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wen00wen
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Posted: 15 Apr 2011 at 16:22 \| IP Logged

It seems most people take notes when they review the CPA. However, the review book already looks like a summary for me. I wonder if anyone could tell what I should mark down on my note. Is it basically a executive summary of the review book or simply a way to strengthen our memory?

Thank you sooooooo much. I appreciate it.

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Posted: 15 Apr 2011 at 16:44 \| IP Logged

I usually just make word documents summarizing the most
important info. Except for REG, I wrote out the Business
Law, and I am doing AUD for the big parts. It's mostly to
strengthen memory for me. I would do it on the parts you
are having trouble with, and the big stuff. But everyone
studies differently. You have to find what works for you.

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Posted: 18 Apr 2011 at 00:59 \| IP Logged

I write down formulas or T accounts and just random facts that are easily forgettable like Sales Lease Back rules or Non Monetary Exchanges. So now I have one of those single binder rings with about 400 note cards on them.

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Posted: 22 Apr 2011 at 15:04 \| IP Logged

I usually do concept mapping, not so much here in FAR but
in REG and especially AUD its very helpful

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Posted: 22 Apr 2011 at 17:17 \| IP Logged

I would run your own notes with page references to the study materials. as i miss / make HW probs I go back and write a book page # and the concept. If I needed to I could carve them into flash cards although I bought the Becker's ones as well.

Don't use the Becker notes, it is a pain to export them out as well as to format them.

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