I just got my results back yesterday and I finally passed the CPCC exam on my second attempt. Honestly, I was pretty devastated after failing the first time because I thought I'd studied enough, but I was completely wrong about what "enough" actually meant for this one. The first time around I scored a 68 when you need a 75 to pass, so I wasn't that far off, but it still stung.
What really turned things around for me was switching up my approach. Instead of just reading through the ICF competencies again, I actually started using a CPCC practice test to simulate the real exam experience. Doing timed practice runs changed everything — I realized I was spending way too long on the ethics scenarios and rushing through the coaching conversation questions at the end. Also grabbed a structured study guide that broke down the core competencies by domain, which helped me stop cramming everything into one giant review session.
For anyone else prepping right now, what resources have you found most useful? Especially curious if anyone has tips on the mentoring log documentation piece — that tripped me up more than the written portion.