PLEET countdown! 5 days!

[justify]My friends came over last night for a group study in preparation for our PLEET (Pre-licensure exam thingy) that's scheduled 5 days from now.

We managed to cover a decent range of topics - but this still isn't enough to make us reach the passing mark. We had all been too busy with work the past few months, it's unfortunate that we didn't do this group study thing earlier.

The other day (Friday afternoon), we attended the PLEET orientation. The instructor explained to us how the whole thing works, and that we are given two chances to pass this assessment test - but on the second try, we only need to take up subjects that we failed on first try.

The PLEET exam date was scheduled just about 2 weeks ago - which was very unexpected on our part. All the examinees were protesting on how the ruling was unfair - that if you don't pass this test, the Dean will not sign your admission requirement for applying for the Licensure exam this June. I, on the other hand, think that this kind of assessment is a good thing, except for the fact that it was short notice, plus the scheduled date is too early. Some of the examinees had just started reviewing (because of work), while others who attend review centers have barely finished their courses.

Of course, no matter how much the examinees protest the sanction for not passing the PLEET, the college stands firm with its decision.

Why DO they need to have these assessment tests conducted anyway? Our college is, at the moment, number 1 in ranking, national level (that's the whole country) for the Architecture licensure examination. It's been hosting these assessment tests for almost three years now, and the system is yielding great results. So what they want to do is make sure that the mortality rate goes down, while passing rate goes up, ranking gets better and better. This is a good thing for both parties, as this means that our school will gain recognition, and we will remain to be top choices for employers/clients. The system is flawed, though - in that, having the exam date scheduled more than a month before the actual test, we still have a lot of time to make up for whatever subject/s we are weak in, thus, making the sanction of not allowing failed PLEET examinees acquisition of their admission requirements for the real thing, unfair on our part. This added to the fact that PLEET exams are NOT required by the Professional Regulatory Commission, just makes the whole thing even worse.

More updates to come on my preparation for EPIC success XD[/justify]