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 "MEC" but I think I underestimated how deep they go on MEC exam.
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 MEC 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.
Worth mentioning: the free mec moodle platform navigation configuration covers exactly the areas people tend to struggle with most.
What helped me most with practice test specifically: stop thinking about it as a topic to memorize and start thinking about the types of decisions it's asking you to make. Once I shifted to that frame, my MEC scores in that section jumped about 16 points within a week.
What helped me most with practice test specifically: stop thinking about it as a topic to memorize and start thinking about the types of decisions it's asking you to make. Once I shifted to that frame, my MEC scores in that section jumped about 17 points within a week.
Quick update: just cleared 83% on my most recent MEC practice set using free mec course design content creation. Sitting for the real thing in 2 weeks. Feeling cautiously optimistic.
Failed first attempt, came back to this thread. The consensus on mec practice test being the make-or-break area is right. Focusing almost exclusively on applied questions this time around.
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