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Passed SCWCD

 
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Hi,

I just passed the SCWCD on the first try with 65% .
I found it a really hard exam and I do admire the people who pass with high scores.

If you want to pass with a higher score than I did, you probably should put a LOT MORE TIME in it than I did. I read HFSJ about half a year ago for the first time. After that I absolutely did not do anything but the regular programming. A week ago I studied the book for a second time. I scored about 50% on the final mock exam. I did some other mock exams and scored around 80% on those. So I figured I will probably just make it ... and did.
So the 20%+ rule seems to apply, but you should be careful though.

The actual exam was really tough. During the exam I was absolutely convinced I did not pass it. I got really a lot (like 10) drag and drop question. I also got two questions which contained spelling mistakes in the answers (e.g. Lisetner instead of Listener). I still don't know whether they do that on purpose.
I also found the questions on Design Patterns (on which I used to score really good) difficult and confusing.

Anyway good luck to all of you who still have to go,

cu around at the ranche,
 
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Well done !
 
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Efficiently done Philip!

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Congratulations
It's nice to see somebody pointing out that this exam is not a piece of cake.
 
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congratulations Philip
 
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Congratulations!
 
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Congrats Philip
 
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