My CDL School Nightmare

Hi all !!!!

I will try to be as brief as I can and hope some can help. I enrolled at a Georgia Technical College to get my CDL. The program was a evening program for 10 weeks, 5 hrs. day, 4 days/week. Well I got to the end of the program and they gave the school's test, which of course included: The Pre-Trip, Skills and Road Test. The instructor gave the test in the order as I listed. The instructor let us know that you have to pass each section to move to the next. I passed the Pre Trip but failed the Skills Section. The instructor did not allow me to take the Road Test, most importantly the instructor did not allow me to take the State Test as well. With that said, there were three classes in the course (I'll use generic numbers here) 101, 102 & 103. The 101 Class was the two weeks we studied to get the CDL Permit. This was no problem, the instructor simply read the book to us and told us what was important (I could have done that. LOL!). Now here is where it gets interesting. I "assume" that once we got our Permits, the 102 Class began. There we worked on driving where we did days bobtailing and shifting gears for about a week or week and a half. From that point forward we began to drive on the road (with a Trailer) logging our time. We drove two days a week @ 1.5 hrs./day and then we did two days a week of range work for the rest of the course. There were evaluations done during the time we were driving. On the last day driving, we were evaluated and I did good and the instructor placed on the evaluation (that I signed off on) "Ready to test". With regards to the Range Time, I felt as if we got little if any instruction while out there. We got quite a bit the first couple of weeks on the range but after that, it looked as if the class was on their own. The members of the class started to help each other (blind leading the blind). The instructors were not watching to see our weaknesses and each of us had something. I thought figuring it out on your own was just part of the deal. We had to pass all six skills. I got all but two and still failed.
Now the class is done and I the instructor did not allow me to take the State Test to get my license. To make matters worse, I was under the impression that since I logged of the class, Road and Range time, the school would simply allow me to take maybe the 103 and simply do a couple of three weeks and test again. They said I would have to take 102 and 103 over for eight weeks. To do this would cost close to $1200. I have already spent $1800 for the previous mentioned courses.
Honestly I believe this to be SHULLBIT! I believe that I should have at least been able to take the State Test and if I passed, the course would have noted and the grade reflected (isn't that the point?). Oh by the way, I learned that they are the third party testers for the state (SMH).

Now my question for the forum is:
Am I able to take the Georgia DDS test on my?
If so, what is the process?
Has anyone else had this "type" of experience?

Thank you all for your in sight

 

Thanks Chinatown, I may have friends that may be able to help with the first task. With regards to the second, I may need some divine intervention because I will not receive a Diploma. With that said, I am employed now and getting my CDL was part of my "retirement" career (retirement planned for early 50s). It was and has been a goal of mine to drive and all I get out of this is that it appears as if the game is rigged. If it wasn't there would not be a driver shortage. I feel as if the "game" is to deflate the number of drivers. What are your thoughts?

 

@lmcclure1220
Please believe me that I took it serious. With that being said, we were tested on skills during the class, and I was a bit "lucky" to pass but I flamed out on the school "final" test. The decision is purely financial now. If they would have said take only the 103 Class I would have but to make me take a class that I thought I passed in the 102 is ridiculous.

 

pattyJ

I can not agree with you more.