Which categories in the Amber Book videos should I focus on for PPD/Are there any resources that partitions categories well?
I know the Amber Book is set up so that it is one big exam but I don't retain knowledge well without application and I'm really struggling with digesting so much knowledge at once. It doesn't help that there's no real framework in it and it feels like I'm learning random bits of knowledge every video. I really only start understanding a concept once I do practice questions. I've been breaking the exams up by myself and using the black spectacles exams as additional practice and it's gone pretty well. For PPD however, it feels like it will test the whole Systems and Construction portions and that's too much. I've watched the systems part several times but am really not retaining enough. Any advice on which categories will be focused on so I can drill down on those and start some practice exams?
Thank you!
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While we recommend an "all exams at once" posture, most people who enroll in our course do a "one exam at a time" approach instead (and we're cool with that). The bad news is that PPD requires that you go through most of the course anyway, not because of something specific to this course, but by virtue of how much content is covered on that one division. See the study priority matrix below:
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Thanks so much for your response. My problem is I’ve already taken all the other sections, and only have PPD and PDD left. So I’d like to know which areas to focus on most, as I’m running out of time before my exam.
(Also, thanks so much for your amazing study program. I am enjoying it AND learning so much! I have it running on a big TV screen at home, my kids are learning a lot too!) -
Chaya, so glad you are enjoying the course, and thanks so much for the kind words. PPD asks 100 questions pulled from 1,000 topics. Amber Book is the shortcut, but it's by no means short. That's the thing about "just" having PPD and PDD left. . . about 75% - 85% of the total content that you need to learn for all six exams is readily found in those two divisions. I wish I could help you cull your study further, but . . . you'll see. . . .there's a lot of content to cover. That said, get through what you can before your exam. . . if you don't get through everything and pass, great, and if you fail, you can finish the rest of the course and schedule a retake. You'll have to do almost the whole course anyway for PDD. I'm not being coy: there is no content to prioritize (aside from the study priority matrix I attached). . . .
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