Does anyone know how long before DCAS notifies us about the protest session? I know they have an outstanding track record, but I am hoping someone who is a little more reliable could fill me in on the process.
To all those who passed...CONGRATULATIONS!
Don't forget the little guys.
OkeeDokee said
Nov 21, 2011
You will receive notice in the mail. It would be useful for all those wanting to protest to print out the relevant P.G. PDFs and assemble a little packet from which to voice their objections.
QB said
Nov 21, 2011
Do you actually have to print out procedures from the patrol guide that you want to protest, or can you just bring the P.G. and interim orders with you
OkeeDokee said
Nov 21, 2011
QB wrote:
Do you actually have to print out procedures from the patrol guide that you want to protest, or can you just bring the P.G. and interim orders with you
You can bring the whole thing if you choose. I'm protesting only a few.
tensixone said
Nov 21, 2011
u can bring the guide with u
JRG said
Nov 21, 2011
For the protest session, I am bringing my "Total Guide" but I know that is not an acceptable form of documentation to base my protest on, so I printed out every procedure that I can remember that was on our exam. Apparently DCAS has a copy machine we can use, so if anyone needs to borrow one of the official P.G. procedures for their protest, please don't hesitate to ask me.
PS- If you're wondering who I am, I will be the EDP in the room who will be talking to himself as a direct result from experiencing this nightmare of an exam...
area1 said
Nov 21, 2011
Now We really have to work on getting the protests done right. lets all work together to remember the questions.
innocent1 said
Nov 22, 2011
area 1 i'm feeling your energy. i'm def all for it. i feel 15, 47,90, and 100 should be double based on the number of people who have it wrong.
J Man said
Nov 22, 2011
I know who JRG is, I think he was present when I took my default photo..................
Mel said
Nov 22, 2011
innocent1 wrote:
area 1 i'm feeling your energy. i'm def all for it. i feel 15, 47,90, and 100 should be double based on the number of people who have it wrong.
what was 15 and 90? I got 15, 47, 90, and 100 wrong too. 47 and 100 will definitely be throw outs.
JustWonderin said
Nov 22, 2011
is it confirmed that 47 was the dept. vehicle accident/red light with the discipline?
qwerty123 said
Nov 22, 2011
IMHO: The number of people that protest a question has no bearing on whether it is thrown out. Take your time and write thoughtful, persuasive explanations supporting the answer you think should be credited. For PG related questions, your protest must cite the PG section accurately. For judgment questions you must clearly and persuasively explain why your answer was the MOST correct. Very few of the judgment questions had clear errors (like the authorizing overtime one. I chose the "correct" answer but I knew it was wrong). Ultimately they will adjust the numbers to get a reasonablly large list; your goal should be to give them support for crediting the answers you got wrong so that you benefit from the changes. Don't let your emotions get the better of you at the protest. Do not waste time protesting the questions that made you angry, protest the ones that you can clearly argue against. Keep in mind that an answer may be a correct statement or a sound policy, but does not respond to the call of the question. I will be writing protests for the entire 6 hours because there were so many poorly written questions but there were also a lot of simply difficult questions (there always are). I hope in the end most of the people that studied hard and made tremendous sacrifices make the list. I am lucky to be on the good side of 70 but I am still furious that the test was such a curve ball. When you study hard you should do well, when you don't study hard you should fail. Traditionally, even with all of its faults, the test was usually fair in that sense.
qwerty123 said
Nov 22, 2011
-- Edited by qwerty123 on Tuesday 22nd of November 2011 03:03:11 PM
Does anyone know how long before DCAS notifies us about the protest session? I know they have an outstanding track record, but I am hoping someone who is a little more reliable could fill me in on the process.
To all those who passed...CONGRATULATIONS!
Don't forget the little guys.
You will receive notice in the mail. It would be useful for all those wanting to protest to print out the relevant P.G. PDFs and assemble a little packet from which to voice their objections.
You can bring the whole thing if you choose. I'm protesting only a few.
For the protest session, I am bringing my "Total Guide" but I know that is not an acceptable form of documentation to base my protest on, so I printed out every procedure that I can remember that was on our exam. Apparently DCAS has a copy machine we can use, so if anyone needs to borrow one of the official P.G. procedures for their protest, please don't hesitate to ask me.
PS- If you're wondering who I am, I will be the EDP in the room who will be talking to himself as a direct result from experiencing this nightmare of an exam...
Now We really have to work on getting the protests done right. lets all work together to remember the questions.
what was 15 and 90? I got 15, 47, 90, and 100 wrong too. 47 and 100 will definitely be throw outs.
-- Edited by qwerty123 on Tuesday 22nd of November 2011 03:03:11 PM