[Anonymous]

I want to get an idea from all those who have passed any of the exams as to how many hours a week they put in and how many weeks did they study for each section.

I am studying for Audit right now and spending close to 8 hours a day, 7 days a week. And I am planning to sit for the exam after 6 weeks. I don’t think I can take the exam any sooner or without studying 8 hours a day. Of course there are days when its abt 5-6 hours but generally its 8.

[Anonymous]

For BEC it took me 17 days to watch some of the lectures (I stopped about 1/3 of the way through because I didn't feel they were all that valuable in my case), read the material, and take notes on the material. I then spent the last 2 days going through the NINJA Notes and doing as many MCQs in the WTB as I could. I added my hours up when I was done and I actually spent less time than I had thought, probably around 40 hours or so in total. I don't plan on spending that little time on the other sections as I took BEC at a very bad time of year in my excitement to get started and spent most evenings at my office for tax season duties rather than studying, but I did pass on the first try and without having seen much of the material before except for the cost accounting material, so I'm happy with the 75 I got.

[Anonymous]

Be careful about implementing a plan that is so intense. Studying for 8 hours a day and 7 days a week is a very tough schedule and lead to getting burned out if it proves to be too much too quick.

Rather, find your most efficient pace and time and stick with that. You don't want to try and force these topics in if you're exhausted from studying so much the days before. Break up the study time in to manageable blocks of time when you are refreshed and focused. For me, some of the best study hours are early in the morning. Start it at 5a and go until 8a with no internet, TV, distractions.

[Anonymous]

Be careful about implementing a plan that is so intense. Studying for 8 hours a day and 7 days a week is a very tough schedule and lead to getting burned out if it proves to be too much too quick.

Rather, find your most efficient pace and time and stick with that. You don't want to try and force these topics in if you're exhausted from studying so much the days before. Break up the study time in to manageable blocks of time when you are refreshed and focused. For me, some of the best study hours are early in the morning. Start it at 5a and go until 8a with no internet, TV, distractions.

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