When you take your test, look up from the starting line or sit down for the interview, you have already either won or lost. Your assessment is not a role of the dice, but a product of every second that lead to the present moment. The work, the dedication and the mindset have become the foundation you now stand on. In fact, making the most of your opportunity is a transfer of thousands of hours behind closed doors for 30 seconds of applause...as  your victory in and of itself wasn't the accomplishment, but the recognition.