RE: thanks all

Thanks, your experience was pretty close to mine, but you put it more eloquently than I could. Yes I also have found the study process is different from college courses. The practice exams are invaluable. I have also found that I tend to score a little lower on the Couchman practice exams than the actual exam. But I would rather have it that way. I tried some other practice exams and they were quite a bit easier which could mislead you into thinking you were prepared when you weren't.

Dennis Williams
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Lifetouch, Inc.
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No Dennis It was not as hard as I expected it to be. In fact it was a much better experience than doing couchman papers. The questions were much less ambiguous and the answers were much better framed. The exam paper looked like it had been professionally set, tested and reviewed properly before being given to me. However I realised one thing : studying for an exam is totally different from just studying. The mock tests of couchman were probably what helped me the most. Once the exam starts , you are subjected to a barrage of questions and I just went blank ( in fact I still don't remember what all question I got ) . All I know is that the practice I got with the mock exams kicked in and I kept on clicking on the answers. I mean in real life we are so used to trying out a solution on a test database before answering any question we come across ( not necessarily an exam question ) . All in all it was a good experience and I liked it. One more thing : one thing that was really different about this exam is that in the normal university exams the last question is the best , cause you know that it ends the exam and you can relax after that. We usually get a month before the results are announced. But in this oracle exam the last question was the scariest, after I was done answering and reviewing , I knew that the next button I clicked would not only end the exam but pop up the result also.
Anyway I had fun and learnt a lot. :)
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> Congratulations! Well, was it as hard as you thought it was going to be?
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> Hello list
> thanks to you all and with the almighty's blessings i passed my 1ZO-031 9i
> dba fundamentals 1 today.
> Thanks for all the help and advice
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