[Tokra]

said was partly due to some students taking the newly lengthened test only once instead of twice.

Twice?? TWICE???

WTF??

If I had been allowed to take the test twice - I'm sure I would have had a much better score.

Do you want your brain surgeon to have the chance to take his board exams twice?

I don't.

[SoftballMominVA]

Kids have been taking the SAT twice for years on top of years. Nothing new there.

As far as a brain surgeon taking board certification tests more than once--I would suspect that is a possibility. I know I had a cousin that took his board cert test for orthopaedics at least 3 times. Lawyers also take their boards multiple times.

What I don't know is if there is any type of record as to how many times a doctor had to take the test before they passed. Anyone have any idea on that?

[mollynme]

Twice?? TWICE???

I wonder if they are referencing the PSAT which, in effect, lets you take the test twice so that the one that really counts won't be so stressful. I took those tests 30+ years ago.