[Anonymous]

I need to adjust my study technique to add in more MCQ work. I have been primarily been focusing on taking personal notes based on the online lecture, making flashcards, then reviewing those flashcards every day. Then a couple days out from the test, I randomly do MCQ questions (usually a small percentage from each chapter) and then I do both the Practice Exams in the Becker software.

I know my biggest weakness is that I have not been working the MCQ and simulations.

So…my question…. how should I break down my MCQ and SIM work?

Should I dedicate a day to each chapter to do every single question? Should I spend 2-3 days per chapter? Or what?? How do you break it down?

[Lindrobe]

I think it all depends on your learning style. I know that I would not learn anything by listening to lectures, so I didn't sign up for a review course that included them. I learn a fair amount from reading, and an even bigger amount from actually doing, so I spend a TON of time doing MCQs. I have spent about 220 hours preparing for REG and of these hours, I would estimate that about 60% of them were doing MCQs, 25% reading chapters, 10% reviewing flashcards, and 5% working on SIMS.

I use the MCQs from several different test banks (even though some of the questions overlap) and when I am doing MCQs, I am always sure that I know why the correct answer is correct and why any of the incorrect answers are not correct. I read the explanations for any answer that I get incorrect and also for any question that I am not 100% sure about.

FAR 12/3/14, 87
AUD 2/3/14, 90
BEC 4/1/14, 88
REG 5/27/14, 94

Licensed CPA, Indiana

"Successful people do things that unsuccessful people don't want to do"

[Lindrobe]

I think it all depends on your learning style. I know that I would not learn anything by listening to lectures, so I didn't sign up for a review course that included them. I learn a fair amount from reading, and an even bigger amount from actually doing, so I spend a TON of time doing MCQs. I have spent about 220 hours preparing for REG and of these hours, I would estimate that about 60% of them were doing MCQs, 25% reading chapters, 10% reviewing flashcards, and 5% working on SIMS.

I use the MCQs from several different test banks (even though some of the questions overlap) and when I am doing MCQs, I am always sure that I know why the correct answer is correct and why any of the incorrect answers are not correct. I read the explanations for any answer that I get incorrect and also for any question that I am not 100% sure about.

FAR 12/3/14, 87
AUD 2/3/14, 90
BEC 4/1/14, 88
REG 5/27/14, 94

Licensed CPA, Indiana

"Successful people do things that unsuccessful people don't want to do"

[Anonymous]

Listening to the lectures does nothing for me, as the words go into one ear and out the other. I can't focus when I read the book. Doing the MCQ seems to be the only thing that makes the material stick in my head. I do all the MCQ until I get them right for each lecture, and then I move on to the SIMS. After I've done all the MCQ for a particular exam section, I take the practice exams and I do progress tests until testing day. I didn't do this for BEC, but I did it for the other three parts, 2/3 of which I passed on my first try. (REG and FAR)

[Anonymous]

Listening to the lectures does nothing for me, as the words go into one ear and out the other. I can't focus when I read the book. Doing the MCQ seems to be the only thing that makes the material stick in my head. I do all the MCQ until I get them right for each lecture, and then I move on to the SIMS. After I've done all the MCQ for a particular exam section, I take the practice exams and I do progress tests until testing day. I didn't do this for BEC, but I did it for the other three parts, 2/3 of which I passed on my first try. (REG and FAR)

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