Is it possible to do TOO many MCQ???

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I've gone a little crazy with my BEC study techniques after I passed FAR and realized I'm half way home. Over the past 6 or 7 weeks I have done all of Becker MCQ twice (1200 MCQ *2=2400) all of Wiley MCQ twice (600 *2=1200). I've done a few progress tests in Becker, and a few 72 MCQ quizzes in Wiley, plus the Becker simulated exam. All of that equals about 5548765465846354654354 MCQ. I feel like I've done all the questions so many times that I'm way too familiar with them :/ ... It just dawned on me when I started doing the new AICPA released questions for BEC. I'm awesome with calculations and variances, but everything else... I'm getting wrong :( Is there such thing as TOO many MCQ?!

AUD 59, 72 :( 72 AGAIN :( :(
REG 59, 60, 80
FAR 67, 75
BEC 58, 79
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Posted 4 months ago #
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Yeah it definitely is possible to do too many. Once you start remembering answers even partially the value of reworking questions starts to go down. Even worse, you may start to get a false sense of security if things are easier. Of course keep working problems, but try and get more out of each question by not just pickin which answer is correct but to also know and review why each of the other three choices is incorrect or define the term, etc. this way you can review lots of material with fewer questions as well as learn a lot while going through homework questions. Good luck!

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My personal thought is that it isn't the # of MCQs that you do - it's the # that you do leading up to your exam. The CPA Exam is more short-term-memory-friendly than people realize.

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Posted 4 months ago #
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I did only around 600 practice MCQs for BEC. It's the least # of practice MCQs I've done out of all the sections. And I passed on first attempt. You really don't need to do that many questions for BEC. Just make sure you're understanding the concepts behind the right and wrong answers on the questions you're practicing with.

FAR: 52, 66, 73, 61, 89
AUD: 47, 87
BEC: 80
REG: 64, 74, 84

DONE!!!!

Posted 4 months ago #
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I do EVERY single MCQ in Wiley in the last week of my exam for every single module lol

I think I've gone overboard too, but it's helped me pass my first 3!

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Posted 4 months ago #
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I'm definitely going to fail this exam. Plain in simple. Hate this process. Becker Final Exam #2, just got some ungodly scores.

AUD 59, 72 :( 72 AGAIN :( :(
REG 59, 60, 80
FAR 67, 75
BEC 58, 79

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Peanut

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and** not "in"

AUD 59, 72 :( 72 AGAIN :( :(
REG 59, 60, 80
FAR 67, 75
BEC 58, 79

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@Peanut, you will be fine. Becker's final exams are very difficult. I bombed the Becker Reg final exam right before taking Reg and passed the actual exam easily. I'm working on Audit right now and I'm not even going to bother with Becker's final exams. They are just confidence destroyers!

Posted 4 months ago #
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@Peanut
I had a thread in the days prior to my BEC exam. I was getting really worried about my Final exam # 2 for BEC. I think for exam #1 is was in the 70's for every test. For exam #2 I scored 54, 75, 50.. that was the day before the actual exam. I ended up with an 81 on the test. Dont put the test on a pedestal. It is a hard exam. But, if you go in that center to dominate the test then you will. If you walk into prometric with your tail between your legs the exam will dominate you. Every time I sit down to take an exam the first thing I do is write on my scrap paper "dont run, just let it happen".. Its dumb but I basically tell my test that Im going to crush it. I was a college football player and thats just my mentality. You put the work in peanut.. Just finish the damn thing.

BEC - 81 11/30/11 Praise God
FAR - 84 7/11/11
AUD -70,8/24/11,64 (WOW, thought I crushed it)(2/4/12), Applied NTS
REG - 84 10/07/11

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in a word, no.

Bec 4/11/11 91
Aud 7/11/11 75
Reg 8/31/11 80
Far 5/24/11 86
Ethics - 98

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<3 hawkmante You made me feel much better. I know better than to do those damn final exams a couple of days before my exam! When I walked into REG I was ready to destroy--it made such a difference having a positive/dominating mentality. I need to boost my confidence back up! Thanks everyone!

