Honestly, I walked into REG feeling very nervous because I actually didn't even make it through all of the NINJA MCQs. I only managed around 500 or so before the exam and more than a few of them were repeat MCQs. For each MCQ that I did do, I read through the explanations and literature provided and added tidbits of info from those to the NINJA Notes. I also went over the NINJA Notes enough times to have them nearly memorized, which was very helpful as I think there's nearly enough material in those alone to pass. I wouldn't be comfortable using just them, but they were an outstanding source of information for REG for me.
I also have the Roger books and lectures, and I did refer to a few pages in Roger for AMT because I wasn't quite getting it from the NINJA Notes and no questions popped up for it in the MCQs, but I actually think I learned a bit too much about AMT from those pages for the purposes of actually taking the exam.
For me, I just think the combination of NINJA Notes/MCQs is an efficient and effective way to learn just the right amount of information needed for a pass. I spent 2.5 weeks preparing for BEC, which had significantly less material, and actually went through the majority of the Roger lectures and book along with doing 600+ MCQs in the WTB and I felt much less comfortable with that exam and barely managed a pass. I don't know how much of my exam experience so far has been focusing on the right material or just plain luck, but I'm thinking I'll know for certain after AUD on July 10th since I'm using the NINJA Notes and MCQs as my main study material again. I'm supplementing with the Wiley Focus Notes this time since most of the AUD material is completely new to me and they actually seem to be a good source of info, as well.
@Mamabear, I would think you have nothing to worry about after going through all of the NINJA MCQs, especially with the adaptive learning phase. The REG NINJA MCQs were much more similar to the actual exam than the BEC WTB MCQs were to that exam and I can't imagine using a different test bank to study with now.
@kpb, I did go over the NINJA Notes and my added info from the MCQs multiple times, but other than the repeated MCQs I got I didn't have a chance to really do a review phase through those. All of the material I did learn was spot on with the actual exam, though, so it worked out fine for me. I also tend to be more of a sprint learner than a marathon learner and don't retain much info past 4 weeks, so I've tried to prepare for my exams with that time frame in mind. I'm not sure how realistic that will be once I get to FAR, but I'm going to try to make it work!
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