[jasonrobbins]

My FAR test is on Feb. 28th. 11.5 days left. I have been reviewing as I have been going along but not extensively.

I’m only about halfway through F10. Partnerships,AROs, VIEs, debt restricting are not too bad. The other sh** I just don’t know if I need to learn. I feel like I’m wasting my time on accrued expenses (FICA, warranties, etc) and financial instruments.

I’m not very fast at MCQs and so finishing up the rest of F10 will probably take me the rest of the afternoon.

I don’t know if I should:

a) write out notecards of major items/calculations from 1-9 chapters and do chapter 10 when I get to it.

b) just start with F1 and start doing all the MCQs

c) finish F10 and then do either ‘a’ or ‘b’

IM SO OVERWHELMED WITH MATERIAL, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO FREAKING REVIEW

11 DAYS IS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO REVIEW 🙁

NEED HELP PLEASE 🙁

AUD- 97 1x
REG- 81 1x
BEC- 79 1x
FAR- 88 1x

DONE!

10/1/12 to 2/28/14

[samdiegoCPA]

Calm down.

The more you stress and try to figure out what to do, the more time you are wasting. Drink some coffee and finish the lessons. (I don't use Becker so I'm not sure how far along F10 is). I do the same thing you are doing right now and you gotta snap out of it! After you finish the lectures, re-write your notes and start doing MCQ. (This is what I am currently doing).

AUD: 84
REG: 84
BEC: 79
FAR: 83

[samdiegoCPA]

Calm down.

The more you stress and try to figure out what to do, the more time you are wasting. Drink some coffee and finish the lessons. (I don't use Becker so I'm not sure how far along F10 is). I do the same thing you are doing right now and you gotta snap out of it! After you finish the lectures, re-write your notes and start doing MCQ. (This is what I am currently doing).

AUD: 84
REG: 84
BEC: 79
FAR: 83

[MsAvi77]

I have my FAR test on Saturday- 5 days away- so I totally feel your pain lol.

I can only tell you what I'm doing:

I took both practice exams that gave me a very good understanding not only where my strengths and weaknesses are but where to devote my time (how heavily tested certain material tends to be).

Now I just do sets of 30 multiple choice progress tests and review afterwards. Go back into the lecture/ebook if you want more information and then move on.

This eliminates you sifting through a huge amount of material that will most luckly either not be tested or is only worth a point or so.

BEC 81
REG 81
FAR 76
AUD 76

Done Forever!!

[MsAvi77]

I have my FAR test on Saturday- 5 days away- so I totally feel your pain lol.

I can only tell you what I'm doing:

I took both practice exams that gave me a very good understanding not only where my strengths and weaknesses are but where to devote my time (how heavily tested certain material tends to be).

Now I just do sets of 30 multiple choice progress tests and review afterwards. Go back into the lecture/ebook if you want more information and then move on.

This eliminates you sifting through a huge amount of material that will most luckly either not be tested or is only worth a point or so.

BEC 81
REG 81
FAR 76
AUD 76

Done Forever!!

[teeteenounouche]

I'm right there with you, I'm not doing well on MCQs and time is ticking away…

Florida:
AUD: 73, 81! Thank you Lord!
BEC: 73, 77! Thank you Lord! and WTB
REG: 71, 82! Thank you Lord! and A71
FAR: 72, 78! Thank you God and my Mommy in Heaven!

CPA Excel, Ninja Notes & Audio, Wiley Test Bank, CPAreviewforfree

[teeteenounouche]

I'm right there with you, I'm not doing well on MCQs and time is ticking away…

Florida:
AUD: 73, 81! Thank you Lord!
BEC: 73, 77! Thank you Lord! and WTB
REG: 71, 82! Thank you Lord! and A71
FAR: 72, 78! Thank you God and my Mommy in Heaven!

CPA Excel, Ninja Notes & Audio, Wiley Test Bank, CPAreviewforfree

[Anonymous]

The first thing you need to do is BREATHE! Something tells me that you are still hyperventilating. You are an accountant and future CPA. What do we do when we get overwhelmed? We calm down, get quiet, and then in a rational voice, tell ourselves that we can do this. The idiots that ran WorldCom did this and you can too.

