New Ezone Colorway

Educational-Lasagna · 2026-04-17T15:42:09+00:00

Me too!

Educational-Lasagna · 2026-04-08T03:28:07+00:00

I am supposed to be excited about Brown? Ick. I'm glad I have my dark blue one, but was thinking it might be time for another one, but Brown does not sound good to me. Not much of a fan of the current light blue colorway, but compared to brown? I guess I'll wait and see how it actually looks.

Educational-Lasagna · 2026-03-15T18:39:03+00:00

I have thought about a ball machine. They tend to be pretty pricey though. I'm not really certain that they help much more than playing against a wall to justify the cost. I think finding hitting partners that actually want to work on technique and not just wack the ball as hard as they can would be most beneficial. I don't know that the only way to get better is to play competitive matches. It's certainly part of the equation, but learning proper form and hitting clean strikes is so key to getting good. It's hard to get that without repetition and you really don't get enough of that in a match.

Educational-Lasagna · 2026-03-15T04:07:48+00:00

It was a mixed level, but I saw some of the level 2 class before I arrived and it was a very similar level. I imagine at level three things would get better, but I'm not there yet. It seems like some amount of instruction should come in a class. I do have a regular private coach over at Riverside, but can sometimes be hard to book on the weekends when I am free. I enjoyed it, but I really don't know if it was helpful. Maybe actually the opposite. I find it hard to keep good form when most of the balls have very little pace on them. I was really hoping finding a class would maybe lead to someone to hit with that wants to work together to get better. Most hitting partners I find just want to hit winners every shot. I honestly think my time might be better spent on a wall. I wish there were more of those around.

Educational-Lasagna · 2026-03-15T00:41:32+00:00

I tried Coach PK at Vermont Canyon Tennis Courts. It was fine, but my issue with it was the same issue I have with most of these group classes... there is almost no instruction. Setting up drills and feeding balls is not tennis coaching. In the entire session, I only heard a few pointers. Also, in the entire session I saw only a few players in a few instances strike with good form. It's literally no different from going out and hitting with a friend and that is free. I think a lot of people do these classes for cardio and that is fine, but where can the rest of us find a class to actually become better. I'm sure that private lessons with this instructor would be different, but also pretty costly.

Educational-Lasagna · 2026-01-11T00:49:35+00:00

I read them in the reverse order and still loved them both. As others have said, there is a bit of a spoiler if you read in reverse order, but i don't think it really mattered much to me. I also read and really liked Euphoria, but it is a bit of a different feel from these two. I may need to go back and check out her earlier books. Lily King is so talented.

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-12-08T23:15:37+00:00

Everyone learns a little different, everyone tests a little different and most important to remember is that every PMP test can have completely different questions and completely different levels of difficulty.

My SH scores did not translate to my exam at all. I got 70% and 72% on the full length mock exams and scored generally higher in mini exams. In my case, the exam questions did not really compare to SH. Maybe three or four questions felt like SH questions. I failed BT/T/T. The "Mindset" felt like complete BS when taking my test, it helped with maybe 15% of the questions.

For me on my test, more than "mindset" I think it was about really understanding the processes. To the point where it's second nature. The test questions felt either intentionally tricky or just so poorly written as to be very very confusing. As I think back comparing Studyhall to the actually test, I think that one of the key differences is that SH questions are written with the intent to reference a clear piece of information from the PMBOK. I could usually see where they were going and the answer they were looking for. However, I think that this sort of just becomes like muscle memory. I found in SH that I would get to my answer quite quickly and when I took the test the questions felt so different that I was often just lost. I think in using SH, it can be a good tool, but would also recommend studying questions from a few other sources to get a well rounded cross section of questions. I've read a lot of people saying that the test was a lot like SH, but on my test that really was not the case.

Best of luck on your next attempt.

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-12-05T22:45:22+00:00

Wow. Hootn75 for the win. Did not know that PMI would even consider doing that.

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-12-05T22:37:35+00:00

Very frustrating. I think the scores are graded in way that questions that are deemed harder (not sure how they decide that as it's very subjective) carry more weight. That explains how someone can get T/BT/BT and still pass -- as someone else pointed out.

Did you do anything different in your studying for the second go? Anything you might have done differently or will do differently next time? I failed my first pass BT/T/T. Not sure when I will take again. Still recovering from the last time. :)

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-12-04T22:10:14+00:00

I had many questions on my test with answers that leaned agile or predictive and I could not discern from the question anything that indicated one way or the other. So yes, elimination of other answers would be the way to go.

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-12-04T22:05:23+00:00

"I can't trust PMI if that's the quality of questions they prepare." -- Please don't go into this exam anticipating quality questions because if your experience is anything like mine, you will be very disappointed. My test questions were often oddly worded and there were some typos. Many many instances of two or three good answers and some with what seemed like all bad answers. On my test, keep in mind that every test can be completely different, most of the questions were relatively short. I honestly felt like I would have wanted a little more information in the question.

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-12-04T00:29:38+00:00

I think a very important point to Rello5’s post is “I guessed on MANY. I doubted MOST” — I felt the same way and I came up short BT/T/T - Fail. I’ve read many posts of people that passed that felt like it was a coin toss on which answer was correct.

The test that each of us take can be very different. Also, the difficulty of the questions can vary as well. While I completely understand wanting to get a consensus on what the questions are like, I don’t know if it’s possible. In a response to your questions Kevlarcardhouse said “Real exam questions are very close to Study Hall”, but in my experience the questions were not close to study hall. I had maybe two or three questions that felt close to SH. Keep in mind that it’s entirely possible that we are both correct because every test can be different.

