I took and passed the ISCW test today. I was super-nervous going into it, which is weird for me, but I finally calmed down after the first few questions. Here’s my take. I don’t want to get into any trouble so I’m not going to include very much detail.
The testing center wasn’t very good at all. It’s in an old building on the busiest road in town, and the noise from the street was barely dampened by the 1960s building materials. I can tell you that there are three different pipes in the walls since their vibrations resonated through the room every time somebody flushed or brewed some coffee. There was also a little foot traffic, which can be expected anywhere; they were working through some software problems on another testing station and were very respectful, so it wasn’t too bad. The worst part of the whole ordeal, though, was the Microsoft class I sat through while taking the test. They were across the hall, but it sounded like they were in the room with me. Usually, you hear the instructor yelling at the top of his lungs so the whole class can hear, but I could hear questions being asked and papers being moved. I think I can go pass a test of AD replication, though. I certainly won’t be using that facility for any more tests.