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How I got 94% in the SCJP exam...

 
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Hello everyone,
Prepare yourself, this may be a long one.
Yesterday I got 94% in the SCJP exam. Thats 56/59 (They round the percentage down!)
I am not posting to get congratulations!
I am going to tell you how I did it and hopefully give some of you some encouragement to do the same. Please note: this information is not for people who want to be good at Java but for those who want to score highly in the exam - two very different objectives
Firstly, here is some information you might find interesting:
- I am inherently lazy and impatient.
- I am not a Java expert/guru.
- I have NEVER read the Java Language Specification (JLS).
- I have looked at the API docs ONLY about a dozen times in my life.
- I HAVEN'T written ONE LINE OF JAVA CODE in 3 and a half years (well almost)
- I DIDN'T buy any exam simulators e.g. JQ+ etc.
- I DIDN'T buy a separate JAVA reference book.
- I DIDN'T purchase the Sun e-practice exams.
- I AM NOT expecting to get a Java job because in my humble oppinion SCJP means nothing to employers unless you have commercial experience or are prepared to work for peanuts which I am not because I'm a lazy bastard and I want lots of money NOW.
- I DID BUY "Complete Java 2 Certification Study Guide" by Simon Roberts, Philip Heller and Michael Ernest a.k.a RHE
- I DID study and go into the exam with the EXPLICIT and SOLE intention of scoring 100%.
Thats it. I have only that one Java book (plus I printed out the errata from the website - v.important)
This is how I studied:
1)I read RHE over a period of a month (three or four chapters a weekend). I answered the questions at the end of each chapter and made sure I understood the questions that I got wrong. By the end of the month I realised I had COMPLETELY forgotten most of the stuff in earlier parts of the book. However, I couldn't be bothered to read it all again (like I said I am iherently lazy and just looking at the size of that book gives me a headache)
2)I moved onto mock exams ignoring the fact that I couldn't remember a damn thing. I am lazy and impatient.
I studied with the use of mocks for 2 weeks with approximately 3/4 hours a day and some days off.
Then I took the exam.
Lets get one thing CLEAR:
Roberts and Heller (co-authors of RHE) KNOW ABOUT THE CERTIFICATION EXAM!!!
With the RHE book comes a CD with 4 MOCK EXAMS!!! (Final, Bonus 1, Bonus 2 and Bonus 3) - WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT???
The only thing that doesn't come with the RHE book are the answers to the real exam. Like the title of the book says "COMPLETE" Java 2 Certification Study Guide.
Okay, that out of the way, here are my TOP TIPS for studying and taking the exam.
IMPORTANT: Everybody is different. Thank God. Things that work for me might not work for you. Deep down you will know if it will or not.
MY TOP TIPS FOR STUDYING:
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1) ATTITUDE, attitude, attitude. I'm a perfectionist. YOU WILL be amazed at the change in score you get from a simple shift in attitude. As soon as I decided I wouldn't be happy with anything less than 100%, my scores in mocks went up by approx 15%. Try and get to the point where you are genuinely dissapointed with anything less than 100%. This way the mistakes you make will be more ingrained in your memory, you will take them more seriously and will be less likely to repea them. Have a look at some of the scores in the 90's in this forum and convince yourself that you would be embarassed with anything less than 100%. Convince yourself that your life depends on the answer to every single question, that one question you get wrong could mean the end of your life. Okay, okay, okay, you get the picture Seriously, I did such a good job of self-hypnosis in this department that I am still recovering from the disappointment of getting 94%!!! Life is all about expectations.
2) Stick to the EXAM OBJECTIVES!!!
Really, why waste your time learning things that aren't even in the objectives? Unless you want to be good at Java and who wants that? This means, IGNORE any of the following:
a) Anything to do with APPLETS.
b) Math functions that aren't in the objectives e.g atan.
c) Creating fonts etc. Dealing with Labels, TextFields.
d) Anything to do with Vectors.
e) Paint method and overriding, Double buffering etc.
