You're welcome.  I will say, for those of use that have been out of college 5+ years, it's a bit of a shock to be in a test environment again.  If you are like me, prepare for that normal wave of insecurity/panic and pressure that you'll feel at some point in the test.  I honestly felt like a tennis player that had 100 mph balls fired at me from continuous angles.  Although all of the questions are not that tricky, when you only have a minute or two to devote to each one, they are much tougher, and they wear on you as the minutes go by. 

For example, I got so wound up at one point that I took a good 7 minutes to answer a fairly simple construction-in-progress question.  I just couldn't remember the simple formula.  Ask me that outside of the test, and I can give you the answer in 20 seconds.  It's just a different animal.  I am still shocked that I was even able to get through 6 of the 7 simulation questions - who knows how accurate I was though.

A friend of mine told me that Becker suggests you should write all of your mnuemonics and formulas on the scratch paper in the 10 minute window before the test begins.  I can't remember if/when you actually have to login to begin that pre-10 min, but man, that is a GREAT idea.  It would have helped so much to have just the simpler formulas there, even in mnuemonic form.

All in all I think for most of us, you have do dig in and mentally prepare for a fight and all the normal emotions (ups and downs) that will come in a 4 hour period of answer tough questions. 

For me personally, I will not take this part again until I can close my eyes and visualize all of the concepts one by one, the journal entries, and how it all fits together.  I had just gotten to the point where I had unearthed the concepts by the time I took the test today.  Having them down cold next time - or at least a "cold" understanding of them, would probably make this test as much of a "breeze" as it can possibly be.

I would suggest anyone else try to do the same.  Go over the topics one by one in your head, on a broad level and then hone in on details, and ask yourself if you truly know each one.  If you do, It's almost a gaurantee pass. 

its time for my weekly updates :)

I am focusing on the basics of accounting, I can’t believe that I am really aiming to locked down the journal entry theory J

I have already read thru most of the financial accounting and reporting material. Now, I want to zone in on certain topics and discussions.

This weekend I plan on relaxing and doing a lot of reading in my home office and on the machine bike !

Good Luck w/ your Exams and Studying #TeamCPANet