Passed 11/4 on my Second Attempt
Today was exactly 1 month since my first attempt at this beast, where I barely missed the mark with a score of 695 (see last thread: http://www.techexams.net/forums/isc-sscp-cissp/129416-failed-10-4-score-695-a.html#post1120611)
This is a long grueling exam. So I cant really say by the end of the exam I was much more confident this second time. The major thing that I did differently was take a break. I probably could have kept going but I got up at 150 questions, ate a snack, drank some water, and hit the restroom. It wasn't a very long break but it did make me feel reenergized. I knocked out the last 100 questions and reviewed all of my 10 or so flagged questions and changed 2 answers based on other info I picked up during the exam. I got psyched out at the desk to get my print out because I saw two papers (which denotes a failure) and I felt my stomach drop, so I was surprised when the lady at the desk said, "whoops only one of these is yours" it took a second to set in. I quickly flipped the paper over to see the words "CONGRATULATIONS".
Thanks for the info and support from this Forum! I really wouldn't have been able to pass with out the suggestions and support I found here.
p.s. I didnt post my resources because it is more of the same as everyone else's pass thread (Conrad, Sybex, Cybrary, etc.)
This is a long grueling exam. So I cant really say by the end of the exam I was much more confident this second time. The major thing that I did differently was take a break. I probably could have kept going but I got up at 150 questions, ate a snack, drank some water, and hit the restroom. It wasn't a very long break but it did make me feel reenergized. I knocked out the last 100 questions and reviewed all of my 10 or so flagged questions and changed 2 answers based on other info I picked up during the exam. I got psyched out at the desk to get my print out because I saw two papers (which denotes a failure) and I felt my stomach drop, so I was surprised when the lady at the desk said, "whoops only one of these is yours" it took a second to set in. I quickly flipped the paper over to see the words "CONGRATULATIONS".
Thanks for the info and support from this Forum! I really wouldn't have been able to pass with out the suggestions and support I found here.
p.s. I didnt post my resources because it is more of the same as everyone else's pass thread (Conrad, Sybex, Cybrary, etc.)
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Saw the post on Reddit too
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*****You can fail a test a bunch of times but what matters is that if you fail to give up or not*****
Congratz!
I then went to YouTube for videos outlining the topics and followed that up with sari green on safari books.
And of course more practice tests. I used Wiley and Transcender, of which Wiley was more useful.
You're both right! I was so down about seeing the two pages coming my way initially I could barely process what it meant when she only handed me one of them. I quickly looked to the middle of the page where my failing marks were the last time, but the layout was much different. I frantically started back up at the top and the first word was Congratulations. I literally laughed out loud and then sat down for a minute. The lady working and the other tester behind me probably thought I was crazy.