[jeff]

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

[Mamabear]

I understand. I'm already sick of taxes and I've only been doing it for a few weeks. Studying after a fail sucks the life right out of you. If it helps–I've seen several posts from people using both Wiley and Ninja to study for one test and they are scoring much better in Wiley than in Ninja. It seems to be the general consensus that Ninja is harder and they actually have the license for the AICPA release questions, which I don't think Wiley does now that the questions aren't public anymore. Harder questions + AICPA release questions means you're being exposed to great material and you may be doing better than you think!

CPA Exam - Finally DONE (November 2014)
BEC (08/10/13) 80
AUD (08/24/13) 65 (11/13/13) 85
FAR (04/12/14) 81
REG (07/19/14) 69 (11/29/14) 87!!

[Anonymous]

It's true. These Ninja questions are much harder than Wiley, so I'm hoping that I will finally pass this awful exam next month.

[Tncincy]

I have reg by august 15 (nts expires) I am currently tackling far (7/10). do you think it will be enough time? Should I start reg now and keep doing mcq's for far or finish far and start reg immediately after.

It begins with a 75
Been here too long as a cheerleader....ready to pass

[Mamabear]

How much time do you have to study each week?

CPA Exam - Finally DONE (November 2014)
BEC (08/10/13) 80
AUD (08/24/13) 65 (11/13/13) 85
FAR (04/12/14) 81
REG (07/19/14) 69 (11/29/14) 87!!

[Tncincy]

basically all day. I am not busy at the office, nothing pressing so I have plenty of time. I can do an 8-5 and 3-11 or something like that. Discipline is going to be the key though….not drifting off to walmart, cell phone, and just doing stuff.

It begins with a 75
Been here too long as a cheerleader....ready to pass

[Mamabear]

In comparison to your situation I had 6 weeks to prepare for REG on 07/19 (my fault for taking time off after FAR). I can't study at all at work so 45 hours + 8 hours of commute time. That leaves me with only about 25-30 hours per week to study because I still have to make time for the kiddos. I'm not saying I'm in great shape, but I think I have a good chance of passing with 150-180 hours of study. If you can study for 8 hours a day, 6-7 days a week then you'll get more study time than I am in the four weeks you'll have from FAR to REG. Discipline is the key. I really need to stay off this forum, but it does motivate me to keep going. If you think you can discipline yourself enough then I would focus on FAR for the next 3 weeks and start studying for REG the day after you take FAR. If you start splitting time now it may hurt you for FAR. I dual studied for BEC and my first AUD take and I failed one/passed one. Dual studying is hard and it may just confuse you more. However, if you feel the need to do that then I suggest you studying tax because it has more overlap with FAR than the b-law stuff does.

CPA Exam - Finally DONE (November 2014)
BEC (08/10/13) 80
AUD (08/24/13) 65 (11/13/13) 85
FAR (04/12/14) 81
REG (07/19/14) 69 (11/29/14) 87!!

[Anonymous]

@taxlady FAR is longer than REG in CPAExcel.. don't know by how much, but just keep going.. I'm shooting to finish BLAW by then end of this week, then taxes for 2-3 then review.. we got this.

[Anonymous]

Any mnemonic devices out there for memorizing adjustments for AGI?

[halfhoot]

I have a dumb question for @Mamabear and others that have completely finished the NINJA MCQs for a category…how do you know when you've gone through them all once? Just by recognition or a pop-up message or…?

REG: July 14
AUD: 2014
BEC: 2015
FAR: 2015

[halfhoot]

@ Nick – These might be helpful: https://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/reg-1040-mnemonics

REG: July 14
AUD: 2014
BEC: 2015
FAR: 2015

[Mamabear]

@halfhoot–If you go to Customize + SIMS you are allowed to choose “New Questions Only” when you design your quiz session. I do that for each session until I've gone through all the questions once.

CPA Exam - Finally DONE (November 2014)
BEC (08/10/13) 80
AUD (08/24/13) 65 (11/13/13) 85
FAR (04/12/14) 81
REG (07/19/14) 69 (11/29/14) 87!!

[halfhoot]

@Mamabear – that's how I'm setting up my quizzes now, so I guess I just haven't gone through them all yet.

REG: July 14
AUD: 2014
BEC: 2015
FAR: 2015

[Mamabear]

Correct! I just keep going in sets of 30 until I get a set with less than 30. That's when I know I'm done. Also, you can click on progress reports at the bottom of your dashboard and it will pull up the topics and there is a column that has the number of questions not seen yet. That will let you know how many you have left in each section on your first pass.

CPA Exam - Finally DONE (November 2014)
BEC (08/10/13) 80
AUD (08/24/13) 65 (11/13/13) 85
FAR (04/12/14) 81
REG (07/19/14) 69 (11/29/14) 87!!

[halfhoot]

@Mamabear – Whoops – didn't even think about checking the reports either. Thanks! 🙂

REG: July 14
AUD: 2014
BEC: 2015
FAR: 2015

[Amay]

Thanks for the Mnemonics link! 🙂

BEC: 73, 81
AUD: 85
FAR: 71, 77
REG: 74, 75...finally DONE! 😀

*This is my 2nd attempt at the CPA exam. For all of you who have failed this exam many times, given up on it, or taken a break like me, remember that it is still possible to finish what you started...failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently 🙂

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