[Anonymous]

Hi guys,

Today is 4/30/2012, I have 1 month to study for AUD while working full time. I am using Becker, do you think I can skip video lecture to save time? Instead, reading on my own and make a note. Isnt it faster? is it possible?

[wickedrentlover]

I wouldn't recommend it, especially if you're not doing the live classes. Reading only gets you so far, and the video lectures add valuable insight to the material, including examples that can really clarify things.

REG (2/24/12) - 89
AUD (4/5/12) - 89
FAR (5/31/12) - 91
BEC (7/7/12) - 84

[HustlinHustlin]

I only left a month for my AUD. I didn't even open the book, just rewrote and studied Becker's flashcards and did all the MCQ's. Granted, it wasn't enough to pass, but reading the book probably would have put me there…

B 71 - 79 EXPIRED
A 69 - 75 EXPIRED
R 65 - 48 - 45
F 56 - 61 - 65 - 64

Becker, Wiley Test Bank, Wiley Text and Ninja Notes

"The fish who keeps on swimming is the first to chill upstream" -311

Experience - Done, like WAAAY done.
Still need 30 more credits, in basket weaving (gotta love new CA requirements)

[Anonymous]

One month is more than enough time to prepare properly in a manner prescribed by Becker. I did it in 22 days while working full time. 4 hrs a day every weekday, and 12 hrs over the weekend. Agree with @wicked about lectures, its time consuming, excruciating and makes youw ant to pull your hair out when hearing gearty ramble on and on for three hrs straight, but it does help clarify many things. Goodluck!

[jenuno01]

I do recommend skipping the lectures. It really depends on what type of learner you are…I get nothing out of someone reading straight from a book and telling me what to highlite/underscore/underline. I also use Becker, and what I do is just look at the electronic version on the software and copy all the notes they make in red in the margins, click on “Review Textbook”. Again, some people really like the lectures, I'd rather read the book a good 2 times and practice mad MCQ's and SIMS and take notes only on info learned while doing the MCQ's.

Class of 2012

[See Pee A]

@CPA88888: I would agree with jenuno01. Everything depends on your own learning style. Personally, I learn well on my own, HOWEVER, the lectures are very useful to help guide your studying and they do actually add a few things in your notes like short lists and mnemonics and things that aren't pre-printed. I believe they help you to get a general idea of what's going on, so that when you're working through MC's and really getting into the details, you aren't so lost on where things are coming from. Minute for minute in terms of your overall exam preparation, listening through the lectures will probably save you on overall time from a pure efficiency standpoint. Reading on your own is difficult since you don't know which parts to read 5x and which parts to just be familiar with. To each his own, but that is my recommendation (for my own learning style, anyway).

BEC 86 (08/30/11)
FAR 84 (10/13/11)
REG 88 (11/08/11)
AUD 86 (11/29/11)

Exam prep - Becker self-study

[SoCalCPA]

I think more than 50% of what he says is useless (NOT an dramatization), because he reads straight off from the book. He also says “again” and “highlight the following” 50 times in a sentence.

B - (4/2012)
A - (5/2012)
R - (1/2012) Done!
F - (10/2011) Done!

[KassiusKlay]

Depends on how you study. I am taking BEC May 31st and am on B2. Next week will do B3 and B4. The week of May 14th I will do B5 and B6. Which will give me May 21st to May 31st to review and do practice exams. Trying to leave myself 10 days to do final review and go over stuff I didnt get at the beginning. Watching lectures is helpful in Becker because otherwise you dont have the notations and highlights that you will get from live lecture (or cd lecture, same deal). I would NOT skip A3 and A4 as they are the meat of the test imo. A5 and A6 are basically sampling and GAGAS which is GAAS plus a few things. I mean these are important but I think you could sacrifice the lectures and focus on A1-A4.

Form is temporary, class is permanent.

Audit 4/19/12 - 77
BEC 5/31/12 - 75
FAR 8/30/12

[KassiusKlay]

@SoCalCPA is right, its pretty mundane listening to him talk and say the same things over and over. But I find it useful to have something to focus on via the highlights and notations.

Form is temporary, class is permanent.

Audit 4/19/12 - 77
BEC 5/31/12 - 75
FAR 8/30/12

[Keely]

I said this in another thread, I'll say it here too. I absolutely hate Tim Gearty lectures. “again” “again” “again” “we're highlighting now…” AHHH. I was really disappointed to hear he narrates the whole AUD review. He seems nice, but, zzzzzzzzz.

BEC: (4/2012) 88
AUD: (5/2012) 91
REG: (8/2012) 82
FAR: (1/2013) 78 🙂

VA CPA #42010

[SoCalCPA]

He also probably wastes about an hour of valuable study time by saying “good luck!” or “I hope you did realllllly well on those questions.” or “our time is so valuable, so read this for hw.” Drives me nuts. The reason why I don't go to live classes is because I want to save time. I don't need him to say good luck on every question. (now i'm just probably being a jerk to most people lol)

B - (4/2012)
A - (5/2012)
R - (1/2012) Done!
F - (10/2011) Done!

[Anonymous]

I like time garrity. But you guys are right, in AUD he isn”t as good as he is in FAR. There is more reading and less of his personal input(which when there is, it is really helpful).

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