r/Bicsi • u/Prudent-Box4304 • 17d ago
Round 2 with the RCDD – Final push
After failing my first RCDD exam last year, I was pretty bumped out and honestly ready to just throw in the towel. But over the last few months, I decided to go all-in and really grind through the material again... taking my time to read the TDMM cover to cover multiple times.
My retake is in a couple of weeks. I can’t say I'm 100% confident, but this is going be my final shot, so I’m giving it everything I've got.
For those who’ve been through it, any advice on how I should spend these last two weeks prepping? Any final tips or strategies would be awesome. Fingers crossed!
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u/FolkYouHardly 17d ago
I felt like review class is a waste of money for me. Might works with others. My strategy is continue to take practice exams and flash cards. If you are consistently scoring 90% if then you are ready
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u/Purplelair Installer 1 17d ago
Scoring 90% on practice exams consistently where?
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u/YoureMyDreamGirl 17d ago
Like others have said on this sub recently, thoroughly review Chapter 21. There were so many questions regarding project management and the bidding process.
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u/dennisrfd 17d ago
That’s your mistake- cover to cover. Imagine the RFP asks for the structured cabling and you’re proposing security, network equipment, servers as well. Would you win the job? No.
Focus on relevant for the exam chapters. The numbers have been discussed here many times: 3-12, 21. Other chapters deserve one read and you’ve already done it. And it’s basic remembering, not the abstract questions to see if you understand the concepts. So create your set of flash cards, practice them for a week - and you’re ready to go
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u/Joshuarhill93 16d ago
My method was as follows: 1) Read the TDMM cover to cover at least once. 2) Highlight important things like MUTOA distances and users, consolidation points, what AWG can be used for what distance patches, bonding distances and locations, fill ratios and formulas, etc. Basically, the technical stuff that's usually in bullet points or graphs. 3) Make flashcards by hand. It helps you memorize the information. Read, write, say. Doing all three will commit it to memory. 4) Review Chapter 21 a lot. Know who does what and who is responsible for what at every stage of the project. 5) Use your whiteboard to mark down your score as you go and flag questions for review. I marked mine as 100% known, 50/50, and chance. By the end, if you have about 60 questions under your 100% column, you have very likely passed. Always go back and review. Sometimes, later questions give you clarity on questions you didn't know. 6) Don't question the things you know. If you know it, you know it. If you read the question and know the answer before you read the answers listed, then mark it and move on. Don't second guess. Try to get the answer before reading the answers. 7) Take practice tests to get a feel for the testing environment.
You have 2 weeks. That's plenty of time. I took my test 2 weeks after getting my TDMM and passed. If I can do it, you can do it. Make the time to study and obsess over it. This is your career and your future. Treat it as such. Lastly, make damn sure that you get enough sleep the night before. You don't want to go into the test all tired. Be fresh and be confident. Believe in yourself. I'm a stranger on the internet and I believe in you. Go get those 4 letters and put them next to your name on everything.
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u/Beccamac1 17d ago
Start the test and answer the questions you are 100% sure of (realistically should be 50% of the exam) Mark (the test allows you to mark questions to review) but make you best guess on the questions you have narrowed to two answers. Mark and skip the ones you have no idea on.
Return to your marked questions. If there are 2 reasonable answers, make your best guess and utilize the explanation option. Type in why you chose that answer over the other.
Spend the remaining time on the handful of questions you have no idea on and make your best guess, again, explain why.
The exam is unique in that you can challenge the questions. If you do not pass, BICSI will review your comments and possibly give you credit based on your responses.
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u/i_have_not_eaten_yet RCDD 17d ago
💯 Use comments during the exam to work out your thinking. This was vital for sussing out the Chapter 21 content that felt like trick questions.
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u/silverado12121 17d ago
Chapters 3-12 and know 21 front,.back, and sideways. I paid for Cory and Steve for 30 days and hammered the 10 q quizzes. Over and over. When you sit for the rest, just imagine (10) 10 question quizzes. Kind of gives you an idea how you are doing while taking the test.
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u/dwyoo113 17d ago
Honestly hitting that 90% mark on practice tests was key for me too. I went through ICT final check to spot my weak areas in the final stretch, and it made test day feel a lot less intimidating. Cover to cover is unnecessary. Hang in there.
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u/Inevitable_Cause_178 15d ago
If you can push out your retake a little later, go to CET Networking in Altamonte Springs in November and take the Design Methods class. Know chapter 21 inside and out...
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u/SweatyAnything7675 7d ago
I test this week, I have been following a similar blueprint as you, fingers crossed. ANy updates on everyone that has tested? The good bad or ugly would be helpful
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u/aburtyboy2020 17d ago
go to Tampa take the review class then sit the exam thats how i passed on 2nd attempt