[Anonymous]

As you can see in my signature I have Roger’s review course. Right now I am still trudging through just watching the lectures and have about halfway to go.

I feel guilty that I am ONLY watching the videos since we’re being constantly told to watch the lecture then work the problems, re-work the problems, etc. etc. etc.I have not started anything else as of yet, so I just really need some positive reassurance that the NINJA order of things truly has worked for some others.

Another problem I’m having is with note taking. I do my best to write down little “fact nuggets” as we go but with Roger I almost feel like sometimes its best to just sit and listen to him and try to absorb rather than write down notes because once you write down one topic he is already 4 topics ahead. So while watching the videos I am following along in the book and reading things as he is talking about them/reading them.

After I am done with the videos I plan on re-writing the NINJA notes while going through the Roger CPA book for each section and writing down little things that maybe the NINJA notes do not include. Does this strategy sound useful at all or should I re-think my entire game plan?

Another problem I have is the constant feeling that I am “running out of time” even though my first exam (FAR) is not until the last week of February.

In short: I’M FREAKING OUT.

[Study Monk]

Your making the same mistake I made on the same exam. I waited to last minute to get to the multiple choice questions because I wanted 100 percent retention of the material before proceeding. While flashcards and notes help to get the concepts down the CPA exam is not like preparing for school. FAR has the potential to have a lot of computational problems and I found that even having a strong understanding of the concepts did not prepare me for the computational focused questions.I am now at a point where I am trying to cram in as many questions as possible and I feel myself losing all of the fact nuggets that I was once strong on. If I did multiple choice questions earlier I would of had a more balanced study plan with enough time to review notes, flashcards, and journal entries while feeling confident about multiple choice questions. If I end up retaking the exam it will not be that I didn't put in enough time but because my study plan was unfocused and my priorities were off.

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[Study Monk]

Your making the same mistake I made on the same exam. I waited to last minute to get to the multiple choice questions because I wanted 100 percent retention of the material before proceeding. While flashcards and notes help to get the concepts down the CPA exam is not like preparing for school. FAR has the potential to have a lot of computational problems and I found that even having a strong understanding of the concepts did not prepare me for the computational focused questions.I am now at a point where I am trying to cram in as many questions as possible and I feel myself losing all of the fact nuggets that I was once strong on. If I did multiple choice questions earlier I would of had a more balanced study plan with enough time to review notes, flashcards, and journal entries while feeling confident about multiple choice questions. If I end up retaking the exam it will not be that I didn't put in enough time but because my study plan was unfocused and my priorities were off.

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[Anonymous]

I'm not necessarily sure if I've managed to make the same mistakes YET, as I still have another 50+ days until my exam so I can easily probably get my act together. But I do feel that I understand your sentiment regardless and will heed it a a warning to not let the time continue to pass me by without really getting in there and “getting my hands dirty” with some MC questions and such.

[Anonymous]

I'm not necessarily sure if I've managed to make the same mistakes YET, as I still have another 50+ days until my exam so I can easily probably get my act together. But I do feel that I understand your sentiment regardless and will heed it a a warning to not let the time continue to pass me by without really getting in there and “getting my hands dirty” with some MC questions and such.

[jeff]

The sooner you Nail those videos – the sooner you jump into MCQs 🙂

[jeff]

The sooner you Nail those videos – the sooner you jump into MCQs 🙂

[rvcpa]

I have becker. Should I be watching all the lectures for FAR section 1-10 and then come back to do the MCQ's or should I watch the lecture for each section and do the multiple choice for that section and then move on?

[rvcpa]

I have becker. Should I be watching all the lectures for FAR section 1-10 and then come back to do the MCQ's or should I watch the lecture for each section and do the multiple choice for that section and then move on?

[jeff]

Have you read the NINJA Framework in the Survival Guide?

[jeff]

Have you read the NINJA Framework in the Survival Guide?

[Texas CPA]

Watch the lecture then do the homework. Do about 30 MCQ progress tests to help with retention as you move through the material.

Reg - Passed 82 Nov 2012 - Becker
Aud - Passed 86 May 2013 - Becker
BEC - Passed 88 Aug 2013 - Becker
FAR - Passed 88 Nov 2013 - Becker

https://www.becker.com/cpa-review

Texas CPA

[Texas CPA]

Watch the lecture then do the homework. Do about 30 MCQ progress tests to help with retention as you move through the material.

Reg - Passed 82 Nov 2012 - Becker
Aud - Passed 86 May 2013 - Becker
BEC - Passed 88 Aug 2013 - Becker
FAR - Passed 88 Nov 2013 - Becker

https://www.becker.com/cpa-review

Texas CPA

[jeff]

^^ The ninja framework says not to do that 🙂

It obviously worked for you, though. NINJA is one way of doing it (although people who use it like it).

[jeff]

^^ The ninja framework says not to do that 🙂

It obviously worked for you, though. NINJA is one way of doing it (although people who use it like it).

[rvcpa]

I'm studying for my FAR retake so obvy my old way didnt work. Tonight I start the NINJA way.

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