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First exam nerves ! ;o{
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| Hi,
I have got my 1st exam (70-305) coming up in the very near future.
I'm studying like crazy to get this thing, taking loads of pre-tests,
following the excercises in my book, picking out my weak areas for further
study, and basically pre-testing my XXX off, in an attempt to make the
'real' exam a mere formality.
Trouble is that I am very nervous about taking ANY kind of test, simply
because I haven't done any kind of test for over 7 years!
I want to know if anyone out there shares my nervousness or has any tips for
staying calm about it. (I dont want to get my knowledge level perfect and
then blow it due to nervousness!). I think I feel under quite a lot of
pressure from my employer to pass this.
And can someone please tell me:
1. What is the time limit for the real exam?
2. How many questions in the real exam?
3. How do the real exams compare to transcender and learnkey simulations?
Thanks!
Owen
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| Hi Owen,
Good luck to you on your first exam.
Don't worry, it is natural that everyone feel nervous in their first exam.
It happened to me as well. :-)
Here is my answer:
1. What is the time limit for the real exam?
70-305: 150 min.
2. How many questions in the real exam?
70-305: 55
3. How do the real exams compare to transcender and learnkey simulations?
Not sure about Learnkey, but Transcender is awesome.
It helped me to get my MCSD 3 years ago, and I'm going to use them again
to get my MCSD.Net by the end of this year.
Transcender is much more difficult than real exams.
As long as you really grab the concept behind each correct answer in
Transcender, you will not have much difficulty in solving real exam.
But, if you just memorize them, then you're in trouble. :-)
So, again, good luck to you and try not too nervous in doing real exam,
otherwise, all your preparation will be in vain.
Looking forward to hearing good news from you!!! :-)
"owen" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have got my 1st exam (70-305) coming up in the very near future.
>
> I'm studying like crazy to get this thing, taking loads of pre-tests,
> following the excercises in my book, picking out my weak areas for further
> study, and basically pre-testing my XXX off, in an attempt to make the
> 'real' exam a mere formality.
>
> Trouble is that I am very nervous about taking ANY kind of test, simply
> because I haven't done any kind of test for over 7 years!
>
> I want to know if anyone out there shares my nervousness or has any tips
for
> staying calm about it. (I dont want to get my knowledge level perfect and
> then blow it due to nervousness!). I think I feel under quite a lot of
> pressure from my employer to pass this.
>
> And can someone please tell me:
> 1. What is the time limit for the real exam?
> 2. How many questions in the real exam?
> 3. How do the real exams compare to transcender and learnkey simulations?
>
> Thanks!
> Owen
>
>
>
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| I understand your nervousness because I was that way just a couple of weeks
ago. I'm 40 and hadn't taken a test since college. Finally, I decided you
know what you know and go for it. You'll do fine if you're prepared!
> I have got my 1st exam (70-305) coming up in the very near future.
> Trouble is that I am very nervous about taking ANY kind of test, simply
> because I haven't done any kind of test for over 7 years!
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| Stephen Villano 2003-05-26, 1:23 am |
| Firstly, Transcenders doesn't like MCSE, MCP, <pick your cert title
here>. They make it hard on you. The upside is that if you do well on their
tests you'll do quite nicely on the *REAL* test.
Secondly, make sure you *KNOW* what you should know (i.e.; the
course/book/Microsoft materiel).
Lastly, go in *KNOWING* you know what you already know. Attitude is as
important as knowledge. To let a little plastic, metal and glass piece of
technology intimidate you is as bad as letting a piece of paper intimidate
you. You know what you know. *IF* you manage to fail the test, consider it a
learning experience. At a price far lower than a "boot camp" that only
trains for the test and not the real world.
I took a MCSE course at my local community college. I also went away for
three weeks in the middle of Active Directory for military training (medic
in an infantry unit that was training deploying troops in a peacekeeping
mission) with no free time to study heavily to keep up.
JUST barely reading the books I managed to finish the course (and not
barely) and take a few tests (passing the same).
I now tend to tell the more heavily certified and "experienced" folks at
work what they're doing wrong on at least a daily basis.
In simpler terms: If you know the materiel, test anxiety aside. If you
pass the practice test, especially Transcender tests, you'll do fine. Don't
worry since worry never helps ANY situation. Deal with what comes when it
comes. Professionally, practically and with confidence.
Concern is good. Panic is unacceptable. Employers *HATE* the "deer in the
headlights" look in an emergency. Consider the test anxiety a good training
experience. 
Or in the simplest, lowest common denominator: You know your sh*t, take
the damned test. You'll do fine.
P.S.; Let us all know after you take the test how excellently you passed it.
owen <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have got my 1st exam (70-305) coming up in the very near future.
>
> I'm studying like crazy to get this thing, taking loads of pre-tests,
> following the excercises in my book, picking out my weak areas for further
> study, and basically pre-testing my XXX off, in an attempt to make the
> 'real' exam a mere formality.
>
> Trouble is that I am very nervous about taking ANY kind of test, simply
> because I haven't done any kind of test for over 7 years!
>
> I want to know if anyone out there shares my nervousness or has any tips
for
> staying calm about it. (I dont want to get my knowledge level perfect and
> then blow it due to nervousness!). I think I feel under quite a lot of
> pressure from my employer to pass this.
>
> And can someone please tell me:
> 1. What is the time limit for the real exam?
> 2. How many questions in the real exam?
> 3. How do the real exams compare to transcender and learnkey simulations?
>
> Thanks!
> Owen
>
>
>
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| Thanks everyone for the encouraging and helpful feedback.
I'll let you know when I've taken the exam!
Owen
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