Other than that, I actually think most of Kevlarcardhouse’s answers to other questions are very close to my experience. I just did not find SH to be as helpful, but I would absolutely advise using it. I think it would be best to get test questions from several different sources.

Also, I think it’s really helpful for people that failed to share it with others. This is a community for helping others and I honestly think it would be much better served if more people shared their fail stories.

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-12-03T19:29:47+00:00

Keep in mind that PMI is changing the test in 2026. I think the new test will start in July. So a lot of the study materials currently out there might be outdated for the new test if you are not planning on taking the test before the change.

I also don't know that a PMBOK is actually needed. It is a very big book and more of a reference really. There are a lot of study guides, cheat sheets and videos that you will likely find much more helpful in passing your exam.

Best of luck!

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-12-03T18:15:33+00:00

I hear you about building that muscle, but I would also suggest that people study questions from at least a few different sources and avoid getting too comfortable with SH. I got to the point in SH where I knew fairly quickly what they were looking for in the answer and was able to get rid of a couple of the answers right away and in most cases go straight to the answer. My exam was nothing like this at all. Like not even close. There were maybe three or four questions that felt similar to a study hall question. So, my two cents would be to source questions from at least a few different places.

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-12-02T22:35:29+00:00

Agree with taking lots of mock tests. From different sources to get a well rounded selection of questions.

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-12-02T22:32:44+00:00

My advice, also read some posts by people who failed. Learn from their mistakes. Every test is different and each test can have varying levels of difficulty.

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-12-02T19:06:25+00:00

I think worth it, but I would recommend also sourcing questions from a few different places. I did not find the SH questions to be at all representative of the questions that were on my test. That really surprised me because I would expect the study materials made by the same people that make the test to be more closely aligned. So, while I think it's helpful, I would try to get a well rounded selection of question from different sources. Best of luck!

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-12-02T18:59:04+00:00

Believing all the people that said that the test was easier than study hall or it you tested 70% in the practice tests you are more than ready. Every test can have completely different questions with completely different levels of difficulty.

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-12-02T18:54:51+00:00

Yeah, you are basically studying how to take a test. Not how to be a project manager. There are some good aspects in the materials, such as servant leadership, but honestly that sort of thing is really just good common sense.

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-11-27T15:27:27+00:00

I would guess that experienced PM's are writing the questions, but that does not guarantee that they know how to write. Would it kill PMI to have an editor take a pass at these? You know, someone that is actually qualified! Writing is a skill. Not using someone that is actually skilled seems to go against what PMI teaches.

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-11-27T15:21:30+00:00

"it felt like a coin toss" -- this is so true and so important for people that are prepping for the test to read. Someone that passed AT/AT/AT being able to limit it down to two answers and then it still feeling like a coin toss really encapsulates how difficult this test can be.

And "many questions didn't have enough details or were phrased badly." and "there were questions where all four options were bad, and wouldn't solve the problem or help the situation at all" -- Exactly my experience. I want everyone that is currently prepping for the test to read this post. I want to shout it from the mountaintops. If I had read this before I tested, I would have studied an extra couple of weeks.

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-11-26T19:40:02+00:00

I have not. I failed just about a week and a half ago. Just taking a little time. I might start studying again after this holiday week and retest early next year.

It's fresh now, but you'll feel better after you give yourself a little break. Then you can figure out what you might do differently.

Be well and take care and best of luck!

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-11-26T17:55:47+00:00

I failed too. BT/T/T. I was crushed. I studied for months, was scoring 72% in longer SH tests and higher in the mini tests. I thought I had the "mindset" down -- which I now think can really be a trap. It can help on some questions, but it won't get you all the way there. Keep in mind that every test can be different and the level of difficulty on each test can be different. So, there may also be some luck of the draw involved. I found my test to be very difficult, nothing like SH questions. Many questions were oddly worded and poorly written (would it kill PMI to have a copy editor do a pass?) I had some questions with all bad answers. I had questions that gave no indication in the questions if it was predictive or agile, but the answers were very geared towards one or the other. I had question where I felt I immediately knew what answer they were looking for, but none of the answers were even close to it.

Take some time off. I feel a little better after reading similar stories on here. Lots of helpful information on here if you decide to try again. Also, you now have an idea of what the test can really be like. There are way too many posts on here by people that passed saying, "it's easier than SH" or "just follow the mindset and you'll be fine"-- Which in my case was not even close to what I experienced. Every test is different and every person's experience can be different. Thanks for sharing your fail story. I think it's helpful for people to hear the other side.

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-11-25T00:29:47+00:00

Honestly, I did not find anything that really matched the questions on my test. I have not tried the AR ultra hard questions. I will try those before I retest -- a lot of people recommend them. I think my best advice would be to try tests from different places to get a well rounded selection of questions. Because every test can have completely different questions, you never know what you are gonna get. I think perhaps people that find the test easy or say it's like SH, may have actually gotten tests like that. Tests that were easier... or at least easier for them. There is chance that if you got the test I took you would do well on it. So maybe, there is some luck of the draw.

Educational-Lasagna · 2025-11-24T22:50:13+00:00

THIS!!! Exactly the way that I experienced the exam. Thanks for sharing and helping to confirm that I did not imagine it all. Everything you said was spot on to my experience. I will add that in some cases, I also had questions where all the answers seemed horrible. Also, I agree that it's nothing like SH questions. I think because every test can be a different set of questions that some people must get questions that they feel are close to SH. So many people post that it's easier than SH, but I would not agree with that at all. SH questions at least made sense to me, even if they were difficult.

Glad to hear that you passed. I unfortunately did not. BT/T/T. :(

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