Failed today

jamesthatsmeuk

Took my very first test today.. compleatly shat a brick all morning..

i only got a 496.. but im not too worried about that.. i got the hardest part out the way...the first test..

I got an awful lot of questions on Internet Connection Shareing.. I was really suprised..

In fact every question was like nothing i have ever seen before!!!

gonna book next one for next week. all this means to me is i need to study more on the questions i got today..

I cant wait now...

jescab

Sorry to hear and GOOD LUCK on the re-take........

Webmaster

Yeah me too, sorry to hear that. But, I dont' agree with "all this means to me is i need to study more on the questions i got today.. ". It's theoretically possible you will get a complete different set of questions. And your score alone basically indicates you should start from the beginning (i.e. litteraly beginning of the book, cbt, etc, and beginning of the list of exam objectives). My advice is to postpone it for a couple of weeks more, and take the time for the extra miles you need, but if you do go for it next week again, I wish you all the best! And let us know if there are any topics (exam objectives) in particular that are giving you hard time.

skully93

I have to agree with Johan. If you miss it by a few questions, then a week of study would easilly put you back in the game.

however, with a score like yours you should really consider starting from the top, and make sure you do lots of exercises/labs related to it.

Remember, you want these skills to be of use to you, not to just retain 10% of it after the exam.

jamesthatsmeuk

The proplem is i panic on exams. ive always been like that.. I know it.. my tutor knows i know it.. just get all shakey and freeze on exams.. like my mind goes dead all the sudden..

If someone sits me down at a computer tells me the proplem ill fix it no proplems..

Just the fact its a exam i worry like mad..

Im gonna take my chances (sorry guys im stubborn.. lol) see how i get on..

Ive got a week to up my game. gotta get my head down thats all..

jescab

noce Positive attitude.....

skully93

well then just tell yourself you need to relax. Go in, just take the exam. Pretend you don't even care.

That's the only way I get through it. My body likes to get all jittery, and so that makes the mind anxious. Or vice versa. However you want to think of it, just think "today I'm going to pass that test, then go out to lunch." Breathe a few times and go for it.

riccoman63

Yeah, sorry. I will hope the best for you next week. I will be taking my first test on tuesday. I took the whole NT 4.0 course and never tested. It just was soo much, and it has been six years and more experience, so, now, I think that has got to help some. Still, a test is a test, and I hate taking them.

Good luck!
Rodney