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Posted: 10 Feb 2009 at 15:52 | IP Logged  

I have spent great amount of time memorizing concepts, exceptions and teory; later when I am going to "apply" those concepts I get many of the problems wrong. Every single "no-calculation" mcq's is correct though.

I have decide to spend ALL my time until Feb-27 just doing calculations, and sims. I usually get the answers wrong due to: dates, percentages, divisions, or just confusion due to too much info.  My goal is to do 100 mcq's with calc. @ day!!  

I am not a lawyer!!! why reading so much :) 

Different suggestion?  

Thank you,

 

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Posted: 10 Feb 2009 at 16:00 | IP Logged  

i agree with the point that there is so much to do in "FAR"....

However, exam consists of MCQs both with calculations as well as based on theory..... u never know wat u land with!!

per my understanding, try to repeat all the MCQs and sims in ur review software.......... to avoid any risk in the exam.

Hope it works out ... Good Luck!



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I agree...way too much information.  I'm taking FAR this weekend and I know the concept but can't really apply them...I hate to say this but I think I'm just going to fail and try harder next time...lol...I don't understand how anyone can memorize so much information in their head...

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I've always said the best practice for this stuff is simply MC questions.. bc. in order to do good on test you have to understand the questions.. (the tricks, etc)

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I am using Becker only and honesty I hope it is good enough because at this point I cannot learn anyting extra :( ....

I have been doing tons mcq's in a crazy order so I do not get use to the answers. Understanding the "twisted" way examiners ask questions is a challenge by itself and that is what I am trying to master right now. 

I have noticed that the longest the question the easier the answer, moreover sometimes the answer is already there either at the end or in the middle of a long useless paraghaph full of unecessary information. They just want to confuse you period.

Good luck everyone!!! 

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