[Anonymous]

Hi,

For the people who’s studying with Wiley, did you do all the TestBank and Assessment MCQs by chapter? So should I be only doing the assessment problems at the end of the chapter? I just realized that everyone is saying how they put in 7 weeks for FAR with around 200+ hours of studying and it should be enough but I’m at around 100 hours and I’m only 27% done with the review course.

Am I doing something wrong?
Why is my exam planner saying I need 40 hours a week for 7 weeks on FAR.

 

 

[BoyNextDoor]

Yes, this is what Wiley never tells you, how to use the material. It is up to you to figure it out. Everyone have their own learning style and need to find the approach that works best for them.

Personally, I was trying to do the lesson assessment MCQ and test bank MCQ for each lesson. At some point it became overwhelming. Some lessons have 40-50 MCQ for the test bank questions which took forever to complete.

So I decided to switch to only doing lesson assessment MCQs for each lesson.

I do the Post Assessments which quiz you on MCQ after a large number of lessons. Also, you can do your own mini MCQ quiz from the test bank daily or every couple of days and pull lesson assessment and test bank MCQs from sections you have already studied to keep material fresh that you have already studied.

After you complete all the lessons for your CPA exam section, you can do your final review by doing MCQs pulling from both lesson assessments and test bank questions.

The key is speed. You want to get through all the lessons as fast as you can in as few weeks as possible. Then do tons of MCQs later in your final review to solidify your knowledge and iron out your weaknesses before the CPA exam.

[Anonymous]

Thanks BoyNextDoor. What you said makes a lot of sense. I feel like I learned more from doing the MCQs than watching the lectures/reading. Even if i understand it, I wouldn't know how to apply it until I do the MCQs.

May I asked if you passed all your exams with your method?
Can I get away from just studying by doing the assessment and passing?
How similar is the MCQs questions from Wiley's assessment exams to the actual exam?

[BoyNextDoor]

So…I thought that Wiley's MCQ were harder than the CPA exam.

Regarding studying: some people skip reading the text or watching the videos and only do MCQ for a lesson. They go back and read the text or watch a video if they are stuck for this lesson and the MCQs leave them lost without any context.

Personally I read the textbook and skip the videos. The videos are good, but they leave out lots of the detail that you only get from the textbook.

Reading the textbook and the video would be good in an ideal world, but for me it takes too long. Doing both will extend the time it takes you to sit for each CPA exam. The longer you extend your study time, the more likely you will forget material, especially from the earlier lessons.

I read the textbook then do the lesson assessment MCQs for each lesson. That's it. When I have tried to do the MCQ without reading the textbook or even watching a video, I feel lost. Other people I know that have passed doing only the lesson MCQs are more comfortable with the lack of certainty and are able to get by only reading or watching a video when they are stumped. They get through the material quicker, but they may not absorb the material as well as if they had read the text or watched a video. Their CPA exam scores might be lower, but as long as they pass, who really cares. If you are shooting for a high score, read or watch a video then do the MCQ. If you want, try these study variations and find what works best for your situation. Everyone is different.

I would recommend checking out Jeff's post about how many MCQs to study for your final exam. This is really important to passing.

https://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/video-number-of-cpa-exam-mcq-before-exam-day/

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