Comments on: Shh! I’ve Got My MCPD… http://johnnycoder.com/blog/2008/10/13/shh-ive-got-my-mcpd/ Sat, 19 May 2012 20:42:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: bgriswold http://johnnycoder.com/blog/2008/10/13/shh-ive-got-my-mcpd/comment-page-1/#comment-136168 bgriswold Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:00:26 +0000 http://johnnycoder.com/blog/2008/10/13/shh-ive-got-my-mcpd/#comment-136168 Thanks for the question. I spent a lot of time studying for the first exam -- roughly 50-60 reading through the Training Kit (http://www.amazon.com/Self-Paced-Training-70-536-70-528-70-547/dp/0735623767) and taking the provided sample exam. I did really well on the first exam and opted to only focus on the stuff I knew I didn't know well for exam 2 and 3. Therefore, my time spent studying dropped as I moved through the process. I got my MCSD a while back so I was already familiar with the testing process. For example, I knew from past experience that a good number of questions would be rather obscure but they could be reasoned out if I spent enough time on them. Often there would be a single (and subtle) statement which completely changed the meaning of the question and thus the answer. I found that I needed to read each question a couple of times. I'm sure some folks can quickly get through each exam, but I took my time and rechecked all of my answers. Best of luck to you, Jeff. Thanks for the question. I spent a lot of time studying for the first exam — roughly 50-60 reading through the Training Kit (http://www.amazon.com/Self-Pac.....0735623767) and taking the provided sample exam. I did really well on the first exam and opted to only focus on the stuff I knew I didn’t know well for exam 2 and 3. Therefore, my time spent studying dropped as I moved through the process.

I got my MCSD a while back so I was already familiar with the testing process. For example, I knew from past experience that a good number of questions would be rather obscure but they could be reasoned out if I spent enough time on them. Often there would be a single (and subtle) statement which completely changed the meaning of the question and thus the answer. I found that I needed to read each question a couple of times. I’m sure some folks can quickly get through each exam, but I took my time and rechecked all of my answers.

Best of luck to you, Jeff.

]]> By: Jeff http://johnnycoder.com/blog/2008/10/13/shh-ive-got-my-mcpd/comment-page-1/#comment-135911 Jeff Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:52:58 +0000 http://johnnycoder.com/blog/2008/10/13/shh-ive-got-my-mcpd/#comment-135911 So how much studying did you do? Was the test what you expected? Did you use any of the automated practice exams? I'm in a similar position, just need to make the commitment to study - So how much studying did you do? Was the test what you expected? Did you use any of the automated practice exams? I’m in a similar position, just need to make the commitment to study -

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