[lampy44]

Hey guys. I used Becker for my initial time studying for AUD and bombed. Below a 60. I am starting to plan out my restudy and would love input. I don’t see going through the lectures again as very productive but know there is a huge gap in my knowledge. Any nuggets of knowledge and words of encouragement are appreciated!

Thanks

[jenpen]

Ninja MCQ. I hammered them this last window and that helped me pass, and as you can see in my signature I was never close to passing in the past.

AUD - 56 - 68 - 61 - 9/8/16
REG - 75
FAR - 7/15/16
BEC - TBD

Wiley CPAexcel and NINJA 10 Point Combo

[lampy44]

@Jennifer Thank you! How did you avoid memorizing the questions and gaining understanding of the topics?

[jenpen]

I don't typically have a problem memorizing answers unless I consistently see them repeatedly. I didn't even make it through every question in the Ninja test bank before my exam. I tend to do a lot of “new” question sets, so that also helps prevent memorization.

The process I followed: I hammered new MCQ sets to get out of the assessment phase, and then I would just do random sets. After awhile, I could see where my weak areas were. I would work on beefing those up by reading or watching videos. Then hammer more questions on those areas. I would occasionally switch to Wiley to make sure I wasn't just memorizing or remembering the questions. I would read the explanations on the questions and make sure I understood why the answer was the answer. I would make notes on anything I needed to remember or didn't understand. But I just kept with the questions.

I did this for all of my exams in 2017. It worked on 3 out of 4, so for me it was a great strategy. Of course, you may learn differently than I do. But I found this to be super effective.

AUD - 56 - 68 - 61 - 9/8/16
REG - 75
FAR - 7/15/16
BEC - TBD

Wiley CPAexcel and NINJA 10 Point Combo

[Stilgoin]

The Becker lectures and the book might be worth going through again and add NINJA Scout. With Aud, the key is know the specific wording for everything and repetition. I always just worked the NINJA MCQs and took notes on what I missed. I don’t really think memorizing is a problem with Aud because it is important to memorize the exact wording.

B | 62, 78
A | 73, 67, 79
R | 82
F | 59, 59, Waiting

Ethics | 93

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