[somedayacpa]

So I sit for FAR this week. It will be my first exam and I already know I’m going to bomb based on my Becker mock exams. I discovered I retained very little from my 6 weeks of studying fulltime for FAR – very demotivating. My failed strategy for each module was to watch the lecture (went through 3 pens underlining, thanks Tim), do skill practice, and then do MCQs. Then I did the simulations for the chapter. On average, I went through 1 chapter in 2-3 days. Going forward with my next exams, I want to skip lectures in favor of writing my own notes based on reading the book and also work cumulative practice tests once a week so I don’t forget the past material.

I want to incorporate Ninja MCQs in my study plan, but I’m not sure the best way to go about it. Should I work Ninja MCQs in addition to the Becker MCQs for each chapter, or as a review after I run through all the Becker material?

[Anonymous]

One week of Ninja MCQ might shake your confidence, but if don't worry about that it could be beneficial. Since you are studying full time you could go with the weakest areas/modules in Becker and redo them in Ninja to see where you land. Ninja is a great review supplement. Used it for all my tests and used primarily Ninja MCQ for FAR re-take with Becker SIMS. I actually recommend jumping into SIMS. Check out “Potential FAR SIMS straight from AICPA blueprint thread” and focus on those. I did a bunch of skills practice exercises yesterday as well in Becker and those are a great review tool, especially for journal entries.

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