Minnesota Masters Exam?

[Krist Midbrod]

Has anyone taken the Minnesota class A Masters recently? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Looking to find any particulars on the exam as I have heard that it has changed considerably since i wrote my journeyman's 15 years ago. I really don't want to do this more than once so, any incite would be very helpful. Mn is a State written exam by our own dept of labor so I have heard that is is very unique now as far as what they are looking for...? Can anyone comment to this?

Thnaks again!

 

[Sparkbender]

Late 2009 is as recent as I can get you.

Late 2009 is as recent as I can get you.

Has anyone taken the Minnesota class A Masters recently? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Looking to find any particulars on the exam as I have heard that it has changed considerably since i wrote my journeyman's 15 years ago. I really don't want to do this more than once so, any incite would be very helpful. Mn is a State written exam by our own dept of labor so I have heard that is is very unique now as far as what they are looking for...? Can anyone comment to this?

Thnaks again!

I took my JW in 2004 and my Masters in September 2009. If you are good at understanding the application of the code and the intentions of the requirements of the articles, you will do fine with some prep materials and reviewing code calculations. The biggest problem that I found with the test is how it is written. Your ability to read long questions, at times with double negatives and a laundry list of a-f qualifying responses to the question followed by your a-d answers that you have to choose from to fill in the circles for that include one or more of the qualifying responses from the laundry list. The test has become more about understanding the question being asked as much as if you understand the code. Then find the right responses and match them up with the correct a-d response. When the questions are like that, it is hard for some people to remember, especially ADD people or those with little sleep from cramming, if the question was is or is not. I passed mine the first time around but struggled through what I was able to blow through the first time for my JW in just under 2 hrs. The test is all open book now but the questions are the hard part, not the code. I would have done better if I was prepared more for that. The blank paper they gave me was used more for selecting my abcs instead of calculating and I was prepared more for a traditional test. That is not to say that you don't have any demand calculations and others but those long questions could easily fail many people without good comprehension skills and attention. Good rest for that one is more important than coffee that could get you too hyped to really look at the question. If you are driving in from outside the metro area like I did, consider getting a room the night before. I didn't even review my questions because I hated reading them the first time. Between the questions, the 3 hr. drive, and the high test coffee it is a wonder I passed.