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Hi! I was just curious… for those of you that have passed FAR and wrote notes while doing so… how beneficial did you find it to be? Since FAR is huge in volume, it takes quite a long time to write out the notes. I know I have to be patient, but ahhh! So did you do anything differently with FAR compared to the other tests you have passed?
I use Becker. This is what I did for the previous three tests:
1. Watch each lecture.
2. Write down my notes by section. Once I’m done with a section, do the multiple choice for that section and then write more notes for questions I get wrong or topics I’m not too clear on.
3. Do all the multiple choice questions. If I’m pressed for time, skip the additonal questions.
4. By the time this is over, hopefully I have a week or so until my test day. I read my notes for one chapter and repeat all the multiple choice questions for that chapter. I then do this for every chapter. If I skipped any additional questions for a particular chapter, I will do them IF I feel like I’m weak in that chapter.
5. Take practice quizzes if I have time. And do at least one, if not both, practice exams.
6. Hope for the best.
Right now I’m almost halfway through my notes for Chapter 2, and I’m already overwhelmed. Maybe I’m just psyching myself out because of all the negative things I’ve heard about the test… I only have two months left so I gotta get cranking! The first time I took the test, I definitely had no idea what I was doing and don’t think I even got through all the chapters.
I’ve considered getting the NINJA notes for FAR, but honestly I feel like I get confused even more–if that makes sense. It’s a great supplement, but when I write my own notes and am confused on something, I can easily go back and find it in my Becker book because my notes are in chronogical order… whereas with the NINJA notes, it takes me a bit longer to go back and find things and I feel like I waste time when that happens and I feel even more overwhelmed. Maybe I’m just weird.
Anyways, any advice would be great! 😀
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