Anyone taking IAPP exams right now?

[Maria Heffernan]

Hi all,

It's been a while since I posted, hopefully this group is still active? I wanted to re-introduce myself - I'm Maria Heffernan from Privacy Study Group. We run groups for all the IAPP exams on Facebook and have a website (www.privacystudygroup.com) where you can read about updates to the exams as well as download study resources. Everything is free and new members are always welcome in the community. Let me know if I can be of help or point you towards exam resources if you are taking any IAPP exams soon!

All the best,

Maria

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[Mary Yip]

Hello Maria, Thank you for reaching out.  Yes, I am interested in the study group and to get updates on resources for CIPP US exam preparation.  I am especially interested in practice exam software (if available).  I will start studying this month.   Thank you!!  Best regards, Mary

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[Amy Allshouse]

I signed up to take the CIPP/US at the start of 1L and the test was really daunting to me. I kept hearing about people not passing it.

I finally took it in August (after 2L) after doing Privacybootcamp.com - it is expensive but has a pass guarantee if you complete their online self-paced course.

I had a really hard time making myself study so I bought this boot camp and I completed it in the weeks leading up to my test. I passed the test.

I also barely passed the test. It’s really hard in one way and easy in another. It does not have trick questions or questions meant to confuse you like most law school tests. But it tests minutiae.  There are tons of laws and it tests a lot of details. 

If you are committed to being a privacy attorney, it is important to know the content on this test. If you are not planning to be a privacy professional I can’t think of any reason to put yourself through this unless memorizing is easy for you.

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[Kayla Dingman]

Hi all!

Yes, I am interested in updates and resources. I passed the CIPP/US at the end of last year, and have been studying for the CIPM. Any advice would be appreciated. My study time isn't as consistent as it was when I was studying for the CIPP (I have a 4 year old & 1 year old), but I'm determined to pass! :)

Thank you,

Kayla

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[anita s]

Hi all, 

I just wrote my CIPP/US exam and didn’t clear it. I am interested in study group. Any advice is appropriated.

Thank you,

Anita

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[ishwari Nirgudkar]

Hi All, 

Is anyone planning to take CIPP/ C exam? If there is a study group, would like to join.

Thanks,

Ishwari 

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[Tricia Sexton]

I’m going to look into privacy boot camp. I would be interested in a study group

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[Mercedes Subhani]

Good morning,

I’m look to take the CIPP/US this summer and would love any advice and to be in a study group!

Best,

Mercedes Subhani

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[Maria Heffernan]

Hello all,

Best of luck to all those with upcoming exams! I have included some useful links below

Our study groups are hosted on Facebook and can be really useful for finding out how others have approached their studies, what resources they used and also for reviews of third party courses and trial exams like Privacy Bootcamp etc. The #examexperience topic is the best place to start when you join. It's so useful to hear how other have prepared. Click on the  #trialexam, #books or #onlinecourses topics to find other posts specific to your needs. The groups are also full of experienced and already qualified professionals who kindly stick around to answers questions so feel free to post about any topics you are stuck on. We moderate these groups closely so you'll find them very welcoming and friendly

Study groups for CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM and CIPT https://privacystudygroup.com/privacy-study-groups/

We don't have groups for CIPP/C or A but there have been a handful of posts about CIPP/C in the CIPP/E group but generally we don't hear much from candidates taking these exams. You are welcome to put out a call for study buddies in any of the groups though!

The IAPP exams are all being updated on October 3rd this year and new Body of Knowledge documents will take effect. Here's a good overview of the changes

https://privacystudygroup.com/annual-iapp-exam-updates-october-3rd-2022/

For anyone doing CIPP/E, we wrote an Ultimate guide to passing last year. It does need a little updating but much of it is still very relevant https://privacystudygroup.com/ultimate-cippe-study-guide-pass-cippe-in-2021/

Sometimes we can secure discounts for our group members on various courses, trial exams and books. Right now, we only have discounts available in our CIPP/E group (including for one excellent trial exam) but I can see most people here are interested in CIPP/US. We are always evaluating products that can help people pass the exams but are very selective about who we partner with. If we find any great CIPP/US resources  that we can get discounted for our group members, I will post about them here.

