ASP online vs in-person exam — any difference in difficulty?

Went through this exact question when I was prepping. The ASP material on "ASP" is actually not as bad as it looks — once it clicks it clicks.

What helped me was finding one resource that explained it from first principles instead of just giving me the "right answer." Made a huge difference on the scenario-based questions.

Also: don't underestimate the importance of reviewing your wrong answers more than your right ones. I learned more from 20 wrong answers than 200 correct ones.

Quick update: just cleared 92% on my most recent ASP practice set using free asp incident investigation and analysis. Sitting for the real thing in 4 weeks. Feeling cautiously optimistic.

For anyone finding this later: ASP is passable with consistent effort even working full time. I studied 45 minutes a day for 9 weeks. The free asp incident investigation and analysis kept me honest about my actual gaps.

Honestly the online vs in-person thing matters less than how you've been studying. I did mine at a testing center because I knew I'd second-guess every little noise at home, but a buddy of mine did online and was totally fine. What actually saved me was changing how I went through practice questions. For a long time I just memorized the right answer and moved on, and my scores barely budged.

The shift was when I started forcing myself to explain why each wrong option was wrong, not just why the right one was right. That's where the ASP gets you. A lot of the answer choices are technically true safety statements, they're just not the BEST answer for what's being asked, and if you don't understand why you'll keep falling for them. So pick whichever setting keeps you calm, but spend your prep time picking apart the distractors. That's what moved my practice scores more than anything.