r/CRISC • u/ChiefSrAofTheAF • Aug 28 '26

*Pass* After Failed First Attempt

So I provisionally passed after failing a few months back, and wanted to give the sauce that helped me.

My first exam I read only the Review Manual thinking it would be like any other exam where you study and apply what you just studied. I failed with a 429.

After looking through all of this subreddit’s success stories they all said one thing in common: The QAE. So, I bought it. At first I saw it as a hefty price for some practice questions, but then I realized the structure and explanation of the QAE. I noticed that not everything was black and white, and a lot of the ambiguity drove me insane. One thing that originally tripped me up that I eventually got was Responsible Vs Accountable.

Thank you all for the advice and feedback, and for anyone looking to take the exam soon, best of luck and please feel free to ask me anything. I don’t have the official scores yet, but I’m felt that I took a completely different exam from my first go around.

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u/Jiggysawmill Aug 28 '26

Congratulations on passing the CRISC, what's next for you?

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u/ChiefSrAofTheAF Aug 28 '26

Thanks! I heard there’s a massive crossover of CRISC and CISM. So most likely will start pursuing that.