Our granddaughter just graduated from college in Exercise
Science, but before she begins her career she has to pass a certification exam
that is known to be very difficult. She
and her classmates had a class to prepare for this, but in their junior
year. She is also considering graduate
school which means she has to do well on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Education majors have to pass the Praxis II
before they can start teaching. Nursing
students have to pass a certification exam and accountants need to pass the
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam to be licensed. What does this mean? It means that every class you take is
important and that you need to constantly be monitoring your learning so that
your knowledge is reinforced and accessible when you need it.
What you can do:
- Keep your notes from earlier classes so that you can review.
- Relate new information you are learning to previous classes.
- Don’t let something slide that you do not understand or fully comprehend.
- Talk to former students who have passed the exam to get an idea of what it will be like.
- Purchase a practice book if one is available.
- Take advantage of any prep or review opportunity.
Many professions also require continuing education in order
to maintain certification or earn promotions.
Subscribe to professional journals and read them. Take advantage of every workshop or class
available. Fields of knowledge are
constantly changing and your job is to stay current in your field.
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