[DZagt]

Exam is 5 weeks away, in addition to banging out multiple choice questions I could either rewrite my notes OR review flashcards. I can’t do both due to time constraints. Which would you do?

[Missy]

For me personally rewrtiting the notes is a far better use of time than flashcards especially if doing MCQ.

Licensed Massachusetts Non Reporting CPA since 2012
Finance/Admin/HR Manager

[Tripin93]

Your exam is in 5 weeks? You have plenty of time to do both! And about the notes, you could just reread them, (instead of writing them.) I always reread my noted numerous times- I've never rewritten them. For my last test (REG) I had 130 pages of hand written notes. It took forever to review them (I'd review half or a third in a day,) but it was well worth it.

Motivated by JC. I do it to make God proud.

FAR: 91 July 2015
AUD: 83 October 2015
REG: 81 January 2016
BEC: 83 February 2016

[DZagt]

Blasphemy! There is never “plenty of time” for FAR!

[happygal]

I think you should rewrite your notes, read them, do mcq, take notes, do more mcq's and repeat the process over and over again, I was able to raise my score around 30 points doing that process, and I was not an accounting major at university. Best of luck to u 🙂

[thekoreanaccountant]

I remember reading out loud my flashcards repeatedly, as if I was practicing a speech, and my hubby and infant were the audience. At every round, the cards I could remember were put to the side, for a final practice the morning of the exam. There would be less and less cards every time I recited them, thus taking less time each round. I could then use the time I didn't use on something else, like mcq or rewriting the notes I had trouble with.

AUD 2/2011 76 (lost credit), 2/2013 71, 7/2013 78
REG 2/2012 82
BEC 2/2013 75
FAR 4/2013 75

5 years in private accounting, < 1 year in public accounting. Runner, mommy, dog and cat lover. SO glad I took the exam before I went to public accounting.

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