[jeff]

Resources:

Free Study Planner + REG NINJA Notes (Individual Tax): https://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-study-plan/

REG Exam Experience: https://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/reg-exam-experience-official-thread

[mypetmeatball]

@ Want to be CPA

That's what we're here for! Bounce ideas off of us in this thread.

[mypetmeatball]

So here's my tentative plan for now until test day…ANY input would be greatly appreciated

1/6 Reg 1 Boot Camp – All MCs and Sims,

1/7 Reg 2 Boot Camp – All MCs and Sims

1/8 Reg 3 Boot Camp – All MCs and Sims

1/9 Reg 4 Boot Camp – All MCs and Sims

1/10 PRACTICE EXAM 1

1/11 Reg 5 + 6 Boot Camp – All MCs and Sims

1/12 Reg 7 + 8 Boot Camp – All MCs and Sims

1/13 PRACTICE EXAM 2 – START 24 HOUR TRIAL OF WILEY

1/14 CONTINUE WILEY and look over crap I'm still struggling with

1/15 Suicide

I'll also dedicate ~30 minutes each day to general mnemonic/flash cards (I made my own flash cards in a stack as thick as War and Peace)

[zi007ad]

My exam is on Friday and today i took Becker CPA final exam review and these where my results !

All Right %

Testlet 1 24 13 54%

Testlet 2 24 15 63%

Testlet 3 24 14 58%

Sim1 4 3 75%

Sim2 5 4 80%

Sim3 10 6 60%

Sim4 5 4 80%

Sim5 1 0 0%

Sim6 9 5 56%

Total 106 64 60%

any suggestions for the next 4 days ! i wish i could slam the 75 ! i got 2 74s in a row !

*COLORADO*
REG: 58,41,74,74,74,74,77
BEC: 67,76*,79
FAR: 62,68,60,75
AUD: 76*,64,66,81
* Expired

[Anonymous]

Thanks @ mypetmeatball

I'm usually deadline driven, but this is hard, I dont know how long it will take me to grasp a subject. I've put dates on sections, giving me 2 days to finish it, and still cant do it.

how do you all do it when you have lives, big decisions, work, you have to eat?

Where do you find study buddies? I took a classm but fell asleep, flashcards same thing. audio-what?

I dont know whether to take a day off and do ALL my errands ever, and then start fresh on Mon after work? but how, dont you guys ever want to just watch tv at night and relax? I've tried studying in front of tv, it makes it worse

[samdiegoCPA]

Meatball: sounds like my study plan til the 15th also! I am not doing them in order from 1-6 though (using Roger), I'm doing Biz Law chapters first, then the Tax ones last since they are tested more. I'll be reading the entire chapters, doing ALL multiple choices pertaining to those topics, and finishing my flashcards from M-S of this week. I don't work so I'll be doing at least 8 hour days then relax at night. Sunday and Monday I will be doing all multiple choice questions again as well as flashcards.

AUD: 84
REG: 84
BEC: 79
FAR: 83

[Anonymous]

Hey Everyone,

Just trying to share my excitement since my girlfriend doesn't it find it that exciting lol

I just got the Income Tax Map 2012 up on my wall. It's a large poster that breaks down the individual income tax formula. When I get tired of doing MCQ, I just stand infront of it for a while. Tax isn't my strong suit so this is great. I recommend it to anyone that's not in tax

[mrwills12]

@CPA-slave

Lol you have an individual income tax formula map. Thats too funny. That made my day.

FAR - 88 (Jul 2012)
AUD - 85 (Oct 2012)
BEC - 82 (Nov 2012)
REG - 92 (Jan 2013) DONE!

Using Becker Self Study 2012

[big K]

I am taking the exam on Tuesday and I feel like every time I read and “learn” something new I forget something else. Not sure How I am learning new stuff at this point…its like my third time through the Becker stuff.

BEC – Passed

REG – 1/8/2013

FAR – TBD

AUD – TBD

[writeoff]

thanks mrwills12!

[TonyTx]

@mrwills12

How did your REG exam go? Any kind of feedback you can disclose regarding how you feel about the exam? I'm currently studying for REG and just want to know how others feel about the exam in comparison to their study material. I'm also using Becker 2012 material, but just recently purchased the TEN Point Combo hoping it will get me over the hump this time.

B - 76
A - 84
R - 78
F - 78
Ethics - 100
Done!!!

Thank you God!

[mrwills12]

@TonyTx

The

The exam went alright, The testlets were progressively harder… the third one was extremely hard and wordy. The sims i thought were very managable. I should have known more on the sims but i kinda know i got at least like 60% or so right on them. I would practice wiley simulations they are pretty close to what is on the exam as far as detail of the simulations. Becker did a pretty decent job at preparing for the MCQ's and wiley the sims. (I know you can get a free trial pass to wiley, the link is posted on the 4th page by BuckytheCPA). I would study the end of chapter 4 more, i think Becker down plays the importance of it and make sure you know blaw. Good luck.

FAR - 88 (Jul 2012)
AUD - 85 (Oct 2012)
BEC - 82 (Nov 2012)
REG - 92 (Jan 2013) DONE!

Using Becker Self Study 2012

[TonyTx]

@mrwills12

Thank you for the advice. I will definitely put more focus on chapter 4 because that area seem like it was overlooked on Becker's lecture but when I took Reg last December, I notice there was a lot of questions relating to that last portion of that chapter. I managed to come in as comparible on the M/C but weaker on the SIM on the exam. I plan to do as many SIM via Wiley from now till Sunday. Thanks again!

B - 76
A - 84
R - 78
F - 78
Ethics - 100
Done!!!

Thank you God!

[Anonymous]

I just received my updated ninja notes for 2013 and I noticed that some of the tax deductions changed from 2011 to 2012 tax year. Do you think these will be tested in January? I am not sure how crazy I need to go with the new deductions.

[samdiegoCPA]

Tony – What's the Becker Chapter 4 subjects? I use Roger.

AUD: 84
REG: 84
BEC: 79
FAR: 83

[mypetmeatball]

Does anything feel better than reworking homework problems you did almost a month ago and getting the answer wrong in the same exact manner the second time around?

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