[David]

Hi All,

I’m retaking audit for the 3rd time in 6 days previously received a 68. I was wondering if you guys have any advice on what I should focus my time studying this week leading up to the exam? I have been doing Becker and Ninja MCQ‘s for the past 3 weeks haven’t redone lectures or many SIMs, just multiple MCQs every day. I rewatched becker lectures on areas I’m weaker on (sampling / transaction cycles). I’m averaging around 85% on Becker MCQ’s and for some reason am a lot lower in the Ninja trending MCQ of 67%, I’ve been doing about 100 a day on each separate platform. I haven’t redone any mock exams but was thinking maybe redo a Becker mock few days before. Any advice would be much appreciated, thank you everyone!

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“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29:11

[Recked]

Don't waste your time on the mock exams, you've already taken the real exam, you know how your timing is.
Mock exams are useless except to check your timing.
Keep hammering those MCQs, focus your MCQs on the areas you are performing weaker in.
Did you do the AICPA sample? if not do it at least twice, or until you understand the concepts in it. The SIMs were valuable exposure in my experience.

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)

[Mike J]

I agree with @Recked.

I'd also go over the major business cycles and report formats.

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[David]

Do you think it matters if I use Becker or Ninja MCQ? I'm kind've working both mainly becker at this point though. I'm going to run a 36 question progress test and see where I'm weaker I think it's transaction cycles / sampling then maybe just run progress tests on those two chapters in becker. Do you guys recommend 20 or 36 questions progress tests since the audit testlets are 36?

AUD - 82
BEC - 80
FAR - 79
REG - 75

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29:11

[Recked]

During my review phase I would do 10 question MCQs, or MCQs in study mode (immediate answer feedback).
The faster you can get back to see if the answer was correct or not the better off you are, you don't have to relearn the whole question just to gain the knowledge from it.
Just doing the MCQ does nothing for you, you need to learn from it.

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)

[Silent]

Do MCQ, go over what you missed and go at it again. Try to understand why you are missing it, if it's the concept then reread it otherwise keep going.

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