Passed it All

[Skip Cole]

Hi Guys,
I haven't written here in a while, since I was waiting to hear back on my SCEA exam. That 30 day waiting period is pure torture, so I tried my best to keep my mind off of it.
I finally heard back, and I just barely squeaked by :-) But now I am certified. I know I still have a lot to learn, but maybe this is an advantage. When people think they know everything, thats when things can go terribly wrong.
I wish Sun gave more feedback on the test. Maybe they will, and I just have not received it yet. I would really like to know where I lost points and all. I realized after I turned it in that I had not given the client applications enough focus, so I really figured that I might have to do it again. I figured the second time I did it I would learn even more. I will now have to fit in that additional learning for on my own time now. I'm not complaining :-)
I'm not going to have a lot to say on much of the questions I expect this posting will solicit: How did you do it? How long did it take? Etc.) Keep in mind, I barely squeaked by. I consider this certification the beginning, not the end, of my learning.
Best of luck guys. It is a project worth doing. This is a great field to aspire to become great in. People who can really do this are rare, and I think the main determining factor is dedication.
Skip

[Vivek Viswanathan]

Congradulations.........we all are students for life....since there is always something new and interesting to learn.

[Danl Thompson]

Attaboy! I keep saying the toughest part is the 30 day wait. What's next? (hint, go for the IBM XML exam)
dan'l

[John Wetherbie]

Congrats on becoming certified!
John

[Mark Donaghue]

Great job, Skip. The most important thing is what you learn, not the score.
Regards,
Mark

[Vishakha Ahuja]

CONGRATULATIONS !

[umesh atada]

CONGRATS for u r new achivement
, i was surprised to hear that u had to wait for a month to get back to result. Is is usually one month or ...
Pls let me know.

[Skip Cole]

Hi,
Thanks!
I think it is normally at least a month to get your results back.
Skip

[ravi bask]

Congrats, skip..
I have just started preparing for scjea exam, i am a scjp2,IBM xml crtified programmer,, Now iam trying for Scjea,,
I came to know about javaranch 10 days before, i went through all the forms,, it sounds good to me,, so i decided to take SCJEA with help of JavaRanch friends..
Thanks inadvance and congrats Skip..
if u wanna know info about XML exam i can help,, if anybody is interested i can help u,,