I get it already!

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  • #161426
    Phllop
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    So for 2 months I’ve been studying Audit, and with zero hour fast approaching (Saturday) I’m getting the feeling that there is literally nothing new I can learn. I’ve done over 5k mcq’s from becker (I keep track in an excel spreadsheet) and to be honest I don’t even feel like a review is helping me. I’ll probably look over my weak areas and do some quick reading of the chapters tomorrow… but why cram what I already know?

    I’m not saying I know 100% everything in my Audit book, but I am saying that what I don’t know already, probably wont sink in by Saturday.

    Maybe it’s a bad (and lazy) attitude, but with 2 days left I honestly can’t bear myself studying at the rate I was the past 2 weeks. Am I just rationalizing getting a bit burned out? I passed reg with very little study the day before, but so far Audit has felt very different. I know I’ve seen suggestions to “review notes the morning of the test” and all that, but I just don’t think that’s how I operate.

    What does everyone else do the day before? I think of it like this — If I started my studying a day earlier 2 months ago, and stopped a day earlier now, what would be the difference?

    REG: 85
    AUD: 74, 85
    FAR: 74 (sigh)
    BEC: 80 (don't even ask me how)

    When I say C-P you say 'Ayyyyy show me the money'
    -PO

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  • #293437
    Anonymous
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    You keep track of how many MCQ's you do in an excel spreadsheet?

    #293438
    Minimorty
    Participant

    @baseball – lol. I was thinking the exact same thing. I was thinking, “Hmm, I wonder if he logs it after every question. That can't be very efficient.” Even after every session would be a grind.

    #293439

    that what I did I stop! I was burnt out! I could not stomach another MCQ when it came to FAR did I pass not sure but if I could not grasp it in the last two months no way a few hours before the test was it going to stick! You will need all the brain power you can to sit through the actual test.

    FAR 76
    REG 76(2x)
    BEC FAILED (2x)
    AUD FAILED (2x)

    "When you don't give up, YOU CANNOT FAIL"

    #293440

    can't you export it into a spread sheet???? with becker I believe

    FAR 76
    REG 76(2x)
    BEC FAILED (2x)
    AUD FAILED (2x)

    "When you don't give up, YOU CANNOT FAIL"

    #293441
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    lol maybe he makes charts and graphs showing like question efficiency for different days of the week over the study period (e.g. I averaged my highest scores on a Tuesday, so that's when I'll take it!). Hey, if you ask me, I think he's on to something!

    #293442
    hav2pass
    Member

    My exam is on Sat too. Actually I powered out since Monday. Just a little bit everyday. I feel like I should revise but how much can I do? If I start to look at one topic, then I begin to get doubts abt others. So I decided I am not spending every minute studying.

    I may regret this on Sat but I think I am done studying. I plan to spend tomorrow taking a walk, listening to music and just do 60 Qs from cpareviewforfree.

    BEC 86 (expires Sept'11)
    FAR 85
    REG 87
    AUD 8/27 - waiting

    #293443
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Relax. If you want to review, review. You've studied plenty, do whatever makes you feel calm and you won't regret at the exam (studied too much/too little). Again, do whatever works best for you. Everyone's different, so for some studying or cramming works, for others it makes them more uptight. Personally, every exam is different Sometimes I'm studying until the last minute, other times I feel that if I study anymore everything I studied will just fly out of my brain (like a closet door squeezed shut holding bulging items inside, and if you open it a crack to put one more thing in, everything comes tumbling out… :)) Good luck!

    #293444
    Phllop
    Participant

    Haha I figured more people would do this!

    What I do is I list each subject and after I finish a set of questions I write how many I got right and how many total. Then I have a simple calculation to show my percentage correct. I highlight my percentage Red if below 75, Blue if below 85 and Green if anything higher. It's a GREAT visual to show me my weak areas and how much I've worked on each section.

    It's also simple enough to calculate totals and stuff so I did that too, which is why I know how many I've worked on. I don't know if you can export it though, if that's the case then I'm an idiot/I'll have to start doing that!

    Also thanks for the support guys and if you'd like a blank copy of that excel spreadsheet let me know 😉

    REG: 85
    AUD: 74, 85
    FAR: 74 (sigh)
    BEC: 80 (don't even ask me how)

    When I say C-P you say 'Ayyyyy show me the money'
    -PO

    #293445
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    go head go head C-P-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA go P O go PO lol is it Sept yet …guess I'll get another glass of wine…crazy wait

    #293446
    mla1169
    Participant

    I continue studying, sorry. I figure if I can learn one, just ONE more concept within that 24 – 48 hours and grasping that concept was the difference between a 74 and a 75 it is worth not having to retake the exam. I've gotten two 75's, even if one question doesn't make a difference one concept sure as heck does.

    And I know how burnt out you are, actually I was a walking zombie between the exam, my job and grad school. But I don't ever EVER want to get that burnt out again and was making sure it was worth it.

    FAR- 77
    AUD -49, 71, 84
    REG -56,75!
    BEC -75

    Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

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