Damn it!

Okay I failed.  I didn't think I would, honestly, but I did.  What can I say?  The material is hard as shit.  Many of the non mathematical questions are worded strange with usually two answers that would have worked, and the mathematical questions a so varied, it is hard to get good at any one of the problems.  You just have to get good at math word problems, unit conversions, and quick problem solving.   Plus, EVERYONE told me there was barely any math on this exam.......50% of it was math problems, and by the 4th hour my brain is just dying.

I'm not pissed that I have to take the test again.  If I don't have the skills to pass the exam and be worthy of the credential, than clearly I need to go back and study harder.   What pisses me off, and quite frankly hurts, is the fact that I just lost $350.  My company will only reimburse me for a test that I PASS!

I'm not a rich dude.   I have to work my ass off for everything.  I'm sure that some people think that cash is shoveled my way, but that is so not true.  Anyone that knows me, knows that I came dangerously close to having my house foreclosed on five years ago.  The whole point of passing my ARM, the ASP and hopefully soon, the CSP is so I can increase my salary so I don't have to struggle with paying my bills like I used to.

So when I LOSE $350 on this endeavor......$350 hardearned dollars.......I'm not a happy camper.

So.....back to the drawing board.  (thinking out loud before I forget) Need to work on Z scores, Threshold Limit Values, Probabilities, Engineering Economy,  the NIOSH Lifting Equation, Ventilation calculations, PPM calculations, Gas Pressure/Volume calculations, That annoying problem with the two containment tanks and trying to figure out the height of the perimeter dike wall,  Boolean Logic Diagrams,  Time Weighted Average problems, .....shit   I think I am just going to have to buy the extra practice problems from the BCSP.

Mark my words, I WILL get this damn thing done.  I don't give up on problems.