Fresh from the trenches

Hello all

This is my 2nd post, first exam in 5.0

I'm an old lady...

I have been working in field for quite sometime, and I did not complete 3.0

You should know overall material as noted here.

I did not complete all of the exam (most of which was case study 1 questions), I simply ran out of time.

(I had approx. 1 1 /2 hrs left for case studies after my break)

But I feel pretty good, I hope I get good news. But on to the next...

My 2 cents and what I did:

Studied Brightwood, PPi2 pass, Black Spectacles exams

Try to complete as much of the multiple choice as briskly as you can, but look for key words in questions.

(I missed a few gimmees in practice exams because I missed key words/ clues in questions like "during construction vs during bidding, etc.!")

I scanned over all of case study material before taking my break.

I then regrouped, focused on the case study that appeared less difficult, and answered all of those.

Tried to get back to other incomplete MC questions (only a few) and case study 1 questions

( Probably had 5-8 incomplete?) but could not.

Key: don't get bogged down too much with the calculations or references if they are not straightforward, tackle those lastly.

I hope this helps someone, best of luck to everyone still in the trenches....

PS: I am not even going to look whether I passed

I will just press on until maybe 3/4 way to see how I'm doing

Veronica Ruiz December 10, 2019 14:20

Thanks for sharing!!

Lara Black Spectacles December 16, 2019 16:07

Hey Angela,

Sounds like you did well preparing for your first exam, we hope you pass! You touch on some great strategies and advice, so I'm sure you'll do well. Best of luck on the next one, and thank you for being a Black Spectacles member!

- Lara

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ANGELA DAVIS January 06, 2020 22:46

Thank you guys!

Fresh from the trenches

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