Go over the Ninja notes, go over your own notes. You have plenty of time to write them. Work MCQ's and if you get it wrong, write down an explanation that you understand. Lather, Rinse, Repeat.

Good Luck!

[Anonymous]

The first thing you need to do is BREATHE! Something tells me that you are still hyperventilating. You are an accountant and future CPA. What do we do when we get overwhelmed? We calm down, get quiet, and then in a rational voice, tell ourselves that we can do this. The idiots that ran WorldCom did this and you can too.

Go over the Ninja notes, go over your own notes. You have plenty of time to write them. Work MCQ's and if you get it wrong, write down an explanation that you understand. Lather, Rinse, Repeat.

Good Luck!

[Study Monk]

I understand the pressure of maybe not being prepared for your last test, but I would trade places with you in a second. Last exam must be a good feeling. Worst case scenario is you can reschedule(or take again)FAR until April 1st and totally dominate it!

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[Study Monk]

I understand the pressure of maybe not being prepared for your last test, but I would trade places with you in a second. Last exam must be a good feeling. Worst case scenario is you can reschedule(or take again)FAR until April 1st and totally dominate it!

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[tomq04]

30 question testlets, notes on wrong answers, if you notice consistent issues go re-watch that video. Rinse/repeat for 10 days, go through ninja Blitz a couple times when your brain hurts too much for another question that day. Take that last day off.

REG- (1) 76
FAR- (2) 64, (5)74, (7)83 (Over achiever!)
AUD- (3) 70, (4) 75
BEC- (6) 75

[tomq04]

30 question testlets, notes on wrong answers, if you notice consistent issues go re-watch that video. Rinse/repeat for 10 days, go through ninja Blitz a couple times when your brain hurts too much for another question that day. Take that last day off.

REG- (1) 76
FAR- (2) 64, (5)74, (7)83 (Over achiever!)
AUD- (3) 70, (4) 75
BEC- (6) 75

[Anonymous]

@jason I think we all feel the same few weeks before the exam.

Here is what I would do:

1. Buy right away either: NINJA notes (if you can blitz) and/or Wiley focus notes FAR (you can download them right away in your computer) and go to the subject you are studying right now. Read what the notes say, understand the concept and go immediately to the MCQ (I would suggest from WTB right away, I wouldn't waste time in the printed questions). Make more notes in the notes you already have with the questions you are not responding correctly and without thinking, go to the next subject. I think you will spend about 2.5 hours per 100 questions (more less).

Few days before, if you couldnt study all, dont worry, with the notes you have now an idea, but now focus in that sections you feel weaker (what gave you headache, go and review deeply that). Many subjects are tested in the exam, but, is better to master subjects that feel insecure in all of them. With a good cram, you will feel more secure to sit down and write the exam. (I learned this in the hard way)

Here my two cents, hope it helps!

[Anonymous]

@jason I think we all feel the same few weeks before the exam.

Here is what I would do:

1. Buy right away either: NINJA notes (if you can blitz) and/or Wiley focus notes FAR (you can download them right away in your computer) and go to the subject you are studying right now. Read what the notes say, understand the concept and go immediately to the MCQ (I would suggest from WTB right away, I wouldn't waste time in the printed questions). Make more notes in the notes you already have with the questions you are not responding correctly and without thinking, go to the next subject. I think you will spend about 2.5 hours per 100 questions (more less).

Few days before, if you couldnt study all, dont worry, with the notes you have now an idea, but now focus in that sections you feel weaker (what gave you headache, go and review deeply that). Many subjects are tested in the exam, but, is better to master subjects that feel insecure in all of them. With a good cram, you will feel more secure to sit down and write the exam. (I learned this in the hard way)

Here my two cents, hope it helps!

[joelseph]

Forget F10, in fact Forget F8 – F10. Maybe read through it all together one last time but spend the next 11 days repeating everything possible in F1 – F7. It's impossible to retain everything in FAR at an expert level, so cut it down to the first 7 chapters and make sure you know them like the back of your hand… this was exactly my mentality and I did fine.

FAR: 84 on 4/4/13
AUD: 91 on 7/27/13
BEC: 72 on 11/11/13, 82 on 01/03/14
REG: 80 on 02/27/14

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