Last Thursday I decided to take the plunge and take the CISSP exam. I'd been contemplating it for a while, and finally decided to do it.
The test is 250 questions, of which 225 are scored. You must get 175 correct to pass and you're given 6 hours to complete the test.
I felt like I had thrown myself into a dryer. The first few questions completely floored me. I stuck to my strategy of making sure I answered every question first, then went back and re-read everything. And a 3rd time.
By then, three hours had elapsed. I decided to take my first (and turned out to be only) break of the morning. I had a list of about 20 questions that I wasn't really sure about. Some of them I struggled with. Others I read again and it became painfully obvious which was the correct answer.
At the four hour mark, I was getting mentally tired, had gone over the test 4 times, and changed my answers so many times that I was violating every test taking strategy out there. I'd decided I had enough and hit submit.
Of course, the computer wouldn't tell me how I did, but to just go see the test coordinator in the room. She escorted me out and went to get my results.
The first words floored me: "Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that you have passed"
I couldn't celebrate. I couldn't even think. I was mentally exhausted.
I rewarded myself with a good pizza dinner and a movie. The real reward will come in a few weeks when I get my official paperwork.
The test is 250 questions, of which 225 are scored. You must get 175 correct to pass and you're given 6 hours to complete the test.
I felt like I had thrown myself into a dryer. The first few questions completely floored me. I stuck to my strategy of making sure I answered every question first, then went back and re-read everything. And a 3rd time.
By then, three hours had elapsed. I decided to take my first (and turned out to be only) break of the morning. I had a list of about 20 questions that I wasn't really sure about. Some of them I struggled with. Others I read again and it became painfully obvious which was the correct answer.
At the four hour mark, I was getting mentally tired, had gone over the test 4 times, and changed my answers so many times that I was violating every test taking strategy out there. I'd decided I had enough and hit submit.
Of course, the computer wouldn't tell me how I did, but to just go see the test coordinator in the room. She escorted me out and went to get my results.
The first words floored me: "Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that you have passed"
I couldn't celebrate. I couldn't even think. I was mentally exhausted.
I rewarded myself with a good pizza dinner and a movie. The real reward will come in a few weeks when I get my official paperwork.
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