gha0323 wrote:Passed my last exam, BS, a week or so ago. I wasn't the most prolific poster here, but got many good pointers from the forums. I appreciate the feedback on the vignettes I posted. .
gha0323 wrote:Ha, yeah very few posts now that I look - lots of lurking and reading, though...
rwwon wrote:gha0323 wrote:Ha, yeah very few posts now that I look - lots of lurking and reading, though...
Few posts = more time to study. A wise choice my friend It's very easy to waste time on here
vrcat25 wrote: I don't think failure/success of these tests has anything to do with the amount of posts. There's actual studies that explain that you learn more from teaching and instructing other people than you do by listening though. Everybody deserves a good pat on the back though, even if you are patting your own self.
rwwon wrote:
I 100% agree with you on teaching and instructing other people helps to retain information! And yes, your failure/success doesn't depend on the amount of posts. I'm just saying a person shouldn't try and be like "Coach" until they finish the exams - that's just practical advice. I know its noble to help other people and fun to discuss random topics ( I know I've done my fair share of it, and I've wasted a lot of time doing it! haha) But the practical advice is a person's first goal on this site should be to help themselves to pass the exams quickly.
vrcat25 wrote:Thanks for trying to help, but if i weren't wasting my time here, I'd probably be on social media or watching tv.
rwwon wrote:
I think this site HAS become social media/ watching tv for you. They could freeze this site, and anyone would have more than enough information to answer any question and pass the tests. The fact that you have over 600 posts and you've passed 2 exams tells me this place has become more of a hobby for you. Now there is nothing wrong with that, but you can't jump all over me when I suggest someone post less while they are taking the exams when you yourself admit to wasting time on here lol.
vrcat25 wrote:Many of the threads I deleted myslef and ill n probably delete my comments here.
vrcat25 wrote:even though I'm not going to waste time searching past posts.
gha0323 wrote:
Passed my last exam, BS, a week or so ago. I wasn't the most prolific poster here, but got many good pointers from the forums. I appreciate the feedback on the vignettes I posted. Coach, thank you for your decisive input on so many questions.
My studying and strategies were not novel, but here was my 'path' for what it's worth. I took about 14 months start to finish. Good luck to everyone, keep at it.
CDS - Pass / NALSA: flash cards and Dorf manual. Ballast. Read the contracts. Read the contracts with commentaries.
PPP - Pass / NALSA: flash cards and Dorf manual. Ballast.
SD - Fail (I blame arrival of second child:))
SPD - Pass / NALSA: flash cards and Dorf manual. Ballast. I think it was this test where I read the US government SWPPP brochure. I actually thought it was pretty helpful.
SS - Pass / Online Thaddeus Seminar. It's not cheap, but I found it to be worthwhile. I could literally have replaced three college structures classes with this seminar. He's a good teacher. He directs you to some pretty long government wind and seismic resources, which I also read.
BDCS - Pass / NALSA: flash cards and Dorf manual. Ballast. Fundamentals of Building Construction (Allen, Iano). Studying for this test made clear how valuable this last book is.
SD - Pass / redemption. I hate this test, hated studying for this test.
BS - Pass / NALSA: flash cards (a little bit). Michael Ermann's "The Amber Book" Online video seminar. Again, like Thaddeus, it's not cheap. As my last exam, I was definitely in the "I want to be done no matter what / take no chances / pay for the seminar mode". I found this seminar to be totally worth it, though. I glanced at the NALSA flash cards, but really only did these videos, probably went through most of them twice. In the past, these topics were never naturally interesting to me. These videos are engaging, concise and clear; and I actually enjoyed watching them very much. I have a much clearer conceptual grasp on many electrical, lighting and mechanical principals now.
Thanks, again.
From the what i've heard, the live seminar is even better and Thaddeus gives you handouts and reduces the cost of the online seminar to around $100 from $350. Is that the price you paid for it gha0323 ($350). I'm taking a break for the holidays, but may schedule a Thaddeus, live seminar, if it's roughly the same price. I'm not on any marathon to get these tests done obviously. Between work and raising children i've been pretty busy and only have 2 tests complete. I'll be perfectly fine with passing all these tests within 2-3 years. Kudos to you for getting them done in a year. I've heard of people getting them done in 6 months!
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