RE: ABHP Certification Review

["USHINO, TOSH" <ushinot@songs.sce.com>]

     All the study guides suggested by other folks for preparation for ABHP 
     Part I and II exams are excellent.  I would like to add something from 
     my experience....  
     
     When I was preparing for Part I exam, I studied with my friend who was 
     also taking the exam.  We used to get together every Tuesday night at 
     a dinner table with all the reference materials, example questions and 
     a refrigerator full of beer (this proved to be very important), and 
     took turn asking each other tough questions.  It was amazing how much 
     we learned when we challenged each other like that. We both found 
     Part-I to be easy after that. 
     
     By the time my friend and I studied for Part-II, we had moved on to 
     different jobs thousands of miles apart.  I found studying by myself 
     to be very difficult (no regular schedule, not having to prepare for 
     tough grilling, new family obligations), and realized that I had lots 
     of holes in my knowledge because there was no one challeging me with 
     tough questions.
     
     Good Luck!
     Tosh Ushino
     ushinot@songs.sce.com