Knowing when to postpone...

[yutzyj]

Hi Dawn...I can't imagine studying for statistics with THAT many distractions...wow! Do you have a date scheduled yet for taking the exam? That is my next exam (after the two I'm taking on Monday), and I'm thinking I won't even SCHEDULE it until I know I'm ready (unfortunately, my testing center charges me to change the date, so I don't want to jump the gun until I'm feeling confident). Also, what are you using to study for it?

Well, best of luck with your studying, and let us know when you're taking the exam so we can pray, chant, root for you!!

Take care,
JoAnne :p

Hi JoAnne-
i am using summer and kids as an excuse not to get my butt in gear and i need to really gear it back up but it is hard. this may be my oldest's last summer at home, so i am trying to make the most of what little time she is not working or with her boyfriend or with her friends or etc. Good luck on your tests monday, i'll lite the candle and think of you.

i'm very lucky that my testing center doesn't charge to change test times. the center and proctor are great! i don't have a time set yet but i'm aiming for the 8/8, 8/9, or 8/10 as my center is only open tuesday, wednesday, or thursday. i'm using primarily instantcert and the ID-10-T's guide to supplement. i started out reading the idiot's guide for several chapters for a foundation and then went to instantcert but wished i'd have done it the other way around. i've done three sections and now will start the probablility section THEN i will go back and read the idiot's guide to back it up. then i will go back to instantcert to finish and then the idiot's guide for reinforcement. i'll let you know how that works out for me. also snazzle gave me some excellent advice. he said don't spend a lot of time on something very complicated (for me it was the very end of section 3, but i'm still hoping to catch on because i haven't spent a lot of time thinking about that last point) but spend time on learning and reinforcing everything else. for me that advice is good advice because i always want to understand everything 100% and i spend WAY too much unnessesary time on one small point. and that is time i could be getting other points down absolutely cold.

i'll let you know how it goes, unfortunately i won't have my score until the testing center sends it by pony express to the post office so i can receive it. this is my first experience with dsst and i'm not looking forward to it. one good thing is that the test is still untimed, that is why i'm taking it now.