I finally sat the Sun Certified Web Component Developer exam today and PASSED!
After buying the textbook over a year ago, not studying for a long period of time, getting a voucher from my company, then resolving to myself twice to sit the exam earlier in the year, only to delay it even further until the voucher was about to expire.... I finally got around to sitting the exam.
And the timing of the exam couldn't have been more unfortunate as the marathon is two days away. However that was purely my fault as I procrastinated too much. Sacrificing some of my late nights, weekends and a bit of my running (though the reduced frequency of my training jogs was fortuitous because of the crap weather lately), I bit the bullet and studied for the exam for two weeks. After scoring a so-so mark in the mock exam I was slightly confident of a pass.
It was a difficult exam. But I passed with 75%. Could have done better, but hey, a pass is a pass and that's all you need to get certified!
The textbook that I had purchased (over a year ago!) was tailored to help candidates pass the exam. Though it was a great textbook, it doesn't fully prepare you for the exam and you will have to do a little more outside reading on certain subjects. There were a couple of questions that appeared to fall outside the scope of the book. But if you just want to pass the exam without caring how good you did, then the textbook is all you ever need.
Finally, the ghosts have been laid to rest! And a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. In a few days when the marathon is over, I'll evaluate whether I am able to do another certification.
After buying the textbook over a year ago, not studying for a long period of time, getting a voucher from my company, then resolving to myself twice to sit the exam earlier in the year, only to delay it even further until the voucher was about to expire.... I finally got around to sitting the exam.
And the timing of the exam couldn't have been more unfortunate as the marathon is two days away. However that was purely my fault as I procrastinated too much. Sacrificing some of my late nights, weekends and a bit of my running (though the reduced frequency of my training jogs was fortuitous because of the crap weather lately), I bit the bullet and studied for the exam for two weeks. After scoring a so-so mark in the mock exam I was slightly confident of a pass.
It was a difficult exam. But I passed with 75%. Could have done better, but hey, a pass is a pass and that's all you need to get certified!
The textbook that I had purchased (over a year ago!) was tailored to help candidates pass the exam. Though it was a great textbook, it doesn't fully prepare you for the exam and you will have to do a little more outside reading on certain subjects. There were a couple of questions that appeared to fall outside the scope of the book. But if you just want to pass the exam without caring how good you did, then the textbook is all you ever need.
Finally, the ghosts have been laid to rest! And a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. In a few days when the marathon is over, I'll evaluate whether I am able to do another certification.
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