Mentality, method and plan
(A) mentality
Mentality here I mainly talk about three aspects: self-confidence, hard work and persistence.
Confident. It is well known that the CPA exam is very difficult. Most people who take CPA exams, besides studying, also have the pressure of work and the burden of family. Every year, the passing rate of all subjects is about 65,438+00%, and about 100 people pass five subjects at a time, which fully illustrates the difficulty of CPA examination. If you find it difficult to pass the exam before you take it, I suggest you not take it. A high jumper, before taking off, must first let his "heart" pass the pole. The same is true for exams. You have to go through your heart first. Otherwise, you might as well define yourself as learning knowledge. After all, CPA textbook is the most authoritative accounting textbook in China, and the update speed is also the fastest. In that case, maybe your study will be better. As for confidence, in a word, when you decide to register for the CPA exam, you must believe that you will pass it, and it must be within 10%.
Work hard. Confidence is not conceit. The study of certified public accountants is a process of studying hard and accumulating study time. Without time accumulation and hard work, the possibility of passing the exam is almost "zero". Don't use other types of exam experience and don't think you are a genius. If you want to pass the exam, don't take any chances from the beginning. You must review step by step according to your study plan. Only by working harder can we pass the exam.
Perseverance. For the learning process, the key is more than 80% of the intermediate preparation process. I studied hard when I signed up, and I will study hard before the exam, but the key is in the process of learning. Differences between people are often caused by differences in process. Learning is boring and monotonous. Summer is hot, winter is cold, work is busy, there are many trivial matters at home, and there are many contacts between friends. In addition to being "self-centered", we should also get the support of our families, arrange and coordinate our work, and reduce or even eliminate social intercourse. If you want to be a member of 10%, you need your own persistence and very strong learning perseverance. All time except work belongs to CPA. Of course, necessary physical exercise and necessary psychological adjustment and relaxation are still necessary, which also belongs to the category of methods. Learning should be regarded as a habit and an indispensable part of life.
(2) Method
Correct method, get twice the result with half the effort. Methods are very important in everything, and learning is no exception. The study of CPA needs more memory than understanding. The so-called memory is "the impression of the past in the brain." Only by repeating the memory of the CPA exam can we "keep the past in our hearts" and deal with it calmly in the examination room. In the process of CPA review, you need to repeat it over and over again. Don't think that you can go to the examination room just by reading a book once or twice, and you can pass the exam, unless you are really a genius and really have a photographic memory.
Most people who take CPA exams study while working. They don't have much time to study, so methods are more important. There are various methods, but they vary from person to person. The test method is very simple, that is, the learning effect is good or bad. Everyone has more than ten years of learning experience, so think about your own learning methods. The correct method is one of the keys to passing the exam. There are things about learning and memory, such as study time. Good evening or good morning? Remember it loudly or quietly? Is it better to take part in training or teach yourself? Is it better to do the problem while reading, or do it after reading? Have you read this book three times or four times? Wait a minute. Every step of the learning process, every process, we must think about learning methods, "sharpening the knife does not mistake the woodcutter."
(3) Plan
The study of certified public accountants must have a study plan. It takes about 140 days from getting the book to the exam. It takes about 160 days from registration to examination. From the beginning of study, we should make a good study plan. There are long-term and short-term types. Long-term planning is the whole process of studying and preparing for the exam, which only needs to be divided into several frameworks (that is, several stages), that is, three pieces of teaching materials and auxiliary materials. For example, when did you read this book for the first time and when did you read this book for the second time? When to do exercises and when to review; When to do the simulation test paper, we should make a timetable. Short-term planning is to work out a specific learning plan for each frame. The study plan here is suggested to be divided into weekly study goals. The plan doesn't have to be very detailed, but it should be practical and easy to realize from the beginning, so as not to dampen the confidence in learning. We should adjust the plan in time according to our own learning speed and time, but basically we should aim at the framework in the long-term plan and strive to achieve it. I record all the study time and content on the desk calendar. The advantage of doing this is that you can master your own learning speed and progress, so as to adjust your learning plan and lifestyle in time. It is also more conducive to supervising yourself, and at the same time it can be supervised by family members.
Teaching materials, auxiliary materials and model essays
If the study exam is compared to a big tree, the teaching material is the root, the auxiliary material is the stem, and the model roll is the leaf. With these three things, big trees will flourish. These three points have been done, and getting into the exam is not a problem.
Teaching material
The designated textbooks compiled by the office of the CPA Examination Committee of the Ministry of Finance are purchased every year. As the teaching materials will change every year, I personally oppose the use of old teaching materials, so we can't lose big because of small. The textbook must be good-looking, read it carefully from beginning to end, at least three times. The time for arranging reading can vary from person to person and belongs to the category of learning methods. In fact, reading a book the first time is the most time-consuming, and the second time and the third time will be less and less, but the effect is getting better and better. My personal experience is that the sum of the second and third times is equal to the first time. Every time you read a book, you can underline the key knowledge points (mainly new knowledge, knowledge that you haven't mastered before, knowledge that you often take in exams, etc. ) Use different colors. Before the exam, everything else can stop, but the book should be read carefully again, focusing on some key points marked last time.
