Thoughts on NOT taking notes while watching lectures Videos-Only notes for MCQ - Page 2

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    CPANOVICE
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    Hello Everyone,

    What are your thought on not taking notes while viewing lecture video and only taking notes while doing MCQ? If a MCQ troubles me, I will refer to the text and take appropriate notes that will help me answer the question.

    What are your thoughts on this stragegy?

    (Thanks CPAMommyof3 for helping me out. I crafted this strategy with your help)

    FAR:TBD
    REG:TBD
    AUD:TBD
    BEC:TBD

    I am using Becker self study, ninja blitz and Wiley (I am using the paperback version of the testbank)

    Brief overview of study method:
    1. Skim through chapter quickly
    2. Watch lecture videos
    3. Take a lot of notes on what the lecturers emphasize
    4. Complete half HW after lectures half after rewriting notes

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  • #539916
    CPANOVICE
    Participant

    Thanks everyone. @miky nice scores! If you don't mind, can you please elaborate on your study method? I would really appreciate it so much.

    FAR:TBD
    REG:TBD
    AUD:TBD
    BEC:TBD

    I am using Becker self study, ninja blitz and Wiley (I am using the paperback version of the testbank)

    Brief overview of study method:
    1. Skim through chapter quickly
    2. Watch lecture videos
    3. Take a lot of notes on what the lecturers emphasize
    4. Complete half HW after lectures half after rewriting notes

    #539945
    CPANOVICE
    Participant

    @Mikehoncho if you don't mind, can you please more in depth with your strategy? I am about to switch my study method and your input.

    FAR:TBD
    REG:TBD
    AUD:TBD
    BEC:TBD

    I am using Becker self study, ninja blitz and Wiley (I am using the paperback version of the testbank)

    Brief overview of study method:
    1. Skim through chapter quickly
    2. Watch lecture videos
    3. Take a lot of notes on what the lecturers emphasize
    4. Complete half HW after lectures half after rewriting notes

    #539918
    CPANOVICE
    Participant

    @Mikehoncho if you don't mind, can you please more in depth with your strategy? I am about to switch my study method and your input.

    FAR:TBD
    REG:TBD
    AUD:TBD
    BEC:TBD

    I am using Becker self study, ninja blitz and Wiley (I am using the paperback version of the testbank)

    Brief overview of study method:
    1. Skim through chapter quickly
    2. Watch lecture videos
    3. Take a lot of notes on what the lecturers emphasize
    4. Complete half HW after lectures half after rewriting notes

    #539947
    Micky
    Member

    CPANOVICE-

    My approach is overly simplistic that I even doubted myself at times whether I was doing enough. I used Rogers CPA review course.

    1) Watched one topic.

    2) Do the multiple choice assigned on that topic. Look up questions that gave me trouble to make sure I understood the topic.

    3) Watch the next topic and repeat #2. Repeat until I finish all sections.

    3) After I finished watching and doing the assigned multiple choice questions, I spent the rest of the time drilling multiple choice questions. Looking up and researching questions that gave me trouble. I spent very little time on practicing sims, I just made sure I know the basics and potential layout.

    That is all I did. But this is YMMV as each person is different on how they learn. To me, I hated highlighting, my mentality was that, everything is important, so I am going to end up highlighting the whole book anyways. I also did not feel that taking notes added any value for the same reason.

    My suggestion is to try the harder version of your usual study habits. That is what I did. I have never worked so hard in my life than I did for this exam. It was a like a few months of recurring nightmares. I was under a lot of pressure from family, friends, and co-workers to pass. I know it is none of anybody's business but yours, but they expected me to pass with flying colors, so that added a lot of stress to myself, at the same time that is also what kept me going. I also found this amazing board!

    Good luck to you!

    REG-89 (08/26/13)
    FAR-91 (10/28/13)
    BEC-87 (11/25/13)
    AUD-96 (01/06/14)
    Ethics-92 (12/08/13)
    CPA Licensed

    #539919
    Micky
    Member

    CPANOVICE-

    My approach is overly simplistic that I even doubted myself at times whether I was doing enough. I used Rogers CPA review course.

    1) Watched one topic.

    2) Do the multiple choice assigned on that topic. Look up questions that gave me trouble to make sure I understood the topic.

    3) Watch the next topic and repeat #2. Repeat until I finish all sections.

