@Jane – no, the research question is placed randomly. I have taken FAR and AUD and it wasn't at the same point (or even in the same testlet, if I recall).
@cpaslayer14 – I am using Wiley and just purchased Ninja for my last month of study (my exam is Aug 4). For Wiley I just follow their study plan set by the number of hours I can study each day and when I want my test to be. For each lesson I watch the lecture video and take extensive notes while watching (so it usually takes twice as long as the actual video). Then I skim through the study text and add to my notes anything that wasn't in the video. Then I do the T/F questions and then the lesson assessment. I admit that I don't do a great job of going back to review past topics during the process. Usually by the time I've finished the lessons for that day I don't have any time or energy left for a review.
For the bigger MCQ assessments and TBS assessments at the end of each section, I will usually take notes on questions I missed and then go back the next day and re-take only the ones I missed (use the “retake incomplete” button when viewing your score report) to make sure I am somewhat grasping the concept.
Then about a month before my test I purchase Ninja and listen to the audio on repeat during my commute which is 25 minutes each way. Usually this helps me to keep everything in my head. I don't use it to learn anything new, but rather just a refresher on the topics that I studied earlier.
I schedule my exam for two weeks after the last Wiley lesson and use that two weeks for final review. I usually switch between the Wiley test bank, the Ninja test bank, and going back over all my notes and re-writing any that are particularly tricky for me. I focus mainly on MCQ in the test bank, doing about 10 at a time (in “study mode” in Wiley so that I get the answer right away). I might do a few TBS questions but they usually just frustrate me because they take so long and I feel like I'm wasting time. I will also do the AICPA sample test a couple of days before my test.
This method has worked for me so far! I am more nervous for REG though because of the sheer amount of memorization involved. I am feeling less confident than I did for FAR or AUD. Also, I am NOT a morning person and already get up at 5:45 to be able to do yoga before work so I don't study in the morning at all. I will usually do a lesson over my lunch hour at work, then the rest after work before dinner (and then we usually end up eating dinner at like 9:00…). I am married but don't have any kids yet, and my husband has been pretty good about cooking, prepping our lunches for the next day, etc. Cleaning, however, has definitely fallen by the wayside.
Good luck to you!
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