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  • 1.  Exam Day time pacing strategy

    Posted 02-16-2019 09:54 AM
    Just wanted to share a very helpful strategy that helped me stay on pace and pass part one in the fall. When you go into the exam, you can use some of the tutorial time to write formulas and any other useful information on your scratch paper. I also found it helpful to jot down this chart to keep myself on pace. By the end of each cluster of 20 questions, check that you are staying on track for the time remaining on your exam countdown clock. This chart gives you 1.5 minutes per question so that you can ensure you not only answer every question before time runs out, but also have time at the end to review any marked questions. It may seem elementary, but when you're in the middle of the exam, you don't want to be spending too much time trying to figure out if you are on pace or not, and this chart for me was a life saver.

    Questions          Time Remaining
    1-20                    2:30:00
    21-40                  2:00:00
    41-60                  1:30:00
    61-80                  1:00:00
    81-100                0:30:00
    Review any marked questions with remaining 30 minutes

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    Kelli Stoker
    Finance Manager
    Austin TX
    United States
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  • 2.  RE: Exam Day time pacing strategy

    Posted 02-17-2019 09:18 PM
    Thanks! This sounds like solid advice :)





  • 3.  RE: Exam Day time pacing strategy

    Posted 02-20-2019 09:55 AM
    This is fantastic advice...never even thought of using tutorial time to jot down formulas!  Thanks!

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    Leigh Dishman
    Accountant
    Plano TX
    United States
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  • 4.  RE: Exam Day time pacing strategy

    Posted 02-21-2019 02:47 AM
    Thanks you Kelli for the advice 
    Could you or any one advise me how to manage Essay exam time during the 1 hour.
    I didn't have time to finish all essay questions it in my first attempt last window although i know all answers. 

    Thanks

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    Mouhanad Turkmani

    Dubai
    United Arab Emirates
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  • 5.  RE: Exam Day time pacing strategy

    Posted 02-21-2019 08:44 AM
    Someone else might have better strategies for the essays. I will however recommend scrolling through each question of the essay scenario before answering the first one. There might be clues to help answer the question in the rest of the questions. Also, there might be ones that can be answered very quickly, and you should tackle those first if possible, and then move on to the ones that will take more time to calculate.

    Best of luck to everyone!
    Kelli