[nalratoss]

BEC equations, if you don’t know or can’t remember it on top of your head, you’re dead.

You can’t solve a question without equations. Can’t even make educated guess.

And there are some rarely rarely used equations.

For example. DOl, DFL—operating leverage and financial leverage.

And in the variance analysis, that dreadful calculation of EUP (in Gleim final subunit I think)

I’ve in the review mode now. I haven’t got to Capital Budgeting and Variance Analysis subunits yet—my two nightmare chapters.

FAR-80

AUD-77

REG-75

BEC-82

 

I'm done done!

[rencpa]

By doing MCQs. It just naturally clicks… By working the questions over, I just remember. And hope I will for the exam day. But this is just a hope. For instance, DFL is presented in three different topics in Becker (ch 2-capital structure, ch 3-DuPont model, ch4-ratio) And may other places,but they are not on top of my head. I just try to put things together in my head (clean up the mess presented in the book)

Other than that, I try to use little “post it” any time I forget something. I stick in front of my nose while I study. I do not mean to write what WC or Current Ratio is. Just the one that make me think/search in my head a bit longer. There is NO time to search on the exam day, my opinion.

Personally, I prefer to not memorize formulas. I would rather work the question as many times as needed (until I will remember the steps in solving the question). Or simply print the question and keep as my review note(s).

Yes, I have things that my brain strongly refuses to remember/understand.

It doesn't mean it is going to work for me. Just have a hope! I do hate and hate the BEC materials!

"Self-trust is the first secret of success" -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Fk]

@nairatoss I used to list all the formula in a excel sheet. Memorize one formula in a day , then the next day take a new formula memorize it along with the earlier formula . this way in one month I was able to memorize all the formula.

Fk

[Recked]

When I had trouble remembering a formula or memory aid in FAR I would write it everyday, sometimes twice a day.
And every time a question would ask that topic I would write out the whole formula and then plug in the relevant info.
My difficulty was specifically related to pension cost. By the time exam day rolled around I was easily able to recall the formula.

Practice practice practice.

Memento Mori - Kingston NY CPA & EA (SUNY Albany 2002)

FAR-93 11/9/17 (10wks, 250 hrs, Roger 1800+ MCQs, Gleim TB 600+MCQs, SIMs)
AUD-88 12/7/17 (3 wks, 85 hrs, Roger 1000 MCQs no SIMs hail mary)
REG-96 1/18/18 (6 wks, 110 hrs, 1400 MCQs, no SIMs)
BEC-91 2/16/18 (4wks, 90 hrs, 1240 MCQs)

[kay]

I'm making flash cards and working problems, that way I know the formula but also how to use it.
I test in week 12/3 I'm nailing my MCQs having a little more difficulty pulling up the formulas from memory for sims but getting there. Flash cards are super useful for memorization, more so if you make them rather then using what your study materials include.

AUD - NINJA in Training
BEC - 91
FAR - 77
REG - 78

You'll never succeed if you never try.

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