I Passed My PMP Exam!

Hello everyone, I'm posting to all let you know that I passed my PMP exam with AT in all areas, and to give you my thoughts that could be helpful to you for passing your PMP exam if you're currently studying for your test! I'm going to post study resources, tips, and my mindset. One big question I also had in my last testing weeks were about practice / prep exams, so I'll cover that too.

@Andrew Ramdayal
's course is fantastic!
My study mindset: I'm going to pass this test regardless of what my studying feels like. Circumstances don't come with definitions; we define the set of circumstances around us. Regardless of how you feel about the test, studying, practice exam scores, etc. you can determine your mentality and positive outlook. Stay positive! I wrote out a single page of notebook paper with positive confessions and affirmations to read at the beginning and ending of every study session for my last two weeks as I really prepped for the test. We can't beat bad thoughts with good thoughts, we beat bad thoughts with good words. I trained my brain in the 49 processes, and in the self-belief.
Study resources: Andrew's course, TIA's exam simulator, Andrew's PDFs from his course, The Complete Project Management Body of Knowledge in One Video (PMBOK 7th Edition), & 100 PMP Drag and Drop Questions... that's it. Highly recommend studying the videos within the TIA exam simulator after testing and studying it multiple times! From the course, I recommend reviewing the Mindset section twice & restudy ECO section (taking notes) one time prior to taking the PMP exam.
TIA's exam simulator: Mock exams vs Beta exams? I'd suggest utilizing both! Each one is beneficial and here is why:

Here are my scores on each...
Mock exams 73%, 75%, 87%, 83%, 83% & 85%
BETA exams 54% & 58%
As you can see by my test scores, Beta seems harder to take, and it is (to me). I think it's beneficial (as long as you keep the positive mental attitude/mindset like I mentioned above)!! I took the Beta exams after my first two Mock exams, then scored in the 80%s for the rest of the Mock exams. Professional athletics, military trainings, and other high performing environments always try to put the performers in tougher environments during practice, so that the 'real thing' seems more simple, easy, and slower.

Take that principle into our environment: Beta exams are harder. You'll probably score lower. That's okay! It's stretching your testing muscle and brain power by putting you in a harder environment than the actual mock exams & PMP exam itself. I think you can use Beta exams to your benefit for test taking to give you a confidence going into the PMP.

Mock exams are CLOSER to the real PMI PMP exam in my opinion
I wouldn't spend more than one look over reviewing Beta test answers, since the Mock exam is much closer to the real PMP test, but a few PMP exam questions did remind me of Beta
I would make sure you END on taking Mock exams, so you can remember what the test will feel most like and end on a higher scoring note walking into your PMP exam!

5. No matter where you're at in your career or studying journey, you've got this! It took me 2.5 months from the time I decided to take the PMP to find the right materials, study, and pass! I'm open for questions if you have them, please let me know down below. Blessings!

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