[SkiBum1990]

I just found out I failed AUD for the 2nd time (68, 70), and I’m trying to think of a new study technique to change things up a bit. I was wondering if just doing TONS and TONS of MCQ will get me to/over the 75. I have been using Becker to study, and have been doing a combination reading, my notes, and doing good amount of MCQ to help solidify my understandings.I’m thinking about getting NINJA MCQ to help supplement my studies for AUD for my future exams to gain additional exposure to problem types.

I’m currently on R4 in REG for Oct 2nd exam and then FAR on Nov 14, (both NTS are expiring in Nov, so I’m putting AUD aside for the time being.

Has anyone else found doing TONS of MCQ and writing down why things are correct to be EXTREMELY helpful, as opposed to a mix of all different study techniques? I figure getting as much exposure as possible to exam-like questions will help increase my scores. I’m now thinking of buying NINJA MCQ for REG and FAR as well.

Thoughts/experiences anyone?

Sincerely,

Stressed CPA candidate

"The mind can only absorb as much as the seat can take"

B - 79
A - 68, __ (got bumped from Aug 4 release to Aug 23-THANKS AICPA)
R - Oct
F - Nov (HA! 1 month to study working full-time; love NTS rules)

[hasy]

I mean, I found doing a mix of things helped for FAR. Auditing is clearly just notetaking and hardcore memorization. If I can't get through Audit Evidence, I might just try to memorize that part. Don't look at the # of MCQ, look at the quality. If you bust through 300 to maintain a good average, are you really learning the material? Are you going back and looking at the ones you got wrong and understanding why you got it wrong?

I think a lot of MCQs and note-taking are needed for AUD but also, reinforce your knowledge by listening to audio too. If there are concepts that you keep missing, make flashcards. I keep them in my car and look at them when there's traffic or at my work and there's downtime. If you REALLY want to pass a section, you need to live and breathe it.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved - Helen Keller

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BEC 80 (10/23/15)
FAR 72 (4/2/15); 83 (7/11/16)
REG 52 (4/28/15)
AUD (9/9/16)

Roger + NINJA MCQ + WTB

[SkiBum1990]

Right. I do like the mix of things, audio, flashcards, notes, MCQ etc, I'm but going to try hammering out tons of MCQ to gain more exposure and added understanding to why answers are correct. I'm hovering around the 70 for AUD and I just need a little more fine-tuning to get me over the 75 HUMP!

"The mind can only absorb as much as the seat can take"

B - 79
A - 68, __ (got bumped from Aug 4 release to Aug 23-THANKS AICPA)
R - Oct
F - Nov (HA! 1 month to study working full-time; love NTS rules)

[VirginiaHughes]

@SkiBum1990 I retook audit for the 4th time this quarter and found out today that I passed with a 86. My last score was a 74 so I understand getting over the 75 HUMP. I am a firm believer in doing MCQs non-stop to get over those couple of points. What I did for this go round was non-stop Ninja MCQs and it increased my score by 12 points!! I was so sick of the MCQs and the Simulations, I know that I knew most of the material I just needed some fine-tuning and I feel like hammering the Ninja MCQs got me to that. Any chance I got to sit at a computer or with my tablet I opened it up, even just doing 10 here and there helped me. Good luck on getting over the 75 HUMP you can do it!!!

BEC: 78
AUD: 74, Retake 7/25/16
REG: 79
FAR: TBD

[waffle_house]

I would say get a basic knowledge base before you do the MCQ. This could be reading, lectures, note taking, etc… Then do a ton of mcq on that topic that way you have something to fall back on (your notes or what you read) to see how it all ties out. Gleim does a great job of providing a ton of MCQ on each topic that way you will see every angle of what could be asked.

For audit I couldn't just “memorize” everything I had to actually understand the material. I read the Becker book for my retake and found a lot of things I missed the first time.

[danner]

In my experience, doing endless MCQs made a huge difference. After failing my first attempt at AUD, I focused my efforts on answering as many MCQs as possible and passed. I did the same for BEC and REG afterwards and managed to pass those on the first attempts.

FAR - 74 (7/20/15), 81 (10/12/15)
AUD - 72 (11/30/15), 81 (1/18/16)
BEC - 87 (6/6/16)
REG - 8/8/16

[ipadminihalf]

I think this really depends on the person. For me what has worked is watching the lecture, reading, doing half the questions, no sims and then moving onto the next section. When I finish the course this way, I read each chapter again, do the 2nd half of the question and the sims. I do this because some sections are very frustrating on the first pass, and I want to keep moving and getting through the lectures as quickly as possible.

After this, I practice MCQ and sims, usually making 30 questions quizzes with 3-4 sims afterwards for every section, over and over. I probably get through the MCQ and sims between 2.5 – 4 times depending on how much time I have. I can't stress enough the importance of practicing the sims. While they test the same material as the MCQ, they are a different type of question, asking for more information than the 1 answer mcq, and not practicing sims will make them much harder on the test. Make sure to practice the research questions too. I wouldn't spend too much time on them, but it is good to be familiar with the authoritative literature, for 2 reasons. 1. the research question on the test is practically free points and you will know if you have the right section or not, and 2. you can use the literature to check your sim answers with the remaining time you have on the test.

REG - 2/19/16 - 77!
BEC - 4/16/16 - 79!!
AUD - 6/04/16 - 84!!!
FAR - 8/31/16

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