These come up a lot in some of the mocks I came across. I can only assume that these were part of the 1.1 exam objectives and therefore the mocks are out of date. My advice is to ignore the WHOLE mock if you see any of these questions. For each question in a mock, try and work out EXACTLY which objective it is reffering to - this means having a print out of the objectives to hand (or the inside cover of RHE)
Especially for I/O, YOU DON'T need to know IN-DEPTH details - The Objectives are REALLY EXPLICIT about what you need to know (mainly constructors for I/O)
3) Using Mocks as learning tools.
Read each line of the Exam objectives. If you can't say "yes I know that" to ALL of them, then there is no point taking a mock exam as AN EXAM. Rather, use it as a learning tool. That is:
a) Go through each question. One by one.
b) Answer it if you can.
c) If you are only semi-confident in your answer, use the book to CONFIRM that you were right. This helps to re-inforce things in your memory.
d) If you can't answer a question use the book to read a little bit about the topic briefly and then answer the question based on what you read.
DO THIS MOCK by MOCK until you find yourself referring less and less to the book because you CAN'T answer the question. Its okay to refer to the book to CONFIRM your answer (I can't emphasize this enough, even though in the real exam you won't have a book, referring to the book to CONFIRM your answers REALLY does RE-INFORCE your neural pathways.)
Once you reach the point where you CAN say "yes I know that" to each of the objectives. Its time to take the mocks AS EXAMS.
4) Taking mocks AS EXAMS
If you're anything like me, you are impatient and can't wait till the end of the mock to find out what score you got. Typically, I would spend about 50 minutes to answer all the questions and would usually get more wrong in the second half than the first half due to my impatience.
When you have finished the mock and worked out your pathetic score, go back and FULLY UNDERSTAND the correct answer to EACH AND EVERY SINGLE QUESTION. Do this to the point where you would be confident in getting 100% if you were to take it a second time. Which I highly recommend you do the very next day! If you don't get 100% on the second attempt (or at least 98%) in less than 30 minutes, then quite simply, you didn't LEARN from your mistakes the previous day and you are probably not a candidate for 100% in the real exam. You should be REALLY REALLY pissed off if this occurs and you should literally kick yourself. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHY YOU DIDN'T GET 100%.
Each time you do a new mock exam you will probably learn 3-5 new things that you didn't before. When you come across these new things, read about it in the book and also look at other similar things e.g. if a question asks you if round(10.0) will return an int or a long and you look in the book to find out...at the SAME time, look up the return types of the other maths functions (explicitly mentioned in the objectives) and try and UNDERSTAND why the return types make SENSE.
5)Identifiy the Patterns
Unless you are really dense, you will start to see patterns emerging regarding the types of questions asking about particular objectives e.g. anonymous inner classes reffering to non-final method variables etc. THIS CAN BE A GOOD THING AND A BAD THING. Some mock exams use these patterns to trick you into making you think you know which objective the question is asking about when really there is a less obvious line in the code. THE REAL EXAM GENERALLY isn't as sneaky as most of the mocks in this regard. But it does mean it keeps you on your toes, common ones are reffering to non-static variables from "main", re-assigning final variables etc.
6) Don't forget the easy stuff
Its all very well spending 90% of your time learning about Threads and I/O but it can be surprising how easily you get tripped up on the easy stuff like initializing variables with literals. RHE doesn't go into detail about these things but covers enough and by the time you do enough mocks you will have covered most of the possibilities.
7) Increase your Memory Retention
This tip is relevant to any kind of exam and some of you might think this is a load of rubbish bit it works for me and always has done. It has been shown that CAFFEINE helps boost your memory power. Also, from my experience, reading/learning just before going to sleep produces better retention. If you combine these two, e.g. a cup of coffee and then reading/learning/mocking for a one and a half hours before bed is the best combination for me. Don't drink too much coffee or you won't sleep!!! Also, try and do some mocking at the same time of day that you will be doing the real thing. Try and acheive a ROUTINE. For me this was, one and a half hours at lunch time and then one and a half hours before bed.
