One of my favorite words right now is “pass.” I have officially passed all of the CSET English subtests as well as the CBEST. I passed the CBEST during the summer, and I also took and passed 1 of the 4 CSET English subtests before the start of the school year. Because I’m currently in Chicago, I waited until Christmas break to take the other 3. So, a couple days before flying back, I had to sit and take a 5 hour test. I am here to tell you that that is one of the weirdest tests I have ever taken. I felt like it had so little to do with my future career that it was ridiculous. I almost cried when I had to give them $150.00. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I do not have $150.00 lying around. I am a married undergrad. I have bills, rent, a cat, insurance, etc. So you can imagine my relief when I found out that I passed the tests on my first attempt. Wahoo!!!

It still feels so surreal that I am actually a part of TFA. I can’t wait to start Institute! Until then, I am going to focus on the massive amount of reading, writing, and research that I have to do for classes and the comps. I would also like to talk to some of the education students here as well as the writing center to try and spread interest in TFA. Lots to do!!