Exam in 2 days and failed first attempt

Submitted by ritz0107 on Sat, 01/05/2013 - 05:21

I failed in my first attempt and have been preparing again. I have been doing Andy Crowe and Rita Maluchy's question banks.I have been reading PMBOK/Andy/Rita regulary. I am getting almost 85-90% in Andy's tests and around 67-72% in Rita's tests. I have exam due in 2 days and still very nervous. Any suggestions to pass in second time. I understand that I am too late already to ask suggestions. Please help. 

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admin

Mon, 01/07/2013 - 04:43

Check this link http://pmzilla.com/what-do-if-you-fail-pmp-exam-first-attempt

choudaryknm

Mon, 01/07/2013 - 15:06

 First, The good thing is you already experienced the PMP exam so that will be a certain advantage. I think you should be scoring a little higher in Rita's tests but this is fine. It's just the fear of losing, which is making you nervous and believe me you will crack this exam if you have a clear and a peaceful mind during the exam. All the best! 

nitinhamir5

Tue, 01/08/2013 - 19:19

 


How did it go?

aval

Wed, 01/09/2013 - 09:31

I hope you've passed this time.  Share your LL pls.

ritz0107

Sat, 03/09/2013 - 05:03

 Thank you for the link shared by admin and Chowdary and Naresh Nair's Notes. I passed the test with very 4 Ps and 1 BP. I had put myself into a very short tight window because I had only that time to complete because of work pressure for next 2 months. That's why I am back after 2 months to share my lessons learnt.

One thing I learnt from using this forum and studying PMP. Don't try to recreate something which is already being nailed by pros. Whatever guidance was given by gurus on this forum was exactly I followed  for last 5 days I had. Step by step followed their instructions. I went through notes and PMBOK over and over and took two pmstudy tests apart from Rita's Test CD. I was only able to score 70% consistently through all the tests. But by doing it again and again I knew my problem areas. So with so little time left, I just worked on my weak areas thoroughly. The notes from chowdary and NN helped me at last minute to go through everything 2 hrs before my exam. Those are awesome notes. I was studying those excels including Abhishek's as well everyday 3-4 times a day. Everyday put the processes and steps on white board before starting work at office and during the lunch.

 

 I saw 3 issues for which I didn't pass the exam first time. I study only for 2 weeks during my first attempt which was way lesser as per the study plan suggetsed by experts here. I being not memorizing things required and not what Pmzilla experts recommend.

Second thing was I had difficulty sitting for full 4 hrs for the test, if you are not expert on sitting for so long in one row, its must to build stamina, It's just tiring and draining. They suggest to take allowed breaks but that wastes a lot of time. So next time I was totally prepared to not to take the break. 

 

My 2 cents are: Give your self enough time to prepare and just follow the steps these gurus have nailed down. Work on your weaker topics more than spending time in revising your stronger in earlier days so that you feel confident before sitting in the exam

 

Again thanks to all the guidance and discussion links shared in this forum. 

 

Best Regards,

Ritz

uglory

Sun, 03/10/2013 - 03:11

 Congrats man!.