Studies have shown that your memory performs best when you are under the same conditions as when you were learning. This means studying at a computer in a quiet room with a cup of coffee. When you take the real thing, don't forget the coffee!
MY TOP TIPS FOR TAKING THE EXAM
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1) ATTITUDE, attitude, attitude. "I WILL GET 100%". This is your mantra. Those who aim to just pass will sometimes just pass. Some will even fail. IT'S FULLY POSSIBLE TO GET 100% and I still don't know which 3 questions I got wrong or why.
2) Taking exams is not about what you know but about Exam technique. You don't need to be a genius, you don't need a good memory, you just need the technique. Unfortunately, some people seem forever UNABLE to aquire this technique. You know who you are and alas, there is nothing I can do for you! The only pressure you should feel is the self-inflicted pressure that you must get 100%. In reality, its just another mock you are taking.
3) READ THE FU*$%NG QUESTION.
4) Read the question.
5) Read the question.
6) Guess what...read the question.
This includes, EVERY single character of every single word of every single line of code that is presented.
7) Be a human compiler.
When given code fragments, try and work out what the output will be BEFORE you look at the possible answers. This is imperative. In addition, if one of the options says that the code will not compile, ALWAYS take this option seriously. If you are anything like me, it is pretty obvious when things produce compiler errors rather than runtime errors. Infact, 90% of the time the options that say a runtime error occurs is completely laughable and you can rule these out straight away. Notable exceptions are indexing arrays out of bounds, number format exceptions with parseInt and class casting wich obeys the rules of casting at compile time but obviously wouldn't work at runtime.
8) Take the exam TWICE. Don't leave the exam room until they drag you out.
Thats right. Take the exam. After first pass you will probably still have at least 45 minutes remaining. Take 5. Draw a picture of the girl sitting next to you who's doing a CISCO exam. Don't show her the picture till after though Wave to the camera monitoring the room. Then, TAKE THE EXAM ALL OVER AGAIN in the remaining 40 minutes. Question by question. This is the best advice I can give. Read the question very carefully again. Read the code very carefully. Try not to think of the answer you gave the first time. Then try and convince youself that the answer you gave the first time is WRONG! until finally you have to admit that the answer you gave the first time was infact right. BELEIVE ME, I changed at least 6 answers on the SECOND PASS!!!
Okay, thats it. This is getting kinda long so I'll try and round off with some slightly more practical information:
The mocks I took include:
JavaPrepare (generally easier than the real thing)
Marcus 1 & 2 (roughly the same standard as the real thing)
RHE Final, Bonus 1,2 & 3 (the most similar to the real thing)
JTips (generally harder than the real thing - very worth finding out the answer to every single question and understanding)
JavaRanch Rules Round up (should be getting 100% on this)
Sun free e-practice questions (10 altogether - should get 100%)
Generally, in the REAL exam, since it tells you how many options you have to choose make it a little easier. With most of the questions it was pretty clear cut which objective was being tested. With multiple options it was a lot easier to get the right answers by a process of elimination i.e. the wrong answers were fairly obviously wrong! To get in the 90's you don't need to know any more than someone who scores in the 80's you just need to be on your toes AND READ THE QUESTION!
Finally, there was a discrepancy in the standard of question in the real exam, most of them were actually easier than the mocks I mentioned but then there were about 9 or 10 that were genuinely harder! HERE IS MY BIGGEST HINT OF ALL:Although there isn't really that much to understanding threads, MAKE SURE YOU DO ALL OF THE THREAD QUESTIONS IN THE RHE MOCKS
Phew. Good luck and I hope this helps someone out there score 100%!!!
 
