Power week of January 16th thru January 20th

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Power week of January 16th thru January 20th

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Started 4 months ago by jomarie
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Ok who's in with me. I'm not starting off on the right foot so far. I slept in this morning. New week, new start!!

Since 2008....
AUD - 39, 48, 56, 65, 68, 73, 76!!! (Finally passed in Oct 2011!!!)
REG - 75 (Lost Credit) 72, 68, 73, 75 (Passed again in Aug 2011)
FAR - 65, 68, 75 (Lost Credit) 68, 73, 73 - Rematch scheduled on May 29, 2012
BEC - 65, 68, 71, 72, 72, 71, 76 (Lost Credit)- 70 (Are you kidding me?????) - July 17th, 2012 -> Rematch!!

I WILL BECOME A CPA IN 2012!!!
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Posted 4 months ago #
yankeeaccountant

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Morning!

I am in. I have to work a bit today, but I am still going for 7 hours. Last two days before the exam, so it is balls to the walls baby!

@JoMarie
Hope you are feeling 100%! Have a great week.

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LOL @ Yankee's balls to the walls haha

I'm all in! I want to go hard on AUD while I still have this time off. Going to start applying reallll soon!

AUD is so tricky =/

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

Posted 4 months ago #
yankeeaccountant

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Audit is tricky. Sneaky little bastard!

Posted 4 months ago #
firsttimecharm

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@Yankee love the balls to the walls analogy too - very fitting
@jomarie if you slept in and were up an hour ago then I'm really behind today.
@peanut I agree AUD is tricky - did abecker progress test for the whole thing and my sampling was crazy low

My plan today is to review the sampling section over again then take another progres test or two and work on sims. I have a week and a half til D Day and its my first exam. I'm nervous and after the time I've already spent on AUD I know I don't want to come back to it.

AUD - (1/25/12) 71 close yet so far!!!
REG - (2/27/12) 75 I will take it!!
FAR
BEC

Posted 4 months ago #
rmm91909

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Well I am definitely in since I took yesterday to rest as I have a nasty sinus infection coming on. I kind of wish I stayed home in bed today! I am starting to get really nervous about FAR I have two weeks left and I still have to make it through the MCQs for F6-9. I am starting to wonder if I should move my test but then I will just be even busier at work. Guess I just have to suck it up for the next two weeks!!!

Posted 4 months ago #
MyLifeisCPA

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Good Morning Everyone!!!!

@JoMarie - Hope you are feeling better. I am defintiely in... 14 more dyas and now it is definitely time to review the Roger Cram in depth. I am going to focus more on my weaker areas now as well. AUD is going down this time around!!!

@Yankee - I will be praying for you on your test Wednesday!!! You will knock this sneaky b*stard out of the water... You will ROCK!!!! AUD is going down!!

@Peanut - Sneaky it is. but we all will have passing scores on AUD this window.

Posted 4 months ago #
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@firsttimecharm,

Welcome !! And best of luck to you on your first exam. I agree sampling is tough. For me, A4 is a tough pill to swallow, I have to really think about the appropriate audit procedure for completion, existence , etc. I would totally take a look at the most recent AICPA released q's and also try the AICPA sample test (although, it did seem easy) just to get a feel for the whole thing

@rmm91909

Feel better soon! I know the mcq's take a while to get through, but you can do it!

@mylifeiscpa,

Thank you! I had a rough weekend, my hubby and I just aren't on the same page.....so I really needed that encouragement. I really appreciate the positive vibes.....and all the prayers!!! The Roger cram is awesome, I know you are going to knock out Audit this time!! Good luck.

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On another note, finally hit 84% on Becker simulated exam this morning. Needed that boost today. Going to keep moving...have a great day everybody!

Posted 4 months ago #
MyLifeisCPA

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@ yankee - No problem, we have to be a resource of positive vibes for each other because sometimes our families don't really understand what we are going through with these exams. So it causes friction some times within our families. Good Luck with everything!!!

Posted 4 months ago #
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I'm in. FAR next Wednesday (finally!). I am feeling a little guilty because I might take Sunday off to watch the Niners game (I mean, come on, this is history), but Saturday will definitely be balls stuck to those freaking walls! Trying to finish up F9 mid week leaving a week to rewrite notes and take practice exams till I drop. Here goes....glad to get this out of the way, I'm already having dreams of never opening the text again.

Then I may take a day or two off and take on Audit...taking that the last week in Feb

B Before NTS expires on 8/25
A 69
R May 23rd
F 56

Becker and Ninja Notes
Now incorporating Wiley Test Bank

Posted 4 months ago #
rmm91909

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hustlin how you feeling about it all? i take it the 31st and am nervous!

Posted 4 months ago #
Marivy22

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Just out from FAR!!! Good news, I am not shacking or mad' so I guess that's a good sign.
As for the rest of the day, I'm going out with my hubby and son for the afternoon. Tomorrow will start with BEC. Any suggestions??? I'm using Becker...
Good luck to all of you testing this week!!!

