GCIH Practice Exams

MrAgent

Does anyone happen to have any available they'd like to donate to me?

abelamorales

Hey Jason, you receive two practice exams with your exam purchase. These practice exams simulate the real test so you have exactly 4 hours to take the exam and one 15 minute break. If you have some questions, shoot me an PM.

MrAgent

Yeah, I used them both and didn't do so well. I am hoping to not have to pay for another.

636-555-3226

Bump up that index! Work on your problem areas? What challenged you the most?

MrAgent

That's exactly what I am going to be doing today, is adding more to my index in my problem areas... which were really only 2... but a few others I could definitely improve on.

GirlyGirl

I scored slightly higher than I did on the real exam, after taking the practice. So, personally from my own real life story the practice exam was within 10 points of my final exam score. I would just study, index heavily and aggressively, and pay the 100 bucks or whatever it is for another practice exam. Maybe your index is not in a user friendly order. To give you my unsolicited advice, I would study and re-index then buy another practice exam. A practice exam is a lot cheaper than another certification attempt.

E Double U

I failed both practice exams and passed the real exam with a score 13% higher. I didn't complete the practice because I did it while at work, but I still went through all of the books again and fine tuned my index.

MrAgent

@GirlyGirl: I am planning on doing a lot more to my index tonight, possibly re-index it.

@E Double U: I am going to be doing that tonight and this week for sure.

TechGromit

MrAgent wrote: »

Yeah, I used them both and didn't do so well. I am hoping to not have to pay for another.

I do not believe you can purchase additional practice exams at any price. If you fail your exam, you are not given any additional practice tests if you pay for a retake attempt. This is why I try to stress that SANS practice exams are not to be taken lightly.

MrAgent

I can buy more practice exams. I looked it up yesterday, but at ~$130 for one practice exam, its a bit much.

Edit:
https://www.giac.org/exams/preparation

TechGromit

MrAgent wrote: »

I can buy more practice exams. I looked it up yesterday, but at ~$130 for one practice exam, its a bit much.

Thanks for the info, I tried to find out before if it was possible to purchase more practice tests, but SANS doesn't make this information easy to locate.

MrAgent

No problem. You're right that it isn't exactly easy to find the info.

BillHoo

I have yet to get crackin on study, index and practice. I took the Feb class in Mclean, VA

I'm going to set aside some time tonight to review each book, page by page and index items of interest before I even start the practice exams. Also going to redo all the labs.

MrAgent

Someone was kind enough to donate one to me, and I was able to do MUCH better after re-doing my index and reviewing the material again. I am taking the exam tomorrow afternoon.