[valueofnothing]

Here’s what i see:

1. get advice that a test-taker should focus on doing as many MCQs as possible, above all else, until one has practically memorized questions and answers

2. take the test, complain that sims were impossible

3. get test results, post “i can’t believe it! somehow i failed after being stronger in MCQ and weaker in sims!”

4. still propagate the myth that there’s no point in preparing for SIMS…

i just don’t get it

REG - 81
BEC - 88
AUD - 85
FAR - 81

[Anonymous]

I think that before the sims were worth 40% of the grade that it wasn't worth the time to study them but now I think it is. I am one of those who was stronger in mcq and weaker on sims for my audit and I did tons of mcq and hardly no sims. Probably why I am taking this @#@# thing for a fifth time!

[Anonymous]

What I found when taking the exams is that if you practice enough multiple choice questions and know why you got them wrong or why you got them right and produce a solid knowledge base, then the sims won't be that bad. When all of the prep materials out there have practice sims that are nothing even remotely like the sims on the exams, it's better just to practice multiple choice questions….

[Minimorty]

I am a strong proponent of having a well-rounded study plan which includes lectures, reading, MCQ, and TBS. I did a ton of TBS for FAR, AUD, and BEC and I thought they really helped solidify the concepts. Yes, multiple choice questions are good for getting a general understanding of the concepts. Everyone at this point should know that the test is not going to look like your review course though. Doing the TBS in the review courses presents the concepts in a completely different manner. Being able to apply the concepts to a TBS takes the knowledge and the understanding one step further than being able to select the right answer when given only four options (two of which are usually not even close to being right).

[jeff]

Sims are another way of testing the concepts you should know for the MCQs. You could study 10 sim topics and get none of them. Should you practice how to navigate the sims? Absolutely.

Of course – if time is not an issue … work every sim 10x … knock yourself out 🙂

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS) | Another71 | NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE

[Anonymous]

If you do MCQ's, don't memorize the questions. Learn WHY the correct answer is correct and why the other answers are not correct. Learn the concepts.

Otherwise, failure is guaranteed if you memorize the MCQ's.

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