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Hey!
I was reading my emails, well I should say just deleting emails, it is much faster to do it that way! I came across one that I always delete, this time I stopped to read it.
This is from “Joe” , the CPA instructor at cpareviewforfree:
From: Joe
(1) – There are about 10 days left in the July-August testing window for the CPA Exam. Because many people wait until the very end of the window to take the exam, I realize that a lot of you who are reading this email are getting very close to the time to enter the exam site. A few last minute thoughts.
–Many people get close to 75. Therefore, the points you add here at the end may well be the difference between passing and failing. Keep adding points for as long as you can. Each question might be the difference between 74 and 75.
–Try to review all of the material briefly within the last week of the exam. You want every single topic to be fresh in your mind. Any topic that you have not looked at in the last week is probably a bit stale.
–It is far better to be relaxed and rested than it is to over-study. One of the biggest mistakes that people make is trying to push themselves to complete exhaustion right before the exam and then they are mystified by how many careless mistakes they make during the actual exam. Few people do well at any 3-4 hour task if they start out very tired. Use the last 24 hours to get relaxed and rested.
–Few things on the exam are more important than time management. Have a plan for how quickly you want to work each question and then stay aware of your time throughout the exam.
–Read the information that they send you about taking the test in advance and follow their rules precisely. You don’t want anything upsetting your calmness on the day of the exam. You want this to be an entirely calm and uneventful experience.
–By the way they grade, you can miss a lot of questions and still pass. In fact, they expect you to miss quite a significant number. Don’t let weird topics and odd questions rattle you. Too many candidates get four questions they know and one that they don’t know and become obsessed (and badly distracted) by the one they didn’t know. If it really is an odd question, eliminate as many answers as possible and take a guess.
At the end, walk away and tell yourself: “I gave it my very best and that’s all I can do and I’m not going to spend another second worrying about it.”
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I don’t care how much or how little you have studied for the CPA Exam in the past. You’ve got a new day to add points. I always say that any day where you can add 2-3 points is a great day. Maybe it didn’t happen yesterday but, gosh, it can happen today.
Go and start working questions. Don’t put it off. Don’t give me excuses. Imagine your grade getting slightly higher and higher as you work each new question. Read the question, come up with your answer, read my answer, make a few notes (10 words or less) if you need to. Then, move on to the next question. This is not rocket science. It is learning how to answer questions. And the best way to learn how to answer questions is to read questions, come up with your answer, read my answer, take a few notes.
I know it is loooong. I actually skipped some parts! I am sure there is probably some debate on some comments he has written, I was focusing on the motivation !
Best of luck!!!
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