Apco, how long til you were notified of passing the poly?
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Anyone know if they are still hiring (when hiring opens again) up to the day before your 40th birthday?He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. - Psalm 91:1
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The Border Patrol Study Guide was all I used. But, if you want some more practice at the Verbal Reasoning section I would pick up a used Arco TEA Study Guide from your local library. The manual also has a logical reasoning, and investigative section in the book but it is not needed for the BP test; you can just concentrate on the verbal reasoning. The VR section in the Arco book will be much harder than what you will see on the BP exam. You can also use the ICE SA study information because it is similiar. You can get that from the ice.gov website.
Also, I just studied the ALT out of the BP study guide. I know there are a couple manuals out there to help with the ALT, but IMO you just need to grasp the concepts and do the practice tests that are included with the BP study guide.They say to not memorize the BP study guide ALT words because they will be different on the test, but what I did was relate the BP ALT practice examples with the BP test examples while I was taking it. I did a quick table on some scratch paper during the test making it easy to identify the correct reference.
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Originally posted by striketm View Postanybody got TSL1 in the last 2 weeks???BPA( California)
NOR 75( no clue why am i stuck in the 70's) 9/2011
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I took my Polly in April....USSS gave me the exam in Chicago. I cleared last week of June.U.S. Border Patrol
Written - 09/2009 scored 92
Re-applied 08/2011
TSL-1 Received 9/07/2011
PFT1 - Passed - 10/11/2011
Medical 10/11/2011 Pending
Oral Board - 11/19/2011 PASSED
GL09 Eligible - 10-22-2011
TSL2 10-21-2011
BI - Fingerprint cards mailed 11/17/2011,
SF86 E-Quip submitted, BI Begins 11-31-2011
Medical Cleared 12/2011
BI submitted by investigator 12/19/2011 Cleared 6-25-2012
Poly 4-2012
Drug Test Passsed 6-25-2012
TSU Refered to EOD 6-25-2012
Waiting for the Calll!
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Originally posted by MPDCjock View PostThanks a lot Blue Steel! I failed the FBI agent exam and want to make sure that I am really prepared for the BP exam.
Good luck in your process!
Good Luck to you!
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Thanks BlueSteel!
I do not think that the FBI exam is a measure of someone's intelligence. I think it is a measure of how focused someone can be for a long period of time. The portion that got me was the logical reasoning. I am not going to disclose the types of questions that are on the exam but I will say that anyone that is taking it soon needs to study logical reasoning questions a lot. Did I mention a lot?
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I spoke too soon, hit TSU according to CASS on 6-25! Yeah!U.S. Border Patrol
Written - 09/2009 scored 92
Re-applied 08/2011
TSL-1 Received 9/07/2011
PFT1 - Passed - 10/11/2011
Medical 10/11/2011 Pending
Oral Board - 11/19/2011 PASSED
GL09 Eligible - 10-22-2011
TSL2 10-21-2011
BI - Fingerprint cards mailed 11/17/2011,
SF86 E-Quip submitted, BI Begins 11-31-2011
Medical Cleared 12/2011
BI submitted by investigator 12/19/2011 Cleared 6-25-2012
Poly 4-2012
Drug Test Passsed 6-25-2012
TSU Refered to EOD 6-25-2012
Waiting for the Calll!
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The ATL is a cakewalk if you use, expand, and get good at making the "cheat sheet" diagram shown in the practice exam (see the BPA booklet for the diagram). Once you make it and expand the rules, its more systematic then anything else and you will have lots of time to spare. Here is another place where the tables or diagrams are shown.
http://www.honorfirst.com/alt.htm
I studied the diagram that I made and expanded. I committed it to memory before the exam then put it down on the spare sheet of paper and applied the new rules given on test day. I finished with over 30mins left. If you think you will have issues, this will help you.Last edited by semper03; 07-10-2012, 03:40 PM.
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