    3) After I finished watching and doing the assigned multiple choice questions, I spent the rest of the time drilling multiple choice questions. Looking up and researching questions that gave me trouble. I spent very little time on practicing sims, I just made sure I know the basics and potential layout.

    That is all I did. But this is YMMV as each person is different on how they learn. To me, I hated highlighting, my mentality was that, everything is important, so I am going to end up highlighting the whole book anyways. I also did not feel that taking notes added any value for the same reason.

    My suggestion is to try the harder version of your usual study habits. That is what I did. I have never worked so hard in my life than I did for this exam. It was a like a few months of recurring nightmares. I was under a lot of pressure from family, friends, and co-workers to pass. I know it is none of anybody's business but yours, but they expected me to pass with flying colors, so that added a lot of stress to myself, at the same time that is also what kept me going. I also found this amazing board!

    Good luck to you!

    REG-89 (08/26/13)
    FAR-91 (10/28/13)
    BEC-87 (11/25/13)
    AUD-96 (01/06/14)
    Ethics-92 (12/08/13)
    CPA Licensed

    #539920
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I follow the same method. Listen to the lecture, read and do MCQs and take notes on MCQs. My only concern is if I'll hv time to read the notes I hv made. This method takes me very long though.

    Lets see if it helps me pass.

    #539949
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I follow the same method. Listen to the lecture, read and do MCQs and take notes on MCQs. My only concern is if I'll hv time to read the notes I hv made. This method takes me very long though.

    Lets see if it helps me pass.

    #539951
    MikeHoncho
    Member

    @cpanovice I use cpaexcel which breaks down the section into smaller, individual lessons. For each lesson I read through the study material (skim through if I am very familiar with the topic) or watch the video lecture if I'm completely lost on the topic. Then I dive into the multiple choice questions in “practice mode” which gives you an explanation of the answer. This is where I spend the majority of my time. I try to truly understand the correct explanation as well as why the other choices are incorrect. I will take notes accordingly if I feel necessary. Then I take the multiple choice questions in “exam mode.” I also practice the corresponding questions concurrently in Wiley Test Bank.Then I move on to the next lesson. Hope this helps.

    Done: 5/22/14

    "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
    - Ernest Hemingway

    #539921
    MikeHoncho
    Member

    @cpanovice I use cpaexcel which breaks down the section into smaller, individual lessons. For each lesson I read through the study material (skim through if I am very familiar with the topic) or watch the video lecture if I'm completely lost on the topic. Then I dive into the multiple choice questions in “practice mode” which gives you an explanation of the answer. This is where I spend the majority of my time. I try to truly understand the correct explanation as well as why the other choices are incorrect. I will take notes accordingly if I feel necessary. Then I take the multiple choice questions in “exam mode.” I also practice the corresponding questions concurrently in Wiley Test Bank.Then I move on to the next lesson. Hope this helps.

    Done: 5/22/14

    "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
    - Ernest Hemingway

    #539922
    CPANOVICE
    Participant

    @micky @Mikehoncho thank you very much. You guys are the best

    FAR:TBD
    REG:TBD
    AUD:TBD
    BEC:TBD

    I am using Becker self study, ninja blitz and Wiley (I am using the paperback version of the testbank)

    Brief overview of study method:
    1. Skim through chapter quickly
    2. Watch lecture videos
    3. Take a lot of notes on what the lecturers emphasize
    4. Complete half HW after lectures half after rewriting notes

    #539953
    CPANOVICE
    Participant

    @micky @Mikehoncho thank you very much. You guys are the best

    FAR:TBD
    REG:TBD
    AUD:TBD
    BEC:TBD

    I am using Becker self study, ninja blitz and Wiley (I am using the paperback version of the testbank)

    Brief overview of study method:
    1. Skim through chapter quickly
    2. Watch lecture videos
    3. Take a lot of notes on what the lecturers emphasize
    4. Complete half HW after lectures half after rewriting notes

    #539923

    CPANOVICE – I followed pretty much the same plan as Micky and used Becker. Watch lectures, read, did MCQ's. I did all of the SIMs in Becker, but FYI they're relatively shorter than what you'll experience on the actual exam.

    The only thing that I did differently that you might find helpful is also keep a list of topics you found difficult while doing the homework. Not notes, literally just a notecard with topics on it. After finishing F10 and moving to the review, I used the list as the starting point. It really helped eliminate that “oh sh*t, what do I do now” feeling you get when you see that Becker's review weeks are just “here are all the questions and sims, do stuff.”

