In my opinion, Becker & Prep questions in general are harder than the questions on the exam. That being said, don't get discouraged while preparing for this exam. While yes, it is true, the SIMs are hard on the brink of undoable and ridicoulous. You can pass this thing without very good SIMs. The keys, in my opinion, are the following:
1. Don't give up on studying, don't get discouraged, and know that everytime you get a question wrong, it just means you're on your way to getting it right.
2. When you take the exam, really work to dominate the 90 MC. You'll be shocked as to how well you handle the 1st testlet. Move onto testlet 2 and 3 and give it all you have, trust your prep and don't lose confidence.
3 When you get to the SIMs, work on the COM/RES tabs first. Write a GOOD COM, it's going to be worth your while! Try to find the RES thereafter, but don't go crazy if you can't. Then move on to the craziest part of the exam: THE SIM TABS!
4. Browse through the tabs, look for topics you are comfortable with. Work those first! Your goal here is to just try and earn as many points as possible under the assumption you'll get 0 points here. Everytime you feel good about an answer or two, means your closer and closer to passing. You can do this.
For me, I received a 72. I can tell you, I felt good about MC (not great) and I felt good about the COM/RES (not great) and bombed the SIM tabs. I know that if I didn't bomb the SIM tabs, I would have passed. Next time, I need to do GREAT on the MC and better on the SIMs and I think I'll be done!
? AUD - 87 (8/12/09)
? REG - 77 (1/15/10
? BEC - 77 (1/6/09 - Expired) / 79 (11/18/10)
? FAR - 75 (2/11/11)
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