Studying question...

[Theo]

Hey,

For those who have done this before or know any kind of learning strategies, if I have trouble understanding something in Schweser, would you advise getting it down 100% before moving on? Or should I get the overview of it and go at it again in a few days (after studying some other stuff)?

I am guessing the common sense answer would be getting it 100%, but I may be dead wrong.

Overall, I am just getting caught up in some of the nitty gritty of direct and indirect cash flows in FSA.

Thanks for the help.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at Saturday, August 11, 2007 at 06:37PM by Theo.

 

[TheDubs]

I would reccomend knowing it 100%...that stuff is on the exam in a big way. Remember Schweser has already cut out the sh!t you don't need to know (and even some you do). If you ignore parts of Schweser you will be missing out on important info. I found it helpful doing some of the question bank questions and then if you get them wrong they will explain how to do the questions. If still you have questions post them here and one of the smart people will help you out (for the record i don't include myself in that group). FSA is essential for the exam. Just my two cents.

 

[alix12]

If u use the 100%... and didn't work, you can skip to it or refer to the other light books.

 

[Theo]

Thanks, dubs, Alix.
I may have phrased it badly- I would try to learn it as close to 100% as possible, but it was just the question of getting the basic idea of it and going back to it later compared to getting it down pact at one time.

I will definitely post questions here as they come...I also will take that advice (as well as Joey's recommendation) in that I will try to answer the questions as I read the material. Schweser seems to do a good job breaking it up for that.

 

[hiredguns1]

Theo, don't get too hung up on mastering each LOS as you reach it. Spend the time to learn it as best you can w/o throwing your overall time-line off track. The level of understanding required to pass the exam isn't achieved on your first pass at the material, but rather after adequate repetition and practice. Read carefully, do the practice problems, re-read a bit, but ensure you progress through the material at a steady rate, leaving 3-6 weeks for review. I found the final weeks of review before exam-day to be the most valuable period, when everything I could previously only partially explain, or had simply memorized, finally gelled into thorough understanding.
Good luck this December.