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Old 04-20-2002, 03:12 PM
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Who's bored with studying?? It's not like I know everything inside out yet but I'm getting tired of looking at the same thing over and over again.

I'm studying for Course 2 and looking at Chapter 28 of Corp Fi which has tooooo many formulas. I suppose time will fly by (as it always does when one is having fun!) when I start doing practical questions for this chapter.
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Old 04-20-2002, 03:34 PM
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I know the feeling. I've been studying for 3.5 months now, and gone through all the material at least once. So I've seen most practice questions, except Nov 01 (saving it) and I'm still just making dumb mistakes. Kind of discouraging, so I get bored with it.

The weather doesn't help either. Too hot to study all week.
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Old 04-20-2002, 04:53 PM
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Yep, I'm in the same boat. Though I haven't been studying for that many consecutive months this time. It's my second attempt so didn't have to spend so much time on it this time. It's too early to do the memorization bit, a few weeks from now I'll have forgotten the stuff and have to re-memorize anyhow.
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It's my second attempt so didn't have to spend so much time on it this time.
Uh oh. I've said those words before. :o
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Old 04-21-2002, 06:07 PM
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What are you trying to do to me Kitten? That's not nice!!
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Old 04-22-2002, 09:35 AM
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What are you trying to do to me Kitten? That's not nice!!
She's trying to warn you not to get overconfident.

You think you'll be alive for a second attempt, but someone looking for victims is hot on your trail...
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What are you trying to do to me Kitten? That's not nice!!
I'm sorry. Sometimes comments like that give me the surge of adrenaline that I need to get through the last few weeks. No harm intended.
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Old 04-22-2002, 06:13 PM
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Believe it or not, I actually had one of my old bosses say to me (paraphrasing) ... "You know, getting back to back 5's is not unheard of."

That pissed me off to no end. I showed him.
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Old 04-22-2002, 07:09 PM
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I wasn't really mad Kitten, I forgot my smiley

Franchise, I know what you mean about bosses making comments like that and then proving them wrong. Believe me, I've gotten my own form of "revenge" and the looks of shock were very satisfying.
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Old 04-22-2002, 08:58 PM
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Course_Woman,

If you're sick of the material, why not take a day or two off from studying? Take your "study" time at home (if your company allows this), and spend the day watching Oprah, doing crosswords, or whatever you feel like. Seriously.

I usually do this a couple of times during the last few weeks before exams. (Gee, I sure hope no one from my company is reading this...) Yeah, I miss out on a little bit of study time, but afterwards, I usually feel refreshed and ready to tackle the material again, and I think I'm able to study more effectively as a result.
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