@lindjlny
I don't know how you feel about your grasp of the material. I usually felt pretty good about most things going into the review, but I struggled w/ BEC. I think my main problem was that I didn't like the way the material was presented in my books. It felt like this mishmash of stuff that didn't go together, and it kept getting jumbled in my mind. I used Becker (text, notes, and Passmaster questions but no video or class) and Wiley (book and test bank). I hated how Wiley was organized. Becker was better, but it had huge amounts of material designated as ancillary. Neither one did a great job on corporate governance. What helped me in this regard was to use the CSO as my review guide. It wasn't perfect, but it made more sense than either of the books. I went through it item by item, found the material in Becker and Wiley, reviewed it, did MCQ, and on to the next section. I'd used the Ninja notes on REG and liked them so I got them for BEC and included them in my review as well. I didn't need them for everything, but they're great on IT (a definite weak area for me). Also:
1. Make sure you understand corporate governance. It's real easy to get confused by all the similar terms and the theoretical descriptions, but you need to know it.
2. Memorize your formulas. I read a tip to study any formulas you're worried about right before going into the test center, then write them down on the scratch paper as soon as you sit down at the computer. It's a good security blanket even if you don't use them.
3. Do lots and lots of MCQ.
4. Make sure to allow sufficient time for the writing section. I tried to leave 1 1/4 hours but I had lots of calculations and was struggling with focus due to sleep deprivation so I ended up with just under an hour. My questions weren't that difficult, but the first two required fairly long answers. I ended up with 9 minutes to do the last one and finished with 5 seconds to spare.
Good luck with your studies.
FAR 4/1/11 - 89
AUD 4/15/11 - 85
REG 4/29/11 - 80
BEC 5/13/11 - 85
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