yay, good news! i came home to find the following in my e-mail inbox:

Cumulative WEST-B Status
WEST-B Requirement: Complete

Reading: Passed

Mathematics: Passed

Writing: Passed

this was the 4.5 hour test where i was still writing my last paragraph in the writing section with 1 minute to go before time was up. out of the two tests i've taken so far, this was the longer, but easier one. the other, well...i'll have to wait and see. now, i just have to work on finishing my applications.