Christina is a NINJA CPA blogger.

As much as I want to report how awesome I’m doing on REG MCQs, that’s not quite the case.

Yet I have been faithfully working on NINJA MCQs every day. While my average is not as high as I would like, it’s better than it has been in the past.

My problem area is Federal Taxation of Individuals and Entities. Once I get through the assessment phase, I will focus on those areas first. Then I will work on each area's lowest average to highest. I'll also take notes on anything I get incorrect and some I get correct, but want to reinforce.

I can’t seem to get away from stress and things popping up, but I’m not letting these things deter me from my goal anymore. In order to deal with the stress of life and the stress of this exam, I get up early and work out.

Working out has worked well in handling stress better. I believe it is helping my focus, which is always a good thing. I need all the focus I can get to pass this exam.

Eventually I will rewrite my notes from the MCQ, but I want to be as far on the MCQ as I can be before I start that –probably once I’m deep into the adaptive learning section.

I plan to start re-writing my NINJA notes within the next week so I can retain the information contained there as well. I’ve got lots of plans – let’s just hope I can stick to it!