[kobebryant168]

Hello guys, my name is Kobe

I believe some of you already who i am, (the worst fortune victim who scored 74 on his last section)

I have done everything I could to study, three months, but seems like Sims in REG are my biggest obstacle that prevent me from passing

I wonder if anyone please tell me which review course, software helped you passed REG section

I used BECKER and wiley test bank and they are great for MCQs

Please share your exp, I will greatly appreciated!

Thanks a million

[Anonymous]

I've heard of people buying sims from cpareviewforfree.com. Have you tried creating your own sims? Maybe the process of creating them will help learn them better.

It hurt me when I saw your 74. Ouch. I feel for ya.

[Red315]

In passing REG its essential to use the research tool. I used it with 3 of the Sims when I took Reg. Practicing different sims doesn't help much in my opinion.

Jeanne Aparicio

B - 75 (11/2011, First Attempt)
A - 88 (2/2012, First Attempt)
R - 89 (5/2012, First Attempt)
F - 79 (8/31/2012 First Attempt)

I AM DONE!!!!!! BECKER IS AWESOME!!!!

Licensed Florida CPA 09/2012

[tcs414]

Hey kobe, sorry to hear bout the 74. To be honest, I used the becker self study also and found success using it. This may sound redundant but I wouldn't say it's practicing the sims as much as understanding the material.

For each of my tests I would try to understand the material enough so that I could reason my way through the SIMS/WC. I understand everyone works differently, but what worked for me was going through those lectures again and trying to cram that into a 2 or 3 day window a couple days before the test. The material starts to make alot more sense when you can understand it again in a short period of time instead of trying to remember something from 2 months ago. I'd go through the final reviews and SIM answers so I could see how they'd ask certain types of questions.

Sounds simple but its what worked for me. If beckers not working for you as far as understanding the material, I would definitely recommend ninja audio. Helps hearing the material in a different way so ultimately I think you'd have a broader understanding of the topics. Hope this helps, good luck!

FAR - 79 (2/25/12)
AUD - 83 (4/19/12)
BEC - 80 (5/25/12)
REG - 82 (8/9/12)

DONE!! 🙂

[Anonymous]

@kobe, you are not alone with these sims. I scored a 70 on reg and a friend of mine scored a 66. We are actually going to have a meeting of the minds to try to figure out how to study these sims. I purchased the sim pack from cpa review for free. it is 9.99 and has 10 sections with 3 sims and 1 research question each. I also am using wiley test bank and have wiley book and am planning on working my way through every one of the sims until i understand the theory behind them. If you want to chat some more about this email me at bnrhilton at yahoo.com

[jalban1324]

Get very comfortable with navigating the IRC. If you are able to look up that one rule and apply it in a SIM it could be what gets you the passing score. I firmly believe that is what happened to me. I would have had to guess on much of my SIMS if I did not look things up.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26

A (05/23/12) 92
R (07/02/12) 77
F (08/29/12) 69 Retake 2/27/13 80
B (10/22/12) 79

[kobebryant168]

Thanks guys

But, My sims were majorly calculation, I wonder how the auth literature can help out

Hopefully some good examples 🙂

[Sandra]

Ditto on using the literature. Its a life saver. I used it for every single simulation. I didn't practice any of the sims in wiley (ran out of time) so I can't say if thats helpful or not.

[Anonymous]

As Kobe said, if you have an exam with all calculations it is pretty much impossible to use the research function. I have had it both ways for reg and was only able to use the literature for help on one exam. I have always used it before though

[jalban1324]

Most of my REG simulations involved calculations as well. The IRC helped me when I couldn't remember if the rules for a particular calculation went one way or the other. I am sorry can't think of how to explain more clearly without making an exam disclosure. Being familiar with the structure of the IRC will help you find what you need faster. I personally don't have much luck with key words. I do much better using the topic tree and folders.

A (05/23/12) 92
R (07/02/12) 77
F (08/29/12) 69 Retake 2/27/13 80
B (10/22/12) 79

[Anonymous]

For SIMS:

-Practive every single SIM in your review course until you have them memorized

-Get the SIMS from CPAReviewForFree and do the same thing

-Leave at least 90 minutes for the SIMS

-Use the AL to check the details. I only had one with the drop-down thing, but had no clue and that's when the AL saved my ass..

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