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SujithPrasad
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Finallythedayhascome!IpassedCISSPfewhoursagoandIcanproudlysaythat
IamaCISSP!(Endorsementpending)
Icompleted250questionsin4hour20minutes.RestofthetimeIdevotedfor
review.
IstartedmypreparationinNovember2012Iandhadabumpyride.Themainreason
wasademandingworkschedule.IstartedwithS.H5thedition.Istudied3domains
andhadtoleavethestudiesafter2.5monthsduetoworkpressure.Irestartedmy
studiesbyjoiningaweekendmentoringclassforCISSP(ThankyouAbhinavand
Gaurav).Thesessionshelpedmetoacceleratemystudies.IstartedhearingS.H
AudioversionwhileIdrovewhichhelpedmetorefreshwhateverIlearned.I
completedthefirstroundofstudiesin6months.Attheendof6monthsIhadafair
goodideaaboutthetopicsandIhadnotesfromeachdomainwhichIusedasmy
baseforremainingpreparation.Isignedoffeachdomainbydoingquestionsfrom
ShonHarris5thedition.Myplanwastodevotethenext3monthsforrevisionand
taketheexam.ButunfortunatelyIwentofftrackduetoworkschedulesandbackto
backreleasepressuresatoffice.WheneverIsawmessagesfrompeoplewho
passedtheexampulledmebacktothetrackagain.Infactthatwastheonlyreason
whichmotivatedmefromdroppingtheplanoftakingtheexam.AsIwasofftrack,I
postponedmyexamforanother3moremonths.ThistimeIwasdeterminedandI
wassurethatIwouldtaketheexamnomatterwhat.Those3monthswerethemost
hecticdaysinmylifeinlastoneyear,meanwhileIboughtS.H6thedition,ISC2
CBKtoo,11thHourbyE.Conrad,CISSPPracticeExamsbyS.HandCCCurePaid
version.Ireadeachdomainagain,quicklyreferredCBKandS.H6theditionand
graspedtheadditionaltopicsandattemptedquestionsfromCCCureonallmost
everypossiblechanceIget.Allthesehappenedfor2months,andIwasgetting
readyformyfinalpreparationwhichwasplannedfor1month.Iwentthrougheach
domainagainanddidS.H6thEditionquestions.Itookofffromworkfor2weeks
andcompletelyisolatedmyselffromeveryone,lockedmyselfinaroomInever
preparedforanyexamsinmylifelikethis.Bytheendof12thday,Iwasdonewith
myfinalroundofrevision.Onthe11thdayIattemptedanexamsimulationof250
questionswhichIscored86%whichboostedmyconfidence.Thelast2days,I
skimmedthroughthewholebookagain,pagebypageandcompletedeachdomain
byreadingthesummarypoints.Mypreparationsgotoveronthe14thday(yday)
evening6PMandIwasreadyfortheexamandtheworsehappened!Iwenttobed
earlyhopingforagoodnightsleepbutyesterdayIcouldnotgetanysleep.Iwas
awaketill2.30AMandthenslippedintosleepjusttogetupat5AM!Iwassotensed
thinkingthatIamgoingtomessupeverythinginthelastmoment.Myeyeswere
swollenandIhadslightheadache.IhadnothingtodootherthanpraytoGod.I
startedtoExamcenterat7.30AM.IhadaCokejustbeforeenteringtheexamhall
justtorefreshmyself.Icompletedalltheformalitiesandtheladydirectedmetoa
terminal.IacceptedtheNDA,andthefirstquestionpoppedonthescreen,Iprayed
toGodandstartedanswering.Secondbysecond,minutebyminuteFortunately
mybrainworkedwellandIwasluckythatIdidnotfeeldrowsyduetolackofsleep.
WhileIwasat200thquestionIhadapositivefeelingthatImightpasstheexam.I
had50morequestionstogoandwhileIwasat250thquestionIthankedGod!I
completedthereview,andinformedtheTestCenterlady.Sheaskedmetowait,and
camebacktomewithaprintoutwhichsaid"Congratulations...."
WhenIlookback,IfeelgreatthatIpassedtheexam.IalwaysdreamtadaywhenI
cantellthewholeworldthatIpassed,andtodayistheday!Theexperiencewasso
rewardingandchallenging,IlearnedsomanythingswhichIneverthoughtIwould
learn!Thankyouforreading
e.conrad,

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