Advice for moving past that 74:
1. Study like you've never studied the material before.
2. If you're really just using Becker, do as Jeff says and put the highlighter down.
3. Buy NINJA audio.
4. Listen to NINJA audio – but listen to the point where you are transcribing EVERYTHING that Jeff says. I seriously had Microsoft Word open on half my screen and iTunes on the other half. I would listen and type everything he said as fast as possible. When I got behind, or when I was a little confused I'd stop the audio, go back and listen to it until I got it all down.
5. At the very least read what you've transcribed WHILE listening to the audio. The more senses you engage in something the more likely you are to remember it. So listen, read, and, if you want, recite the audio.
6. Do multiple choice questions, but don't do them for just the correct answer. Read the reason the answer is correct and why the other choices are incorrect.
7. Think of it as a practice test. Before I started passing these things, I would stress myself out and walk into the test a nervous wreck. I passed my first part thinking “this is only a practice. In the past I've studied way more and failed – so this is obviously a practice test.” With that mentality, I've passed 3.
Hope this helps.
Don't give up.
B: 68, 72, 74, 72, 76 - Pass
A: 73, 67, 79 - Pass
R: 71, 64, 70, 77 - Pass
F; 63, 58, 56, 73, 74, - July 2013 or I lose Audit
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