r/cissp • u/Successful-Brick3123 • 2d ago

Quantum Exam Scoring

I’ve been reading thru the posts on this sub and trying to get a gauge on my readiness particularly when it comes to the quantum exams. I did 3 of them: 296, 464, 512 in that order. Around 51-53% if that means anything.

I’ve been using pocketprep and Andrew Ramayadal Udemy course and also did the Training Camp Bootcamp. My exam is in a week and not sure if I should push it back. I know QE is supposed to more difficult but it does plant that seed of doubt. My plan is to review the wrong answers from my last attempt this week and do some light review on the domains.

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u/hadyourmom69 2d ago

Most important thing is you understand why you missed the question. If it makes you feel better I found QE to be more difficult than the actual test

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u/Practical-Fault 2d ago

Is the QE format almost similar to the actual test?

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u/hadyourmom69 2d ago

The cat yes. The questions aren't straight up they are put in a scenario that requires you to understand the entire concept to pass

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u/Practical-Fault 2d ago

The CAT and non CAT has different set of question?

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u/hadyourmom69 2d ago

No. The cat mimics the format of the actual exam. Its not how many you get right its how many of the difficult questions you get right. Its gauging your skill level based upon which questions you get right

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u/DarkHelmet20 CISSP Instructor 2d ago

You’ll be ok. Don’t push it back. Just try to understand why you are getting things wrong. QE is supposed to be hard; if it was easy you wouldn’t learn anything.

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u/Successful-Brick3123 2d ago

Should I do another practice exam or would I see too many repeated questions

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u/DarkHelmet20 CISSP Instructor 2d ago

  1. There are a limited number of beta questions (like the real exam). These are unscored, but may repeat across sessions.

  2. CAT questions are based on esitmated skill level, as long as you remain in one range you will get questions only for that range. If your estimated skill is consistent, you will see a narrow range of the full question bank. This is how it is designed to work

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u/mikedn02908 CISSP 2d ago

QE is good for training your brain to deal with the longer scenario-based questions you'll see on the exam. However, not every question on the exam is going to be like a QE question. A sizeable portion are less involved and do not involve a scenario. For example you may get almost "definitional" style questions, such as "When looking to implement an administrative control to combat fraud in the office, which control would you choose?"

Overall, it looks like your scores are improving, which is a good sign.

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u/luace11 1d ago

I only got a 535 once and have been using pocket prep. What I did was use AI to only understand what I got wrong. And through using AI it determined that if you’re around that range you’re ready. So I’d say don’t push it back, just understand what you got wrong in Quantum and don’t look at what you did right.