Hope these links help!

Maria

[Joey Rodriguez]

Maria 

  Thank you for the information. 

V/r 

JR

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[Honeah Sohail]

Good morning, everyone.  I just passed on the first try.  I will try to provide my study recommendations and test day preparations if taking online rather than in-perhson.

Read and Outline the Book.  There are great outlines here, and I'm happy to add mine, but it is best if you do it yourself.  My outline is mostly organized, but I started to explore other ways of presenting info, so it may be confusing at first.

• Make a Table for Each Law.  Within the outline or in a separate section, make a table like I did in my outline.  This was really helpful in organizing the different laws.

Purchase this book.  Buying this book gives you access to a databank of 380 questions.  These questions are easier than the test, but provide a very good foundation.  And yes, the test questions are similar to the databank questions. Take notes on laws/areas that you are not confident in.  I tried reading the book, and while there was information in here that is not covered by the book, I don't think it's worth learning for the test.  

Take Sample Test in the Study Group.  I worked through these questions first, and then found the questions in the database too easy.  So these are a little harder, and it is good to take a harder test to see where your knowledge is lacking.

Take IAPP's Sample Test.  Yes, it's only 25 questions, but by the time you get through these questions (and the databank and study group questions), I think you'll have a good sense of the test, and what areas you need to work on.

Don't Fear State Law.  My biggest fear was how am I going to learn all the state law.  I would say, focus on the laws expressly listed in the Body of Knowledge or Any IAPP Exam updates.  By doing the practice questions and focusing on the "big laws", you should be fine.

Exam Day Online.  

• Make sure you ensure that your laptop is acceptable for the test.  My laptop was not ok b/c I have a desktop Dropbox.  So I had to borrow my husband's. 
• Make sure your laptop is plugged in during the test.  I had major technical issues b/c for some reason, the laptop's battery ran low unusally fast (within 50 minutes even though it was on full before exam).  Even if you think your laptop won't die, trust me, just plug it in.  

Good luck!

[xrayfish9]

Here my outline.

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[Veronika Yeon Kim]

Hello, I passed the CIPP/US just yesterday.

Thank you for the great outlines, and shout-out to this group for the motivation and inspiration to get me through this!

My experience confirmed the good old rumor about this exam (CIPP/US) that a week of "full-time" study should do - but it should be a week of real full-time study, like, the whole day 24/7 with your work ethic full on.  

In the end, you just need to get 80% of the total questions, so try to get the big picture of the "textbook" and the rationales/purposes of each major legislation. 

I didn't outline, just read the book pretty thoroughly, but only up to the Healthcare part. 

Afterwards, I didn't read the rest of the book at all, just watched the video thing. 

Unlike some of the comments in this group (that the video is not helpful), I personally think the online training from the IAPP is great without it, I would have missed out on the big picture while getting bogged down with too many details .. 

Sample questions, the exam blueprint, video training helps you stay on track, so as not to get distracted by unimportant minutiae. But then I have to admit that reading textbook to get the flow and direction of the US privacy law as a big picture was important although you don't have to read every single detail of minor topics, which won't affect your certification. 

What I wish I heard from "predecessors" is that unreasonable minutiae just didn't really come up --- most things on the exam were major or related to the major legislation or direction that the US privacy law is heading towards. 

Like law school exam prep, try to get the big major stuff first, and then do some last minute sprint for important details of the big major stuff. Stay prioritized and efficient on this exam prep as well, just like you did for the law school.

CIPP is totally market-oriented program and so is the IAPP. They won't test you for some unreasonable minutiae unlike some of the threads that talk about the exam. They got recognition from the market for a reason, I think. Just remember that as you go through this process, you'll be one step closer to pass, which is def doable within just a week!  