AUD 59, 72 :( 72 AGAIN :( :(
REG 59, 60, 80
FAR 67, 75
BEC 58, 79

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@MFCPA, I take AUD in February and I agree, I'm not bothering with these final exams for that one!

AUD 59, 72 :( 72 AGAIN :( :(
REG 59, 60, 80
FAR 67, 75
BEC 58, 79

Posted 4 months ago #
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Well just to throw my two cents in, I think that the becker final exams are a great tool. For every exam I thought the level of difficulty was comparable to the actual exam, but I seem to be alone on that one. You don't want to zap your confidence before going into the exam, but don't underestimate the value of the final exams as a learning tool. Best of luck to you, Peanut!

REG - PASSED -- 1st Attempt
FAR - PASSED -- 1st Attempt
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Posted 4 months ago #
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I dont think its possible to do "too many" (unless you're getting 100s consistently). The last weekend before my aud exam alone I did at least 800.

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

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Posted 4 months ago #
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I thought all the Becker final exams were awesome.

Posted 4 months ago #
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CPAMan you only did 600 questions for BEC and passed, wow thats awesome. I have done 3,000 or so with 17 days left to go, still don't get some of it.

Reg 11/15/2011 - 80
Aud 02/28/2012 - 81
Bec 05/31/2012 - retake
Far 08/31/2012

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@Peanut

I think you've done more than enough!

Just try to stay focused on the exam. With this amount of practice, you should score high :)

Finally a CPA :)

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@Givemesleep- I didn't plan on doing such a small amount of questions, but I had to cut my study period for BEC short because I wanted to retake REG again before the New Year's. But I still failed on the retake, so that certainly didn't work out as planned. But basically, I only studied 7 weeks for BEC and was able to pass. It's not that difficult of a section. It's certainly not easy, but it's not nearly as hard as FAR and REG.

FAR: 52, 66, 73, 61, 89
AUD: 47, 87
BEC: 80
REG: 64, 74, 84

DONE!!!!

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CPAMan, is the man! Just saying.

AUD 59, 72 :( 72 AGAIN :( :(
REG 59, 60, 80
FAR 67, 75
BEC 58, 79

Posted 4 months ago #
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Every part is so different. It depends on the level of practice you need with particular concepts. I only studied the minimum with AUD and FAR and passed. Thought this was adequate for REG and found out the area was so different and my challenge. Try to do a progress test - with Wiley the overall practice exam or Becker progress to see your areas of weakness and then go at it.

AUD - Passed:)
FAR - Passed:)
REG - Retake TBD
BEC - Missed by 3 points Retake TBD

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@Peanut, don't lose heart because of the final exams. I'm pretty sure my first round through the Becker BEC Final Exams were BOTH ungodly (#2 moreso than #1, but neither was a score to write home about, I assure you). Personally I think the Wiley test bank and cpareviewforfree got me more prepared for BEC than Becker did, which still isn't saying a lot because I did not see any possible way I could have passed when I walked out of there (as evidenced by my bee-line from Prometric straight to the nearest package store).

Good luck! Your practice WILL pay off.

FAR 07/27/11 - 87
AUD 10/01/11 - 85
BEC 11/15/11 - 87
REG 01/03/12 - 92

Posted 4 months ago #
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@Peanut,

You know how I feel about the Becker exams----good practice, but IMO can kill the confidence.They should be taken with a grain of salt........ Don't lose sight of the big picture--you have prepared yourself well--now go and pass that exam. Good luck today!!!!! I am rooting for you!!

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The night before/morning of my test the only focus is multiple choice questions. If I keep getting the same types of questions wrong (IE ABC costing question,) I re-read the 3-4 pages on that topic.

Good luck tomorrow!

