I felt that the sample test was much easier than the actual exam. Since I
studied on my own, without the benefit of a study group, I used the sample
test to help me figure out what subject areas and terms I needed to
research further. Even if I thought I knew the subject, I researched it
further to see what other information was out there. The internet was a
fabulous tool for researching all sorts of information.

I took a review course a month before the exam, and it really just
confirmed what I had already figured out on my own but it gave me the added
focus and confidence for the final days before the exam. I believe if you
have the opportunity to get involved with a study group, it would be more
beneficial than the review course. I just didn't have that available to me
at the time.

Joyce M. Davies, CPA, CRA
Senior Manager, Financial Services
Ohio University's Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs
The Ridges, Building 22, Rm 108
Athens, OH 45701

(P)740-597-2578
(F)740-593-4398
xxxxxx@ohio.edu

--On Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:38 PM -0700 Kristen Wolff
<xxxxxx@ASU.EDU> wrote:

>
> I found the actual exam to be more difficult than the practice exams
> because it's longer and therefore there was more opportunity for
> questions related to areas I don't necessarily work with on a daily basis
> would pop up, such as HR issues or sponsors that I have no experience
> with.  Those of us that took it at the Tailwind Flight Center (and I
> believe I was the second person ever) got to enjoy the salty talk of
> amateur pilots over the course of the exam.
>
> Bring earplugs.
>
>
> ------------------------------------
> Kris Wolff, MA, CRA
> Sponsored Projects Officer
> Office for Research and Sponsored Projects Administration
> Arizona State University
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> fax: (480)965-0669
>
>
> __________________________________________________
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> Of Jane Halpin
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:24 PM
> To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
> Subject: [RESADM-L] CRA Exam - what's it like
>
>
>
> I'm hoping to take the exam this coming Fall. I have not taken any of the
> review sessions but I have completed research compliance certification
> programs at two institutions that I've worked at. I've taken the practice
> exams online a couple of times and they seem relatively easy. Is the
> actual exam anything like the practice exams? I'm trying to get a sense
> of whether I need the review sessions. I'd hate to waste money either on
> unnecessary review or taking an exam that I'm not prepared for.
>
> Thanks for any input from those who have take the exam.
>
> Jane
>
> Jane Halpin
>
> Proposal Manager
> Office of Research & Commercialization
> University of Central Florida
> 12201 Research Parkway, Suite 501
> Orlando, FL 32826-3246
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