Cma Exntrance Exam How-to

Entrance exam 101:

When you sign up for the EE, you’re enrolled in the prep program. You’ll have the option to do it in-class or long distance. With the LD option, you’re given access to pre-recorded videos from CMA Ontario taught by Supinder.

I think it’s a lot more helpful to watch the videos instead of going to the lectures. You’ll be given the opportunity to re-watch certain parts and surprisingly, Supinder is a fantastic teacher… probably better than what CMAA would have. Now if you do the LD option for the prep program, you write two mock exams and you can either write them in class or they’ll mail them to you. It really up to you on what option you do but if you need discipline, the in-class option might be a better option. I just did the mocks in a test setting at the library and it seemed to go okay – I liked being able to have the answers afterwards to analyze where I went wrong (the in-class option does provide the answers afterwards).

Now when I originally started studying, I spent ~2 weeks watching the videos and writing detailed notes on what was in the videos. In retrospect, it was a complete waste of time. I should have just sat down for the weekend with a bowl of popcorn to watch and absorb what he was talking about. Then afterwards, dig right into practice exams.

Once you’ve done one or two practice exams, you’ll start to be able to analyze where your weak spots are (finance and financial acct were mine). For about a month, my schedule was. Sunday: write the test and start looking over my answers. Monday – Thursday: review what I got wrong and do extra questions/read theory on mistakes. Fri-Sat: hammer out more problems on weak spots. I wish I did more of this instead of watching the videos. Seriously, my best advice is just do practice exams until your eyes bleed.

The more practice exams the better. You’ll start to see a trend on what’s tested year after year. I’d say 60% is predictable and the other 40% is the wildcard stuff....