 

Oh, one last word, the exam updates they give you as an addendum on the website was very important - at least for my exam. 

If you have been successful as a law student at the school (law school exam performance), I'm sure you should be more than fine for this exam. 

I'm sending you a South Korean spirit for exams 화이팅 (warrior spirit) to your next exam/successful certification!

(Feel free to reach out if you need some live tips!)

Best wishes,

Yeon Kim

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Hi all,

I am taking CIPP/US this Saturday (Nov 12) and I'm stressing out!

I read the book once, couple weeks ago. Work got kinda crazy and I got busy with that so I had to stop studying for a while. I got back at it again and started to reading the textbook again but I feel like I forgot everything. Any last minutes tips? I also have two questions:

1. I am looking to purchase either Jasper practice book or Mike Chappel book. which one do you guys recommend?

2. Is this the annual change to new CIPP/US exam? If this is not going to impact the exam blue print should I even bother finding more info on the changes?

Thank you so much for everyone's support in advance 

And best of luck

Paria

[Talha Mirza]

Hi Paria,

Looks like that is the update! I'll be taking before end of year as well. Nice to meet all of you.  

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[Marco Aurélio]

Hi!

I will take next month my CIPP/US.

Anyone has a good Word Doc Outlined for a secondary review and good source for questions to practice?

I appreciate all the help!

Kind Regards,

Marco Mendes

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[Kimberly Wallace]

Hi Paria,

I took the test before Mike Chapple's book came out, but I'm familiar with his work from other certs. I would recommend his book over the Jasper Jacobs practice test for two reasons. One, it is more up to date. Jasper's exam is from 2019 and a lot has changed since then. Two, you get online access to practice tests with Chapple's book, so you won't be missing out on practice problems. 

As far as updated material goes, if you are working from the most recent exam blueprint and body of knowledge documents it should all be in there. 

Good luck!

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[xrayfish9]

To Marco and all,

I recommend IAPP CIPP/US  Study Guide from Mike Chapple.  When you purchase the book, it provides you access to a database of 380 questions. Between these questions, which I thought covered some new material, and reviewing the CIPP/US updates, you should be prepared.  The questions resemble actual exam questions.

Good luck!

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[Julie Cantor]

Thank you so much for this very helpful guidance! Do you mind pointing me to the Sample Test in the Study Group? I tried searching for "Sample Test" in "conversations" and could not locate it. Thank you again. Kind Regards, Julie Cantor

[xrayfish9]

Julie and All,

I have attached the sample questions to this email.  I got it from this group a while back, but I can't recall the author.  Full credit goes to the author for the wonderful guide.  I studied these questions extensively and over and over again.   I recommend reviewing the questions in the following order:

1. Mike Chappelle's Question Bank questions that are provided upon purchase of the CIPP/US Study Guide.  I've recommended this a few times so far.  I have no affiliation with the author; I think the 380 practice questions are a good foundation.

2.  IAPP's sample questions.  They are approximately $35 for 25 questions, but definitely helpful.

3.  The attached questions.  I thought the attached questions were the hardest... but I also started with them first.  

4.  Mike Chappelle's Questions again, until the day before the test.

Good luck!

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[Rachel Wanjiru]

Thanks, everyone for the tips.

I plan on resitting the exam after I failed last year...I just haven't summed up the courage or effort to resit.

I have the Chappel book and the questions and the main book...I also bought the Privacy BootCamp and I'm targeting to resit before the end of the year.

Kind regards,

Rachel 

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[Maria Heffernan]

Hi all,

How did November go for all you exam-takers? Seemed like a lot of people were hoping to take the exam last month. Anyone on track to take it this month? I have a few updates I'd like to share with you about work we're doing in our CIPP/US and CIPM groups, as well as a discount code for a new CIPP/E course 

I'm still looking for resources to share in our CIPP/US group to help candidates with their studies. Let me know if you used anything you felt was invaluable. 

