to be an assumption that there was an "instructor" involved. It doesn't look like there was, and if that's the case, kudos to Ashlee, but jeers to the ABO for being so easy that it can be passed in 2 tries or less w/little or no preparation.
Congrats Ashlee for making the mark, and thanks Dr. McDonald for giving a damn, in a time when many folks here don't.
If you have passed has your status been updated on the certification website yet?
Thank you Darby! No instructor involved. I did it with the TOPS books and 2 years working beside an O.D. Clutt22-web status has not been updated yet. Unusally its updated before the paper results are out, but not this time.
I just passed too! First time I took the test. NC state license here I come! :)
Ashlee, I hear you on having no help. The Dr. I work for told me that certification "wasn't necessary". Hence the reason I'm interviewing for a different position at a difference office. I can't work for anybody who doesn't value education for their employees. My fiancé was the one who helped me study and who drove me to Durham at 5 in the morning on a Sunday.
Good luck on the NC boards. They took me a few times to pass. Your former Dr. is a moron.
Working as an optician in Texas, I know exactly how you feel about lack of help also. I've been an optician for five years now and STILL don't feel ready for it (Probably just a bad case of test anxiety). I've purchased the spectacle exam prep kit from the NAO and I've read System for Opthalmic Dispensing cover to cover. On a daily basis, I hear from co-workers about how there's no point to being certified. It makes me sick to my stomach sometimes when someone who has been doing this MUCH longer than me asks me to verify an RX in the lensometer because they don't understand how to use it. I want to be certified but I'm afraid that without the proper instruction I will not succeed.
Until this "profession" requires something more than a pulse to enter the field, it will not change. My earlier comment was not an affront to the individual, but to the process that let her and many others down. It is ridiculous, but continues to gets worse, not better. If I were to ask most here if they considered themselves a professional, most would say yes. Unfortunately a multiple choice 3-hour exam does not a professional make. If we want professional status, we must require a formal education so that people in this field can do more than measure PDs and take seg heights. I do congratulate this young woman on taking the exam, and the doc she works for, again, should be ashamed.
Online status has been updated. Mine now says ACTIVE.
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That is where the difference between being a nationally recognized, nationally licensed, real discipline (nursing) and being a scattered, state-by-state, quasi-profession comes in.
The ABO does not have to answer to anyone or anything!
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The ABO does not have to answer to anyone or anything
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