1. Before you start studying, make sure you know how you learn best. Some people are visual learners and prefer watching lectures. Others prefer reading the book and taking lots of notes. You can save yourself a lot of time if you figure out what works best for you from the beginning.
2. Schedule one exam at a time. You never know what could happen and sometimes life just gets in the way or you might fail an exam or two.
3. Don't bother starting the process unless you are 100% committed.
4. Hold yourself accountable. It's easy to get distracted, especially for older candidates like myself who have a family and other obligations. I made a spreadsheet and log my hours every day. It helps me stay on track and stick to my plan.
5. If you feel burnt out or that you hit a wall, take a day or two off and enjoy yourself. Your brain can only handle so much before it gives up on you. It's like trying to hit the gym hard every day. Eventually your body is going to break down and you run the risk of injury.
6. Leave yourself at least 2 weeks to review before taking your exam.
7. Make sure you practice sims. Some people say don't bother because you're not going to see the same on on your exam, but they test whether or not you really know a certain topic. It's good to get familiar with how they can be formatted and what they're asking you. I've noticed that on the exam, the instructions can be really vague and misleading if you don't pay close attention to what's being asked. If you have to do a calculation and have no idea what the answer is, put a 0 instead of leaving it blank.
8. When doing mcq's, be careful of answer choices that use words like (must, always, or never). You'll notice a lot of these when studying for AUD. They usually aren't the correct answer.
That's all I can think of for now. I'll post more if anything else comes to mind.
FAR: 75 Roger & Ninja (notes/flashcards/audio/MCQ)
AUD: 73, 81
BEC: 71, retake 8/29
REG:
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