May I ask you this - when you are reading the highlighted parts/passkeys/mneumonics, etc, do you memorize them as well OR do you JUST READ THEM ONLY ONCE AND WHATEVER STICKS STICKS?

Do you just learn the concepts from repeating the MCs?

I have the problem of spending too much time on the reading and I try to memorize stuff when I read the chapter. It is making me very frustrated b/c I feel that I am not making progress.

I would appreciate any advice. Please help. Thanks in advance.

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Becker tells you what to memorize.  Additionally, as you go through the multiple choice questions you will find out that you will need to memorize certain formulas, etc.

My first priority is to get through the lectures as quickly as possible so that I can get to the multiple choice questions.

Well I of course follow along with the lectures and read all the highlighting and stuff. But what I have been doing is just reworking all of the MC until I can get nearly all of them right in one try. Then for the final review I go back and skim through the lectures, particularly noting the Pass Keys and heavy concepts), and then redo the MC again. Flashcards have not worked well for me and I pretty much regret buying them. I also do the Final Review course in the two days leading up to the test.

I remember reading somewhere in the Becker handbook or whatever that your final review of reading should be limited to a half hour per chapter. I think they feel that reading the entire book is a bit much and hard to comprehend and make things stick. What makes things stick in your mind is repetition and being able to recognize the general question formats.

Anyways this is what has worked for me thus far...good luck! 

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Hi,

As you go through those questions did you find question similar to 2009 AICPA Released quesition no. 2. I posted the question as a new topic. If not maybe anyone on this forum can help. Thanks. 

I really would not worry too much about AICPA released questions. Remember that these are questions they do not intend on using again. Here's an article that talked about this, and I agree.

http://www.cpazone.com/2009/07/opinion-2009-aicpa-released-c pa-exam-questionsshould-candidates-spend-time-studying-them. html

<FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=4>Becker tells you what to memorize.  Additionally, as you go through the multiple choice questions you will find out that you will need to memorize certain formulas, etc.

<FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=4>My first priority is to get through the lectures as quickly as possible so that I can get to the multiple choice questions.