Afraid to take C4 against all of you who got 60% and failed

[dumber]

I am planning on taking C4 this time, but it is very intimidating knowing that many of you scored 60%+ and failed. There is a lot of catching up to do.

We all know the SOA will not adjust the pass rate up if many people are prepared. I'm sure one of you can figure a distribution of scores and estimate what percent of takers scored 20+ on this exam. It will be awful hard to beat 2/3 of the people when 1/3? scored 50% or better and had another six months to study!!

But, is four months enough to go from scratch to get C6??

[Smash Puny Human]

Yes it should be very easy for you to catch up. In fact,don't even start studying until a few days before the exam. If you do start studying early, make sure that you read the very well written and no longer required survival text. You can easily spot it by its pee-yellow hue. If you get through with that, go back and review c2 for a few months. Then read "The Kitchen God's Wife". Amy Tan's exploration of the relationships between Asian woman may not seem like it has a lot to do with C4, but it does. Play frisbee with your dog. The hand eye coordination it develops is vital to working the TI85 calculator ( I know it is not on the approved calculator list, but they never check; just take a piece of masking tape cover up "TI85" and write "TI-30" on it in case they do. Proctor are usually idiots and don't mind if you tell them that). If you don't have a dog, get one. Teach the dog to not only catch the frisbee but to throw it. The dog should be standing on its hind legs when it does this. If it can't, you are not trying hard enough. Take up soccer also. Studies have shown that the repeated blows to the head help you remember better. If you don't like sports, just have a friend drop cinder blocks on your face. Lastly, don't AND I MEAN DON"T, use ASM as a study aid.

Now all of this may seem like a lot of misinformation from a very bitter person that got a 5 last time, but trust me, I only have your best interest at heart. Sure you could start studying now, but that might make me angry. YOU WOULDN'T LIKE ME WHEN I'M ANGRY.(emoticon of me ripping someone's head off would go real good right here.)

To other C4 retakers. Follow my lead and spread the love. Let's all get together and show those new to C4 that we are here for them. Let's give them all the help they need. Set up study sessions at your employer that give them "inside info" about the exam. Make them flashcards that contain the necessary formulas. Let them in on the "Genesis" secret for every May exam given in odd years (ABACAB repeatedly filled in guarantees a 9). Heck even offer to fill out their scantrons. Don't forget to write "F*&% the SOA" across their answers. They love that joke.

I'm sure if we all do well on the exam, the SOA will pass all of us.

[new2for]

Dummer,
I know exactly what you are talking about! I seem to always be taking these exams for the first time when there are a bunch of people loaded for bear! I've got the worst F'n luck when it comes to these darn things.
And yes, there are definitely more factors that go into passing the exams than just knowledge of the material!

I think you definitely have a seriously good point about taking course 6, but I already ordered books and signed up for the seminar, so I think I am stuck... It would be interesting to see what others think about that, though.

Smash Punny Human, That part about the emoician is almost the funniest thing I have ever seen here.
Don't worry dude. We know how these darn exams are. They give people 5's who really should pass all the time. We know you really know your crap. Try not to kill us too badly next time.

[new2for]

we got to get some more emoticons........