Just got my score back. So close it hurts.
I felt okay going in but clearly there were gaps. Looking back at my prep, I spent a lot of time on "what is ica" but I think I underestimated how deep they go on how to open ica file.
The weird thing is I scored fine on the concept questions but tanked on the application ones. Like I understood the theory but when it came to scenario-based questions I kept second-guessing myself.
For anyone who's failed and then passed — what changed? Did you switch study materials? More practice tests? Different time of day?
Also curious whether the ICAS score report tells you which sections you were weak in. Mine just shows an overall score and I have no idea where exactly I lost points.
Passed ICAS 8 months ago. Happy to share what I remember.
On the "what is ica" stuff specifically — I found the practice tests here were actually harder than the real exam on those questions. Which was great because going in I felt more prepared than I needed to be.
The time pressure is real though. I came in with maybe 8 minutes to spare and that was after skipping the ones I wasn't sure about and coming back.
Don't try to cram the night before. Seriously. Last-minute stress makes you second-guess things you actually know.
Quick update: just cleared 90% on my most recent ICAS practice set using free icas digital technologies. Sitting for the real thing in 4 weeks. Feeling cautiously optimistic.
For anyone finding this later: ICAS is passable with consistent effort even working full time. I studied 75 minutes a day for 11 weeks. The free icas digital technologies kept me honest about my actual gaps.
Coming back to this thread — just passed my ICAS yesterday. Everything about the icas practice test section is accurate. For anyone still studying, the free icas digital technologies was the closest thing to the real exam I found.
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