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Assessment A!

emma90

Hi everyone

I went through right to choose with my GP back in November and have been waiting for the next steps since then. Today I got a call telling me my part A assessment would be tomorrow! They've given me no details about it except to tell me to have photo ID available and it'll be a 150 minute appointment via video call... I don't think I've ever had a conversation with a person for that long. Is there a general structure these assessments follow? My mind is racing at the moment... I'm worried I'll have a breakdown during it or use all my energy accidentally masking and pretending I'm okay because that's what I've done all my life. 

Are these people generally friendly or is it formal? Any advice/feedback from own experiences/ any anything would be really appreciated right now! Thank you.

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  • Good luck for later today. I hope it all goes well.

    It seems rather short notice, perhaps there was a cancellation and a slot became free so you have been bumped up.

    The people should be calm and sympathetic. It should feel like a conversation, they want you to talk openly and should try to put you at ease.

    I expect there may be a break in the middle, 2.5 hrs is quite long in one go. But the time flies once you start talking.

    Longer can be better as you have more time to say what you want to, but it can be mentally tiring.

    Don't try to tell them what you think they want to hear. Just tell them the truth. If you don't understand a question, say so. If you don't know, be honest. Try not to mask, they won't judge anything you say. Things which seem embarrassing, strange, weird etc. they have likely heard it before. Just be yourself.

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  • Good luck for later today. I hope it all goes well.

    It seems rather short notice, perhaps there was a cancellation and a slot became free so you have been bumped up.

    The people should be calm and sympathetic. It should feel like a conversation, they want you to talk openly and should try to put you at ease.

    I expect there may be a break in the middle, 2.5 hrs is quite long in one go. But the time flies once you start talking.

    Longer can be better as you have more time to say what you want to, but it can be mentally tiring.

    Don't try to tell them what you think they want to hear. Just tell them the truth. If you don't understand a question, say so. If you don't know, be honest. Try not to mask, they won't judge anything you say. Things which seem embarrassing, strange, weird etc. they have likely heard it before. Just be yourself.

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