[Anonymous]

My fellow Gleim CPA Review users,

Please share your tips on how you managed to wade through the text book. I’m currently studying for REG and it seems like its way too much information for me to cover and then retain.

Are there any tricks that you guys use to determine what is important vs what can be glossed over.
Going through the material is really overwhelming and I would appreciate any advice, tips or suggestions.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.

[Stilgoin]

I don’t necessarily think this is just a Gleim issue. FAR and REG have an overwhelming amount of information, in general. I think you just have to keep going and not get caught up in trying to know every little detail, then find some way to review after you finish a section. I really liked the outlines for Gleim when I was reviewing at the end before exam time.

B | 62, 78
A | 73, 67, 79
R | 82
F | 59, 59, Waiting

Ethics | 93

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
~Winston Churchill

“In a world full of critics, be an encourager."

[Lentilcounter]

@Bobby

I'm using Gleim's test bank for REG. Yes, it's overwhelming. I also have Becker and Wiley which doesn't go into the same level of detail as Gleim. I read the chapter notes for each section which are 15 to 25 pages. When I say read, I skim read and try to pick out what I think is important. Then I do MCQ in the test bank for that chapter, going section by section. If I get something wrong, I write it down. I dont write down the stuff I get right unless it was a guess. This process helps to cut down the information overload.

If you are doing well in Gleim, you will destroy the test. The word “well” as it pertains to Gleim is 75+ scores in the software, based on my experiences and those of other users on this forum.

BEC = 72 (6/08/16)
FAR = ?
REG = ?
AUD = ?

[Stilgoin]

I thought there was quite a lot of detail for REG in Becker. I did Gleim in college in 2015 and Becker later that summer before I passed REG. I felt like they were comparable, but I do like Becker’s book better. I think Becker does a better job of organizing the information and presenting it in a way that makes it flow better. I remember the Gleim lectures were soooo boring. Anyway, good luck!

B | 62, 78
A | 73, 67, 79
R | 82
F | 59, 59, Waiting

Ethics | 93

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
~Winston Churchill

“In a world full of critics, be an encourager."

[Anonymous]

If you are doing well in Gleim, you will destroy the test. The word “well” as it pertains to Gleim is 75+ scores in the software, based on my experiences and those of other users on this forum.

I'm glad you said this, because I do get above 75, but not consistently there on Gleim. But the fact I get there means I am close.

[Skynet]

My strategy was just doing cumulative exams over and over again.

Believe it or not but studying the SIMs was also very help as to only pounding mcq's only.

For the diagnostics exams, getting mid 40's and 50's was telling me that i'm doing fine. Gleim is just so brutal and overwhelming but if you keep at it the actual exam seems much easier.

Also the “Study Session” is definitely your best friend with benefits so use it a lot. I mean a lot!

[Anonymous]

Thanks guys.

please keep the tips coming. Much appreciated.

[mccarta7]

It’s rough but powering through is worth it! I used Gleim for FAR first and was nervous because there was so much information. Once I got into the exam the first set of MCQ was so much easier in comparison so Gleim. The next was a little tougher but still nothing in comparison to struggling through Gleim.
I agree about the “study sessions,” aside from the text that’s the main thing I use in Gleim.

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