REG 80 2/7/11
FAR 91 10/8/11
AUD 97 11/22/11
BEC 96 2/4/12

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yes. you've done too many if you get higher than a 75 on the test.

REG - 81
BEC - 88
AUD - 85
FAR - 81

Posted 4 months ago #
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@Justinnnn

ever felt burnt out by the time you got to the exam?

I experienced this once during college.. I was really trying to push for that A in biz calculus. Did a all nighter and ended up being half asleep during the 3 hour final. I passed with an A but I was wondering if I could have done something different to avoid the burnt feeling but still maintain the knowledge.

BEC - 66 (2/29/12) Retake on 5/1/12
AUD - (5/31/12)
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REG -

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@valueofnothing, when I took the Becker live classes the teacher used to say, if you got over a 75 it means you over studied.. lol

AUD 59, 72 :( 72 AGAIN :( :(
REG 59, 60, 80
FAR 67, 75
BEC 58, 79

Posted 4 months ago #
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I'd rather over study than under study.

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Posted 4 months ago #
CPAMan

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Getting exactly 75 is extremely hard since we have no idea how the exam is scaled nor are we aware of what crazy questions will come our way on the exam. There's no such thing as overstudying when it comes to the CPA exam.

And personally, I think reading your review books, taking notes and reading over your notes should also be done in addition to doing MCQs. Reading your books and notes will help the concepts sink in better and doing practice MCQs will help expose yourself to different ways of how they can ask questions on these topics.

FAR: 52, 66, 73, 61, 89
AUD: 47, 87
BEC: 80
REG: 64, 74, 84

DONE!!!!

Posted 4 months ago #
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@Peanut- Looks like your test is tomorrow... GOOD LUCK!!! It seems like everyone has already given you some pretty great advice. I did terrible on the HW and some progress tests on FAR, but still passed. I just kept a positive attitude and talked myself up.

YOU KNOW THIS!!! Just keep repeating and you'll be fine!

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Good luck Peanut!!! I am confident that you will get a 99 on this. :)

FAR: 52, 66, 73, 61, 89
AUD: 47, 87
BEC: 80
REG: 64, 74, 84

DONE!!!!

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Thanks everyone! It didn't go too hot :/ ... I felt pretty good during the first testlet, but the second testlet I had to mark, literally half :( The third testlet was kind of hard too.. I felt like I couldn't have studied any more though--between two test banks. I don't think either test bank could have really prepared me for everything I saw on the exam... I'm nervous because I thought the 2nd & 3rd testlets were hard during AUD-but it was that I just didn't know the material and bombedddd. Hope it's not the same for BEC, but I can't help but be negative. This is the 8th exam I have taken over all.... I should have been done a long time ago

AUD 59, 72 :( 72 AGAIN :( :(
REG 59, 60, 80
FAR 67, 75
BEC 58, 79

Posted 4 months ago #
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we love you Peanut...persistence will open the doors for you..alle loo yah!!!!!!!!!

FAR|2/27/12|PASS
AUD|4/16/12|PASS
BEC|5/31/12|I PROMISE I WILL PASS!!!!

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@Peanut- If it makes you feel better, my BEC exam was sort of messed up as well. The first testlet was ok. Not too easy, not too hard. But the 2nd and 3rd testlets were insane. At least with you, you felt good about the first testlet. With me, I just felt ok about it. I did think it was hard for a "Medium" testlet, but what made me know I didn't bomb was the fact that the 2nd and 3rd testlets were significantly harder. That helped assure me that I did just fine on Testlet #1.

From the way it sounds, I'm sure you did fine. In fact, I think this exam is curved more generously than REG.

FAR: 52, 66, 73, 61, 89
AUD: 47, 87
BEC: 80
REG: 64, 74, 84

DONE!!!!

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I felt the same way with BEC. It's just the way it is, short and tricky :P
Don't worry, it sounds like you've passed.

Finally a CPA :)

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