Am I ready to take the exam?

[Sergio Rodrigo]

Hi mates,

After 3 months preparing for SCJP 6, I've read K&B twice, taking notes (writing a summary for each chapter) that I've read 5-6 times. I've taken CertPal, ExamLab and MasterExam (and a few others) mocks. I've scored, in this order:

* CertPal: 70% average.
* ExamLab:
    - Diagnostic exam: 52%
    - Practice exam 1: 51%
    - Practice exam 2: 65%
    - Practice exam 3: 51%
    - Final exam: 69%
* Master exam: 71% (today )

I've also written a note (or a rule) for each missed answer in these mocks and I read them twice a week. Do you think I should take the exam next week? (I haven't scheduled the appointment to take the exam yet).

Best regards.

[Ankit Garg]

I would say go for it. Your score on all the mock exams look good...

[Rajeev Rnair]

Sergio Rodrigo wrote:Hi mates,

After 3 months preparing for SCJP 6, I've read K&B twice, taking notes (writing a summary for each chapter) that I've read 5-6 times. I've taken CertPal, ExamLab and MasterExam (and a few others) mocks. I've scored, in this order:

* CertPal: 70% average.
* ExamLab:
    - Diagnostic exam: 52%
    - Practice exam 1: 51%
    - Practice exam 2: 65%
    - Practice exam 3: 51%
    - Final exam: 69%
* Master exam: 71% (today )

I've also written a note (or a rule) for each missed answer in these mocks and I read them twice a week. Do you think I should take the exam next week? (I haven't scheduled the appointment to take the exam yet).

Best regards.

Go ahead and schedule your exam!
69% in final Exam lab exam is an excellent score!. I got only 52% in the final one, but 68% in the first! But I was hurrying and finished in 1:30 hours.
Re-read the TwO-minute drill, all your notes from book and mock exams etc. as a last step.
Try to go through API for the following classes:

Object, Thread, Runnable
Collections, Arrays
List, ArrayList, LinkedList, Vector
Set, HashSet, LinkedHashSet, SortedSet, NavigableSet, TreeSet
Map, HashMap, Hashtable, SortedMap, NavigableMap, TreeMap, Map.Entry
Queue, Priority Queue,
Comparable, Comparator
String, StringBuffer, StringBuilder, Formatter
File, Reader, Writer, FileReader, FileWriter, BufferedReader, BufferedWriter, PrintWriter
Pattern, Matcher, Scanner
Exception, Error, Throwable
Integer, Character, Boolean, Byte, Short, Long, Float, Double
Date, Calendar, NumberFormat, DateFormat

Did I miss anything?

Wish you all the best!

[Sergio Rodrigo]

Ankit Garg wrote:I would say go for it. Your score on all the mock exams look good...

Rajeev Rnair wrote:
Go ahead and schedule your exam!
69% in final Exam lab exam is an excellent score!. I got only 52% in the final one, but 68% in the first! But I was hurrying and finished in 1:30 hours.
Re-read the TwO-minute drill, all your notes from book and mock exams etc. as a last step.
Try to go through API for the following classes:

Object, Thread, Runnable
Collections, Arrays
List, ArrayList, LinkedList, Vector
Set, HashSet, LinkedHashSet, SortedSet, NavigableSet, TreeSet
Map, HashMap, Hashtable, SortedMap, NavigableMap, TreeMap, Map.Entry
Queue, Priority Queue,
Comparable, Comparator
String, StringBuffer, StringBuilder, Formatter
File, Reader, Writer, FileReader, FileWriter, BufferedReader, BufferedWriter, PrintWriter
Pattern, Matcher, Scanner
Exception, Error, Throwable
Integer, Character, Boolean, Byte, Short, Long, Float, Double
Date, Calendar, NumberFormat, DateFormat

Did I miss anything?

Wish you all the best!

Thanks, Ankit and Rajeev, I'll follow your suggestions. I'll re-read the API for those classes, the Two-minute drill and my notes. It's only 58% to pass... I'm confident!

Best regards!

[Rajeev Rnair]

Thanks, Ankit and Rajeev, I'll follow your suggestions. I'll re-read the API for those classes, the Two-minute drill and my notes. It's only 58% to pass... I'm confident!

Best regards!

Good luck again! I am sure you will score 90+!!

[Sergio Rodrigo]

Rajeev Rnair wrote:

Thanks, Ankit and Rajeev, I'll follow your suggestions. I'll re-read the API for those classes, the Two-minute drill and my notes. It's only 58% to pass... I'm confident!

Best regards!

Good luck again! I am sure you will score 90+!!

Wow! It would be great, but I'll still be happy if I pass but score less than 90 :P Thank you again!!! I'll post before and after taking the test.

Best regards.

[Devaka Cooray]

Good luck, Sergio

[N.V.S.K.S Murthy]

Sure, go for it.. No back thoughts. All the best.

[Ausan Abdulhabib]

All the best and wish well to you.

[Prithvi Sehgal]

Hey,

Best of luck to you. Go ahead and get your certificate. I will be looking forward for your result.

Best Regards and Good luck,

[Sergio Rodrigo]

Hi all,

Thanks you all, I'll post when I take my exam. I've just visited the prometric center this morning. I need to solve some issues with my credit card and maybe I'll be able to schedule my exam tomorrow. I hope to take it next thursday.

Best regards and thanks again.