Self-paced courses
Hi all, I've been studying for the past few months and have been seeing no progress. I am placing as much emphasis as I can on blind review now and then watching lessons on the issues that I see that I am struggling with. I'm worried I am not doing enough drills to learn enough. For context, I work full time and can maybe devote 2.5 hours a day, six times a week. What is a realistic amount of drills that I should be completing, or would that depend more on my understanding of the material?
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Exactly what Lowri said earlier! I would make sure to put a lot of effort into your wrong answer journal to figure out exactly where you’re dropping points. That makes it easier to spend the time efficiently and dive into those questions more. As Lowri said, quality over quantity. Being targeted in your practice cannot be emphasized enough!
You have a good amount of study time, so I wouldn't be focussed on completing as many drills as possible - quality not quantity! Rather, consider how much you're learning from each drill. It's better to spend a long time going over five questions, really understanding them in depth, than to complete 25 questions and only review them a little. I would be guided by what topics you're struggling with, and not move on from that until you see progress. For example, it's totally ok to focus on just flaw questions for a week, and compare how you're performing on flaw drills at the beginning to the end. Make sure that you understand the approach you have to use for each given question, and don't move onto another topic until you do.
When you blind review, make sure that you fill out your wrong answer journal as well, and if you still get the question wrong, try to work backwards from the correct answer before you watch/read the explanation.
Improving on this test takes time, so don't be discouraged if you don't see immediate improvement! Eventually you will.
@LowriThomas Thank you so much!