[after30cpa]

Hello everyone!

I badly needed your help. I’m doing review on WTB, as I’m going through MCQ’s it seems like my first intuition is always right, yet I went ahead and pick the wrong answer anyway. Have you guys had this kind of experience? Should I go back and reread my notes over and over OR, should I go do more MCQ’s and just learn from there? Looks like this intuition would be my first enemy. Please help!

[Iggy1985]

Seems to happen to me a lot.. they say you should go with your intuition every time, unless you are sure you thought of it wrong, or messed up a calculation. If you get it wrong, understand it and write it down!

FAR - 89 (8/19/14) Wiley TB, Wiley Book, Books from School, Ninja Audio/Notes
AUD - 92 (10/14/14) Wiley TB, Wiley Book, Ninja Audio
BEC - 82 (5/8/15) Mostly Ninja MCQ, sprinkles of Becker lectures and Ninja Audio
REG - (8/14/15)

[M.O.D.]

Agreed, these tests are too important and too hard to rely on your intuition. If you can't reason or calculate your way to the right answer, you don't know the material well enough.

BA Mathematics, UC Berkeley
Certificates in CPA and EA preparation, College of San Mateo
CMA I 420, II 470
FAR 91, AUD Feb 2015 (Gleim self-study)

[Iggy1985]

When I second guess myself it's usually because I'm ‘over-thinking' due to weird wording and the like. Just make sure you read the questions carefully and think of the answer before you look at the choices, that helps me anyway

FAR - 89 (8/19/14) Wiley TB, Wiley Book, Books from School, Ninja Audio/Notes
AUD - 92 (10/14/14) Wiley TB, Wiley Book, Ninja Audio
BEC - 82 (5/8/15) Mostly Ninja MCQ, sprinkles of Becker lectures and Ninja Audio
REG - (8/14/15)

[ShelahV]

If I don't have a clue on the answer or I'm debating between two, I go with my gut or rather what my brain seems to recognize as the right answer. I feel like I often have the information in my brain but I'm unable to pull it out. But my brain is telling me that's the answer so I go with it unless I'm really sure it's not right. My brain/gut is usually right but I always go thru and learn why it was right so I don't have to do it as much. I used it several times in my BEC exam last week and hopefully I'll know soon if I passed!

BEC 8.14.14 - 87!
FAR 1.8.15 - 89!
REG 4.15.15 - 86!
AUD 7.2.15 - 90!

Application submitted 8.6.15
Licensed CPA 8.19.15

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