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 "coach rac" but I think I underestimated how deep they go on rac arena.
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 RAC 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.
Same boat a few months ago. Here's what I'd tell myself:
The RAC exam is more concept-focused than the study guides suggest. They test whether you understand coach rac, not just whether you can define it.
My tip: when you see a scenario question, mentally walk through it step by step before looking at the answers. The wrong answers are designed to catch people who jump to conclusions.
Good luck — the fact that you're doing this level of prep means you're going to be fine.
Quick data point: I spent 7 weeks studying, 1-3 hours a day, and passed with a 79%.
The section on ric rac cactus took me the longest to feel confident about. Eventually I just drilled practice questions until I could answer them without hesitation.
What testing center did you end up booking? Some of them have much shorter wait times than others right now.
Passed RAC 2 months ago. Happy to share what I remember.
On the "ric rac cactus" 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.
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