@ZSRizvi
For each chapter:
Listen Becker vid, read book, do for first time MCQ. While doing MCQ, note all the missed areas/concepts into the spiral notebook. Leave all wrong MCQ as is and go back to book, reread it and make flashcards for missed topics. These flashcards contain anything from definitions to formulas to examples of worked out questions (for AUD flashcards contained definitions that were translated into my native tongue). After all of that done, do SIMS and only then, wrong MCQ. Move on to next chapter, repeat above. Timing is 2 chapters per week.
Once all chapters are completed, go back and starting with chapter one, MCQ/SIMS again now working on speed and accuracy. Anything missed second time, gets researched on the Internet/Youtube further and gets written up into notebook of why it was missed (i.e. what exactly tripped me). Progress tests are taken about 8-10 times and after all chapters completed for the second time, I take 2 Becker finals. After those finals, I go back to AICPA released questions usually a couple years worth and complete them also. These released questions are often already incorporated into Becker SIMS/MCQ but for me they work as reinforcement and another way of practicing. After all of that completed, I usually have about 2-3 days left before the exam. During those days, I get my hands on Willey TB 24 hour free trial and work their MCQ just looking for a curve balls, unusual problems, etc. Again, I've noticed that many AICPA retired/released questions were part of that test bank as well.
Whew! Now, let me assure you that while I'm not native English speaker + older candidate, I had always been academically inclined and had very easy time with accounting courses and did not expect this much of effort. Never before had I've studied this much or this intense. It does not make sense but even relying on both undergrad & grad accounting courses, I still find areas that will be emphasized on the test but were never much of the emphasis in college (and rightfully so b/c they are minutiae, vague, minor issues).
In personal experience, this test is both hard and easy. For example, felt over studied for FAR and also, it is my strongest area, yet my test grade does NOT reflect that. Reasons why not? Without violating disclosure, test tends to ask questions that are at minimum lateral if not remotely connected to financial accounting. So down the drain went my knowledge of higher matters/complex calculations and so on. Again, it might be the lack of draw, but MCQ for that FAR were way off and SIMS were right on.
Sorry for a long drawn out response, but that's how the process is - long and drawn out over many weeks :(