[skiw97]

i planned on going through lectures once, doing questions after each, and then going over questions, supplemental questions, over and over, marking pages where things arent clicking, doing some practice exams, Becker simulations, and one or two becker practice exams. is this going to be enough to pass?

I just feel like when reading the book, its too much information overload, things arent really clicking until I go through the questions. I went back and read R1 and R2 and I feel like by the time I was done I had no idea what I just read. I’m sure a big part is that I worked in Audit and not tax, hence my 94 on audit with not even reading/doing lectures for half of the chapters. this is my last exam and two close friends had to repeat only REG, so I need to get that fear out of my head.

FAR 11/13 - 78, BEC 1/13 - 82, AUD 2/23 - 94, REG 5/15 - 86

[Anonymous]

I passed REG the first time using Becker, and I had a similar strategy to you. I would read a chapter over one or two days and take notes while I read it (never listened to the videos). Then after I had read the chapter, I would flip through the notecards for that chapter over my lunch break or when I had free time at work. Then I would work the homework problems a couple of times, writing down the explanations for the ones I missed if I didn't understand it in the beginning. Then I would work them through again until I got 100%. After that I would go on to the next chapter. I went through all four of the tax lectures, then went back through all of the notecards, notes, and questions to make sure I had a handle on that information. Then I moved on to the last three law chapters and worked them the same way. During the week before the exam, I worked all the questions again and the final exams.

[Anonymous]

I would not recommend reading the Becker books word for word. The Becker books contain mountains of material, and much of it is not heavily tested on the exam. I always watch the lectures, highlight, and make my own notes. I do multiple choice questions after I finish each chapter. When I am done with the lectures I will quickly scan over highlighted portions or handwritten notes I made in all the chapters just to make sure I remember what I am reading. If some highlighted section seems unfamiliar I will re-read it, but I do not re-read the entire book in detail. The best thing to do is hit the practice problems as much as possible, just like you are doing skiw97.

[Anonymous]

Well I had to read it, because that is how I learn. Figured that out after I failed BEC and AUD listening to the lectures and not reading the book. I really think it all comes down to that. Some people learn one way, others another. Once you figure out what works for you, just stick with it. If you have passed the other exams with the same strategy you mentioned, I am sure you will be fine.

[hm890]

I used Becker and just got a 93 on REG. I watched all the lectures, but I find I learn better when I read the book myself. I probably read the entire book twice. I also did all the multiple choice questions 3 times. I only did one of the simulations once. I feel like as long as you know the material and know the format of the simulations you should be fine. I also used the Becker final review software, and figured out which areas I was weak in. Then i reread those chapters and took notes on them.

FAR - 86, REG - 93, AUD - 87, BEC - 86

[heavycpa]

What I did with each of my sections was watch the lecture for one chapter, do the HW, move to the next chapter and watch the lecture, do the HW, then go back to the FIRST chapter and re-write everything that I highlighted/took notes on.

I did this in two block sections and after each block took mutiple progress tests, adding in the new block each time.

I usually left myself about a week to review before each exam, which I would take progress tests for areas I felt like I needed help in, re-read material, and take practice exams.

Hope this makes sense and helps out. I think taking the progress tests and adding in new material each time really helped me the most, as well as re-writing the material.

BEC - 75 Oct. '09, REG - 75 Nov. '09, FAR - 80 Jan. '10, AUD - 86 Feb. '10

[skiw97]

awesome, thanks everyone!! I feel much better. These exams are brutal… so close, yet so far away 😉

FAR 11/13 - 78, BEC 1/13 - 82, AUD 2/23 - 94, REG 5/15 - 86

[hopeful_cpa]

the system i used was the following: watch R1, then the next day do the homework., ( not supplemental questions), watch R2, then do the homework and so on. then after all that is done i would do all the supplemental questions from each chapter. after all those are completed i would just do the questions over and over and learning the concepts not memorizing the questions. about 4 days before the exam i would do the finals and the simulations and then do a quick review of what i was iffy on before the exam… thank god that all worked out, i just hope the same result for BEC in 3 weeks.

BEC: Done
REG: Done
AUD: Done
FAR: Done

I'M DONE!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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