I passed yesterday with 88%. Actually the test was harder than I expected - maybe 20% harderd than the practice questions in Kathy and Berts book - and much more on threads than I would have liked (62%)
Observations:
I have been learning Java (self taught) for 5 months and studying Kathy's book for 3 months. No real IT experience other than HTML. The book makes it very easy to pass IF you learn everything in it.
Do I know Java - yes.
Can I develop a decent app - no. That is the next thing for me to move on with.
Before I get flamed for not having 2y exp with java before getting my cert - I did this to get a foot in the door with an IT job. I don't think that SCJP should be used as a measure of one IT prowess - simply that one knows the core fundimentals. To me it is like learning German grammer - I can now speak the language but that doesn't mean I can write poetry.
Dave,
SCJP