by Sarcasmo » Mon Apr 10, 2017 8:39 am
I'll be taking my 3rd 5.0 exam in a couple weeks. Never took any 4.0, so can't speak to that. That said, 5.0 seems very straightforward -- very little memorization, and obviously no crazy vignettes -- in favor of a much more "concept application" approach.
You'd be doing the transisiton and taking only PDD and PPD tests in 5.0? The waiting period you mention as a downside would really no longer be a factor for you -- those two score reports are already out, and I think ALL division scores will be out first week of May.
As far as overlap -- that's really not the downside you've characterized. The growing strategy seem to be to study for both of those exams at once, and then take PPD and PDD one week or so apart.
Really depends upon your comfort level in 4.0, but I doubt you'd need to fear 5.0 -- with those previous passes under your belt you've proven you understand the material and can take tests well. 5.0 may very well be a new but quicker path to licensure for you.
Good Luck!