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Andre,
Hearty Congratulations,
I am appearing for SCJP exam in next 10/15 days.
Your post will help a lot.

BTW was that another WTC??(i mean your long post)

[This message has been edited by leena rane (edited September 29, 2001).]
[This message has been edited by leena rane (edited September 29, 2001).]
 
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Congrats Andre!!!
Man, that was something c o o l!!!
Thanks for being so frank, got few really useful tips from this post.
- Manish

[This message has been edited by Manish Hatwalne (edited September 29, 2001).]
 
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Congrats Andre, I am really greatful for your wonderful tips and Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
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Andre u must be a genious,
but all those who are new this website and reading this threasd:

-I have looked at the API docs ONLY about a dozen times in my life.
- I HAVEN'T written ONE LINE OF JAVA CODE in 3 and a half years (well almost)

Nope,
->coding is very essential to get any doubts cleared.
->at times API is the best source to get handy info.
Nevertheless,
Andre i am impressed with :
ATTITUDE, attitude, attitude. I'm a perfectionist.
Yes this is very important.
 
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Congrats Andre !
Your marathon post talks of your patience in giving tips to clear the certification.
Appreciate your ATTITUDE not to settle down for nothing less than 100%. That should be the spirit.
The first few lines of your point 8 made me laugh, though there is a hidden truth that you had rejuvenated yourself to review your answers afresh.
What is your next move ?
Padmaja
 
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You're going to laugh when you read this...especially after all the rantings and ravings of my first post.
Anyway, I just won't let it go. I've managed to figure out which 3 questions I got wrong and why and boy oh boy do I wish I hadn't - its made me even more pissed off than I was before!
Why? Because, the 3 questions in question (excuse the pun), are 3 questions that I changed the answer to about 3 times each and 2 of which I changed literally in the last minute before time ran out on me!!! I'm sure there's a lesson to be learnt here somewhere...
LEENA - Thank you for being the voice of sensibility. Maybe I was a bit careless with my post. If I didn't make it clear before, I would like to make it clear now:
JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T DO ANY CODING AND DIDN'T USE THE API DOESN'T MEAN THIS WILL WORK FOR EVERYONE ELSE!!!
Infact, if I HAD looked at the API regarding a certain objective (I can't be more specific without giving the question away!), I quite possibly would have got one more question right. However, I would say that if it doesn't look like you need to know the hierarchy and specific methods from reading the OBJECTIVES then you are wasting your time learning unnecessary details (unless you want to be genuinely good at Java ). Everything you need to know is in RHE.
As for coding to get rid of any doubts, well, thats up to the individual. Some people need more convincing than others. I personally don't need much convincing. If the book says something, then I believe it. The same goes for mocks - which is where you need to be careful. Choose your mocks WISELY. You don't want to learn THE WRONG THINGS!!! Use the mocks that are commonly mentioned.
PADMAJA - Err, thanks. What next? Oh, well, I'm doing a Japanese course for a year which starts next week and I'm hoping to also do a part-time law degree over the next few years too. Any other suggestions you had in mind?
Andre.
PS.
Does anyone know off the top of their head who one would talk to about possible ambiguities in an exam question? It would be nice if I could get an ambiguous question changed/removed for future candidates.
 
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Congratulatins Andre


If the book says something, then I believe it.


Lucky you selected an excellent book! I've been burned a number of times by just 'trusting the book'


Does anyone know off the top of their head who one would talk to
about possible ambiguities in an exam question? It would be nice
if I could get an ambiguous question changed/removed for future
candidates.


Try sending an e-mail directly to Sun using the link on the www.galton.com/~sun site. They're pretty good at responding.
Sounds like you just like to study Best wishes for your future endeavors.
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Sun Certified Programmer for the Java� 2 Platform
 
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Andre,
All the Best for you Japanese course and part-time law degree course.Carry on with your perfectionist attitude
(BTW, why do you think you are not going to get a good java job?Be patient,show the world what you can achieve with your positive attitude,all the best.Be a trend changer,not a trend follower-experience is not all that is required)
 
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INTERESTING !!! Java Certification - Japanese Course - Law Degree Course. All the very best to U.
Padmaja
 
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INTERESTING !!! Java Certification - Japanese Course - Law Degree Course. All the very best to U.
Padmaja
 
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Hi Andre,
Congrates.You have done a great job.You are a smart person.
I have an old version of RHE book, should I buy the new one or it is enough?
Best wishes for you on Law and Japanese courses.
Samira
 
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Hi Samira,
there are not many differences between old and new edition
of RHE.(I myself had this question for so long-I was using old edition-now i got new edition from my friend for some days)
Please get the errata page.All the Best
 
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Hi Leena,
Thanks for your response.
Could you please tell me where I can find the errata page?
I appreciate that.
Regards,
Samira
 
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Hi Samira,
http://www.sybex.com/erratatracking.nsf/weberrataform?OpenForm&ISBN=2825
 
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Congratulations Andre, really amazing !
But I would not have told wannabe-certified people that you have never coded a line, that you did not read the JLS, that you did not browse the API. These are really basics steps to be done by every people wanting to get certified. But as you mentioned, "it worked for me, that doesn't means it will work for you !" And i'm ok with you on that point. Everybody is not a genius ! I think that you were right to write what you wrote but I fear that some people misread you and thought that SCJP is a piece of cake!
Another point I don't agree with is


