1. What's the difference in the question databases and when should one take course(s)?
All of the courses hammer away at topics, questions, and key words in a question-answer
testing format. It simulates the exam in terms of likely question topics, accustoms you to the pacing of the
examination, and tests your knowledge of likely topic areas so you can focus especially hard on these in subsequent
preparation.
The letters reference which specific set of questions will be presented
at the course. Each question set covers all of the relevant topics tested on the board
exam. No set of questions is any better than an other, they're just different questions. You
don't need to take "A" to benefit from "B" or "C" to benefit from "D". In general,
Dr Jensen recommends taking the course as early as possible
because it changes the way one prepares for the test and provides insights regarding topics of
strength and weakness which are best gained as soon as possible.
Again, we are often asked which program is strongest. Our answer is honest and very simple: The courses
are equal in strength. They are simply different sets of questions but many find they benefit
from as much exposure to high quality questions and answers as possible.
2. Does the price of a course include home study materials?
Courses do not include home study materials, which are sold separately. A complete syllabus is distributed at Written and Pain courses and handouts are distributed at Oral courses. Home study is crutical to success however, so please consider being well-armed for the battle ahead.
3. Does the price of the course include transportation or hotel costs?
No. Each participant is responsible their own hotel costs and associated transportation.
4. When will the specific hotel and location details of a course be available?
Hotel contracts are signed 6 weeks before courses (to get optimal rates). Hotel and location information is then sent to all participants.
5. How often and to what extent are Big Blue and Big Red updated?
Big Blue and Big Red are printed in small batches. While edition numbers are changed in January of each year for record keeping purposes, content changes are done on an unpredictable basis.
For those not working with Big Blue or Big Red, getting started is strongly recommended to achieve the repetition so critical in the exam room; it's simply a waste of valuable time to wait for a "final version" of a book.
For those working with a previous edition, it's recommended that a one year old book probably does not need to be updated but beyond that, because small things can matter a great deal in the exam room, an update is warranted if a book is two or more years old.
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