Phew! Just crossed one hurdle. I just finished my ACTG midterm and oh! boy feels like I have just climbed Mt Everest. Caught between heavy office work and a demanding professor, it definitely feels like I am doing my MBA. My test was on a Tuesday and I had 6 chapters for the test. By Sunday evening, I had completed working on all the chapters but I never feel confident unless I do a complete revision on the previous day. Hence I used Monday evening and Tuesday early morning to do a complete revision. Finally it was time for the test and to my surprise it didn't feel that bad. I liked the test because the expectation was correctly set. We were told that the paper would be lengthy and we would have to manage our time well and so I did. There were some tricky questions that I wasn't too sure about but overall it was good. Finally it's time to catch all that lost sleep.
Some tips on preparing for the ACTG exams from Paisley
1. Do your homework and understand them.
2. Listen to the class. A lot of true/false questions can be answered if you just pay attention in the class.
3. Manage your time well. Don't just sit there and think.. move on.
4. Grading is on a curve.. So you are competing against the brightest student on a difficult paper. Don't loose heart. If the problem was too difficult, you may not be alone.
5. If you have a recording of the lecture, try listening to it. SOme of the concepts can be understood well if you listen to them after reading the book.
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