OK so I just gotta get this outta my system as I've been processing it all day as it doesn't feel real just yet. Mainly about how my life basically got thrown forward by almost a year with college. So last week or so I had to take a test called a HESI exam a test of 5 different subjects and such to see if I can be eligible to join the surgical tech program and be 1 of the 30 students. I went through the whole thing and after I finished it I got my grade from the proctor and they said "oh you got a....68 I'm sorry you failed you'll need to try again later." to which I was like "wow that's better than I thought I'd do as I still haven't finished the classes for these subjects. So when I try again after I finish them I should be doing much better" I then left happy and a little disappointed I didn't luck out.
Fast forward to today and I get a call saying that the department head wants me and some others for a "information session" where they'll explain the program and such. I say ok and head over, once I walk in though to my surprise the room is empty and only a few instructors are there. I introduce myself and then we start talking about my job and my classes. The head then ask "did you do your HESI and pass?" I told her no and that I'd do better later but I could maybe join the program next year since I wouldn't make it for the spring start. They all looked at me confusedly and start pulling up my info and the test scores then tell me "the HESI is just to see if you have some basic info we only require minimum of 50% to be eligible." they then looked through my past classes on the transcript and the HESI then tell me. "ok you need comp1 and psychology1 we can swap them out with some of the classes during the program and your HESI shows you got a 83 as it was a cumulative score not just that one section the proctor may have focused on. So your pretty much in" I was shocked to hear this and especially when I was told I was one of the top 3 of the ones who tested. So now I wait while they get all the scores in and decide on who is going to be selected.