Exam Day- today

jimdandy1

I'm going in for my exam today. This will be my 4th Comptia exam in 4 months.
Hoping for good results!:)

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cyberguypr

Best of luck!

fuz1on

Good luck! I achieved 8 CompTIA certifications in the last 2 months!

jimdandy1

Just got my teeth kicked in. no pass.

Itrimble

Hang in there, and try again. Study your weak domains. You'll get it the next time I'm sure.

cdx

Sorry that you did not pass, I am sure that is a terrible feeling after all your hard work, just remember, you can retake and pass it.

Why do you think you didn't pass?

jimdandy1

cdx wrote: »

Sorry that you did not pass, I am sure that is a terrible feeling after all your hard work, just remember, you can retake and pass it.

It is an *awful* feeling- and not easy to swallow since I am paying for the exams myself.

cdx wrote: »

Why do you think you didn't pass?

This is the question. Here are my guesses (which, of course I will address/study for the next attempt).

1. Simulations. There were more than a few- I can only guess that since neither of the 2 books I used to study with (nor the Messer Vids) had simulations, that I may not have scored well enough on them. I missed questions in 19 of the 33 domains - about 50% of domain 1,2,3,4,5,6.
A 600 score of 900.

2. I did not have the Prowse or Gibson Books/study material that many here have reported to be valuable/content equivalent to the exam.
This one is my best guess as I have different study materials... so different results. The sources/authors I used on previous exams did not get me where I needed to be on this particular exam.

So now I must..

1. Pay for more study materials

2. Pay for another exam

3. Spend a lot more time (of note: I spent more time on this exam then any of the previous 3 exams that I passed on the first go)

gosh - that's a lot of grumbling from me- I am a bit miffed it seems, sorry to go on about it (its still fresh).

Thank you all for the well wishing and advice- it has a very positive impact and I really appreciate it.

H3||scr3am

Sorry that you did not pass this exam this time, but I hope that you use thee feedback from the forum and exam results to study hard and pass it on your next attempt! Best of luck!

fuz1on

Sorry to hear about your results! I'd pick up Darril's book for your next attempt.

Good luck and hang in there. You'll get it next time! Study and work hard!

jimdandy1

fuz1on wrote: »

Sorry to hear about your results! I'd pick up Darril's book for your next attempt.

Good luck and hang in there. You'll get it next time! Study and work hard!

Thanks fuz1on- I've ordered the Prowse and Gibson (Darril's) books.

fuz1on

jimdandy1 wrote: »

Thanks fuz1on- I've ordered the Prowse and Gibson (Darril's) books.

Cool. I feel it's always better to get a few different books; just in case, one writing style works better for you. Do you have any idea about what mistakes you made on the performance-based/simulation questions? Try to visualize and/or replicate it with VMs or lab sims. You're probably gonna get something similar next time - maybe some of the same questions. I really can't say because I passed SYO-301.

Adam B

Hang in there buddy. Study those new materials religiously and you soon shall become the proud owner of the security +

You got this!