Just got my score back. So close it hurts.
I felt okay going in but clearly there were gaps. Looking back at my prep, I spent a lot of time on "ibew apprentice" but I think I underestimated how deep they go on ibew labor union.
The weird thing is I scored fine on the concept questions but tanked on the application ones. Like I understood the theory but when it came to scenario-based questions I kept second-guessing myself.
For anyone who's failed and then passed — what changed? Did you switch study materials? More practice tests? Different time of day?
Also curious whether the IBEW score report tells you which sections you were weak in. Mine just shows an overall score and I have no idea where exactly I lost points.
Coming back to this thread because I just passed my IBEW yesterday. Everything people said about the ibew section is spot on — that was the hardest part for me too. For anyone still studying, don't skip the applied questions in the ibew apprentice. They're the closest to what you'll actually see.
Great discussion here. One thing I'd add that hasn't come up: sleep the night before is genuinely more important than one more study session. I went in fully rested for my IBEW and felt sharper on the ibew questions than I expected. Don't underestimate recovery time.
Quick update: just cleared 90% on my most recent IBEW practice set using ibew apprentice. Sitting for the real thing in 2 weeks. Feeling cautiously optimistic.
Quick update: just cleared 86% on my most recent IBEW practice set using ibew apprentice. Sitting for the real thing in 4 weeks. Feeling cautiously optimistic.
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