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hateFAP
11-21-2011, 04:03 PM
Is it too late to start preparing for Exam 5 in early March?

I am studying online course 2 now and plan to take the exam in late Feb...

is 2 months enough for Exam 5? :-?
burly189
11-21-2011, 04:51 PM
I personally feel like you would be cutting it close. Two months isn't a long time . . .

If you are already studying for Course 2, you could consider moving that up to the January. I am studying for Course 2 now (started 2 weeks ago) and will be taking it Dec 15th so I won't be rushed for 5 in the spring.
SnowWhite
11-21-2011, 04:52 PM
In a word, NO.

Why are you studying Dec/Jan/Feb for Course 2 and only Mar/Apr for Exam 5? If anything, I would do Dec/ half Jan for Course 2 and dedicate half Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr to cover Exam 5.
hateFAP
11-22-2011, 09:06 AM
Thank you for your advice! My cousin is visiting me from Australia in the whole month of Jan...that's why I don't think I could concentrate on my course study...
Vorian Atreides
11-22-2011, 09:30 AM
Skip Course 2 now and focus on Exam 5.

You have a lot more flexibility in scheduling when to take Course 2 (like, soon after you finish with Exam 5).

Exam 5 is offered only 1 time per year.
kaskomm
11-22-2011, 10:17 AM
I started Course 2 to sit in mid-December. I'll probably start studying for Exam 5 at the end of January, early February if I get lazy. I figure 3-3.5 months is probably sufficient.
twrecks81
12-20-2011, 03:52 PM
Skip Course 2 now and focus on Exam 5.

You have a lot more flexibility in scheduling when to take Course 2 (like, soon after you finish with Exam 5).

Exam 5 is offered only 1 time per year.

I'm going with this route. I took Exam 6 as my first upper-level exam and am scared s#*tless about the difficulty levels skyrocketing. I see no reason to concentrate on the courses until 5 and 6 are passed.

I started reading the material December 1st. There's no time to waste!
Vorian Atreides
12-20-2011, 04:25 PM
Exam 5 will be far easier to prep for than Exam 6.

Far easier.

You can easily nail Course 2 w/i two or three weeks after finishing Exam 5 and before starting your next Fall Exam.
TheZaha
12-22-2011, 12:33 PM
Exam 5 will be far easier to prep for than Exam 6.

Far easier.

You can easily nail Course 2 w/i two or three weeks after finishing Exam 5 and before starting your next Fall Exam.

That's my hope and plan - dare I say Course 1 and 2 before studying for fall exam (I'm re-taking 3L in the fall)