QDMx3
There are many ways to pass an exam. The most time-consuming and hit and miss is to learn the subject thoroughly without reference to exam questions. The simplest and easiest is to learn to answer the questions they ask, whether that is the type of question or even the actual question.
I agree completely - the only smart thing that I ever did as an undergraduate was to figure out the exam format to the extent that I could second-guess the possible questions. Did essentially the same thing as a postgraduate, to be honest
My personal view is that you should learn each subject to the extent that you can apply it in practice. The TAF says this, should I go? No RPM drop during the mag check, so what? That's what is really important, and if you do this the exams are easy anyway - the Confuser is just the difference between 85% and 95%. In your case the other approach works, but I doubt that you were a typical student - you are used to doing exams and have also covered the material in the past. I'm not sure it's true generally. I've met a number of fellow students who have aced their exams thanks to the Confuser but show very little understanding of the subjects themselves. The Confuser is an excellent learning tool - I would recommend it to anyone - but IMHO it's a little bit too close to the real exams.