Transcender Training Materials Adequate? (70-448)

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Transcender Training Materials Adequate? (70-448)

A. Harmon

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April 1, 2010 at 2:54 pm

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Hi,
I'm studying for the 70-448 BI certification. I've read the MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-448) from cover to cover. I'm now taking practice exams from Transcender. I routinely score about an 80% on them, which I assume would be passing on the real exam. They do seem harder than the material presented in the MS training kit. Has anyone had any experience with the Transcender training materials and could you provide your opinion on how well they prepare you? Thanks
Andrew

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 1

I have used them in the past for different exams. Each time, the transcender was more difficult than the actual exam.

I imagine the same would hold true here.

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Daniel Bowlin SSC-Dedicated Points: 34566 More actions · Answer 2

One thing I have always done is to follow all the links in the explanations and read and understand all the supporting articles to get as much depth as possible to the why of questions. Many questions require a fine understanding of some very subtle differences to get the correct answer. Good luck on your exam.

A. Harmon SSC Eights! Points: 995 More actions · Answer 3

Thanks for the input.

Exam's tomorrow. I'll post my opinion of how prepared I was tomorrow...

Andrew

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 4

You're welcome.

Looking forward to the feedback.

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A. Harmon SSC Eights! Points: 995 More actions · Answer 5

Well just walked out of my exam. Passed!! I did find the exam difficult, and I was positive I failed by the end. I would say the transcended materials had me about 80% prepared. Definitely helpful. Glad that's done, my first MCTS!

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Congrats

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Daniel Bowlin

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April 3, 2010 at 5:15 pm

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That's awesome! Congratulations.

rakesh_v SSC Enthusiast Points: 186 More actions · Answer 8

Hello Grasshopper,

Apart from Transcender books, can you please tell me what other books did you use?

I have no idea about these BI but I am going to start from scrach.

your input would be really helpful.

Also how long did it take for you to prepare?

Rakesh

A. Harmon SSC Eights! Points: 995 More actions · Answer 9

I also read this book in it's entirety. It doesn't cover every single detail, but enough to pass the exam. If you are putting in some serious time, i think you can prepare in a 2-3 weeks.

http://www.amazon.com/MCTS-Self-Paced-Training-Exam-70-448/dp/0735626367/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1277857308&sr=8-1-fkmr1

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