This past week I have been at a UFE preparation course (Densmore Consulting) in Vancouver. In is a 9 day intensive course to help you pass the UFE in September. There were about 10 of us from the office that attended the course as well as a whole bunch of students from firms all over Vancouver. For the whole week we were all talking about how we will catch the ferry back to Victoria as we all thought we failed the Module 5 exam for CASB (FYI – If you fail the Mod 5 exam, you have to wait a whole year to write the UFE and also retake the entire module!). So we were an anxious bunch that week.
Fast forward to July 10th, Friday afternoon. It is results day. Some of the students skipped the afternoon session as they did not want to be in class to find out the results. The lecture theatre we were at had internet access so I was able to check every 5 seconds or so on the CASB website. As we were listening to the course instructor, one student yells out, “Results are up”. We all rushed to check our results. When I had checked mine, it showed “Not Eligible to Proceed“. I did not pass. I was completely devastated. Let me tell you that it is one of the worst feelings in the world, especially Module 5. It feels like everything that you had ever worked hard for has come to an end and was all for nothing. I sat in the lecture theatre for the next 2 hours with only one question resonating in my mind- “What am I going to do”?
After the session was over, I headed back to the rental car with my co-workers with my head down. As we were driving back to the hotel, other questions began to pop up on what I should do. Should I continue to stick with the course for 3 more days? What will people at the office think about me? When do I have to retake the module? I tried to stay positive but it was hard.
Now some of the students from the office had already left that afternoon and were at the hotel waiting for us. As we were walking back to the hotel rooms they mentioned to us that there was a revised version of the marks on the website. I thought that was pretty odd as there is almost never any “revised” results. Once the marks are up, they are up for good. None of the revised marks had changed the final results of the other students though. Everyone had passed but me. But there was a little glimmer of hope. I had to check again just to make sure but I remained skeptical.
As I checked the revised marks, I saw that I was “Eligible to Proceed“. The 3 best words of my life! I was ecstatic! I leaped so high and yelled so loud that I the whole hotel could hear me. I was the happiest man alive at that point. It was such a relief knowing I will be writing this year and not have to retake the module again. I later received a call from CASB headquarters that I had passed and had apologized for the error. It was apparently a computer glitch that screwed the marks up. Some students had it worse than me. Some had passed the first time but failed the second time. That would suck big time!
To celebrate my pass, I went to the BC Lions home opener game vs. the Hamilton Tigercats with a few of my co-workers. It was an entertaining game and the Lions almost came back to tie it in the last minute but an interception caused the Lions to lose 31-28. Here are some of the pictures:
Singing the National Anthem. That is one huge Canada Flag!
Having some fun at the beginning of the game. My co-workers (l-r) Michael, Danielle, Brian
Our row each won a free Tim Horton’s coffee mug with a coffee coupon inside!
Lion fans celebrating after a touch down
Setting up for the extra point conversion
So close to getting free stuff from the blimp!
What’s a football game without the cheerleaders!!
