republic Posted September 14, 2018 Share #1101 Posted September 14, 2018 58 minutes ago, drenyce311 said: Phase 2. He didn’t make the cut. He finished Phase 1 testing waited a year and then got a letter??? Oh man, that's rough! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drenyce311 Posted September 14, 2018 Share #1102 Posted September 14, 2018 8 hours ago, republic said: He finished Phase 1 testing waited a year and then got a letter??? Oh man, that's rough! Yea bro. It sucked. He was a little bummed out that they made him wait that long. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsunflyguy Posted September 14, 2018 Share #1103 Posted September 14, 2018 15 hours ago, drenyce311 said: Trust me. They’re won’t be 20 short ones. It’s all mixed. Short ones and a long ones. If you don’t have them memorized by the time you go to bed Friday night. Don’t bother. It’s too late. Best of luck. Rooting for you guys. The ZONE A will be on there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluto1899 Posted September 14, 2018 Share #1104 Posted September 14, 2018 On 9/13/2018 at 9:39 AM, kev2112 said: I'm taking the test Saturday...I know the signals cold. All of them. Definitions are a different story. I'm hoping for 20 short ones on the test. That’s the boat I was in. I guarantee I got 100% on the signals. I just couldn’t get the definitions down verbatim. I knew what everything was and meant, but I kept leaving out words or replacing them with other words. My brain just doesn’t do words well. It’s sucks because I would have been 100% dedicated to this job. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drenyce311 Posted September 15, 2018 Share #1105 Posted September 15, 2018 10 hours ago, Bluto1899 said: That’s the boat I was in. I guarantee I got 100% on the signals. I just couldn’t get the definitions down verbatim. I knew what everything was and meant, but I kept leaving out words or replacing them with other words. My brain just doesn’t do words well. It’s sucks because I would have been 100% dedicated to this job. It’s not that your brain doesn’t do words well. It’s the fact that this is written sometime in the early 1900s and the language doesn’t make sense in modern English. It’s like trying to learn a whole new language 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyLoco Posted September 16, 2018 Share #1106 Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) It's not in your best interest to tell yourself that you're having trouble or that you can't do it. It is not productive or helpful to be hard on yourself for feeling like you're "not getting it". Just because you went over the material and then fail a self practice test doesn't indicate failure...you are not there yet. You cannot allow yourself to operate with a self defeating mindset. If you do, you will fail. You have to come to terms with giving yourself time. I can understand the sense of frustration and urgency but you need to put in the time. Time is the key to this whole endeavor. If you make mistakes, errors, keep working on it. Give yourself time to keep working on it. Rework your flash cards, try things a different way. Keep inventing or thinking of how to overcome your mental obstacles. The more you work it...the time you allow yourself to keep trying and trying...then at some point it will fall into place. Don't allow yourself to get in your own way. Don't make excuses. Excuses don't help you. As apt and corny as this sounds, you gotta have the mindset of the Little Engine that could. Edited September 16, 2018 by CrazyLoco 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev2112 Posted September 16, 2018 Share #1107 Posted September 16, 2018 Took the test Saturday. Got 100 on the signals...I’m sure of it...and pretty sure I got more than enough definitions correct. They tell you that you need 100 on the signals. Here is my question; I saw them marking the signals while we took the definitions part. I saw people’s answers being marked wrong. If you truly need 100 like they keep saying, why wouldn’t they just send you home after marking the Signal test if you got one wrong?Makes me think the grading standards aren’t really as they seem. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drenyce311 Posted September 16, 2018 Share #1108 Posted September 16, 2018 2 hours ago, kev2112 said: Took the test Saturday. Got 100 on the signals...I’m sure of it...and pretty sure I got more than enough definitions correct. They tell you that you need 100 on the signals. Here is my question; I saw them marking the signals while we took the definitions part. I saw people’s answers being marked wrong. If you truly need 100 like they keep saying, why wouldn’t they just send you home after marking the Signal test if you got one wrong?Makes me think the grading standards aren’t really as they seem. Because there covering their asses. That you can’t say that you didn’t finish the test. I think by law they have to let you finish. In my final rules test before qualifying. One guy missed 1 signal so he failed. He had to retake it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev2112 Posted September 16, 2018 Share #1109 Posted September 16, 2018 13 minutes ago, drenyce311 said: Because there covering their asses. That you can’t say that you didn’t finish the test. I think by law they have to let you finish. In my final rules test before qualifying. One guy missed 1 signal so he failed. He had to retake it. Gotcha thanks. Hoping for the call for Phase 1 soon. Other than that. Taking a break from train stuff for a while. Just want to thank everyone on here for their insight and tips. