So levels 2 and 3 were done and there was just the one to go as far as the WSET school goes, and that was level 4, otherwise known as the Diploma. I remember, after I’d done level 2, I signed up for level 3 the next day. But with the diploma I waited a few months before taking the plunge. I had my reasons.
Firstly was the confidence factor. You have to remember that, for whatever reason, I’d just meffed up the level 3 tasting exam. You have 30 minutes to taste two wines, and I’d crumbled, albeit with a little help from my mobile phone!! In the diploma you have one of the 6 exams on still wines, where it’s 120 minutes to do 12 wines. Was I in a rush to bugger that up too?
I suppose the other thing was the cost. It’s a natural thing to worry about. You’re looking at the best part of £2k per year for 2 years. You’ve got to be up for it and ready. There’s an option of doing it online, but I knew people who’d done that route and struggled with the motivation and the timings. I needed to be up for committing the days down at the school.
I think in the end I just closed my eyes and clicked the button. I work for myself, so I‘d make the time to study. I work in the wine trade so I’ve got a chance to improve quickly. And if in two years my palate wasn’t in the position to pass the exam then, you know what? I don’t deserve to pass! There it is.
Time to give it a go
Cheers
Mike
I’m excited for you! You can do this!
Bring it on!!!
Heck you know what you are doing! Congratulations from the next big step.
I’ll accept that congrats in advance 🙂
Good luck! 🙂
Thanks so much!!
Baby steps, good luck and congratulations!
Thanks so much, each exam at a time!
A great investment in your future. Good luck with the studies. We’ll crack open the bubbles when you pass with flying colours!
Cheers lads, that’s the plan!
I’m the same who knows when you’re ready till you bite the bullet!
Time to just rip the plaster off