Assessments and FAA Medical
I went to BCC a couple times over the past week or so and took my English and Math Assessments. The English exam was actually a lot easier than the GED. I scored 99/99, and while I’m unsure why they don’t go to 100, I’m not going to whine about it. I placed in English 101, which is apparently as high as you can start. That’ll save me a lot of time, as I won’t need to “waste” quarters and credits, so that’s exciting. Kimberly hung the score sheet on the fridge, so I plan to bring home an abstract finger painting, acting all proud and puffed up, to see what she does with that.
The Math test is a different story.
My score was, well, completely abysmal. Before starting the test, the administrator told me to choose the most advanced of the three options presented. My first thought was “Why in the world would I ever do such a silly thing?” The logic was that the computer could grade me down, but if I took the easy test and aced it, there’d be no way to tell where my mathematical limits are. Makes sense, but one drawback is that the harder test makes one feel like an utter dipshit. Some of the questions popped up on the screen and I think the dude next to me could hear my brain come to a screeching halt. Then again, it could have been my little mewling sounds that were making him turn to me wearing a quizzical gaze. I swear, I purposely answered only about 5% of the questions, and guessed on the rest. Must have been good guesses, though, as I did score somewhat better than 5%. I placed into Math 98, which is slightly better than Not-So-Good.
All of my financial aid stuff is in and being procesed, orientation and registration is March 6th, and the quarter starts on April 3rd.
Ok, on to flying stuff. I got a letter in the mail yesterday from the FAA denying my medical certificate. It’s not bad, just a minor speed bump. When they reviewed my documentation, 90 days hadn’t passed since I’d stopped my AD’s. I’d read somewhere that the FAA uses 90 days as their ruler, so I almost expected it to come out this way. Oddly enough, 120 days had passed before they responded to me. Anyway, they’re requesting, get this, a letter from my doctor outlining my medication, why I went off, when I went off, and a statement supporting this decision. I’m half tempted to edit the original letter, change the date, and send it back in. Trouble is, of course, that the first letter had almost none of the requested information. I met with my doc and asked for said letter and paid my $80 for the visit. I got the letter from her a week later with almost no medical factuals, but rather just the supporting statement. I wrote a letter of my own, containing all the medical stuff, and sent it in as well. Strangely enough, I got a bill from my doc for another $70, so it appears that I paid her to sit and talk about writing a letter, as well as the actual writing as well. Sheesh. Anyway, it seems that we need to do it all again, which isn’t a huge deal, as I’m not flying anyway.
Oh, one last thing. Dan recently had a birthday. Happy birthday Dan!