So now let's take a couple of minutes
and talk about some exam tips.
So, in this lesson,
we're just going to talk about how you prepare for the exam.
You are ready, right?
Let's find out.
So 7 tips that you need to know.
1: do a final check on skills measured.
and you find skills measured
by simply going to Google and searching for the DP-203,
pulling that up,
and then if you scroll down just a little bit,
you'll see skills measured.
Make sure that you look at that skills outline
and make sure that there's no red marking
for anything that has changed.
That is very important.
Now, of course, we keep up
and look at these courses to make sure
that they're up to date,
but Microsoft doesn't publish
when they're going to update the courses,
and so we might not have seen something yet.
So it's very important that you also go back through.
Just make sure there's nothing new
or changed in the exam that you haven't prepared for.
Next there are no labs. Maybe.
So, that's always a question that we get.
Are there going to be labs on the exam?
Well, Microsoft has had labs on some exams
and not labs on other exams,
and they changed their mind back and forth.
And the truth of the matter is, it really doesn't matter.
We have a ton of hands-on labs in this course.
Those hands-on labs are going to to be very important
for you to build the skills necessary to pass the exam,
so don't stress out about
if there are labs or not.
Just pretend like there are labs
and then you'll be good to go.
Third, if you're on the exam, eliminate answers,
and guess when stuck.
You are not penalized for guessing,
so make sure that you are if you don't know the answer.
Don't count on going back either.
So the way the exams are structured,
some sections you can go back on,
some sections you can't go back on.
So I always suggest that when you're taking the exam,
look at the question,
assume that you cannot go back later
and just answer the question to the the best of your ability
and move forward.
Microsoft is not trying to trick you.
So don't get hung up thinking about
if this is a trick or it's not.
Just assume that it's not a trick
and answer the question to the best of your ability,
going back through,
eliminating answers that you know are incorrect
and that'll get you down
to as close to the right answer as possible.
Scores are relative.
That's another important piece to keep in mind.
So if you score a 600 on the exam,
that does not mean you've got 60% of the questions right.
That's relative based
upon the people that are taking the exam.
So don't worry too much about the scores.
The only thing you need to worry about
is at the end they'll give you a little block
that will show you percentages and where you scored
for each one of the main sections.
So make sure that you're looking at that.
That's going to help you to move forward in your career
and pick up areas that you might not have done as well on.
So, scores are relative.
Don't get hung up on the scores.
And finally, relax. That is very important.
Don't get super stressed out
because it's not going to help you on the exam.
You have studied hard
and prepared a very long time for this exam,
so you should be ready to go.
All right, some last key points to remember.
Picture success. Don't picture failure.
You are going to pass this thing.
Relax. You can do it.
Next, don't cram study the night before.
In fact, I wouldn't study more than like 20 minutes or so.
Studying the night before or the day of your exam
is not going to help you.
You either know it or you don't by that point.
So relax, just make sure
that you've had a good breakfast.
Make sure that you've done something
to kind of de-stress yourself.
You can spend maybe 15 minutes or so
just kind of skimming through some note cards
or notes or whatever you have,
but don't spend a whole lot of time trying to learn.
And so with that, you are ready to take the exam.
I know that you can do this
and I'm looking forward to seeing those certifications.
Congratulations again.
In the final video,
we'll kind of wrap up and talk about next steps
after the exam.
All right, good luck.
And I'm looking forward to seeing those certs.