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Old 07-27-2012, 08:34 AM
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Have you even studied practice questions? lol
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Old 07-27-2012, 05:16 PM
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Well if you did then you'd know there are theoretical questions, true or false questions, and many other forms of questions. I'm not trolling.
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Old 07-27-2012, 06:24 PM
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All the smart people in here. I went through the ASM manual 3 times, Marcel Finan's manual twice and it took me two tries to pass. I got a 6. I didn't take any practice exams though, so practice exams aren't necessarily essential to passing depending on your study habits.
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so practice exams aren't necessarily essential to passing depending on your study habits.
I somehow don't agree with this sentence. It's really really great to figure out all the material but this doesn't mean that you can pass the exam unless you have ever tried to do practice exam(s). I dunno. It's also up to one's attitude.
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Old 07-28-2012, 10:37 AM
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Well, I'm a really fast test taker so I didn't think it was going to be an issue finishing with time left. Most people take the practice exams to get their timing down and I didn't feel it was necessary for me.
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All the smart people in here. I went through the ASM manual 3 times, Marcel Finan's manual twice and it took me two tries to pass. I got a 6. I didn't take any practice exams though, so practice exams aren't necessarily essential to passing depending on your study habits.
You're saying that you failed once and barely passed the second time, and you didn't take any practice exams, and this is supposed to mean that not taking practice exams is a good idea?

So okay guys, don't take any practice exams if you don't want to pass the first time and want to almost fail the second time.
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All the smart people in here. I went through the ASM manual 3 times, Marcel Finan's manual twice and it took me two tries to pass. I got a 6. I didn't take any practice exams though, so practice exams aren't necessarily essential to passing depending on your study habits.
Did you study old practice exam questions though? If yes then you essentially did do practice exams but minus the time restraint.
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Also, this forum is 'how to get a 10' not 'how to get a 6 in the second sitting'
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What does PEs stands for? I need help.
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What does PEs stands for? I need help.
Practice Exams.
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