So guys its the end of the first week at sheffield, and i have already cried 4 times (and i hear it gets more intense!). I am not one to cry, so i know this is really intense. Is there anything you guys from sheffield can help me with as far as a study strategy or anything?!
I don't know what you did before arriving at Sheffield, but I studied for four months to prepare. I studied all the online quizzes and the pdfs Sheffield has for the ADX before coming. That meant all I had to do was review after arriving. My goal was to get the ADX out of the way before week 3, which I did. That made things easier when they got more intense.
While stuff like the HSI indicator aren't relevant and won't be mentioned in the course, much of the other stuff will be. You WILL see burnoff graphs again! You WILL see fuel burn charts for climb and descent again. You will see the regs again. I hope and pray you got a lot of the ADX material out of the way before going to school.
Over half my class washed out-over half! That is to say that over half the people who started didn't get their dispatch license. The common thread I saw in many of them was lack of preparation BEFORE COMING; they take the ADX seriously. I hope and pray you took it seriously and prepared. In the course as in much of life, preparation is a BIGGIE!
The only other thing I can tell you is be willing to study at least four hours a day during the week, and at least six on Saturday & Sunday. If you're in student housing and read the notebook they have, they tell you this. If you're not in student housing, I'm telling you right here, right now, be prepared to study 4 hours a day during the week and 6 each day of the weekend. I did 4-5 during the week, while doing 6-7 on Sat & Sun, on average. Before taking the ADX (the Sunday before week 3), I spent 10+ hours reviewing everything.
I hope that this helps. I hope and pray you prepared for the ADX BEFORE COMING! If not, better buckle down and work your ass off. Take it day by day, hour by hour, and minute by minute, if you have to. Good luck.