CISSP Scheduling
NetworkNewb
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I'm thinking of taking 3-4 months to study for the CISSP. Question, did you guys schedule the test out in advance?
I usually do that for most tests but most of my tests before this have been entry level ones and don't take this long to study for. I was watching the CISSP Cybrary videos and they recommended to schedule it, just makes me nervous setting a date so far in advance, especially since it costs like $100 to reschedule it! (don't know the exact cost off-hand btw)
Thinking I'll probably wait til I'm closer to when I feel I'm ready and schedule it. Just curious what others did on here. I understand the purpose of scheduling it in advance and kind of forcing you to study and be ready....
I usually do that for most tests but most of my tests before this have been entry level ones and don't take this long to study for. I was watching the CISSP Cybrary videos and they recommended to schedule it, just makes me nervous setting a date so far in advance, especially since it costs like $100 to reschedule it! (don't know the exact cost off-hand btw)
Thinking I'll probably wait til I'm closer to when I feel I'm ready and schedule it. Just curious what others did on here. I understand the purpose of scheduling it in advance and kind of forcing you to study and be ready....
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I would suggest that you go to the Pearson Vue site to see which test centers near you offer the CISSP to see available dates and times. Because it is such a long exam I've only seen it offered twice a day and at less testing centers near me than Cisco exams for example. I ended up having to drive 34 miles to get to a test center that offered the exam at an ideal date/time for me even though the nearest testing center is less than ten miles from my home. If you have a date in mind and don't book it in time, you may find that someone else has taken that slot when you finally do come around to scheduling your attempt.
Yea the closest one near me pretty much only has 1 time available each day. Has a good amount of days open though. Think I should be alright with waiting. Will have to check in a month or so when I'm deeper in my studying and see where I'm at and their openings.
Same thing happened to me lol. I didn't like that because when I'm really ready for something I start to get antsy. I continued to study everyday to not leave things to chance, but I was so tired of CISSP material.
Don't get me started!
For me, I only read through the CBK (4th Ed.) and attended the official training. I booked the exam around 3 months in advance, but I regretted not reading sooner (I started reading the CBK around 1.5 months prior to exam), so I ended up only having read through about 90% of the book on the day of exam. But I know I understood the topics that I have read.
I should have started reading the CBK earlier (say, spanning over a period of 3 months), so that I would not have required to study as intensively in the last month since studying on the job is tiresome.
I haven't done many practice questions except those 125 given as part of the training seminar. I scored really bad for those and that intimidated me somewhat, though the real questions in the exam were far easier (and required less brain dumping) than I thought, and I was already calm and relieved by the time I was halfway through the exam. Indeed, the CBK covers a lot of details that were not asked in the exam, but I think it is still a good (yet difficult) read to ensure you get to know the subject. I'll for sure read it at some point though my exam was over. I got introduced to the certification through discovery of Shon's book while researching certain topics, though I ended up not having read it much for the certification.
I book and paid for the exam in advance before I started studying and buying all the necessary study materials (book, etc). I'm doing my Masters as well and I started planning and booking for the CISSP exam once I handed over the last assignment of my previous study term. I believe that by doing so, you'll have a sense of urgency and a goal to work towards to.
All the best in your studies and exam
Edited: My exam center only has 3 exam-ready desktop that can be used at any one time and they host other CBT exams as well. When I was taking my CISSP exam, there were 2 other candidate taking their GMAT exam. Fortunately though, they do supply me with 3M foam ear plugs so I am not distracted by other candidates typing away. Best to check how many computers they have and if they are any other candidates taking other exams on the same day.