So, I passed the first (more difficult) portion of my final exams for the FAA Academy today. I am very pleased and very grateful that it went so smoothly. I still have the second part tomorrow, but it is much easier than the first, and I feel confident that I will pass without issue.
For the last week, or so, most of the student in my class (myself included) have become progressively more nervous about the tests. This stems from the ruthless practice of firing students who do not pass. So, for those of us who have a family to support and slim prospects of subsequent employment should we not pass, the pressure is pretty hefty. For some the pressure has become so intense that they were visibly shaking for the two days prior to the final.
I admit that I got caught up in the nervousness, until Thursday night when I had a hard time sleeping. Since then I have tried to separate myself from the rest of the class to ease my nerves; which seems to have paid off.
The one thing that I came to realize is that my family and I will be okay no matter what. I came to peace with my preparations for the final, and the resulting outcome. I knew that if I failed the final it was because there was something better for me/my family waiting.
Once I accepted the possibility of a worst-case outcome, and realized that we could survive it, my nerves calmed and I was able to perform up to my ability. Fortunately, it looks like we won't need to consider the worst-case this time...
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