CEP Level 1
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Just wondering if anyone else is working towards the CEP Level 1 test in November.
I am terrible at self study and thought maybe a weekly conference call would benefit anyone interested. I know it would help me to stay on a good study path.
If anyone has already taken the test and would like to offer study hints, that would certainly help too!!!
Post if you are interested or have any tips, thanks!
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Firstly, thanks again to all for being so forthcoming with helpful tips and comments.
Hopefully, since I will be taking the test in about 30 hours, this will be my final go at brain-picking...
Dan had some interesting points in his test-taking-tips post earlier in this thread. One of his suggestions was to try starting from the back of the test. Is the test built around any sort of curve with where the difficult questions are positioned? (i.e. Series 7 exam has the easier questions at the beginning and the end of the test, with the difficult questions in the middle). Is there any kind of similar structure with the CEP? Also, are the questions grouped together by topic (questions 1-15 deal with ESPP, 16-30 with NQ and ISO, etc...), or are the topics spread randomly around the test?
Emily brought up the Syllabus and Reading List, and I found both to be great tools to let you know in what chapter of which book certain subject matter is discussed. One question on this - there are a few chapters in each book that are not listed in either the Syllabus or Reading List; is it safe to assume that those chapters will not be tested at all in Level 1, therefor making this material unnecessary to learn until Levels 2 and 3?
Finally, the NCEO webinars that Pam conducted were really great and very informative - if anyone has signed up for this prep course but was not able to attend the live session, I strongly recommend viewing the recorded tutorials that are available on the website.
As Wendy suggested, I will be doing just that with the CEPI Exam Overview Webinars tomorrow (as a very-last-minute refresher).
I think that is all for me. Thank you everybody.
Michael
Michael,
I am responding to the question referring to my response. I am sure others will respond to theirs.
My suggestion to start from the back was more psychological than physical. There is no specific evidence that CEP exams are weighted to have more difficult questions at the end. In fact, many times the opposite is true. The technique of starting at the back is especially good for anxious test takers. It simply forces you to think differently and therefore can get you to answer you know, but might not have found otherwise.
The topics are randomly scattered throughout the test. You may swing between three or four topics in the space of 10 questions.
I wish you the best of luck. With all of your preparation I am sure you will be ready and able to pass the exam.