ninomoi wrote:
nostudyrequired wrote:
Good job for all of you that manage a real life and being out of school for a few years. I just finished my Master's Degree (a week or so ago) and now I have a CPA exam passed and done to boot! Good luck to all of you who are still going. |
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Congrats to you all! I cannot wait to be in this category!
Just out of curiousity (no disrespect meant), nostudyrequired, could you tell your story on how you managed to conquer the CPA? A lot of people may learn from your experience (esp. me as I have taken a few exams and failed)
Thanks
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No problem. I used Becker exclusively. I did buy a Wiley book at one point and found that the narrative tone of the book made for painful reading. My other issue was that I found Peter Olinto to be a grating person, so I stopped watching the DVD's as well. This meant that all I had were the books and the questions.
The first time I relied pretty heavily on the books. After I got my feedback reports from NASBA, I looked at the sections that seemed to be my weak areas. (For what its worth, I did below average on MCQ's and Simulations for all three exams that I failed. I also did average on the writing section of AUD. Then I realized that I could write a lot better and get as close to that 10% as possible. I would suggest really focusing on your writing if you are not getting above averages on your feedback. One of the things that I think push me over is my stereotypical opening and closing. A "Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this matter today." sort of thing. )
Using the book and the Multiple Choice Questions, I hit all areas but made sure to read first the chapters that I did poorly in. After reading through as much of the material I could stand. I would do questions, targeting the areas where I did poorly. One thing that I would recommend is trying to schedule them for the next period and keep studying for it. It helps to retain the information from one period to the next.
Hope that helps a little bit!
__________________ New York (Passed all 4!)
AUD 10/03/08, 02/02/09 FAR 11/13/08, 02/28/09 BEC 11/22/08 REG 01/19/09, 05/04/09
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