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Hello,
So I'm taking the SCJP 1.4 Exam in about 12 hours. It's quite terrifying really, but I'm determined to take it...mainly because I don't think I can take another day of studying for it. This may not be the wisest decision I've ever made, but I assure you I've made worse. Ok, ok, enough rambling and on to my question:
I've completed both of the MasterExams that came with the Sierra/Bates book, and scored in the 70%-75% range on both. Now, the MasterExam software told me both times that I FAIL, and there was much weeping over keyboards. However, passing the actual Sun exam is 52% is it not? I mean, even if I lose sleep tonight from sobbing into my pillow due to the harsh criticism, I doubt that I'll go from getting over 2/3 of the questions correct to getting more than half of them wrong.
Should I be worried here? (Please note that I will be worried anyway, I'm just curious as to what degree of worridom I should be striving for.)
Thanks.
 
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Hi Adam, Good Luck for the exam

Originally posted by Adam Altmann:
Hello,
So I'm taking the SCJP 1.4 Exam in about 12 hours. It's quite terrifying really, but I'm determined to take it...mainly because I don't think I can take another day of studying for it. This may not be the wisest decision I've ever made, but I assure you I've made worse. Ok, ok, enough rambling and on to my question:
I've completed both of the MasterExams that came with the Sierra/Bates book, and scored in the 70%-75% range on both. Now, the MasterExam software told me both times that I FAIL, and there was much weeping over keyboards. However, passing the actual Sun exam is 52% is it not? I mean, even if I lose sleep tonight from sobbing into my pillow due to the harsh criticism, I doubt that I'll go from getting over 2/3 of the questions correct to getting more than half of them wrong.

Yes, the passing score is 52%. I think the reason they keep it 80 or so is to make sure you are in a VERY GOOD FORM(enough to score 80+ in the real exam) and not just PASS.

Should I be worried here? (Please note that I will be worried anyway, I'm just curious as to what degree of worridom I should be striving for.)

Nope. No need to worry. Stay and have enough Remember the key to getting good score is sound solid sleep before night.
Thanks.[/QB]


Good Luck once again...see you soon in the results forum(yeah, around 14+hrs to be precise) with a good percentage
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