by Sarcasmo » Fri Nov 02, 2018 9:33 am
GEA --
I did all case studies at the end of each exam. I've heard a minority of candidates suggest that doing the case studies first offers advantages, but I've never heard a strong argument for this method.
The only possible advantage that some have mentioned is that sometimes the reference materials found in the case studies can help answer questions in the MC part of the exam. I mean, yes this is possible, and I'm sure it happens -- but wow!.... how often would this possibly occur? Maybe twice on an exam? Or maybe not at all. Again, this is possible, but I don't buy that they've cracked the code to the ARE via this method.
I also think that the last thing a candidate needs is to get bogged down in the case study questions while 100 other MC questions are still on deck. In my experience -- and I passed all exams on the first try -- but for both PPD and PDD I had ZERO extra time to experiment with exam-taking methods, or to peruse the exam for hidden easter egg information. They give you enough time to finish, no question, but most candidates need to keep it the hell moving!