[IJustWantThe75]

Hey all,

I’ve taken two of the four exams so far. AUD and REG. I scored 73 on AUD and 69 on REG. I’m using Becker review and spent well over 100 hours studying for each exam. I go through each lecture and do the associated homework right after. Once I get through all the material. I re-read each section and do the MC again for that section. I also work the simulations once over. I find that I do really well on the multiple choice… comparable or stronger in each of the broad topics according to my score reports.

When it comes to the simulations though I get completely destroyed. I’m fine with the research questions and can find those but most of the simulation content looks foreign and exponentially harder than Becker’s practice simulations. One of my simulations for REG was farm income… even though the Becker review course emphasized farm income is very rarely tested and not worth it to study.

I have BEC coming up on July 7th and have realized that taking all four exams in one NTS was a mistake. I’m praying I’ll pass BEC since there is a written portion instead of simulations and it’s only 15% of the total score. How can I better prepare for the simulations? The goal was to get all four out of the way before I start working in early September but that’s not going to happen now. Should I just skip FAR and get a new NTS for AUD + REG with the remaining 2 months after I take BEC?

I’m on the edge of my sanity and just want this nightmare to be over. Any tips/help are greatly appreciated!

[Ajaz0810]

I am in the same boat as you are. Well we all are. I bombed the Sims in aud and far thr first time around. I've been doing the ninja mcqs Sims. Some of them I still do bad on some of them I do well. I believe you have to have a deep understanding of the material to do well on the Sims. Just keep practicing. I have 4 weeks left till FAR and I'm doing 60 mcqs a day and 4 Sims. I'm sure if I can do that I should be alright. Moral of the story is get the ninja mcq. It's only 47 dollars. It helps you with your weakness and you can practice the Sims also. Good luck. Hope that helps.

FAR 62, 66, 78
AUD 66, 55, 74, 72
BEC 79
REG

[Anonymous]

Well I won't be able to sleep tonight. I'm using Becker as well, and REG is my first.

F me.

[Quinacridone]

Yes, SIMs show your understanding – if you aren't getting a good grasp of the material, then trying to apply your understanding in a SIM would be very tough.

I normally did not repeat the MCQs. Instead, I copied the MCQs that I struggled on into a word document and those I did over and over. If I still found myself struggling, then out came the old Intermediate Accounting book or Tax book. Murphy's law of CPA, “If you don't fully grasp it before the test, you will see it over and over and over come test day.”

REG - Nov 4, 2013: 88
FAR - Feb 27, 2014: 86
AUD - April 5, 2014: 91
BEC - May 6, 2014: 83

Florida CPA 24 July 2014
(Done in seven months - thank you Jesus!!)

[nolifecpa]

review sims more than once…do it now or do it later but you will eventually have to do it!

wiley tb has some pretty good ones

another murphy's law of CPA: if you want it to be on the exam, don't study it!

REG-65,71,74,73,70,74,79
BEC-60's,60's,69,71,76*,78
FAR-67,66,65,79
AUD-54,60's,65,83*,69,80
*expired

DONE

[Guti]

I’m on the same boat. I got a 71 on FAR and my score report says comparable and stronger on everything and weak on simulations. Like Ajaz0810 said, you need to have a deep understanding of the material and Becker does not give you more detail. They prepare you for the MC assuming you just graduated from college. Im going back to my text books now, and I got Roger's cram.

FAR-84
AUD-
REG-
BEC-

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