2 sections per window has worked well for me. taking 1 section at the start of the window and 1 at the end gives you plenty of time to study for the next part, particularly if you're smart about it and group hard (FAR/REG) with easier (BEC/AUD). it's not even that much of a cram, you can get almost 2 months of study time between sections this way, which is plenty – almost too much. part one close to January 1st, get the rest of January, most of February, part two close to February 28th. then you get the blackout month to study for the next part.
I will say that it still feels extremely drawn out. I am so sick of studying every single day of my life. so sick of seeing MCQ after MCQ. so sick of writing pages and pages of notes. so sick of the constant anxiety, whether it be pre-test anxiety not feeling prepared enough or post-test anxiety feeling like I failed before getting my score, which I feel every single time. mixing post-test anxiety with studying hours a day for the next section is probably the worst, most depressing, exhausting feeling I have ever felt.
I really hate this exam. tomorrow is my last section, and it's BEC, and I know I've been slacking more than I did for any other section, and I hate myself for that. I want to be done so badly. I started studying in May but it feels like years ago. I can't believe at one point I felt some sort of nervous excitement for ordering all my exam material, having it arrive, doing my first chapter, getting my NTS in the mail, etc. I am so done with this test. just let it be over.
I tried opening up my test bank and doing a set of 10 questions a couple of hours ago. the first question was a long one with calculations, and I just closed it. can't do it anymore. I hope I feel better tomorrow.
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