74 on FAR: please help me decide on how to best study for that extra point.

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    Kodiak
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    Help please.

    I took FAR last window and got a 74. Devastating after putting in so much time and effort into the review. I think my problem was that I wasn’t focused enough in my final review and targeting areas I needed the most improvement on. I also spent 3 months which I felt was too long.

    My score summary wasn’t very helpful either: I wasn’t weaker in any area except for the sims. Not exactly helpful in targeting weaker areas.

    I used Becker for my last review but it expired prior to me taking the final tests so I purchased Wiley/Yaeger instead. I’ve also been through the Ninja Audio x100’s of times and most of the stuff seems to have stuck.

    Bottom line is that I have about 6 weeks until my next showdown and not exactly sure how to dive back in. My fear is that information is continuing to seep out of my brain and I’ll end up forgetting a lot of what I originally learned.

    What I have access to:

    – Becker 2011 book / final FAR review notes

    – Wiley test bank/book/ and Yaeger lectures

    – the FAR ninja audio

    A71, how do you feel I should proceed? Should I write out all of the Ninja audio into note form and just jump right into MCQ’s again? I don’t think it would be a very efficient use of my time to restart from the beginning of the Yaeger review but maybe watch videos from some of the more heavily-tested topics.

    Thoughts, study advice? Thanks!

    AUD - Pass
    FAR - Pass
    BEC - Pass
    REG - Nov

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    mla1169
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    Sorry but you really can't approach this like you've only got to find one extra point. Because the exam will be different the next time you take it than the last time you took it, you really need to approach it like you got a 50 last time (I know,its easier said than done!)

    I'd at a minimum write out the ninja stuff (which was my saving grace with AUD round 3), and I'd start from the beginning of the Yager review but spend a bit less time on it than you did the first time.

    FAR- 77
    AUD -49, 71, 84
    REG -56,75!
    BEC -75

    Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

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    jeff
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    Shoot me an e-mail Kodiak

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

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