Here are the steps I took to time hack my studying:

Get the reading material...don't stress about reading it.Peruse YouTube.  Watch or listen to some free tutorials.Take some open-book practice tests early on.  Take your time and figure out the right answer.Go back over your practice test and figure out why you got the answers wrong that you missed.Take the mandatory class.Study the numbers that are important.  In my case, clearances were very important.

I spent a week studying for my exams using this method.  Seriously, it was so fast.

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