In the meantime, I'm thinking of switching on the Mentorship feature that comes with facebook groups. There's actually not much info on how exactly this works but I'm guessing it is basically as described - a place for students to connect with mentors to help them through their exam journey. I'll probably switch that on in the coming days and see how it works. All are welcome to take part. https://www.facebook.com/groups/cippusstudygroup 

For those taking CIPM, I've posted a document mapping the BoK to the IAPP textbook in the group. I'm also asking group members to add to this document, any links, websites, videos etc they found useful in explaining various topics on the BoK. Feel free to add yours! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PuCL30zpl0rM8hWoEjgsWCNzS032v474YRMOPHp7seM/edit?usp=sharing 

In other news, we've launched a partnership with a new CIPP/E course creator. Madeleine Weber is a lawyer (and CIPP/E) who works with data protection and the GDPR and she has kindly agreed to make her course available to our group members at a 25% discount. The course contains a full set of downloadable revision notes and a mock exam and these are also available to purchase separately at a 10% discount. More details and the discount codes below if anyone is looking to start on their CIPP/E journey soon.

What can you expect from the course?

• Short (avg. 3-5 mins) video lectures on each area of the Body of Knowledge. Easy to dip in and out on your mobile device when you have spare time
• Flexible study plan that tells you how long it will take to complete the course depending on how many hours per week you can dedicate
• Slides can all be downloaded for you to make your own notes
• Full set of downloadable revision notes, including summaries of the EDPB guidelines
• 90 qs downloadable mock exam and answer key

What we loved:

• This great course overview video https://inhousew.teachable.com/.../1593440/lectures/41552897
• Accuracy of information is excellent
• Combination of video, audio and written notes is flexible for all learning styles
• User-friendly interface
• Fully up to date with the latest Bok topics.
• Money-back guarantee
• If you don’t want to take the full course, you can purchase the revision notes incl summaries of EDPB guidelines or the mock exam as separate stand-alone products

✨ This is the course page where you can learn more, see free previews of the contents and enrol https://www.inhousew.com/cippe-preparation/

✨ Use FBGROUP25 for 25% off the course

✨ Use FBGROUP10 for 10% off the revision notes or mock exam

Things to know:

• Recommend you also buy a copy of the IAPP book European Data Protection to accompany this course
• 25% discount applies to the course if purchased in full. If you wish to purchase in 2 payments, the discount applies only to the first payment.
• If you wish to purchase the revision notes or the mock exam separately from the course, the discount is 10%

Wishing you all a happy holiday season!

Maria

www.privacystudygroup.com

[Talha Mirza]

Hi everyone!

I’m studying for the CIPP/US, and I see the updates to the exam as of 10/3/22, but the updates seem relatively vague re: upcoming new state laws (CO, NV, etc..) any advice on this? Does the official IAPP training cover these updates?

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[xrayfish9]

Talha - I took the test in October.  The updates are vague because they can ask you anything.  I recommend making a chart of each of the laws.  For me, I could not memorize the law, but I could recall certain patterns after I made the comparison table, which helped in recalling the law.  

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[Talha Mirza]

Awesome! I'm struggling mainly with the addition of SOPPA state laws (privacy laws for students) as I'm trying to figure out how to make sure I'm understanding the breadth of new material. 

[Talha Mirza]

Hey,

Does anyone have a copy of Mike Chappel's study guide (

https://www.amazon.com/Certified-Information-Privacy-Professional-Study/dp/1119755468

, especially the practice exam)? I can share the official CIPP US sample questions in exchange. 

Also if anyone knows of any good practice question resources please let me know! 

Thanks! 

[Travis Rosen]

CIPP/US Practice Exam: With helpful tips, pointers, and explanations. 2021 Edition. https://a.co/d/cM7F0qO

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