Do you really read the whole textbook from A-Z?

[KittenMittens]

Right now I'm preparing for a bunch of exams and got myself ready for some textbooks. No surprises looking at the number of pages (its 600-700) they may just take me about month and a half to complete these books with all the quizzes and assignments. I like studying but I have to confess it's a tad inefficient.

On this forum there are seem to be so many wizards that seem to finish their studying and pass their exams in a day or two. I don't know if that is corrupting my mind but hey it's some food for thought.

Back to the discussion how would you manage your studying if you were to tackle a 600 pager tome?

I imagine you're doing TECEP exams. I specifically avoided these exams and TESC for this reason. But to answer your question, a lot of people end up skimming these textbooks and reading them quickly out of boredom - it may or may not work though as it really depends on the individual. IMO, it's not very efficient or feasible to get much out of reading a 500 - 1000 page tome and is why I went with UExcel exams instead where you can pass exams by simply doing the instantcert flash cards, do some practice official exams, and read some instantcert subscriber discussions about what will be on the exams.

I discuss this issue in some threads like here: http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...etter.html and also here: http://degreeforum.wikia.com/wiki/COSC_Degree_Plans

If you can find exams through UExcel, or DSST that are covered by Instantcert, you will likely be able to study for them in a few hours and pass.