[Oimie]

What is your system and why do you think it works (for you)? So far I’ve been studying/reviewing one topic at a time, then I would do all the MCQs for that topic all at once. Afterwards I would go over all of the MCQs 1 by 1 using the answer key and explanations.

But now I am having second thoughts. I wonder if I should do one MCQ at a time, check it, and then move on to the next and repeat. Cause a lot of the time they just throw you multiple questions in different perspectives or different scenarios based on the same topic, and if you’ve have a misconception on that topic, then you’ll just end up wasting your time working on all of those questions based on the same topic.

FAR 85 June 2015
AUD 80 Nov 2015
REG 83 Nov 2015
BEC 79 Feb 2016

[Anonymous]

My strategy for this exam has been…

Watch all lectures, take “important” notes. Review my notes + ninja notes on a chapter, work ALL of the MCQ (until I have answered each question correctly) in Becker for that chapter, rinse and repeat for each chapter (I also worked all SIMS after MCQ but I may not do that until review for my next exam). Additionally, while working through the MCQ either for the chapters or review I always read the entire explanation. After working through each Becker chapter I did some “cumulative” 30 questions progress tests to make sure I retained some information but felt I probably memorized as many questions as I did learn the material, so I purchased the Ninja MCQ. Since purchasing the Ninja MCQ, since I had already reviewed each section individually, I have been strictly working “cumulative – new question” MCQ sessions (ranging from 10-30 question sets depending on my level of interest). With my exam being this coming Friday I will probably transition into only working 30 MCQ sets to program myself to be familiar with the amount of questions I will see on the testlets.

Also, if you are not studying with Ninja and have worked all of the questions in your current study material I would suggest picking up the Ninja MCQ it really has been nice to see questions in a different format and explanations.

[Anonymous]

I think you should do section by section. You are right in that once you get to a certain point in a section, the questions are covering the same concepts, just worded differently. Get a nice sample completed for each section, then do questions from Missed Last Time. The questions you get wrong again from that pool definitely need to be written down.

I did this process until I had answered 50% of the total questions correctly, covering a good portion of each section. I got my trending score up to 95-100% about one week before the exam. Then I switched my focus to only taking Questions Not Seen for the final week, and reviewing my notes for the questions I had trouble with previously. Doing an additional 400-500 questions in the final week, my trending score dropped to 88%. I felt very well prepared during the exam and will do this same process again for the next one.

Note: I am writing this assuming the Ninja MCQ is used. However I did a similar strategy with Wiley Test Bank and i passed that way too. Although I prefer Ninja 😉 and only used Ninja on my last two exams and will use it on my next.

[Oimie]

Thanks for the replies!

FAR 85 June 2015
AUD 80 Nov 2015
REG 83 Nov 2015
BEC 79 Feb 2016

[Martin]

ARCPA2B, I was wondering if you had the same issue I had with Ninja mc? I was scoring in the range of 82 to 85 on both Becker and WTB, but as soon as I started working on Ninja's mc, my score dropped to 73. I have already done around 1,200 mc with an average of 73. Did you also find Ninjas questions for Audit harder than Becker and WTB>? What is your average there compared to Becker?

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FAR= 72-84
Audit= 73-82
BEC= 74-75
Reg=77

[Anonymous]

@Barcelona

For AUD specifcally (first time using Ninja) – I haven't worked many cumulative Becker progress tests, however when I have I usually scored upper 80's – 90's.

With Ninja MCQ I have averaged 82% pretty much the entire time and my trending stays around 80-81% due to Ninja section 4 destroying me.

So I guess you could say Ninja may be a little harder for me but I am also only working “New Questions” until later today when I finish all of the Ninja MCQs, so my Becker performance could be more due to memorization. It's really hard to tell.

With Jeff making the Blitz videos available for the weekend for MCQ users I have altered my study plan for today and have been alternating between videos and MCQs to mix things up a little bit. After today it will be mainly MCQs on “Missed Last Time Seen” and weak areas (section 4) and reviewing the book some for my weaker areas. Testing on the 27th.

[Martin]

Im also testing the 27th. You will do great with those scores. I just hope I can become another statistic of the ninja vs actual thread. A lot of students passed Audit with a ninja average score of 70 to 75.

Through God all things can happen!

“You never fail until you stop trying.”
― Albert Einstein
When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people;as I grow older, I admire kind people.
“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.”

FAR= 72-84
Audit= 73-82
BEC= 74-75
Reg=77

[Anonymous]

Same here, however I don't rely on too much predictive matter when it comes to the CPA exam. You just never know.

[Author]

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