[hawkgolf12]

Hi all, I’m hoping to gather a few suggestions regarding the next few months and scheduling of exams. As of right now, I’m scheduled for Audit on Sept 8th, which I will be taking no matter what. My dilemma is that I start working full time on Nov 7th. So far, I have completed REG on first attempt. Based on this information, which scenario would you go with to maximize the benefits before I start working on Nov 7th?

Option 1:
AUD: Sept 8th
BEC: Oct 6th
*This leaves me time to take BEC early October, and then restudy for AUD if necessary.
FAR: Potentially start studying after BEC and before starting work, but not testing until early December or maybe even January.

Option 2:
AUD: Sept 8th
FAR: Oct 29th
BEC: Worry about studying this section later while working full time.
*This option doesn’t leave me with any room to potentially retake AUD while also having the ability to knock out another section before starting work, but would allow me to take FAR before starting work if I do pass AUD.

I’m leaning towards Option 1 as I would potentially have 3 sections down as opposed to just, 1 or even 2, with Option 2. Any and all input will be much appreciated.

REG - 81
AUD - 74, 88
BEC - 79
FAR - Sept. '17

REG - 8/9/16
AUD - 9/8/16
FAR - 10/28/16
BEC - TBD

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[Anonymous]

I'd go for Option 2. Either one has you taking 3 exams before you start work. If you fail AUD, you'll have 9 days before you start work and after you've finished FAR; you can start re-studying then and maybe re-take at the end of November, or if you pass AUD, then take BEC around the end of November with the same study time (9 days full-time, 3 weeks around work). However, you don't know that you'll fail AUD, and shouldn't really have any reason to expect it. Right now, you have a 100% pass rate. 🙂 Granted, it's estimated around 20% that pass all 4 first-try, but no reason to make plans around a fail yet.

If you go Option #1, then I'd plan to take FAR before the end of the Oct/Nov window, unless you fail AUD and are doing a re-take. There's no reason to have a month of work-free study (Oct 7- Nov 7) and then still take 2-3 more months before taking the exam.

In my mind, both ways allow for the same number of exams. But, if I'd had the opportunity to study without working at the same time, I would have rather been studying FAR than BEC, cause FAR has so much in it. So, to have REG, AUD, and FAR all attempted pre-work seems like a better plan than REG, AUD, BEC.

Really, though, it's a preference thing. Either one is fine.

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Option 2. FAR is evil. You don't want to be studying for that while working. BEC has 1/3-1/2 the material FAR has.

FAR- 88- 6/16- (Ninja Avg. 74%)
REG- 89- 7/16- (Ninja Avg. 77%)
AUD- 95- 8/16- (Ninja Avg. 81%)
BEC- 82- 9/16- (Ninja Avg. 75%)
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Finally licensed.

FAR - June 2016 - 88
REG - July 2016 - 89
AUD - Aug 2016 - review phase currently
BEC - Sep 2016 -

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