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Well it's rapidly appraoching! One is on August 9th and another on August 12th... We have both been so busy that only now am I really getting the time and energy to take care of the finer details...Date: 5/25/2005 6:55:40 AM
Author: AGBF
Congratulations, Nicrez. Now...when is the wedding?
Deb
Ah yes, the dreaded 20 stone Gem-ID Final. That was one of the most stressful things I did in my life too ... the pressure of knowing you will fail if you mis-identify ANY of the specifmens.Date: 5/25/2005 12:13:51 AM
Author: Nicrez
Yes, the exams were quite rough... Put it this way, I lost 7 lbs in a week and a half, just by stress, and frankly, I got a degree AND a size smaller for it!
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Actually, the online courses can be taken at your leisure. I can't say if you will have the time to study properly, but it certainly is more time-friendly than the intensive 6 month course. No one is pushing you, but that's also a negative.Date: 5/25/2005 10:11:58 AM
Author: diamondlil
Yay for you, Nicrez! I have often thought about taking the GIA Distance Education GG courses, but since I have 2 children at home, I feel my life is not my own at this point. Also, until I have a specific career goal in mind, I can't justify the expense of taking the classes. Maybe someday, but how I would fit into the industry, beyond just a hobby, is going to take a lot more thought.
Congratulations on your new GG title and good luck with your wedding plans!!
DiamondLil
I encourage you to give it some more thought too. While it was stressful at times, I also had a lot of fun. If you do it through distance education, the GIA will mail you diamonds to grade (missed a small pinpoint once can called a VVS1 an IF ... LOL). When you do the Gem ID course, they will mail you stones to identify for weeks on end.Date: 5/25/2005 11:58:13 AM
Author: diamondlil
Thank you, Nicrez, for your encouragement. I recently had a similarly enthusiastic conversation with Martin Fuller (appraiser in Virginia) about taking the plunge into the online courses. I think I need to pull out the information that GIA sent me and give it some more thought.
DiamondLil
Date: 5/25/2005 12:44:39 PM
Author: cflutist
I encourage you to give it some more thought too. While it was stressful at times, I also had a lot of fun. If you do it through distance education, the GIA will mail you diamonds to grade (missed a small pinpoint once can called a VVS1 an IF ... LOL). When you do the Gem ID course, they will mail you stones to identify for weeks on end.
While I don''t work in the industry, I feel it was money well spent to learn a tremendous amount about gemology.
Okay, thanks!Date: 5/25/2005 1:38:03 PM
Author: cflutist
When I did it the rule was, you lose it, you pay, simple as that. Not to worry too much though, most were in the .25 - .33 ct range.