Today I received a letter from the university with my Qualifier test results. I panicked at reading the first line which stated that I had not passed the Qualifier test. My heart sank because I feared having to retake the math test and class. However, upon closer inspection I discovered I had passed math just not the other two tests. The results of the fluids test did not surprise me since I took it the day after the math test and only had about 4 hours to study for it. I will have to pass a second test in January in order to stay in the program, but I have all of the fall semester to brush up on fluids and none of the pressure of the math test.
The design test results were very surprising. I had received a marginal grade which means I will have to TA for the class. I have no idea how I made a marginal grade for two reasons. First, I had done well in the course all semester and had received an A. Secondly, after the test when comparing my answers with other people I felt that I had done better than Elaine but not better than Michael. The strange part is that both of them passed. I don't plan on protesting though since all I have to do is TA for the course. The professor for the course is nice and there are much worse TA positions I could get stuck with. Overall, I am very happy with my results because I passed math.
I do think that there are better ways of revealing the test results though. They could send a letter saying:
Below are your 2010 AME Qualifier Test:
Math: Passed
Fluids: Failed Required Action: Retake in January 2011
Design: Marginal Required Action: TA for Optimization Course Spring 2011
Instead I received the letter below.
Results Letter
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