I want to start by saying that I feel proud and humbled at the same time to know that I have accomplished this last step towards my licensure. Proud because I did it, and humbled because not every time when we try our hardest do we get the desired result. I feel thankful. My journey towards licensure stretched from 2011 to 2017 and in between that time, I put myself through graduate school (I loved every bit of it!), did my internship, got married in between, had a baby, was diagnosed with a chronic Lyme disease, and started my battle with that going to numerous doctor appointments and trying various treatments. I kept working as an intern at one of the agencies the whole time, minus the maternity leave, and I studied hard after putting the baby to bed. I think both of the tests were great and designed to prepare us to be better clinicians. As in real life, the presenting problem and the treatment course is not a simple answer. I found the test very comprehensive and dynamic. And long! TDC practice tests helped me a lot to strategize my approach to better understand what the question really asks and pick out the important aspects from the presenting vignette. In addition, I relied on the knowledge from grad school and the work in the field. All of it helped. All of it prepared me to feel confident. Good luck everyone and best wishes! Thank you TDC!!
MFT