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Old 04-26-2009, 12:11 AM
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To be safe, what is the target for FM? (25/35 = 70%)

I just take ASM practice exam 2 with a score of 20/35, and feel totally ill at ease. I know it's supposed to be a bit harder than the actual one, yet can't keep myself from being nervous with that result.
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Try to do the practice exam 4 and 5 first, before the first three exams. People are saying that the last two exams are easier than the first three. That’s what I am gonna do…..
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Old 04-26-2009, 01:11 PM
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People are saying that the last two exams are easier than the first three
If that's true, I will save them for last minutes after mastering the first three to boost my level of confidence right before the day of the exam
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Just wondering….. Are you planning to do TIA practice exams? Or you already have done?
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Are the TIA all done online, so there is no time lag for mailing?
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Yep you get to access .pdfs of them. Also solutions and video solutions.
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Just wondering….. Are you planning to do TIA practice exams? Or you already have done?
next weekend
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Old 04-27-2009, 01:46 AM
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I agree that first three exams on ASM are hard. Especially second one was disaster. I got 16/30 (7th ed.)
I haven't done exam 4 and 5.
I think TIA exams are little easier than first three exams on ASM.
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all i did was work asm and tia, until i was getting 85-90% correct. i ended up passing fm easily.
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all i did was work asm and tia, until i was getting 85-90% correct. i ended up passing fm easily.
That what I will do, too.
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