Stick to the EXAM OBJECTIVES!!!
Really, why waste your time learning things that aren't even in the objectives? Unless you want to be good at Java and who wants that? This means, IGNORE any of the following:
a) Anything to do with APPLETS.
b) Math functions that aren't in the objectives e.g atan.
c) Creating fonts etc. Dealing with Labels, TextFields.
d) Anything to do with Vectors.
e) Paint method and overriding, Double buffering etc.


This is right and not right! This is no waste of time to learn more than asked !!! Learning more has never killed anybody ! Minimalism is in that sense not a virtue !
Another Question, why did you take SCJP if you think it's worthless ?
Again, I'm really impressed, but don't take this message wrongly, I still think you are giving a wrong impression to people who are gonna take the exam in the future!
Best luck for the future,
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Thanks Leena.
 
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Congrats Andre! Some really new pattern of thoughts in ur post...


I HAVEN'T written ONE LINE OF JAVA CODE in 3 and a half years (well almost)


Have n't u coded still now on Java ???


2) Stick to the EXAM OBJECTIVES!!!
Really, why waste your time learning things that aren't even in the objectives? Unless you want to be good at Java and who wants that? This means, IGNORE any of the following:
a) Anything to do with APPLETS.
b) Math functions that aren't in the objectives e.g atan.
c) Creating fonts etc. Dealing with Labels, TextFields.
d) Anything to do with Vectors.
e) Paint method and overriding, Double buffering etc.


Here i differ... ...If someone is trying only to pass the exam then it's OK. But i suggest exam-takers to feel the exam, work out the exam objectives well but get some pleasure making some sort of interesting things urself (as for example i created my own audio player applet)...something ur own, discover the inherent beauties of the language, whenever possible find out an alternate solution rather than the standard one given in the book. Enjoy preparing for the exam....i enjoyed it rahter than my score....


ATTITUDE, attitude, attitude. I'm a perfectionist.


This is really outstanding from u and will help us to be determinant in our lives....something we talk on but don't exercise....something i have to think more on....thnx a lot...

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Sun Certified Programmer for the Java� 2 Platform
--When you learn something, learn it by heart!
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Thanks for all your responses,
Okey doke, let this be the last posting on this topic!
I've just been chilling out down in Brighton (South England) for the last week but back in London now and back infront of a bloody computer.
Final points to make:
Jane - Thanks. Yes I'm lucky I selected the right book but I just went by what everyone else was saying. I'll be sending an e-mail to sun about the ambiguous question in a minute.
Leena - Yes, you seem to be everywhere! I can't get a job doing something I'm fully qualified in and have several years commercial experience with (I've been looking for 4 months now)so how do I expect to get a job in something I have no experience with and only certification!!? I don't want to be paid peanuts either thats the main problem.
Samira - As Leena says, print out the errata from the Sybex website. Try and get the 3rd printing of the book.
Everybody else - If you want to be good a Java or want to have a deeper more meaningful understanding of the language and learn to appreciate the subtle beauties of Java then I suggest YOU IGNORE EVERYTHING I SAY!! If you want to pass the exam, then some of the things I said MIGHT work for you
Good luck if you are on that road.
Andre.
 
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hi!

I AM APPEARING FOR SCJP ON 30th OCT. BUT IAM NOT REALLY PREPARED.
HELP ME.
 
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To begin with many many congrats to u Andre.
Frankly ur post was like a breath of fresh air to me.
I have taken the JCP coupon in Feb 2001 & still havent given the exam yet. Some of my friends have taken the coupon after me & cleared the exam too. I have studied only in spurts & bursts & never seriously at a stretch. I guess im lazier than u, Andre.
As of now im just waiting for the D-day to dawn on me before i take the plunge. But anyway ur attitude & ur frank talk sure boosted my confidence. As they always say Attitude Determines Altitude. Hope to post a success message like you some day. Well Andre before i sign off can u just tell me how long did u study for the exam. Way to go man & many successes in ur future endeavours.
 
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