[Anonymous]

I failed Regulation (my last one) and Audit credit expired. I need your advice in study strategies. Should I:

1) re-read the book

2)watch the lectures

3) only read ninja notes and blitz

and then MCQ?

I used Beckers and Ninja MCQ. I should continue using Beckers or I should buy Wiley?

I really appreciate your help!

[Anonymous]

@NYCaccountant… Yes, I born and live in Puerto Rico

[mochiiiii]

I feel that the lectures in Becker emphasize the most important points in each chapter which give you the foundation of the chapter which makes up about 65-70% of the material. The “easy” questions on the CPA exam cover this portion. However as you do well, the test gets progressively harder and the the exam adapts and give you questions that are over material not emphasized in the lectures. My advice to you is to not rewatch the lecture because that takes way too long and you probably already understand the basics in every chapter. You should REREAD the book, multiple times and do the homework multiple choice as many times as possible until you score 90% on every section. It is okay to memorize the answers as long as you know why that answer is correct and why the other 3 answers are wrong. DO NOT rely on “test taking” skills to get the question right. For an example: you notice 3 of the answers are in the same category and the 4th answer is different so you choose the 4th answer.

Also, I think Becker did a bad job covering S Corps. It's too short for such an important topic. Also, do not underestimate the importance of B-LAW. Know how to navigate through the research tabs. The answers to the sims, or how to solve the sims are VERY often in the IRC.

FAR - TBD
REG - 90 Q4 2014
AUD - 95 Q4 2014
BEC - TBD Q1 2015

[mochiiiii]

I feel that the lectures in Becker emphasize the most important points in each chapter which give you the foundation of the chapter which makes up about 65-70% of the material. The “easy” questions on the CPA exam cover this portion. However as you do well, the test gets progressively harder and the the exam adapts and give you questions that are over material not emphasized in the lectures. My advice to you is to not rewatch the lecture because that takes way too long and you probably already understand the basics in every chapter. You should REREAD the book, multiple times and do the homework multiple choice as many times as possible until you score 90% on every section. It is okay to memorize the answers as long as you know why that answer is correct and why the other 3 answers are wrong. DO NOT rely on “test taking” skills to get the question right. For an example: you notice 3 of the answers are in the same category and the 4th answer is different so you choose the 4th answer.

Also, I think Becker did a bad job covering S Corps. It's too short for such an important topic. Also, do not underestimate the importance of B-LAW. Know how to navigate through the research tabs. The answers to the sims, or how to solve the sims are VERY often in the IRC.

FAR - TBD
REG - 90 Q4 2014
AUD - 95 Q4 2014
BEC - TBD Q1 2015

[mochiiiii]

oops double post

FAR - TBD
REG - 90 Q4 2014
AUD - 95 Q4 2014
BEC - TBD Q1 2015

[mochiiiii]

oops double post

FAR - TBD
REG - 90 Q4 2014
AUD - 95 Q4 2014
BEC - TBD Q1 2015

[Windel]

@ Jeff

Jeff I need to retake REG in Q1-2015 along with my AUD exam but I would like to start from the drawing board meaning: re-reading the book, watching the lectures over, retaking notes and re-doing ALL my NINJA MCQ’s but I don’t know how to reset my previous progress. Can you HELP?

[Windel]

@ Jeff

Jeff I need to retake REG in Q1-2015 along with my AUD exam but I would like to start from the drawing board meaning: re-reading the book, watching the lectures over, retaking notes and re-doing ALL my NINJA MCQ’s but I don’t know how to reset my previous progress. Can you HELP?

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