[Anonymous]

I know everyone is different, and this may not be for you…. but for me, re-writing notes made a huge difference in my REG score. I have read in other threads on this forum that re-writing notes was a good strategy but I was always skeptical. When I took REG for the 2nd time and my score went down from a 72 to 68 I decided I had nothing to lose so I gave it a try. To be honest this felt like an exercise in futility, but WOW what a difference it made when I took my test. I remembered things I didn’t ever remember studying! It must have gotten into my head subliminally. The only thing I can compare it to is the scene in Karate Kid (the original with Ralph Machio) where Mr. Myiagi has Daniel-son washing cars, sanding decks, painting fences, etc… and just when Daniel-son is ready to give up and quit Mr. Myiagi shows him everything he had learned without realizing it.

All that to say… If you’re struggling to pass a certain part and you’re trying to eke out just a few more points to pass… try re-writing your notes. It worked for me. I went from a 68 to an 85. It may work for you too.

[misanthrope87]

Congrats on your reg score!

I've always been skeptical about rewriting notes, but I've seen a lot of people say it has helped them. But maybe for my last test, I should give it my all. And plus it is FAR. How close to your test date did you rewrite your notes?

B 2/12 87
A 11/11 90
R 8/11 86
F 5/12 88

[Anonymous]

I write mine by hand once and then after completing the first run through, I TYPE them before I begin my review. I type them for one very good reason…..

As I am going through the MCQ's and SIMS let's say I run across something I hadn't studied or something that gives me problems. I can search electronically for say “perfection” and then simply type in the comment. It also gives me easy ability to highlight stuff.

So far it has definitely worked for me. Previous attempts I just did MCQ's. This time I have done this process (along with doing the mcq's 3x each) and it has resulted in an 87 and 88.

I sure hope it's helping. I am studying REG right now and retyping the business law section as we speak, before moving on to the tax section. I have until the 29th.

[Anonymous]

I took the last 4 days leading up to my test and re-typed everything word for word (my original notes were hand-written).

[Anonymous]

Re-writing them for FAR was VERY helpful for me. I wrote them by hand about 2.5 weeks prior to my exam. After I finished, I had a little less than 2 weeks to do thousands of MCs. I printed out the NINJA notes and while doing the MC, I would add other information I felt was important.

[Anonymous]

Well, I can say this was the first time that I rewrote my entire set of ninja notes for Audit PLUS I used the Nina audio for Audit and I had a 17 point increase over my last audit exam. By the way this was my fifth time taking audit.

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