Here's my very detailed strategy with everything you need to know and do, in my opinion. I hope you read it all and use it. I felt like an expert when it came to REG on my second try, and even though I felt shaky about whether or not I passed until today, I ended up with an 87. I got a 65 the first time & that's mostly because I bombed the SIMs, but I scored stronger this time on them. It's really more about knowing the material than practicing the SIMs, but you should obviously still do the SIMs. SIMs were entirely based off of tax, not at all on professional and legal responsibilities or blaw. I didn't watch one lecture for any exam. I like to learn material thru the use of books and MCQs much more than listening to someone lecture in a video. I used only the Wiley Book and Test Bank, which you can buy for REG right now for prob $150 or less on amazon if you purchase the 2015 version, which I just used to pass the exam 11 days ago.
Ok, so my strategy was to:
1) Read one chapter, do the MCQs and SIMs in the book right after (I did not pause every few pages and go to the MCQs like the book recommends, I read the entire chapter first then did that), then do the corresponding Wiley Test Bank questions, and then move on to the next chapter.
2) After that, I would go thru the book a second time, with a better feel for what was more important. I would mark chapters up with what I felt was necessary to know (usuallly 80%-90% of the chapter) and then I'd write notes on the key points. So, I'd re-read the chapter, mark it up, take notes, and finally do all the MCQs and SIMs in the book again, chapter by chapter.
3) I'd then study my notes for a day or two and then do all of the Wiley Test Bank again in 3 days. I forgot to mention that I'd flag the question in the Test Bank that I felt were more important which amounted to probably around 90% of the MCQs and SIMs in each section.
4) Finally, I'd study my notes again the night before and morning of the test for a few hours.
I also performed as well or better on the actual exam than I did on the Wiley Test Bank (as indicated on my signature), which had longer and more detailed questions.
For REG, specifically, I had 31 pages of notes (more than all 3 other sections combined, but was crucial to my success).
I also very briefly checked out the IRC from Cornell's University of Law, which can be found at: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26
The second test allowed me to use the IRC to my advantage much more than the first one, which is annoying and could've cost me a passing grade the first time around, but whatever, I'm happy now.
P.S. During each exam I'd write down about 10 MCQs on my problem solving sheets that I felt stuck out and I was unsure of and would use my last 10 or so minutes remembering the questions to study & lookup only for myself, just in case I didn't pass, and I'd remember the SIMs as well. I was literally taking note of this info on my phone as I would walk out of the testing center. Like I said before, however, this was only for my own use. I do believe this helped me out a bit on my retakes, even though the material on the retakes was different. Still, I thoroughly went over all the material again on my 2 retakes.
Good luck!
FAR: 74 (8/26/15), 82 (2/23/16) - WTB: 62%, 71%, Study: 150hrs
REG: 65 (10/9/15), 87 (6/10/16) - WTB: 68%, 87%, Study: 175hrs
BEC: 79 (11/4/15) - WTB: 74%, Study: 80hrs
AUD: 91 (4/15/16) - WTB: 80%, Study: 125hrs
Used only Wiley Textbooks & Test Bank
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