AUD – 8/15/11 79!!!!
FAR – 11/7/11 74 1/16/12 81!!!! Thanks GOD!!!!
BEC – 2/19/12 80!!!
REG - 4/29/12 70 :(

Posted 4 months ago #
rmm91909

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Way to go Marivy!!

I am debating on if I should use my time to watch the FAR cram I have from Yaeger before my exam in two weeks. Anyone have any thoughts? Or should I focus on MCQs instead. I was thinking watch a lecture do the questions type deal.

Posted 4 months ago #
HustlinHustlin

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RMM, I feel like I passed up the nervous stage and finally came to terms with the fact that I will do my best, and not expect anything. Though I can't say I am absolutely calm! I just keep reminding myself that I am only human, and can't expect myself to remember every little detail and process - and am hoping my fellow candidates don't either to keep the curve realistic. Be sure to complete many progress tests and simulated exams, they are the closest thing you will get to the real deal (so I have heard).

When I realized I was about at your point I was freaking out too, it seems like everyone on here was way ahead of me (and they were freaking out too!) I posted a topic about it a month ago and got some good advice. I think you can find it under my profile. Do what you can on the remaining topics, but to me F8 and F9 were like a breath of fresh air, much more conceptual so you get through the questions more quickly. It might help because I audit governments too, but I was just happy not to have to touch the calculator every 5 seconds!

Good luck!

B Before NTS expires on 8/25
A 69
R May 23rd
F 56

Becker and Ninja Notes
Now incorporating Wiley Test Bank

Posted 4 months ago #
Peanut

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AUD. Is. So. Freaking. Boring.

@rmm91909, applied to your work. Got a response that they're not hiring. I'm assuming since you said it was a senior accountant that left, I probably do not match the qualifications for a senior. I guess I'll have to meet with a headhunter!

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

Posted 4 months ago #
CashEquivalents

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Sup guys,

Just took FAR last Friday and started REG yesterday. Doing Reg1 MCQ tomorrow then Starting REG2 lecture on wednesday.

FAR - 92
REG - 83
BEC - 88
AUD - 97

Posted 4 months ago #
yankeeaccountant

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@mylifeiscpa

Thanks again!

@hustlinhustlin

lol! "balls stuck to the freakin walls" love the rendition! Good luck with FAR.

@Rmm91909

I really liked the cram in comparison to the course. I felt like Yaeger's course was a bit long. The cram was more concise and to the point. I say go for it if you can.

@marivy
congrats!!! I am pulling for you on FAR. Glad you had the day with your hubby and son. I used Becker for BEC and thought it was good. I also used their flashcards. Some people have said that they like to print out the notes to each chapter from the software and use them to make additional notes when they are listening to the lectures......just thought I would throw that out there!!

@Peanut

Agreed!

@Cashequivalents

I hated R1. All the b-law made my head spin.The tax material was great, the law , not so much--at least for me!!

Posted 4 months ago #
jomarie

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Well here I am just sitting down to rewrite more of the NINJA notes. Kids are in bed and hubby's watching tv.

@firsttimecharm - my day starts at 5am. I woke up at 6:30am, just enough time to have a cup of coffee, make lunches, get the girls up, have breakfast, and be out the door by 8am. Well, I was out of the door by 8:15 this morning and was 5 minutes late for work. Ugh!! At least they understand that I have a 45 minute drive into the office.

Since 2008....
AUD - 39, 48, 56, 65, 68, 73, 76!!! (Finally passed in Oct 2011!!!)
REG - 75 (Lost Credit) 72, 68, 73, 75 (Passed again in Aug 2011)
FAR - 65, 68, 75 (Lost Credit) 68, 73, 73 - Rematch scheduled on May 29, 2012
BEC - 65, 68, 71, 72, 72, 71, 76 (Lost Credit)- 70 (Are you kidding me?????) - July 17th, 2012 -> Rematch!!

I WILL BECOME A CPA IN 2012!!!

Posted 4 months ago #
rmm91909

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@yankee so if you could make it work in two weeks you would go for it? I am thinking it will be a good refresher to listen to it but not sure if my time would be better spent focusing on MCQs only.

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yankeeaccountant

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@rmm91909

Well, I think the best situation would be to do a combo of both. I certainly wouldn't stop doing mcq's, for FAR, it is really good practice to go through the calculations. I forgot how long the Yaeger cram is......maybe 20 hours. I know it is less than half of the regular course, it is still a chunk of time. Are you set on the Yaeger cram? do you have the cram from Roger? Just asking since I think his might be shorter, which might be helpful, that way you could spend more time on getting more mcq's out of the way. The last time I took FAR, I studied for 3 weeks. I used the Yaeger cram. I took small progress tests of twenty --that made things seem less taxing on my brain. I would do that in one area until I consistently scored 80% or better, then I moved on to the next section. I am pretty sure I listened to the whole cram first, then went back and did the problems. I also made a list of 10 things that confused me. In that list I made a cheat sheet for each item and reviewed it each day, and then rewrote it each day. The list kept morphing in the last two weeks because after rewriting those things I started to get them in my head. I will try and find my post again from when I took FAR..maybe there might be some tips that would help you. Keep going...you can do it!!

