Did great on my 220-801 today, but something is making me worried...

elbandito88

So, I did great on my 801 today. Passed it with flying colors. I suffer from OCD and anxiety and something has been troubling me.

As you know, when you walk into the secure testing area, you are given a lamenated paper and marker to write on. I was not told by the proctor if I had to wait until the test started to jot a few things down. My professor even told me I could take a few minutes to write some stuff down before I began the exam.

Anyways, I did. I spent maybe 5 minutes just jotting a few things down on the paper before I began my examination. Funny enough, I didn't even need what I wrote down. Now, because of my anxiety, I've gone online looking if it was ok to do this. I went from having an absolute amazing day, because this is what I've worked the past 4 and a half months for, to being on the verge of crying.

I even went back and looked at the CompTIA Candidate Agreement, and no where does it say that I must wait for the exam to start before I can use the provided lamenated paper and marker, only that I do so in the secure testing area only, which I did.

Am I ok? Did I do anything wrong? Today was supposed to be a good day, but this wondering is driving me crazy. Thanks everyone.

I've been fretting over stupid crap. I've read many, many cases where people have done the same. I would have had plenty of time on the test left had I started before I wrote. The proctor never informed me of this, and I did what I thought was ok. On to the 802, this time I won't use the damn laminated paper.

joemc3

If they didn't say anything at the testing center then don't worry.

MattyIceVA

If nobody said anything to you at the testing center don't worry about it. The most they would have done is tell you to wait. Congrats!

H3||scr3am

I've done this before as well, it's not a concern, as long as you're not manually transcribing from a book or something, and you're in the testing room, with all of your pockets emptied, etc. I'd say go for it.

that being said, I hate the paper/marker combo they employ, and would rather have lined paper and a pencil or something....

best of luck on your 802, and congrats on your 801

elbandito88

Thanks you guys so much, I really appreciate it. Yeah, I didn't write on it until I was seated at my station, spent a very short time writing before I began, and was told nothing by anyone. I'm very proud of my score, I've spent the past 4 months preparing for this. Thank you again, on to the 802 next week!

Techie19

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Congrats on the 801 and good luck on the 802. I'm taking them very soon. I'm a bit nervous. Studying and taking as many practice tests as possible.

techwizard

You didn't do anything wrong. In several books that I have read, by different authors, they mention to take the time right before the exam to "****" everything you can think of from memory onto the laminate. I have found this very helpful for the network+ and Sec+ exams. The other exams, not so much. Even if you don't get any questions that require you to refer to your "****" sheet, it is still a good idea just in case. Congrats on the pass!

fuz1on

Congrats!!! Don't worry about it; I think everyone does that! What can they say - "Hey stop cheating from your brain!"?

No scratch paper allowed using ProctorU though!

--chris--

Pretty common from what I gather. I dropped the multiples of 16 through 254 onto the laminate along with cidr notation of everything from /9 - /30. It made the subnetting portion of the CCENT much easier.

Asus2015

Awesome result, good luck on 802. how hard is the exam? i doing my next week