Best Study Advice if my test is on April 24th!!!!1 HELP

  • This topic has 9 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by Zuly.
  • Creator
    Topic
  • #193316
    kyle.brown
    Participant

    So should i be trying to get all of my trending averages up to a certain threshold or just keep plugging away at all questions? I am debating if i need to start focusing on specific topics or keep doing random questions. Now i do plan to put in at least 45-50 hours of study time between now and then please help.

    FAR - Passed 4/2016
    AUD - Passed 11/2015
    REG - ?
    BEC - 05/28/2016

Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total)
  • Author
    Replies
  • #662027
    golfball7773
    Participant

    What section are you studying?

    AUD - NINJA in Training
    BEC - 86
    FAR - NINJA in Training
    REG - NINJA in Training
    AUD - 71, 73

    BEC - 74, 86

    REG - 77*

    FAR - 57

    *expired

    (I have been trying to become a CPA since 2013). only one test down.......

    FAR: 63, 55, 62
    REG: 65, 77*
    AUD: Fail, 64, 71
    BEC: 72, 74, 81

    *expired

    #662028
    Mamabear
    Member

    You need to focus on your weak areas, but still do little refresher quizzes on the other areas. If you know certain parts really well do not keep doing questions on them over and over. Focus on the weak areas!!!

    CPA Exam - Finally DONE (November 2014)
    BEC (08/10/13) 80
    AUD (08/24/13) 65 (11/13/13) 85
    FAR (04/12/14) 81
    REG (07/19/14) 69 (11/29/14) 87!!

    #662029
    kyle.brown
    Participant

    I am taking FAR. Should i be trying to get my trending scores around 75% for each topic?

    FAR - Passed 4/2016
    AUD - Passed 11/2015
    REG - ?
    BEC - 05/28/2016

    #662030
    Mamabear
    Member

    Yes, but make sure you are taking the time to understand why you are getting stuff wrong and not just working MCQ to raise your score.

    CPA Exam - Finally DONE (November 2014)
    BEC (08/10/13) 80
    AUD (08/24/13) 65 (11/13/13) 85
    FAR (04/12/14) 81
    REG (07/19/14) 69 (11/29/14) 87!!

    #662031
    kyle.brown
    Participant

    Right i am normally writing down the answer and copying the question and answer to a word doc to review it later. I try and read through the answer a few times to fully understand it.

    FAR - Passed 4/2016
    AUD - Passed 11/2015
    REG - ?
    BEC - 05/28/2016

    #662032
    kyle.brown
    Participant

    Anyone else have any good tips for me

    FAR - Passed 4/2016
    AUD - Passed 11/2015
    REG - ?
    BEC - 05/28/2016

    #662033
    Zuly
    Participant

    Try do as many journal entries or T-accounts along with the MCQs. I studied with Roger and he was big on this since most answers come straight out of the J/E and that was helpful with the SIMS.

    FAR - (11/01/14) 71 (02/07/15) 79
    AUD - (04/30/15) 86
    BEC - (07/21/15) 73 (10/01/15) 75
    REG - (11/30/15) 55 (05/19/16) 74

    #662034
    kyle.brown
    Participant

    Thanks i have been so focused on just knocking out MCQ's i have not paid a whole lot of attention to journal entries i will spend a few hours a day looking over those to make sure i can do them!!!!

    FAR - Passed 4/2016
    AUD - Passed 11/2015
    REG - ?
    BEC - 05/28/2016

    #662035
    Zuly
    Participant

    Yeah, I think the best thing to do is do them while you are doing the MCQs so it really comes together. I had a lot of J/Es in my notes so I reviewed them that way too but it was more helpful to constantly write them out when doing MCQs. There are so many J/Es but here's a list of some that I found helpful to know really well…I'm sure I'm missing some but hopefully this helps narrow some of them down: A/R with bad debt expense, warranty expense, life insurance, COGS, fixed assets, non-monetary exchanges, stocks, bonds, equity investments, consolidations, marketable securities, pensions, LT contracts, government and NFP. It takes a little longer to get questions done but not too much longer once you get the hang of them. Hope that helps.

    FAR - (11/01/14) 71 (02/07/15) 79
    AUD - (04/30/15) 86
    BEC - (07/21/15) 73 (10/01/15) 75
    REG - (11/30/15) 55 (05/19/16) 74

Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.