Just found out that I passed SPD this morning, which feels like a really lucky one. I almost run out of time for both multiple choice and vignette sections and felt really bad when I walked out the testing center.
For multiple choice section, many of the questions are very tricky, I had to read the questions and answers several times to make my selection, which caused me spent too much time on the first half of the questions, and I had to rush through the last 20 questions without too much thinking…..So I would suggest controlling your time on each question and leave some time for double checking later. In summary, there are many questions about materials, environment and sustainability…..
The vignettes are pretty straightforward, I spent about 30 mins to finish Site grading and then used the other 1.5 hrs to focus on Site Design. I thought I did pretty well on the vignette until I found out a small mistake I made on Site Design with only about 5 mins left, I tried my best to fix it, but I just did not have time to double check everything when time was out…..So again, try to leave enough time to double check!
Study Materials:
-Kaplan
-Ballast
-Jenny’s notes
-SWPPP
-Do the mock exams from Kaplan and Ballast twice, and read explanation of each questions.
Now I have passed SD, PPP, CDS and SPD, and I am still wondering if I should transition to 5.0, any suggestion?
Wish everyone good luck on this exam!!