RICA exam-- Could people who have taken it give me pointers????
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Sorry haven't done the exam - why don't you check out the following links? should be useful for your prep for RICA.\nI'm sure you'll do well anyways...:)\n\nwww.rica.nesinc.com - official website for RICA\n\nmight have tips/mock exams:\nwww.daveshelp.com/rica.htm\nwww.rica.com.cn\nhome.pacbell.net/gamete/rica.pdf \nedschool.csuhayward.edu/Departments/TED/ted/prep-rica.html \n\nTutors:\nwww.cateachingsolutions.com/rica.html
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For your exam, I think tips would be helpful to you more than the wishes. Please take care of the following things in mind. \n\n 1. Have good sleep on the day before the examination.\n\n 2. Take a light breakfast on the day of examination\n\n 3. Ensure that u have all the stationaries and hall ticket  before leaving your home to examination\n\n 4. Start for the examination earlier than ususal, to avoid last time panics.\n\n 5. Sit and relax yourself in the exam hall before the commencement of examination.\n\n 6. Make sure that u don't have any papers(which may be considered as illegal in most examinations, except few open book exams) in your pockets or purse in the exam hall.\n\n 7. Get the Question paper and answer script and make sure that both are in good condition and there is no misprints or damages.\n\n 8. If possible, read the question paper completely at first quickly. This will give you an idea about which part u know, which u r not feeling confident.\n\n 9. Start answering from the questions which u know very well. This gives a good impression about u to the person who is correcting the paper. (Remember, u don't have second chance to make the first impression).\n\n 10. Write the answers clear and legible. So, that it is easy to read and make the person, who is correcting the paper, comfortable.\n\n 11. Make sure that u will be able to answer all the questions within the limited time.(This u have to plan earlier itself, based on the question pattern and exam).\n\n 12. Atlast, make sure that u have written all the answer and tied (if applicable) all the answer scripts in the orderly way.\n\n 13. Mostly, try to use the full duration of exam time. Don't leave too soon or hurry till the last moment. Adjust ur time, so that u will be using the full duration of the exam.\n\n 14. If time permits, finally revise the answer scripts.\n\n 15. Give the answer scripts (and QP also if applicable) to the invigilator and leave the hall. \n\n 16. Generally, don't discuss about the answers with your friends after exams are over. ( If u feel that ur answers contradict with your friends,this may affect the next exam preparation. U can always discuss these things, after all the exams are over).\n\n \n  These are just guidelines to how to write an exam from my own experience, which i have been following for  more than 10 years. Hope this may help u. All the best for your exams. \n\n\n  Try not to become a man of success, rather try to become a man of value.
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This may or may not satisfy your request, but\nwhen I was studying for the certification, I\nfound the mock exams (with answers) pointed to by:\n\n   http://www.javaranch.com/mock.jsp\n\nto be extremely useful.\n\nNote that most of the study guides (ie. books) for\nthe certification typically include lots of practice\nquestions (with answers and explanations).  You can\ncheck Amazon for the appropriate books.
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Good luck on the bar exam!!  I took (and passed, thank goodness) the NC bar this past July.  I didn't take PMBR -- I only took BarBri.  I will tell you, however, the MBE was BY FAR the hardest part for me.\n\nI was afraid that I would be completely burned out if I took the PMBR too.  I had friends that took it and said it was basically three more days of doing practice tests then going over the answers.  My advice is save your money -- just make sure you do plenty of practice questions on your own!
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Yeah, OK, just take it one page at a time, until you have learned everything on those, and you'll pass , no problem. Concentrate, and give it hell!
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Unfortunately, I don't know much about Costa Rica.  But my term of service ended in December of 2005 in Tanzania, East Africa -- that's a whole different world!\n\nI hope you know about the airport security.  Especially in America, you will find that they have very strict regulations.  Put anything remotely dangerous -- like nail files or scissors -- in your checked baggage.  If it's in your carry-on bag, they will just put it in the trash.  You and your carry-on bag will be searched thoroughly, especially because you are travelling one-way.  To make it easier all around, wear shoes that you can take off and put on quickly.  Believe me, it will make a huge difference!  They ran a wand even over my feet, but all of the metal detectors now require you remove your shoes -- and too many travellers regret wearing lace-up boots.  \n\nBeyond the warnings about going through the airport, I would say that the most useful thing I brought with me was a solar-powered battery charger.  You will be surprised just how much you can find in the towns, like radios and walkmans.  My area didn't have anything in the way of CDs, but it's only a matter of time.  There also may be Internet access available, but don't depend on it.  Even where it's available, it depends on electricity or a generator, it depends on the day everyone decides to be in town, etc.  \n\nOh, and don't expect everyone to know Spanish over there either!  There's a really good chance that you'll find tribal languages among the people you become acquainted with.  I know I did!  I had to learn Swahili in training, and then I found myself using Kigogo in the village area!  Be prepared to learn new vocabulary in a local language, and new vocabulary/slang in Spanish -- you'll need it!  \n\nOkay, checked the website and it says they have strong technology...  So you might be able to plan on email and cell phone service!  \n\nI can't think of anything else at the moment, but if you want to ask about things just let me know!  Good luck and I hope you find someone who knows your country!\n\n\nConsidering your third answerer:\nOkay, you now have information from someone who has experienced that country you can visit.  Given the difference described, I would say that you may disregard much of what I wrote!  It's difficult to remember just how much variety there is between the countries, but sounds like you have been chosen for a good and progressive country.  Congratulations and good luck in your service!