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drenyce311 Posted September 17, 2018 Share #1110 Posted September 17, 2018 4 hours ago, kev2112 said: Took the test Saturday. Got 100 on the signals...I’m sure of it...and pretty sure I got more than enough definitions correct. They tell you that you need 100 on the signals. Here is my question; I saw them marking the signals while we took the definitions part. I saw people’s answers being marked wrong. If you truly need 100 like they keep saying, why wouldn’t they just send you home after marking the Signal test if you got one wrong?Makes me think the grading standards aren’t really as they seem. Also you need an 80 to pass the definitions part. So out of 100% You need 32/40 right 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsunflyguy Posted September 18, 2018 Share #1111 Posted September 18, 2018 Interview 9/12 Phase1 10/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev2112 Posted September 18, 2018 Share #1112 Posted September 18, 2018 Congrats.,when did you take the S and D test? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsunflyguy Posted September 18, 2018 Share #1113 Posted September 18, 2018 S&D was 8/20. I will add that to the post when I get back to the desktop. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
republic Posted September 18, 2018 Share #1114 Posted September 18, 2018 7 hours ago, Jsunflyguy said: Interview 9/12 Phase1 10/10 Congratulations and see you there! I couldn't be more excited! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noob Posted September 26, 2018 Share #1115 Posted September 26, 2018 Off topic question: anyone know what other LIRR classes are coming up this year? such as yardmaster, assistant stationmaster, assistant conductor, block operator. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev2112 Posted October 1, 2018 Share #1116 Posted October 1, 2018 Anybody who took the S and D test on 9/15 hear anything yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsunflyguy Posted October 17, 2018 Share #1117 Posted October 17, 2018 (edited) For anyone who is wondering, Phase 1 is at Hillside Support Facility on Wednesday ~1700-2100L; Saturday is 0600-1400 at either HSF, Babylon or Ronkonkoma, at the discretion of the instructor. Right now Babylon is off the table because the Instruction Trailers they installed do not have power. So likely going to Ronk for anyone in the near future. Also class is 7 weeks long, HR says 6 but one is "optional" final review. Edited October 17, 2018 by Jsunflyguy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drenyce311 Posted October 18, 2018 Share #1118 Posted October 18, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 8:00 PM, Jsunflyguy said: For anyone who is wondering, Phase 1 is at Hillside Support Facility on Wednesday ~1700-2100L; Saturday is 0600-1400 at either HSF, Babylon or Ronkonkoma, at the discretion of the instructor. Right now Babylon is off the table because the Instruction Trailers they installed do not have power. So likely going to Ronk for anyone in the near future. Also class is 7 weeks long, HR says 6 but one is "optional" final review. 7th wed is optional. 7th Saturday is your test. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsunflyguy Posted October 18, 2018 Share #1119 Posted October 18, 2018 19 hours ago, drenyce311 said: 7th wed is optional. 7th Saturday is your test. Change of plans, Final is 8th Saturday. On a standard schedule our final would've been Saturday after Thanksgiving. The Rules Department politely declined, so we've been pushed to 12/1. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drenyce311 Posted October 18, 2018 Share #1120 Posted October 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Jsunflyguy said: Change of plans, Final is 8th Saturday. On a standard schedule our final would've been Saturday after Thanksgiving. The Rules Department politely declined, so we've been pushed to 12/1. Nice 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCARR Posted November 6, 2018 Share #1121 Posted November 6, 2018 How much time should be set aside to memorize the definitions? Is two weeks sufficient? Three weeks? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drenyce311 Posted November 7, 2018 Share #1122 Posted November 7, 2018 On 11/6/2018 at 12:09 PM, RCARR said: How much time should be set aside to memorize the definitions? Is two weeks sufficient? Three weeks? Is this for the signals and definitions test? If it is. 2-3 weeks to memorize both signals and indications and definitions. Last week to polish the verbatim. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsunflyguy Posted December 1, 2018 Share #1123 Posted December 1, 2018 Just finished the Phase 1 Exam and passed, anyone from a previous test here about their class date? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlosMQ Posted December 10, 2018 Share #1124 Posted December 10, 2018 On 12/1/2018 at 1:26 PM, Jsunflyguy said: Just finished the Phase 1 Exam and passed, anyone from a previous test here about their class date? How many passed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsunflyguy Posted December 10, 2018 Share #1125 Posted December 10, 2018 1 hour ago, CarlosMQ said: How many passed? 12/12 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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