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May 14, 2014 at 3:33 pm #185549
jeffKeymasterFree Study Planner, Notes, Audio, Flashcards: https://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-study-plan/
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May 20, 2014 at 12:17 am #597468
NCcpaHopefulMemberI'm having a hard time keeping up with my study schedule. I have to keep reminding myself that I don't have to master it…..I just need to absorb as much as I can. I just spent quite awhile on the retail inventory method and I'm still a little confused but I feel like I should move on because I have another 200 topics! So frustrating!
AUD - 92
BEC - 76
REG - 83
FAR - 72 RE-MATCH AUG 2014May 20, 2014 at 12:29 am #597469
AnonymousInactiveMay 20, 2014 at 1:42 am #597470
nicole2035MemberMay 20, 2014 at 3:57 am #597472
AnonymousInactive@nicole2035 I take 4 sets (or more until I get at least 75%) of MCQs then take one set of SIM to have a feel of how the it is structured on the section I am working on. It is easier to pass the SIM while the topic is still fresh in your brain. Passing the SIM will make you happier!
May 20, 2014 at 4:12 pm #597473
AnonymousInactivetrying to wrap up F6 today and if I hv time left Ill prob start F7. F6 was not too bad. There were some deferred tax questions that I did not quite get but hopefully I'll hv a better chance during review..
How are you all doing? What chapters/topics are most of you covering this week?
May 20, 2014 at 5:59 pm #597474
kappa1032ParticipantMay 20, 2014 at 6:10 pm #597475
LStevens225Participant@2014 CPA I am actually writing notes for governmental. I have relized that the videos don't do much for me so I got tired of not knowing that governmental funds includes GSP-CD and prporietary funds includes internal service and enterprise and etc… thats as far as I got. I am not sure if I am going to go through the wiley text book for governmental and then do mcq for that one chapter? I just want to get to the point on ninja mcq to work on my difficult chapters.
@kappa I know what you mean. I started on consolidations then felt comfortable with that and moved to deferred taxes… then gave up because they are sooo horrible and confusing and boring. Keep to it though! You get it eventually lol
May 20, 2014 at 6:21 pm #597476
nicole2035Member@CPAby2015 i'll have to start going through them. i've only done 2 out of the 12 sections i've finished in gleim. it'd be silly for me to not trying them considering they make up 40% of the grading
Currently on lease accounting, short chapter but tons to remember.
May 21, 2014 at 5:19 am #597477
AnonymousInactiveAside from writing notes, I thought that identifying your weak points also helps. What I do right now is making screenshots of questions (usually tricky and confusing questions) that I missed or flagged and compiling them in a word doc and saved it in Google drive. I take the screenshots during the review session (where it shows the answer with explanations) and highlight the keywords or key points to watch out for. This way I can easily go back to them make sure I understood the concept. I'm using a free software called Greenshot which is more powerful than the built in snipping tool in windows pc. Just sharing some ideas…
May 21, 2014 at 11:17 am #597478
LStevens225ParticipantDoes anyone else have a hard time understanding deferred outflow or inflow of resources for governmental? Correct me if I am wrong but it sounds like deferred outflow is prepaid and inflow is unearned revenue? Then they take the deferred out for just outflow and inflow of resources and that sounds like an expense or purchase? Anyone have a better way of explaining?
May 21, 2014 at 12:03 pm #597479
NJPRUMemberLStevens – appears this way to me too. This is how I think about it.
AUD: DONE
FAR: DONE
BEC: DONE
REG: DONEIM GOING TO BE A CPA!!!!!
May 22, 2014 at 2:53 pm #597482
LStevens225ParticipantWhat is everyone studying? I am going through governmental chapter and taking notes on the big stuff…Then I think I'll start from the beginning and work my way through.
May 22, 2014 at 7:25 pm #597483
MydnightDarkfyreParticipantHi Everybody,
Set to take FAR on July 1st (my first section). Feeling a bit overwhelmed but taking it one step at a time. I'm using Becker, and I'm currently on F3/F4 this week (doing two chapters a week). I'm not currently working, so all my time is study time right now.
Scored in the high 60s on MCQs in F1 first time through and I think that made me overconfident, because I barely scored 45 in F2. Not quite sure how I'm going to remember all these little rules…
FAR: 82 (Becker) 07/09/2014
AUD: 80 (Becker) 10/01/2014
BEC: 76 (Becker) 11/26/2014
REG: 82 (Becker) 02/16/2015GA Licensed CPA 8/7/2015
CISA: 564 (PASSED) 6/11/2016 - Certification pending
May 22, 2014 at 8:20 pm #597484
nicole2035Member@mydnightdarkfyre we're taking the exam on the same day. However I've been studying on and off since February, I wanted to take the test end of may but didn't because I didn't quite have the funds etc.
I'd focus on just getting through the material and key ideas, any details focus on them from your MC Qs. Anything else is just going to slow you down in the material because the last 2-3 units will be rough. I don't use becker, I use gleim but the first half is nothing like the 2nd.. Cash flows, governmental accounting, NFP accounting, noncurrent liabilities, and pension plans I believe will be the 2nd half of your units. First half of Gleim were things for the most part I think most accountants naturally know or can learn easily. Biggest regret was too much detail the first found, focusing on some things that i simply wouldn't get till i touched the multiple choice questions. When I went back through those chapters when I rescheduled my scores went up at least 15%, and the time to go through them was much less, things gelled together so much better. long story short get through the material to feel ok about it, especially the easier stuff compared to more challenging topics.
May 22, 2014 at 10:48 pm #597485
NCcpaHopefulMemberI am studying investments now (Trading, AFS, Held to Maturity). I'm letting CPA Excel schedule my assignments for me (not sure if other study programs have this but you just put in your goal test date and it schedules your assignments). Anyway…..it's not working so great – I had 15 simulations to do today!! Seems a little excessive for one day. CPA Excel has NFP and GOVT at the end. I think I will go over those sections twice considering how poorly I did on the exam on them.
AUD - 92
BEC - 76
REG - 83
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