[Chad]

I’m taking FAR first. I was thinking about buzzing through the entire testlet, while answering the easy Qs and at the same time preparing my brain to all the harder Qs. Do you think this is a good strategy? Do you think I will take too much time?

Thanks

Chad

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[tcheney3]

I could see that going both ways. It will definitely consume a little more time (though speaking as a person who finishes with more than one hour left on every test I don't think that is an issue). The bigger dilemma is what happens if you aren't 100% sure on a large portion of them. Then your anxiety will really increase. I went through every problem in sequence and then on a few testlets I would go back and review, but there is validity in the statement that your first instinct is usually better than rethinking it. The right answer is what works for you, but if you are someone who works through material slower than normal I wouldn't waste time employing the strategy.

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[Thrawn]

I always answered questions quickly with my gut feeling (spending no more than 2 mins on a question). Then I went back and checked my answers and spent additional time on ones I wasn't confident in. That way I knew that, at worst if I was spending a lot of time on some questions I could cut myself off and still have answered everything. But I finished all of my exams at least an hour early so it probably wasn't necessary. I think the key is having a plan so you know how to respond to the ticking clock and when to cut your losses and move on.

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[jbarwick]

I would answer a question regardless and flag it to come back to, not leave it blank.

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[wombataholic]

I think you'd burn a lot of time reading questions you weren't answering, then coming back to them and having to re-read them.

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[zoctoman]

Here is my advice. Answer each question the first time around. At first you need to set the tone with your timing, so do not spend too long on a hard question early on in the exam. This can set yourself up to be playing catch up the rest of the exam. I generally would finish my first couple testlets with good time to spare. As you approach the third testlet and simulations, if you have a nice cushion of time you can afford to spend a bit longer on a harder question. This worked for me because I knew I wouldn't be hurting if i spent 4 minutes on a hard question if i had built up a 19 minute cushion.

If you had to “skip” hard questions it means you would have to waste time figuring out if a question is hard or not. Many times what appears to be a hard question at first glance is actually quite easy, but you may have misread something or not picked up on an obvious point if you did not reread it.

Basically, attack each question….take an educated guess if you sense you are taking too long and move on. I never flagged a question once!!!

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[Anonymous]

Never answer each question in order; this is the worst thing you can ever do. Always move forward to the easiest ones (which could be half the testlet) and answer them first, You can identify that by looking at the last line of the MCQ which states the requirement. (I bet those take 30 seconds to 1 minute to answer).

then go back to the ones you feel more comfortable with and answer them. Save the most difficult and time consuming ones to the last.

[Anonymous]

My strategy on each of the testlets was to get the “low-hanging fruit” or easy questions out of the way first. I skipped over the hard questions and left them until he end.

Questions where I felt I had a 50/50 shot with, I chose my gut feeling and just marked it. I would then go back and re-read the question again to make sure I understood what they were asking for.

But yeah Cheister, you're on point with your method.

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