(2) Auxiliary materials
A good tutorial material is very important for passing the exam. There are many kinds of accessories on the market at present. I personally recommend two counseling materials, one is the counseling materials of Peking University Dongao, and the other is the counseling materials of Congress. One of their greatest benefits is to answer questions and errata online for free. I think this is very important. It is normal for auxiliary materials to have problems and deficiencies, but such problems can be made up by online answering questions and errata, so as to deepen the understanding of the problems and consolidate the knowledge points. If a supplementary material can contain the following contents: the comparative analysis of the old and new outlines, the framework of each chapter, the key and difficult points of each chapter, the detailed explanation of typical examples (including the examination questions over the years), synchronous intensive exercises, detailed answers, and most importantly, the last four contents, the quality of which is also good or bad. It is enough to learn a good tutorial, not too much (of course, it depends on everyone's own situation, and you can do more if you have a poor foundation). But the auxiliary materials must be done more than twice, and the mistakes and key points should be marked and remembered. In the final stage of review, we should repeat the mistakes and key points and memorize them. Only in this way can we achieve good results. Otherwise, a counseling material made two months ago is almost forgotten two months later, and it is hard to say that it has a good effect. So instead of using two auxiliary materials, it is better to review one and use one auxiliary material well.
(3) Mold roll
Need to simulate the test paper and simulate the state of the examination room. Calculation questions and comprehensive questions should also be done seriously. In short, they should be done as exams. In terms of time utilization, it is shorter than the exam 10 to 15 minutes. Part of it is the time of card drawing and part of it is simulation, which is definitely better than the state in the examination room. Simulation papers are usually placed in the last stage. Similar to auxiliary materials, after a certain period of time, review the wrong questions and key contents again, which can be placed after such auxiliary materials review.
Remedial classes, key contents and others
(1) remedial class
There are two kinds of tutoring, one is face-to-face teaching, and the other is online education. Whether to attend remedial classes or not varies from person to person. If you have poor self-study ability, low awareness of learning, or abundant study time, you can go to a remedial class. As for which one to attend, I personally prefer the latter if conditions permit. First, because online education teachers are more authoritative and experienced, second, they can listen repeatedly without time constraints, and third, they can answer questions for free. On the other hand, you don't have to take remedial classes. More importantly, if you don't have enough study time, you need more time to attend remedial classes, which is at least twice as long as your own study time. At present, online education is very strong, and it has done well in the US Congress, China Online School and Lian Xin.
(2) Key content
Whether it is counseling materials or remedial classes, some key chapters of each subject will be emphasized. In fact, at this point, everyone should have a correct judgment. The so-called key chapters are actually chapters that often produce calculation questions and comprehensive questions, while the scores of objective questions are not much different from those of each chapter. Moreover, for calculation questions and comprehensive questions, even if you study hard and practice more, it is difficult to guarantee full marks in the examination room. Whether the exam passes or not depends on objective questions, and the key is some small chapters. Every chapter of the CPA exam will give questions, and every chapter is the focus of objective questions. For small chapters, sometimes only a few pages, the content is easy to understand and master, in fact, this is the key to getting points. Don't believe in any key points, every chapter and section is the key point. Don't take any chances.
(3) Others
The CPA exam is very difficult, so it will take you about three years to prepare. It is advisable to apply for two courses at a time, no more than three. At that time, accounting was generally better than auditing, but the passing rate of these two courses in recent years is very low, which is easy to hit the confidence in the exam. Tax law and economic law have higher requirements for memory, so it is better to take separate tests. The calculation of financial management is relatively large, which is related to high numbers and statistics. If you are going to take the professional title exam and CPA exam, the former is usually in late May and the latter in late June. It is a good choice to combine the CPA exam. Now there are many accounting forums (accounting communities) on the Internet, so it's good to register one for free, so you can keep abreast of the exam trends, learning feelings and learning methods, problem discussion and so on. But don't indulge in the forum, it can only be used as a learning adjustment. There is a saying that people who get high marks in exams will not be forum experts. Exam study is a game of everyone's spare time and learning methods. If your study method is good, the effect of each study is also very good. The study time of each subject of CPA should not be less than 100 hour, and you should stick to it. The review process is a long-term accumulation process, not a day or two, but a short-term effort, which requires long-term study perseverance. It is also very undesirable to make a surprise attack before the exam. On the contrary, we should reduce the study time, ensure the sleep time, adjust our mental state, and walk into the examination room with a relaxed mood three or four days before the exam. There is also a surprise review before the exam and apply in the examination room, but if you hope this, your chances of passing are slim.
When entering the examination room, remember one sentence: Even if there is only 1% hope, keep 100% confidence. After leaving the examination room, remember this sentence: when failure is inevitable, failure is also great. It's no use regretting yourself or yourself. You should keep a good mood and go to the next examination room, or do something else.
Choose CPA to change yourself or prepare for change. When you choose CPA, you choose a hard road, a lonely road and a road of no return. No matter what the result is, we will continue and work harder next year! You must go through five doors in five years!