need some advice if you ranchers have the time.
today, i decided to go ahead an register for the
java programming exam. i've been studying for the last 2 months about 4hrs a day. i started with some java experience, mainly com, dcom, vb, asp, etc. i've read khalid mughal's java cert book (2x) and java sun certified programmer book (3x) along with taking notes on many many index
cards. i've also taken many mock exams. at first i was amazed how poorly i did! however, with further study i've got my mock exam scores around 80%, 100% on roundup, 90% on sun sample mock exam.
the problem i have is that i've always been a horrible
test taker, even when i really knew the material. i feel that i know the material, but when i take the mock exams, i miss very simple questions like, static methods accessing non-static vars, i++ and ++i. one of my problems i believe is that i hurry through them to see how i do! any advice on how to calm down and carefully read each question? any strategies for creating a check list? my weak areas are IO and awt events so i plan on spending a great deal of the LAST two weeks preparing for them.
i guess i'm just a little freaked and fear waiting those few very long seconds after a complete the exam and see "FAILED".
anyone else have the same problems? if so, what did you do to over come them?
many thanks! I love this site!
-MCore