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| {{ForumReplyPost|UserID=CrowJD|Date=16 November 2007|Text=Donnie: It's an 80% mind game at this point. It's time for the hypnotist, mind guru,or the like to get you in the Zone for the next at bat. Like a sports therapist, you know. I'm serious. A highschool buddy of mine is a certified hypnotist, life coach, and is married to a great lady, a psychologist (can you imagine)... I'm pretty skeptical, but my friend has helped me with some techniques that do seem to work. | {{ForumReplyPost|UserID=CrowJD|Date=16 November 2007|Text=Donnie: It's an 80% mind game at this point. It's time for the hypnotist, mind guru,or the like to get you in the Zone for the next at bat. Like a sports therapist, you know. I'm serious. A highschool buddy of mine is a certified hypnotist, life coach, and is married to a great lady, a psychologist (can you imagine)... I'm pretty skeptical, but my friend has helped me with some techniques that do seem to work. | ||
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| + | {{ForumReplyPost|UserID=Bengoshi|Date=16 November 2007|Text=It's tough when you're working b/c you can't focus all your energy into passing...too bad you can't go on a "sabbatical" for a few months and do nothing but study. | ||
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| + | I personally don't know if there's much difference between all the various study guides. I used those Wiley books from Barnes & Nobles and it seemed to work okay. Of course I had all summer long to do nothing else, and read the books for at least 3 hours a day on my own. But I fully agree w/ Crow, much of this is in your mind. Don't go back into that computer room again until you know you can pass.}} | ||
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Donniecastleman (talk|edits) said: | 15 November 2007 |
| Life just isn't fair sometimes, I flunked BEC again, making a lower score from studying for 2 months straight than when I just blew through the material in a week and a half back a few months ago. I think I got all of the theory questions right but blew the math when it comes to overhead over and underapplied, any suggestions besides give up and go to flight school? | |
| 15 November 2007 | |
| Convisor Duffy's CPA exam review pulled me through. Others have taken the Becker review and liked that, too. | |
Death&Taxes (talk|edits) said: | 15 November 2007 |
| Sisyphus. | |
Donniecastleman (talk|edits) said: | 15 November 2007 |
| I've taken the Becker review since Newt Becker himself taught the course, not to mention of course that I passed everything already, just not in the same window. | |
TheTinCook (talk|edits) said: | 15 November 2007 |
| Gleim did a good job for me on the EA. Since the CPA exam is their bread and butter, I think it would be good prep. It'd be worth it to buy all the bells and whistles that come with the book for the extra advantage. | |
| 15 November 2007 | |
| If you take another review course, find a buddy to take it with you. If possible, ride to and from it together. While going to and from, joke around, talk about whatever you want, laugh at Newt, etc., but you'll fund you always end up discussing some course materials. Things will be clearer for both of you. On the way home, stop for a beer and go over things either of you may not fully understand. You can also call each other occasionally concerning some issues. Two heads are better than one. Follow this advice without getting drunk too often, and you'll pass. Don't give up and GOOD LUCK!! | |
Donniecastleman (talk|edits) said: | 15 November 2007 |
| Did them all including Bisk, Becker, AIS, and Lambers, Ken Smith was great back in 2001 when I was trying to pass Financial, I think I need to get out of the Multimedia crap and just hole up and do some good ol' hard studying of the textbooks. | |
Donniecastleman (talk|edits) said: | 15 November 2007 |
| Definition of insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and getting the same results. | |
Death&Taxes (talk|edits) said: | 15 November 2007 |
| That is Sisyphus, pushing the stone up the hill. | |
Ksnoopytax (talk|edits) said: | 15 November 2007 |
| I just took the Becker BEC portion. It does an ok review of the material but I have found it isn't near a substitute for just sitting down and learning the material by going through the book and working through questions multiple times. I've heard some people say BEC was easiest section. Not in my opinion. There are way too many topics they can test you on.
My best advice is to take one issue, like variance analysis for example, and just beat it to death, and then move on when you truely understand the concept back and forth. I think many students get caught up in the multitudes of concepts in the BEC section so they review all of them, never really learning any of them well. Then on the exam if you get asked a curveball question about a concept you choke. It takes alot of time but at least you will pass the exam. | |
Taxguy1024 (talk|edits) said: | 15 November 2007 |
| Well....actually........the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again....and expecting different results.....I did Total Tape WAY back when I took the exam..although I've heard good things about the other courses such as Becker and Gleim. I think the buddy idea is a good one...just don't give up on it...you'll get there. | |
| 15 November 2007 | |
| I would strongly suggest Marx CPA review course. I took it and passed all parts at the same time in 1999. | |
TheTinCook (talk|edits) said: | 16 November 2007 |
| Business Enviroment and Concepts | |
| 16 November 2007 | |
| Donnie: It's an 80% mind game at this point. It's time for the hypnotist, mind guru,or the like to get you in the Zone for the next at bat. Like a sports therapist, you know. I'm serious. A highschool buddy of mine is a certified hypnotist, life coach, and is married to a great lady, a psychologist (can you imagine)... I'm pretty skeptical, but my friend has helped me with some techniques that do seem to work. | |
| 16 November 2007 | |
| It's tough when you're working b/c you can't focus all your energy into passing...too bad you can't go on a "sabbatical" for a few months and do nothing but study.
I personally don't know if there's much difference between all the various study guides. I used those Wiley books from Barnes & Nobles and it seemed to work okay. Of course I had all summer long to do nothing else, and read the books for at least 3 hours a day on my own. But I fully agree w/ Crow, much of this is in your mind. Don't go back into that computer room again until you know you can pass. | |
