took the CISSP exam yesterday

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I took the CISSP exam yesterday. My study plan included a 6 day boot camp followed by 2 weeks of solid studying. I have over 20 years experience in the biz and I don't think I passed. I have several certifications and I have never taken a test like that. I used the entire 6 hours to complete the exam, 5.5 and .5 to review. I'll let you know how bad I did when I receive my results.

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kimanyd

That seems like par for the course, and most people who say that end up passing.

Welcome to the forums, and I look forward to congratulating you on your CISSP

veritas_libertas

Welcome to the forum. You are not the first person on these forums to say that and still pass. Good luck with the results

msteinhilber

stoked64 wrote: »

Brand new to the forum.

I took the CISSP exam yesterday. My study plan included a 6 day boot camp followed by 2 weeks of solid studying. I have over 20 years experience in the biz and I don't think I passed. I have several certifications and I have never taken a test like that. I used the entire 6 hours to complete the exam, 5.5 and .5 to review. I'll let you know how bad I did when I receive my results.

Welcome, and good luck! Don't worry, it's fairly common for people to walk away from that exam feeling thoroughly destroyed

JDMurray

Your after-exam reaction is perfectly normal and don't be surprised if you passed. The CISSP exam challenges InfoSec professionals in ways that they don't normally encounter, causing exam candidates to select answers based on their experience rather than on their book-learning only.

UnixGuy

Like others said, there's a great chance that you actually passed !

Welcome to the forums !

stoked64

Appreciate the vote of confidence but I have a bad feeling. Usually when taking these cert exams either you know the answer or you don’t. With the CISSP exam, I found myself dissecting the multiple choice answers possible ruling out one by one. It seems like I could only confidently answered around 20-30 questions real quick. I don’t want to take the exam again because it’s so darn long… I was exhausted.

SysAdmin4066

Like everyone else here has said, that is the nature of the exam. I felt the same way, passed the first attempt. The questions are designed to make you feel that way. It's a hell of an exam, not one i'd like to ever take again.

sexymomma2two

stoked64 wrote: »

Brand new to the forum.

I took the CISSP exam yesterday. My study plan included a 6 day boot camp followed by 2 weeks of solid studying. I have over 20 years experience in the biz and I don't think I passed. I have several certifications and I have never taken a test like that. I used the entire 6 hours to complete the exam, 5.5 and .5 to review. I'll let you know how bad I did when I receive my results.

Any news yet?

stoked64

Nope... the waiting is the hardest part"

unsupported

Good luck. I took the test around this time last year. My results came the day before Christmas. Waiting was the hardest part.

My experience is that I studied for a solid 4 months, one week boot camp, and a good background. I was one of the few that was confident I had passed after I was done. My brain was a mushy goo for a few days after. I'm suprised I found my way home after the test.

sexymomma2two

I heard that no one that has tested in September has gotten their results. I guess they must be back logged or something, in August there was about a 10 day turn around.

stoked64

UPDATE:

Not sure how I did it but I passed!

Wow, what a wacky test. I have taken plenty of test in my career and I pretty much know how I did befor hitting submit/end test. Thought for sure I failed. I'm baffled.

veritas_libertas

stoked64 wrote: »

UPDATE:

Not sure how I did it but I passed!

Wow, what a wacky test. I have taken plenty of test in my career and I pretty much know how I did befor hitting submit/end test. Thought for sure I failed. I'm baffled.

Congrats

coffeeking

Many congrats...like many others you though you flunked it but managed to get is somehow. ENJOY IT!

dynamik

We all knew you were exaggerating about how bad you did

Congrats!

impelse

Congrats

laidbackfreak

nice one fella congrats

JDMurray

[QUOTE=stoked64;350075Thought for sure I failed. I'm baffled.[/QUOTE]
This is a very common story with CISSP exam candidates. The exam is very diverse and difficult for people to objectively analyze when they are under stress.

And congratz!

mikej412

stoked64 wrote: »

I passed!

Congratulations!!

I'm glad you finally got the GOOD news!!!

UnixGuy

It's a cliche now to say that you took the CISSP and was sure you failed then you and say that you passed few days later lol

Congrats !!!

down77

Congrats! I'm glad to hear that the hard work has paid off.

ddoud71

CONGRATS!!

I took it back on the 26th and still waiting. I don't know which is worse, the test or the agony of waiting. C'mon tell me I failed already.

stoked64

ddoud71 wrote: »

CONGRATS!!

I took it back on the 26th and still waiting. I don't know which is worse, the test or the agony of waiting. C'mon tell me I failed already.

It took 3 weeks for me to get my grade. The wait is bad but because I figured I failed It wasn't as bad as the test for me. I used all six hours and I was spent when I was done. Felt like I ran a marathon.

Sie

Congratulations!!

darefugee

ddoud, did you get results yet? I took the exam Sep 27 in Orlando, got my PASS this week Monday.

AymanNada

darefugee wrote: »

ddoud, did you get results yet? I took the exam Sep 27 in Orlando, got my PASS this week Monday.

Congratulations...

What was the Subject of the email you got from ISC2?

SysAdmin4066

Congrats, welcome to the ranks. So when will you be official? You already have a sponsor lined up?

stoked64

SysAdmin4066 wrote: »

Congrats, welcome to the ranks. So when will you be official? You already have a sponsor lined up?

Sponsor is not a problem, I work with several CISSP's all offered to sponsor me. Should have all my paperwork finalized by next week.

darefugee

AymanNada wrote: »

Congratulations...

What was the Subject of the email you got from ISC2?

Subject: (ISC)2 Information ISC2-(sequence number)

And I already did the rest too, I sent the paperwork to my sponsor Tuesday morning and he returned it by noon, and I filed it Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday I got the approval-welcome email. All set!

Super99

You the man!