[rbcpa]

Hello all, been on this journey since last AUG passed BEC with a 77 on my first try. Long story short since then I have taken AUD 2x 66, and a 70 and just got my REG score 60. Spent 2 months studying for REG. I have been studying again for AUD since 5/1 and taking it on the 31st.

I have 2013 becker for reg & far & aud + 10 point combo

Ill be honest, I havent been reading the book or practicing sims. My study technique is Watch all the lectures, listen to Ninja Audio & on my free time read ninja notes & flashcards. I try to do the Becker & Wiley MCQ twice.

I have AUD scheduled for 5/31..FAR for 7/15 when should I schedule REG? How long should I spend studying on it? My BEC credit expries 2/20/14

Could anyone give me study tips on how to stay focused and actually “study”

BEC - PASSED
AUD - PASSED
REG - PASSED
FAR - PASSED

[ruggercpa2b]

I am working on my third attempt with Audit. The first few times I watched the lectures and did the questions. To be honest I did not really learn the material. This time around I am doing Wiley questions, write down all the ones I get wrong or guess on. And then if I still have no clue on certain concepts I go back and read the book. It has been working so far. You have to work questions over and over and make sure you understand the concepts. Audit is very tricky and the more I actually learn and know the information I am able to eliminate the answers and score higher on my practice tests. I am taking my exam in July and from now till then I will be working questions and practicing simulations.

AUD - 73, 72 retake 7/2/2016
BEC - 8/20/2016
REG - TBD
FAR - TBD

I am so ready for this nightmare to be over. Been at this way too long.

[Goods]

I know everyone has a different approach to studying but here is what I did:

I originally did the Becker self-study but failed FAR twice. This was mostly due to not sticking with a set schedule and developing a cadence. I decided my best bet to get into a rhythm was to switch to the Becker live classes. I believe this helped me tremendously as it was much harder to procrastinate. At the end of the day I have never been the most diligent student.

For studying I never took notes. I read the book once in class for each section and then proceeded to do MC over and over and over again. Between Becker and Wiley TB, I probably completed 2,500 to 3,000 MCs per section. If I got a MC incorrect during practice I'd read the answers (correct and incorrect) and make a mental note of where I made a misstep. In many ways, the MC activity doubled as “reading notes” as I would devote quite a bit of time to figuring out just where i went wrong. honestly, I've always felt that if you're training for a marathon the best thing to do is get out there and run. Given that the test format is primarily MCS, I chose to focus a bulk of my review time not rereading the books or reading/writing notes but pounding out MCs. I did, however, use Ninja Audio review for each section. This was a perfect review I could manage during my commute.

This test is all about endurance. There are a few “Rain Man” types out there that one shot this beast but the majority of us had to suck it up and grind it out. My best, albeit cliche, bit of advice is to pick a study plan, hold yourself accountable, and chug along.

Best of luck. Put in the time and I'm sure you'll succeed!

FAR - 72, 69, 88 (Nov 2012)
AUD - 89 (Jan 2013)
REG - 85 (Feb 2013)
BEC - 83 (May 2013)
Ethics - Passed

Becker, Wiley TB, Ninja Audio

[Tina82]

@rbcpa

Everyone learns differently but the majority of people do read the book and take notes. Practicing MCQs is obviousy curcial but what makes a huge difference is actually understanding the material. Since you've failed a couple of sections (I've been there obviously), the next logical step for you is to utilize your materials better. When you actually understand the stuff, you can apply that knowledge to any MCQ.

Your estimate for how long it will take you to get ready for a REG retake should consider what you've already learned and build in reading the book/taking notes. This doesn't mean you should skip the stuff you think you know, just that it gives you a better idea on where you need to put in extra time.

Hope this helps & it's what worked for me.

R - 74;88
A - 84
B - 74;89
F - no study = 67; May 15 = 87 & done

[phyrus100]

I used Becker and my system was:

1. Listen to the Lectures and go through the MCQ's for that chapter once. I did 2 chapters per week and stuck to this schedule.

2. After all chapter lectures were completed, I went through the MCQs again. I marked the harder questions even if I got them right. This time through, I would go back and hit the MCQs that I got wrong before I went on to the next chapter. It would take my about 2 weeks to re-do all of the MCQs for the whole book.

3. I went through the marked MCQs again and started to concentrate on studying my weak areas by reviewing the book and sometimes reviewing the lectures. I would also start to look at the SIMS.

4. The last 1 -2 weeks would be spent on hitting problem areas and re-doing those marked MCQs.

Marking questions allowed me to skip the slam dunk MCQs so I didn't waste time re-doing the easy questions over and over. The key for me was to shorten up the duration between chapters at every step. For example, the first time through all of the materials took several weeks due to the length of the lectures. By the time I finished chapter 10 in FAR, I pretty much forgot much of the material in Chapter 1. So by eliminating the lectures and easy questions, I could get through all of the chapters faster; so by the time I got back to chapter 1 again, the information was still fresh.

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