    Also, if you miss a tricky detail or consistently do something wrong in a hw set, find a way to express it on a notecard and review the stack before progress tests, hw's, etc. Things like “evenly throughout the year = divide X by 2” or “check dates on ___”, etc. This really helped me decrease my time on the MCQ testlets because I would see a question and immediately know “____ is a trick in this type of problem.” It may sound silly, but simple tricks in wording can be what distinguishes a “difficult” question from a “medium” question in the eyes of the examiners, it's not always the quantity of required computations. I was honestly a little worried after my exam because I didn't perceive a change in the difficulty of my testlets, but after getting my score I realized it was because of my approach to each question.

    FAR 97
    REG 91
    AUD 5/30/14
    BEC 7/11/14

    #539955

    CPANOVICE – I followed pretty much the same plan as Micky and used Becker. Watch lectures, read, did MCQ's. I did all of the SIMs in Becker, but FYI they're relatively shorter than what you'll experience on the actual exam.

    The only thing that I did differently that you might find helpful is also keep a list of topics you found difficult while doing the homework. Not notes, literally just a notecard with topics on it. After finishing F10 and moving to the review, I used the list as the starting point. It really helped eliminate that “oh sh*t, what do I do now” feeling you get when you see that Becker's review weeks are just “here are all the questions and sims, do stuff.”

    Also, if you miss a tricky detail or consistently do something wrong in a hw set, find a way to express it on a notecard and review the stack before progress tests, hw's, etc. Things like “evenly throughout the year = divide X by 2” or “check dates on ___”, etc. This really helped me decrease my time on the MCQ testlets because I would see a question and immediately know “____ is a trick in this type of problem.” It may sound silly, but simple tricks in wording can be what distinguishes a “difficult” question from a “medium” question in the eyes of the examiners, it's not always the quantity of required computations. I was honestly a little worried after my exam because I didn't perceive a change in the difficulty of my testlets, but after getting my score I realized it was because of my approach to each question.

    FAR 97
    REG 91
    AUD 5/30/14
    BEC 7/11/14

    #539924
    StephAV
    Member

    I am using Rogers course and I usually watch the lectures while doing other things and therefore don't take notes. Far took me a few attempts I used ninja notes (and wrote those out) I also would flip through the chapter after finishing the lectures and take down some notes. I also made flash cards. I really didn't refer back to my notes that I wrote it was more of just the exercise of writing to help commit the stuff to memory. I printed out my ninja notes and added some handwritten stuff in and I did review that. Rogers textbook is really easy to understand so it was easier to refer to that or rewatch a lecture if there were topics I was really struggling with. I also took notes while doing mcq and tried to write out the JE's even if the question didn't require me to. Hope this helps! Good luck!

    FAR - 7/13 - 72, 11/13- 74, 2/14- 82!!! Best score ever (for me)!!!
    BEC - 1/14 - 75!!! Perfect score! First Pass! YAY!!!
    AUD - 8/14 - 80!!!
    REG - 5/14 - 72, 10/14 - 66, 1/15 - 78 - DONE FOREVER!!!
    I did 5 of the UNA and CPAExcel classes to earn units.

    #539957
    StephAV
    Member

    I am using Rogers course and I usually watch the lectures while doing other things and therefore don't take notes. Far took me a few attempts I used ninja notes (and wrote those out) I also would flip through the chapter after finishing the lectures and take down some notes. I also made flash cards. I really didn't refer back to my notes that I wrote it was more of just the exercise of writing to help commit the stuff to memory. I printed out my ninja notes and added some handwritten stuff in and I did review that. Rogers textbook is really easy to understand so it was easier to refer to that or rewatch a lecture if there were topics I was really struggling with. I also took notes while doing mcq and tried to write out the JE's even if the question didn't require me to. Hope this helps! Good luck!

    FAR - 7/13 - 72, 11/13- 74, 2/14- 82!!! Best score ever (for me)!!!
    BEC - 1/14 - 75!!! Perfect score! First Pass! YAY!!!
    AUD - 8/14 - 80!!!
    REG - 5/14 - 72, 10/14 - 66, 1/15 - 78 - DONE FOREVER!!!
    I did 5 of the UNA and CPAExcel classes to earn units.

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