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clared SCWCD with 91%

 
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Hi ranchers,

At Last I had finished my SCWCD certification with 91% after 3 months from taking SCJP in March . One thing that I learned from preparing for these certifications is that it helps you to maintain a balance between what you are doing and your learning which is very important.

I had actually set a goal of writing SCJP and SCWCD by June 8th(which is my birthday), so I had only 3 months remaining with me after I completed my SCJP.

Heres my preparation story:

As Soon I finished my SCJP , I bought the Head First Book and started on the very day, from there on I read it now and then , I completed reading it in 45 days. Then I started reading once again noting every important point I came across and started taking the Chapterwise Exams. Then I started out with the mocks in JavaDiscuss,J2EE Certificate and Whizlabs mocks whioch of these certainly helped me a lot in knowing miniscule details tat I had missed out.

The most toughest one for me while taking these mock Exams had been Custom Tags related Questions. So I read everything that I could find about them and practised a lot until I feel comfortable.

In all these mock Exams I was scoring in between 70 to 80 percent.

3 days before the exam I took the Exam in the Head Forst Book. I was only able to score 62%. I am very unsatisfied with my performance. I took two more mock exams available in javacertifications.net and my score was ok.

then 2 days befire the Exam I took the mock Exam by S A Rehman through JPilot Test software. First Time I had Failed in a mock Exam. I was very very depressed with the result and the day before the Exam I read the Whole of the HeadFirst Book again except Deployment Chapter which I felt that I was very strong at. It took 8 hours to read. Then I didnt took any more Exam on the last Day. That it ..... I appeared for The Exam and I cleared it with 91%.

My Advice to all the ones who are preparing...

1)Read the Head First Book thouroughly , read every corner of the book ,dont even leave the Dumb Questions Section and Iam sure that any one can get 80 % for Sure.

2)I am working in Struts Spring and Hibernate for last 20 months. I had very little knowledge on Servlets and Jsp before I started my preparation.

3)Whenever U get a doubt dont try to ask it immediately in the forums without trying out on your own. I mean trying it practically(Code it). Only after that still if you couldnt get a solution the U ask others. This is what I learned from my Experience.This helps U to learn more things.

4)Take as many mock Exams as possible before taking the Exam.. Dont be in a hurry to take the Exam. This helps you to identify your weakness and lets you focus on them.

5)Follow Javaranch daily, I had been reading it regularly since 1 month.

Finally I had taken the Exam within the time I had set for my self, and now I am very relieved .......

All the Best for all of those taking the Exam.

Last Note: This is the slight easier Exam than SCJP.
[ June 07, 2007: Message edited by: Rav Kumar ]
 
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Congrats!
 
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Well done. 3mths is good going!
 
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Congratulations!!!
 
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Congratulations!!!

Regards,

Amit Goyal
 
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CONGRATS






REGARDS
NIK
SCJP 1.5
 
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Congratulations and Happy Birthday(in Advance)!
 
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Congratulations!!!
And many many happy returns of the...
Happy B'Day...

Thanks for your advise. I am also preparing for SCWCD from this june and planed to take the exam on September.
 
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dude...welldone..n happy birth day...
 
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Congratulations !

Happy BirthDay !
You have given a Great Gift to Yourself on Your B'Day !

Thank you for advising on how to prepare for the exam.

Regards,
Devisri
(SCJP 5.0)
 
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Congrats.
Many happy returns of the day.
 
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Congrats !

Wish you a very Happy Birthday!

Thank you for sharing your experience. It'll be very helpful for SCWCD aspirants like me!
 
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Super Shot!
 
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Congrats!
 
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Congrtas and thanks a lot for sharing your experience. This will surely help lot of ranchers like me who are preaparing for the SCWCD.
 
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Hi Rav Kumar,

Nice reading your experiences and the goals what you had set! Hope you enjoyed your birthday celebrations too!

Advanced Happy Birthday wishes for the year 2008!!

Hearty Congrats for having achieved with the good score!

 
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Congratulations
 
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