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The AMGA’s new “two week” rule is more stressful than the exam itself… The new rule is designed to give both the candidates and examiners some time to appropriately process feedback and reflect on the learning experience. In past courses and exams, candidates were immediately informed of their final score- resulting in either gleeful satisfaction or (I can only imagine) regret and disbelief!
Although I am generally in favor of the idea behind the new rule, the suspense of waiting for the final word is less than fun. So, despite receiving some great feedback during the course: the more time that goes by, the less positive my memories become.
Speaking of courses and exams- check out this link to a post that I wrote over on the Osprey Packs blog of my experiences in Chamonix.
For now, I am back in Crested Butte obsessively checking my email and my.amga.com for the exam results and getting things sorted for the winter season. There are a ton of great offerings both here in CB and abroad, so check back for website updates often.
MB
October 20, 2009 at 4:39 pm
The suspense is killing me too! This just isn’t right!
October 22, 2009 at 8:08 pm
btw, the link for the video under the heading ’stay in tune’ doesn’t work. I had to go to Twitter and get on through that.
October 30, 2009 at 9:25 am
Congratulations Mike! I hope all’s well and I look forward to climbing or skiing with you sometime this winter.
October 30, 2009 at 5:39 pm
thanks kevin! mb