AUD is my last exam. I am fortunate to have passed the other 3 on the first try. I have followed the same study schedule for the other 3, so I'm cautious to change… but also, this is killing me slowly.
1) Start 4-5 weeks out by listening to all of the Becker Lectures. Follow along and write/highlight with them. I don't necessarily focus every second of it… but I get through it and hope that just by listening and following along, I'll get enough of it. I go from lecture to lecture and don't stop for MCQ (unless it's with the lecture)
2) Start Becker MCQ by chapter. Basically I go through all of the questions once.
3) Go to Ninja MCQ. I just keep on answering questions until I realize any glaringly bad areas. For the bad sections, I have gone back to Becker because I liked the online book and the fact that they have so many similar questions in a row. (Ex. They just change one number or ask for the next step… for 10-12 questions in a row)
4) I usually finish with jumping from Ninja MCQ to Becker Progress Exams.
5) I also listened to Ninja Audio in my free time (while driving, long walks, etc).
I usually take 1-3 hours on the weekdays and try for at least one 8 hour day on the weekends. Then I take a full week of PTO before the exam to study 24/7.
During my last section (REG), I realized that my way isn't the most time efficient way of doing things because I just wasn't focusing enough (at all) on the lectures as I went through (I even basically 100% skipped the last section of the last group of lectures)… but it worked for BEC and FAR, so I didn't want to change things up.
Now I am just chomping at the bit. I can barely get through A2 of Audit. I'm a relatively superstitious (a little sticious, if you will), so I don't want to change things up when I'm so close… but it's also just so painful getting through the lectures this time around. (Not to mention the Becker website is killing my eyes and the lack of outlines, practice tests, and online book is terrible)
I dunno… I just wanted to vent. My exam is scheduled for the 24th. I may reschedule if something later comes up, as that's what I usually do. The amount of fees I have for rescheduling 5-30 days and less than 5 days is crazy. oops =/
Right now, I am just really beating myself for not finishing it all before this point. But I'm also trying to remember that if I took any of the sections at a different time/place/date, I may have received a different test or received a different curve (because who honestly knows how they grade/decide anyway)
Anyone in a similar boat or have any suggestions?
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