October 2015 PE Exam

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0H7EsWFbtc

Guessing the studying has finally gotten to you.

Yeah, I'm getting bored.

With another 5 months to go you may get burned out. When I started studying I ran into the same issues. I started prepping almost 6 months in advance, got burned out, took a month or more off, and then studied the three months leading up to the exam. All this time you've already put in has you way ahead of the game. Taking some time off isn't going to hurt you unless you're one of those folks that immediately forgets everything.

I started before the October 2014 exam for the April 2015 exam. The month of March was really hard for me, totally burnt out, and didn't want to do a thing. Timing is so important for this thing.

Ramnares P.E. said:

...unless you're one of those folks that immediately forgets everything.

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What are we talking about again?

I'm still butthurt about the application issue and not be able to take the exam this month. My whole study schedule and timing was based on April 2015.

Maybe I should start the application process for the October 2015 exam so I don't get screwed again.

matt267 said:

I'm still butthurt about the application issue and not be able to take the exam this month. My whole study schedule and timing was based on April 2015.

Maybe I should start the application process for the October 2015 exam so I don't get screwed again.

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That might be a tiny bit important. I don't remember studying seriously until I knew I had been approved for the exam. Of course you got screwed later on anyway so maybe you should sacrifice a few cows or something too.

I think anything longer than 3-3.5 months is going to end up as counter-productive.

There is a LOT of boring material to cover.

However, studying during the summer sucks.

Start the application process and follow up with them!

I only studied about 1 to 1.5 hrs a day for several months then about 2 months til the test i bumped it up to 3-4 hrs a day (1.5 hrs at work during lunch and breaks then the rest at home in the evening)

Ken 3.0 said:

I think anything longer than 3-3.5 months is going to end up as counter-productive.

There is a LOT of boring material to cover.

However, studying during the summer sucks.

Start the application process and follow up with them!

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I bought my books in August 2014 and started preparing/studying for the April 2015 exam back then. So about 8.5 months worth. I wasn't bored or burned out by the time the exam rolled around. I studied about 5 days a week, just a couple hours a day though. Once it got closer to the exam I had a few 3 hour sessions. A lot of my studying took place while I was at work during slow periods, lunch breaks, or staying late. I would usually go to a university library at least once on the weekends to study for a couple hours. I never did more than 3 hours at time though. And I was fine for the whole 8 hours during the PE. No headaches, never lost concentration or focus. My point being that I didn't really need any full 8 hour practice runs while studying.

I never have had a problem with speed style tests, my whole problem with this test is lack of understanding of the material.

When I passed in October, I spent most of my time trying to understand when and where to use what formulas. Basically, trying to understand the logic that is needed to answer questions. I always see a lot of emphasis given to re-doing the practice tests over and over again. I tried that and failed, miserably.

To each their own, whatever it takes for each one to pass is obviously the correct way for them. The beauty of this board is you get a lot of different perspectives on means and methods. Everyone just needs to know their limits and go for it.

I suck at tests and I passed.

matt267 said:

Maybe I should start the application process for the October 2015 exam so I don't get screwed again.

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I'm sure you know the application deadline and I don't remember what state you're from, but the NYS deadline is Friday. It doesn't hurt to apply before the deadline anyways!

CU07 said:

matt267 said:

Maybe I should start the application process for the October 2015 exam so I don't get screwed again.

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I'm sure you know the application deadline and I don't remember what state you're from, but the NYS deadline is Friday. It doesn't hurt to apply before the deadline anyways!

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It's in August. The problem I have is they haven't updated the application. They still have the Oct 2014 application posted.

matt267 said:

It's in August. The problem I have is they haven't updated the application. They still have the Oct 2014 application posted.

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Yeah, that would make that difficult then.

Burned out to me means you are ready. Take a break and come back later.

mustang462002 said:

Burned out to me means you are ready. Take a break and come back later.

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My pace has slowed quite a bit. I just hope I have enough left to pick it up again when needed.

Hate to say I told you so, but......

You'll be fine, take a month or two off and hit it again regenerated!

Ken 3.0 said:

Hate to say I told you so, but......

You'll be fine, take a month or two off and hit it again regenerated!

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This works wonders. You'll be surprised by how much you've retained from all that hard work you've put in.