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the day of reckoning approacheth!
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| AMDWiZARD 2002-06-13, 3:20 pm |
| Well tommorrow (9:00am)is the day for me! It is time! Die thou foul beast die! | |
| jeff_j_black 2002-06-13, 3:40 pm |
| Good luck! get some rest before hand, party like the devil afterward! | |
| Zaraspook 2002-06-13, 9:01 pm |
| May the force be with you!  | |
| jakob79 2002-06-14, 2:48 am |
| Good luck on facing the beast tomorrow.. may the force be with you.. use the force AMDWiZARD  | |
| NetChild1985 2002-06-14, 6:00 am |
| Good luck! | |
| DivxGuy 2002-06-14, 3:27 pm |
| Good luck - although it is admittedly a tough exam, it is by no means impossible to pass on the first try.
RD | |
| buckwheat 2002-06-14, 8:08 pm |
| Go kill the beast!
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| DivxGuy 2002-06-14, 8:16 pm |
| quote:
Well tommorrow (9:00am)is the day for me!
How'd it go?
RD | |
| jeff_j_black 2002-06-14, 9:20 pm |
| Yeah, WIZ!!! Win or lose is one thing but don't keep us in suspense!?! Ha, he's already out partying. | |
| DivxGuy 2002-06-14, 11:08 pm |
| I think my celebration for passing 70-216 was restricted to splurging on a translucent candy red ATX case to replace the drab old beige one housing my T-Bird.
At $US 25, only a fifth of the price of a 70-216 failure, I thought I deserved the treat.
RD | |
| AMDWiZARD 2002-06-14, 11:12 pm |
| Well guys... I woke up... went to burger king... took 3 energy pills "euphreda"
and a mountain dew amp. Never would i know what is about to happen. I drove 40 minutes to the testing center. Got out of my car.. I felt dizzy... Went in and toook the exam.
In the middle of the exam, i started feeling numb... my hands went numb, my cheeks, and the back of my head. I completed the test... although I failed it (by what i dont know, i felt i did good enough to pass so probably a few questions), i walked out of the testing center. Driving home I still felt dizzy. Hands were numb.. couldnt move my eyes couldnt even feel myself spit out the window. I drove until I got home. Pulled out at the nearest mobil where I finally decided I couldnt take it anymore and had them call an ambulence. And I spent the rest my day in the hospital and in bed for a caffeine/ suger over does. At times I felt my heart was just gonna explode from beating so fast.
Im up now, still feeling woozy but alot better. Did I really lose to the beast? Thats debatable, I wasnt really in the right frame of mind. Anyway, it was quite scary feeling my heart reach extreme highs... Guys I failed the test... Ill just try again on Monday.
Still a little freaked out...
AMDWiZARD | |
| DivxGuy 2002-06-14, 11:22 pm |
| My condolences. I, too, was starting to get very antzy towards the end of that exam, but somehow, I managed to restrain the urge to panic. It was a miracle that I passed it, but even guys like me who are down on their luck experience get a break once in a while.
Which reminds me, I hope the testing center didn't keep the video of me working through 70-029, because I was cussing a little.
You'll do better on Monday - just keep in mind that it's only a test.
RD | |
| jackiechan 2002-06-14, 11:39 pm |
| if it makes you feel better i failed the exam 3 times. | |
| Zaraspook 2002-06-15, 1:25 am |
| Sorry to here of your misfortune. However, now you know what to expect. You've seen the questions. This time make sure you get a good night's rest and you'll do okay! | |
| jeff_j_black 2002-06-15, 1:08 pm |
| Also WIZ, a peice of advice from the training table. If you wake daily on tea and toast, don't switch to esspresso and a danish on test day. You need to observe your routine on test day. | |
| chodan 2002-06-15, 7:51 pm |
| Also if you don`t know the answer
caffiene will not supply it.
Go in clear headed.
Get to bed early the night before.
If you can`t reschedule it until you can.
This was one of the dumbest things I`ve ever heard.
Taking pills to get an edge on the test...
sheesh!! | |
| AMDWiZARD 2002-06-16, 9:41 am |
| Perhaps it seemed foolish, but there's no need for a comment like that. Ive heard it enough from enough people. I havent touched caffeine since Friday. Oh well, one way to break the addiction.
AMDWiZARD | |
| chodan 2002-06-16, 12:12 pm |
| My comment was kind.
I hope you did learn a lesson.
The reason it sounded so dumb to me is that you seem to be an otherwise intelligent and reasonable person.
Too smart for that kind of behaviour. | |
| DivxGuy 2002-06-16, 1:49 pm |
| As someone who passed 10 MCP exams (including 70-216), all on the first try, I thought you might appreciate the following tips.
I always took my exams in the afternoon, which gave me some breathing room if I had any insomnia problems the night before, and also allowed for some last-minute cram time (in fact, I took my 70-228 Exam Cram with me to the testing center. ).
I definitely made a point of not cramming into the wee hours of the morning, or anything else that would contribute to drowsiness or attentiveness problems the next day.
RD | |
| AMDWiZARD 2002-06-18, 7:33 am |
| If it sounds as if im dragging this on, I am sorry. However, I had plenty of hours sleep before the exam, i just figured why be alert, when I can be more alert. Well, despite that, yes it was foolish. I havent drank any caffeine since then.
AMDWiZARD | |
| chodan 2002-06-18, 7:46 am |
| I understand, and honestly I should be a bit more understanding as someone who has come back from the other side of addiction myself
"not that you are an addict mind you" I can understand the rationlization that happens.
I guess that is why I am so hard nosed against chemical solutions, I know where they can lead, to chemical dependance.
Anyway I`m here enjoying life clean and sober 13+ years and actually have enough brain left to learn this stuff, by grace.
After everything it sounds like you learned a more important thing than just passing 216 which you will I`m sure. | |
| jeff_j_black 2002-06-18, 9:12 am |
| When it comes to brain cells, I take the Homer Simpson philosophy: Fill 'em and kill 'em! Malt, hops, barley... hummm... that's the grain group. I think the federal government say we should have 5-6 servings a day.
My point is that the night before, I won't change my routine. If I have a couple of brews normally, that's what I do exam eve. I prefer taking my exams in the afternoon, kinda works like I have already observed my daily routine and the test is a reward. Eat normally, rest a little more and don't change the routine! |
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