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you will need to book the exam to be taken at an authorised testing centre\n\ngo to www.2test.com to book the exam
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The GMAT is essentially a glorified SAT - all the stuff in there you definitely learned pre-college. I've never been a big proponent of the GMAT classes because I feel you can get everything out of the book. The class isn't going to teach you some random formula you don't already know. Both the books and classes essentially spell out what format of questions will be asked in each section. Then they drill you on that format repeatedly until solving for that type of equation or that grammatical structure is second nature no matter what weird way they ask it on the test. I would recommend getting one of the books, Kaplan is pretty much the industry standard. Read it all the way through. Then take every practice test in the book, then save a few bucks and go hang out in the bookstore and take a half a dozen practice tests in other GMAT prep books. Review every question on your test you got wrong and go back into the book to see what “format” of question it is and review that again. Then use the free CDROM that should come with your prep book to focus in on any sections you are bombing on the practice tests. This worked for me and one of my buddies. We studied for about two weeks for an average of 3 hours a day and topped out over 750. The MCAT would be another story…thank god I don’t want to be a doctor…
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I couldn't afford the courses either (over a grand for some help? No ma'am!) but I did pretty much the same thing you did. I got a couple of help books, went to different websites that gave me free practice tests, got an idea of what the test was all about by starting all this about six months before the actual exam and I ended up scoring at 1400 (this is the old SATS, out of 1600). \n\nIf you can get a group together to do faux practice tests, it'll work out even better. Me and my friend would compare how we got different answers. Even if we both got them right, it was helpful to see how someone else deduced the answer and ended up helping me out a lot on the test because I could try to answer hard questions using a different method. \n\nGood luck on your committee. It definitely sounds like a very good way to prepare our hispanic youth for their futures
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I am not trying to be mean, but as a fellow teaching student, I suggest that you proof your exam before turning it into your reviewer, as your posting has several misspellings.  Again, I am not trying hurt your feelings, but I would be very hesitant to pass someone who has so many errors.  \n\nBut to answer your question, I do not know.  Good luck in your new career.
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Ask other people who have gone there.\nDo they have a pass gaurantee?\nCan you test on site?
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try testking.com you can have good question set to prepare for the exam
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i normally write things down and that way i take it in better, even if i'm just copying out. If you have past papers for the exam you should write out the answers for them and learn them. This will give you confidence that you can do some of the questions that came up previously. and - Good Luck!
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no..its not....its easy things..but for some people its really hard..for me it wasnt in the 1st time i took it i passed it!!!yea!!!
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As one of the FE takers this Saturday, April 22, I believe that the reference manual would be a great help if you get yourself to be familiar with it. It contains all the equations and formulas that are used to solve all the problems in the FE. \n\nBut, there are some things that you should remember.\n\n1. Sometimes finding a formula for a specific problem may take up a lot of time. Remember you have only 4 hours for 120 questions which is practically 2 mins for one question (only morning exam).\nAssume you would spend 1 min to find the formula and 1 min to solve it. That is good. But, what if you can't find it in 2 mins? Don't try to look for a formula for every problem. \n\n2. The formulas in the reference manual do not have any explanation of how the formula is applied or any example problems. You must have knowledge of the formula you would like to use. If you do not have any idea of how to apply, and try to prove or understand the formula, you will fail.\nSimply, you have no time to do.  \n\nSo, my suggestion to you as well as to myself is to use the reference manual when it is really really necessary.\nTry to use your common sense and the knowledge you already have acquired in the university.\nMy best wishes to all exam takers. ! ! !
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I couldn't find any sample test for this exam.  Nor were there any study guides.  Possibly if you contact the Michigan Civil Service examiners they may be able to tell you what is available and what you should study.  These may not be examinations that are possible to specifically prepare for.
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Sorry but I don't think anybody here is smart enough for that . Try elsewhere . Anyways , All the best for your exam