I was 1 point shy of being a CPA, so I'm back at it and don't want to mess this up again. I've taken my fair share of tests but I've never really changed my study habits all that much. I want to for this BEC retake because I think it's the edge to actually put this behind me.
A short history - I learned mostly from Roger videos and doing infinite MCQ. Probably mastering the MCQ to the point I knew the test bank but lost the concepts, or never grasped them.
I rarely take notes, and when I do it's once. I realize people say write it over and over, but what does that even mean? What does that do for you? Are you just writing it, only "sort of" thinking about it in hopes it clicks? Or are you deeply in thought about every word/calc you write down as you are writing it? I think I get frustrated with notes not doing anything so I resort to more MCQ because sometimes I can get into them.
My other hangup is when I read a concept from my books over and over again (generally I don't read much unless it's a concept I'm not getting). What happens is that no matter how many times I read it, I need to see it done in a problem, but a lot of the time when I see it, it only leads me to another question. And at that point I don't know where to track down another similar question, or if I go back to the book I still get left with blanks. This usually ends up in me missing why something is happening, and it's often theory and concepts that I'm weak at. Usually on top of formulas, but I do get mixed up on how to put the formulas together based on presentation.
This is being pretty honest with myself and I'm sorry if it's unclear. Does anyone relate similarly? Any suggestions? So so so appreciate it ahead of time. I want to be DONE DONE in july. First BEC then the REG I lost.
All of this because of 1 point!