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@rmm91909

ok, here it is, I feel fortunate to have had this forum member pass along her info, hopefully this can help you (and any FAR takers out there) as well!!

http://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/yaeger-crams-any-thoughts

@JoMarie

I did the rewriting last time, and it helped a ton. This time I only wrote half the notes....crossing my fingers!! I do think if you have time that rewriting notes is sooo helpful.

Posted 4 months ago #
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Between last night and this morning I've rewritten about 9 pages of the NINJA notes and did 2 mini tests of 20 MCQs each. On the mini tests I've scored 75 and 70. Hoping to get back the 80 mark by Feb 1st!!

Since 2008....
AUD - 39, 48, 56, 65, 68, 73, 76!!! (Finally passed in Oct 2011!!!)
REG - 75 (Lost Credit) 72, 68, 73, 75 (Passed again in Aug 2011)
FAR - 65, 68, 75 (Lost Credit) 68, 73, 73 - Rematch scheduled on May 29, 2012
BEC - 65, 68, 71, 72, 72, 71, 76 (Lost Credit)- 70 (Are you kidding me?????) - July 17th, 2012 -> Rematch!!

I WILL BECOME A CPA IN 2012!!!

Posted 4 months ago #
rmm91909

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Thanks Yankee!!! I am stuck on the yaeger one where I have it already. I might push my exam out one week to allow myself to watch it and do the teslets of 20 like you suggested. This being sick this week was not part of my plans at all!!

Posted 4 months ago #
yankeeaccountant

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Hey guys,

Feeling a bit knocked around from my bout with Audit. Getting a bit of that "testers remorse", too bad it isn't like buyers remorse...because I would try and return it!! Damn those sims. Well, today I start back on REG, hmmmmmm, this feels so familiar. Kinda like "Groundhog Day". Anywho, going to start with reading the book and taking notes. Going to read Roger's full course book. Thought I would share a quote that is helping me move on with my "testers remorse" :

"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Have a great study day, finish strong!!!

Posted 4 months ago #
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@yankeeaccountant, so no time off in between? =/ Are you going to try and fit REG in at the end of February? Also, I'm convinced if your SIMs were brutal on AUD it means you passed!! Love the quote you posted

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

Posted 4 months ago #
yankeeaccountant

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Yep, right on with REG, I have it scheduled for 2/18. That is a bit tight, but I can move it out if I need to. I hope you are right. Funny thing is, I have no sense of objectivity. The sims didn't seem crazy hard, all were drop down menu types, but the way some questions were worded, it wasn't always clear as to what they wanted, I could interpret things many ways. I don't feel solid on any of them except the Research. Got lucky, it was a super easy one.

How is Audit going for ya? I had so many lightbulb moments each time I studied for it. There are so many nuances that seemed to come to light.

ok, time to make the donuts!!

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That's kind of how it is for me this time around! Things I couldn't seem to grasp last time, are coming very quick and easy to me this time. I really need to buck up and pay for a new NTS ehh. It does seem tight between your test dates, but you've done REG before right? So you shouldn't necessarily need a large amount of time. You got it this time!

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

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@yankee - I love your quote!

Today I will be staying home from work, I live in the Pacific Northwest and our weather has been worse than we are used to, I have been working from home for the last two days but today I am just going to take the day off and fill my day with Pomodoros of AUD studies.

Good luck to you all today. :)

FAR - 5/31

Posted 4 months ago #
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@Pacific

Looks like you are getting Chicago-like weather!! That is great that you have the opportunity to work out of the house. Love that flexibility. I am going to go out on a limb here, seems like there is a disturbance in the force....I could be wrong, could be that "old lady" syndrome. I see that you have set Audit for 2/17. You can do this. Don't let the worries of passing/not passing or anything else get in the way of what you are trying to accomplish. This process is grueling and puts tremendous pressure on our sense of self. I am saying this to you as well as reminding myself. You have a thread full of people who have your back.

Seriously, to me, the questions are totally doable, I saw quite a few of mine in Becker and Wiley. If you do all the Becker and the Wiley -that is great coverage. The sims, well, I still don't know how to maneuver them. But you have to bring that attitude that you can do it....and then you will.

Have a great study day...hopefully your dogs are helping you!! Birdy (my dog) is my study buddy..couldn't do it without him.

Have a great day.....

Posted 4 months ago #
Marivy22

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B1!?!?!

I am just starting with BEC material using Becker, and I was just wondering how I can possibly answer correctly those 100+ questions on the Costing section......... I am trying, but this will take a while. I have 70 to complete tonight and I will be done with B1.

I am ok with the rest of the chapter, let's see how it goes...

AUD – 8/15/11 79!!!!
FAR – 11/7/11 74 1/16/12 81!!!! Thanks GOD!!!!
BEC – 2/19/12 80!!!
REG - 4/29/12 70 :(

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