Passed SCJP1.4 with 98%

[Mohit Goyal]

Hi. well finally i passed the exam. Missed 1 question on Threads. Well i went to www.certmanager.net/sun/ and tried to create a password by clicking on the first time users link. But it keeps giving errors. Is there a problem with their server. Plz help.
Some Tips:
K&B Book is the best. It's the only book u need.
for Mock exams don't waste too much time searching them. The following r the ones you should take:
1.K&B Master Exam. My score on this one was 98% at first go & 95% in K&B Bonus Master Exam. So ur real score wud be similar to that of K&B.
2.Dan's Exam r the best. I was consistently scoring 85-90% on his exams. Some questions were outside the objectives but it is a great learning experience reading his explanations and confidence booster if u do well in his exams.
3. Marcus Green's exams especially the one for 1.4 version. My score in this one was 95%.
4.Khalid Mughal's Mock Exam Engine. It is a very good resource to practice just before the exams. I scored 95% in it.
Well make sure that u know the basics inside out. the real exam is easier than the mock exams. The major focur was on testing the basics. the toughest questions were on Threads. So study them well.
Well here is how I approached the questions:
I read each line carefully taking into consideration each of the modifiers and data types. I made a mark about particular implications that the modifiers might have later on in the code. I finished the exam in about 90 mins. Then i went back to questions i have marked for review. after i was sure that i have selected the best answer. I then took a final pass through all the questions to ensure that I havn't made any silly mistakes. Clicked the end button just 2 mins before the completion time.
Well i wud especially like to thank Kathy & Bert for their excellent book & the people at javaranch who were so supportive. Their posts and replies really helped, especially those by Vad, Cathy, Marlene, Harwinder, geeta, sagrika, etc.

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Mohit Goyal
SCJP1.4

[Valentin Crettaz]

Nice shot Mohit
I'm moving this thread to the Results forum. Please continue the discussion there. Thank you

[Vivek Nidhi]

Congrats !!! Nice Score
Vivek Nidhi

[Vishy Karl]

Congrats man,
All the best for future,

[Lakshmi Saradha]

Congrats Mohit..

[Vad Fogel]

Congratulations, Mohit! Hard work has been rewarded with incredible score!

[Vishwa Kumba]

Congratulations!!

[Sagarika nair]

Hi Mohit!!
That's an awesome score.I wish I were also close to that score.I missed a few in Threads and GC.But this site is incredible and the members are amazing for helping each other solve and learn java together.
Congrats once again Mohit.
Cheers,
Sagarika

[Harwinder Bhatia]

Hey Mohit
Fantastic score
You really deserve it !!
Good luck for your future ventures.
Cheers
Harwinder

[Mohit Goyal]

Thanx to all for making me feel on top of the world. yeah i did work hard for this one. Currently i have to switch to some other responsibilities which were neglected during my preparation.
But i will be around and wud try to help people out here as much as possible. and if in future i get a chance i might give the other certifications a go as well .
Once again Thanx a lot

[Thomas De Vos]

Well done.
Great score.

[Bert Bates]

Mohit -
WOW!!! awesome, awesome score!
We're very glad the book helped, you better stick around the ranch and help answer some questions now that you're a certified guru!
Bert