[Study Monk]

Hey guys,

I will be taking my first exam(FAR) at 1:00 pm on January 7th in San Francisco. My commute will be about one hour on the ferry which will allow me to study. I should be reasonably prepared.

I cannot decide which philosophy I believe in? Do I relax on the day of the exam and try to preserve brain power? Or do I wake up and start cramming until I take the test?

I have allocated a good amount of study time to this exam, so my question is geared more towards what to do for the reasonably prepared candidate who is neither super star student or freaked out didn’t prepare guy.

Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated?

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[I'm, Ron Burgundy?]

I usually drink heavily on the day of the exam starting about 5 hours after beginning the exam.

"If you're going through hell, keep going"
- Winston Churchill

"I've missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost over 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot, and missed. I've failed, over and over and over again in my life. And that is why, I succeed."
- Michael Jordan

BEC: (54), (72), 80 (losing credit on 02/02/15 - nervous)
AUD: 78
REG: (74), 91
FAR: (71)

[I'm, Ron Burgundy?]

I usually drink heavily on the day of the exam starting about 5 hours after beginning the exam.

"If you're going through hell, keep going"
- Winston Churchill

"I've missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost over 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot, and missed. I've failed, over and over and over again in my life. And that is why, I succeed."
- Michael Jordan

BEC: (54), (72), 80 (losing credit on 02/02/15 - nervous)
AUD: 78
REG: (74), 91
FAR: (71)

[jennknee]

I would never try to learn new concepts or do hardcore studying the day before the exam, and certainly not the day of. I probably couldn't learn much new material and I prefer to be confident and relaxed.

I do lots of multiple choice questions to make my brain “warm” to be in testing mode. I probably did over a hundred questions the day of each exam.

Good luck 🙂

AUD - 7/5/13 - 93
FAR - 8/24/13 - 91
BEC - 11/30/13 - 92
REG - 2/24/14 - 91! DONE!

CPAreviewforFREE, Wiley Test Bank, Becker, and NINJA FLASHCARDS. <3
Candidate from California

[jennknee]

I would never try to learn new concepts or do hardcore studying the day before the exam, and certainly not the day of. I probably couldn't learn much new material and I prefer to be confident and relaxed.

I do lots of multiple choice questions to make my brain “warm” to be in testing mode. I probably did over a hundred questions the day of each exam.

Good luck 🙂

AUD - 7/5/13 - 93
FAR - 8/24/13 - 91
BEC - 11/30/13 - 92
REG - 2/24/14 - 91! DONE!

CPAreviewforFREE, Wiley Test Bank, Becker, and NINJA FLASHCARDS. <3
Candidate from California

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