PASSED PMP 4/28 FIRST ATTEMPT .....YAY !!!!

Hello All ,
I am delighted to announce that I am a Certified PMP as of yesterday.  I would like to thank everyone on this forum for the amazing tips . I feel like  visiting this forum often and gathering tips and tricks and learning from other peoples experience was the key to me clearing this exam in the first attempt .I appeared for the exam 4/28 with about 3 months of preparation , one of two hours per day during the weekdays and 4-5 hours each weekend .The materials I used were PMBOK ,Rita Mulachys 7th edition ,and some facts sheets on the PmZilla Website .
Below are the scores of my examination :
Initiation – Moderately Proficient
Planning – Proficient
Execution – Proficient
Monitoring and Controlling – Proficient
Closing - Moderately Proficient

Below are the exams I took and the Scores
1. HeadFirst labs  - 76 %
2. PMSTudy  TEST 1– 65%
3. Chris Scordo  13 – 72%
4. Chris Scordo  14 – 66%
5. Chris Scordo  15 – 68%
6. Chris Scordo  16 – 76%
7. Chris Scordo  17 – 64 %
8. Chris Scordo  18 – 60 %
9. Oliver Lehman 75 questions – 65%
10. Olive Lehman 175 Questions – 64%
11. Simplilearn –  68.5%
12. Pm Zilla 200 Tough – 64%
13. PM Study 2nd attempt free exam – 79 %

One advise that I can give Aspirants( Hahah…im certified now..that gives me the right to give advises  ) is DO NOT get demotivated by your scores in practice exams. THE PMP exam is much more difficult than any other practice exam you will take . Practice exams help you train your brain to run the marathon (ie PMP exam) . Learn about gaps in knowledge from these exams and fill those gaps . Understanding of the concepts is the only thing that will help you pass the exam .
There is one amazing link that I got for this forum . This helped me get the 20 math questions correct on the exam . THIS IS A MUST SOLVE BEFORE YOU GO TO THE EXAM .
http://www.scribd.com/doc/28680971/101-PMP-Sample-Questions-for-the-PMP-Exam
Split up of Exam :
15-20 mathematical questions
10 ITTO questions
Lots of questions on Charter, Scope statement, Procurements
Felt like almost every question was situational . Not too lengthy
Now the exam experience:
The exam was a lot more difficult than any of the Practice Tests I had given ( or atleast it seemed like ) .The first 100 questions were really tough. When I answered the 100th question I had tears in my eyes as I thought that I was definitely going to fail in the exam . Spent a couple of minutes thinking about when I will schedule my second attempt. Wiped my tears and said to myself , I am not here to take this lying down . If I have to go down I will go down fighting . Moved on to the next 100 questions . They were comparatively easier than the first 100 but still pretty reasonably difficult . At the end of the exam I had marked 30 questions for review . Spent 3.15 hrs going through the exam and 44 minutes to review the 30 odd questions I had marked . With no hope of passing I clicked the END EXAM button . Screen turned black and popped up with the survery . Really disappointed in myself I clicked the Next button to See my exam results. I had tears in my eyes because I believed that all my 3 month effort would be wasted with a Failure . The screen went blank again . Those 30 seconds seemed like eternity . And finally the RESULT Popped up . I HAD PASSED. UNBELIEVABLE . The tears kept flowing. Without reading anything I Click end a few times and walked out .

Went it to my car with tears in my eyes and then went out for a drink ( actually quite a few drinks) with my Friends to Celebrate my Success  .
REMEMBER – NEVER GIVE UP !! …HANG IN THERE AND YOU WILL SEE SUCCESS !!
“I get knocked down..but I get up again …u nevah gonna keep me down “ ringing in my ears .
Once again ,thank you for the support and guidance I got from this forum and I will try to be more active and give back to the community and other aspirants .
Cheers and God Bless  --- Sam PMP®

 

Hey Sam,

        Congrats and thanks for the valuble tip!!!

http://www.scribd.com/doc/28680971/101-PMP-Sample-Questions-for-the-PMP-Exam


 


Can someone help? I am taking the exam on the the 4th of May and need help with Math questions. Also, any tips on what practice tests to take in the last 4-5 days and how much effort to spend on memorization of ITTO's would be greatly appreciated.


 


Thanks


 

Congratulations on passing the PMP exam! You successfully converted tears of frustration to tears of joy.  When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Great spirit!

 

Congratiolations and thanks for your help.

I'm trying to download http://www.scribd.com/doc/28680971/101-PMP-Sample-Questions-for-the-PMP-Exam

but it asks me for pay and registration for Premium Reader. Is it correct? can you help me? Thank you veru much

Thank you for the wishes !! .

Unfortunately you have to pay if you want to download it ...I opened the link in two windows on my computer...one with questions and the other with answers and solved the whole thing on a piece of paper .

Scribd allow you to download as premium user when you upload your content to scribd.

 

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Happy PMP