How far are you guys right now?

[justgogogo]

I am a little freaked out because I just finished the part II of all10 first round. I will start going over part I tomorrow. I can only spend 3 hours right now each day. Do you guys think I can still make it to the end? I am so anxious.

[jk]

Oh, you'll catch up. I'm finishing my first pass through All10, but I kind of cheat because I don't work any of the post-2000 problems so that I can save them for practice exams. Three hours a day is a lot and you'll make up ground.

[Examinator]

I've read and taken noted on all the articles covered in the second volume of the All 10 manual. I'm going back through them now and working problems (I'm maybe 1/3 the way through them again).

[BassFreq]

I'm following the All10 schedule which is 13 weeks long. I'm on week 8, so I'm about 60% of the way through all of the material.

[radrach]

My first time w/ this one. I'm only 50% thru my first pass of the papers. I'll hit the NEAS seminar in a few weeks, and then only do practice problems from end of March on.
3 hrs/ day is a lot. Most work nights, I can squeeze max 30 min.s out of myself...but it's got to be a study day or weekend to be efficient. At this rate, I'm averaging 20 hrs/week. My goal was 28, but that's a very lofty goal, with an extremely demanding job.

I've noticed, if you fall about middle of the mark on this site, then you're in with the top performers.

Dont' give up.
Stress harms short-term memory. (My massage frequency spikes right arround test time.)

[asilem]

Did you actually study the materials and do some problems? My first read through is a very brief skimming of the material, and I would be worried if I had only just finished that myself. But if you've actually studied and done problems, then you're totally fine.

[bermi]

I am a little freaked out because I just finished the part II of all10 first round. I will start going over part I tomorrow. I can only spend 3 hours right now each day. Do you guys think I can still make it to the end? I am so anxious.

I agree with jk...I was in this same boat last week, contemplating not even taking the exam.

Since them, I put in 20hrs on the weekend, and another 10 on the weekdays. I'll have volume two completed this weekend with notes at which point I'll go through all the problems. Whatever the case, do as much as you can. Make good notes so that if you fail, you won't have to put so much time in noting all the bullsh*t next time around. Good luck and remember....it ain't over till it's over...keep chuggin'!!

[bermi]

I agree with jk...I was in this same boat last week, contemplating not even taking the exam.

Since them, I put in 20hrs on the weekend, and another 10 on the weekdays. I'll have volume two completed this weekend with notes at which point I'll go through all the problems. Whatever the case, do as much as you can. Make good notes so that if you fail, you won't have to put so much time in noting all the bullsh*t next time around. Good luck and remember....it ain't over till it's over...keep chuggin'!!

Oh, I find for those papers with no calculations, I just read the manual notes, maybe reference the paper, and make my own notes after doing problems - which I'll memorize in full at a later date. This is by far the fastest way to approach these papers, but I'm not sure if it's the most efficient. Any thoughts?

[Expunge]

pff its just march now, time to start. I'm on the finger paper.


I'm not expecting to pass unless i really get my behind in gear.

[jk]

Oh, I find for those papers with no calculations, I just read the manual notes, maybe reference the paper, and make my own notes after doing problems - which I'll memorize in full at a later date. This is by far the fastest way to approach these papers, but I'm not sure if it's the most efficient. Any thoughts?I'm not sure how else those papers can be approached. They're big on asking us to list stuff, so I'm trying to write down and (later) memorize anything that looks like a list.

[Levin]

Oh, I find for those papers with no calculations, I just read the manual notes, maybe reference the paper, and make my own notes after doing problems - which I'll memorize in full at a later date. This is by far the fastest way to approach these papers, but I'm not sure if it's the most efficient. Any thoughts?I've been using Mr. Mahler's suggestion (or is it Mr. Feldblum's ... ), anyway, the suggestion from NEAS to try and write exam questions as you go along. We'll see how it pays off in the end, but for right now, it seems to be an effective way to plug some of those lists into the brain. It takes more time up front than skimming, but it is an active, exam-focused study method. I'm putting my faith in a healthy payoff later.

[lost]

Ok you are freaking ME out now!!! I started studying for this exam on March 2...this is my first attempt...and by March 16, I would be done with the 2nd part of All 10! I am solving questions asked before 1997; but I am still feeling confident that I should be able to complete all10 both parts by 2nd week april. A month good enough to solve questions and go over material again?