Taking the CAC in about 8 weeks and I'm starting to panic about the construction law and contracts portion. I've been a field engineer for 3 years so the technical stuff feels manageable, but the ASC study guide's legal section is dense. Anyone who's taken it recently - does it show up heavy on the actual exam?
I'm averaging about 68% on practice questions right now, which feels low. Shooting for 75%+ before test day. Putting in roughly 2 hours a night on weekdays and a longer session on Saturdays. Not sure if I should keep drilling practice tests or go back through the reference materials first.
The project management module isn't bad - about 80% of it maps directly to what I do on site every day. Scheduling and cost control are my stronger areas. It's really just the legal and risk management stuff tripping me up, specifically contract types and owner-contractor liability questions.
68% is actually fine at 8 weeks out. I was scoring around 65% six weeks before and ended up passing with a 79. Practice questions tend to run harder than the real thing. Keep drilling the law section and don't neglect safety - it showed up more than I expected.
I spent 3 full weekends just on the legal module and it paid off. Flashcards for the contract definitions really helped. The exam doesn't go deep on case law but you need to know which party holds which risk under each contract type.
Construction law was probably 20-25% of my exam when I took it last November. It's manageable if you know your contract types cold - lump sum, cost-plus, GMP. The liability questions aren't as tricky once you understand indemnification basics.
Passed mine 6 months ago. The construction law section tests whether you understand the concepts, not whether you're a lawyer. If you're at 68% overall right now you're on track. Just stop guessing on contract definitions.