40 on Mock Reg Exam

I suggest you move your exam to a future date. REG is a beast and I work in Tax. OR with basically 10 days to study put in 8 hours days if your schedule allows you to do so.

I bet that if I were to do a mock exam, my score would be less than yours. However, that's not going to stop me from taking a shot at this thing on the 10th.

At this point, I've told myself that there's much more to gain by taking a shot and taking the exam, versus waiting until the 22nd of December to find out my score. Who knows, maybe the cramming we're doing now may pay off and we get lucky come exam day.

Unless the risk isn't worth it to you, I would go for it on the 10th of September. With the way these exams are graded, you never know.

Yeah I agree with most everyone here. Don't waste a window as long as you can put the hours in b/w now and the 7th. If possible maybe move it to the 10th ? 3 days extra is potentially 30 extra hours of study time (10 hours per day study, 8 hours sleep, 6 hours other BS). Even if you fail at least you can take in early/mid OCT while its still fresh. If you pass you only had to wait 15 days ish for results which is not bad at all.

I am doing the same with my AUD retake . Taking it on the 10th but will only get in about 17 days total of study time in.

I got a 47 and 57 on my Mock Exams for BEC and ended up with an 86. There were a couple issues with the first exam though, and I wasn't given credit for certain ones I believe should have been marked as correct.

Anyway, after those pretty low scores, I read my entire book from front to back and made my own notes (30 pages) throughout the last 4 days. I didn't move to the next section until I actually understood the concept I was currently on. The only MCQ I did those last couple days were the 15-20 at the end of each chapter to make sure I knew what was going on.
For me, actually reading the book did wonders for me, but I know many people think it's a waste of time and focus on the MCQs until test day.

The Labor Day weekend might be to your advantage as well (assuming you have Monday off) – it's an easy way to get 24-30 hours in 3 days!

Good luck!

You know its funny- I've never done a mock exam for this specific reason. I always just focus on learning the material, assessing what I did- why did I get that MCQ right? Why did I get it wrong?

I feel as though mock exams will mess up my concentration and motivation in the instance where I score poorly. I think you shouldn't worry about your 40 honestly… Just focus on continuing to learn the material and keep your eyes on the prize. Focus on your weak areas and keep going forward without looking back!

@rb2017

I 100% agree on going back and reviewing when you're struggling on MCQ. Unfortunately I think a lot of people get stuck in MCQ mode and don't do it.

@jeff102886

Agreed. Never understood why people waste time with mock exams

@Tud51397 – great progress! Any reason why you're dividing time with Ninja and Becker? Ninja will give you a good gauge of progress over time and each session is really its own mock exam. I like to do 30 question sessions to make it intense but not overwhelming. If one does both N and B – then they may be effectively serving two masters and I would think that would diminish effectiveness but everyone's different – you do you 🙂

Since you mention that sims are your weakness – just add a few Ninja sims in between MCQ sessions. How many sims have you done thus far? I don't think the score per se is important in practicing sims – the more important part is to build up that tolerance and expectation around the types of questions you'll get and being able to manage time.

Best wishes in the exam.