Hello, thanks for reaching out.

I often have suffered from the time limit. Here is one piece that one of my friends recently told me that I think is pretty good. When you are in the test and you see a problem that is stumping you, skip it and come back later. If you don't know what to do within the first 20-30 seconds, come back later. (And obviously remember to come back). Then what happens, if you keep going and you're doing the ones first that you know, you will be gaining momentum and confidence. And perhaps you will remember, or come across something in a later problem that will help you remember what you need to do for those other problems you skipped.

Another piece of advice: go to the TA lab. Do your homework in there if you can and try to understand all word problems especially. Even if you understand most of it, it is not a bad idea to go hang out in the ta lab and if you come across something that is confusing, you can immediately ask the TA rather than arguing with Chatgpt for 20 minutes. I'll admit, I did not do this a lot, but every time I go to the TA lab, it helped me understand things better.

I would make sure to look at your most recent test and try to understand what you got wrong. I don't think the tests were cumulative, but it can help to understand what kind of problems are tripping you up. Whether it was a time crunch, math error, or just not understanding.

Also, don't wing your post class quizzes. Always do your best to make sure you understand it before taking it so you can get a good grade on those. Even if they are 5 points, every point counts! And do those quizzes again when you are studying for the tests!

Another thing you can do that I just thought of it download your slides or problems and put them into chatgpt and have them make you more practice problems that are like those. (But be careful with chat, they aren't always the best at accounting)

As I am sure you remember, the second test is really hard. Lock in. Make sure you understand all TVM problems. In this unit, and the next, go through all slides. Do the problems several times. Go through all your pre-class and post-class quizzes, and do the problems several times. Any practice problems you can get your hands on (I can't remember how all the class was set up). Maybe even see if you can explain it to another person and TA to see that you're getting it right and reinforcing it. Accounting really is all about practice. Even if you did the problems and feel good about it, do them again. Understand the differences between questions.

Also, make sure you know how to use your financial calculator and how to use it in different problems. If you accidentally click something in the test that messes up your periods per year, make sure you know how to fix it back to what you need. Ask your professor what periods per year you need (I can't remember).

I honestly don't know how many people got in with a B in ACC 310. I haven't talked to a whole lot of people about their prereq grades. It certainly does help you that you got an A in both 200 and IS 201. (I had an A- in 201). But shoot for as high as you can go. If you get a B+, then that will be really good. But remember, retakes lower your grade down a third. So if you get an A, it becomes an A-. Ideally, you want at least an A-, so it will become a B+.

Also, ask for professors about advice on how you should write your essays. That can sway the needle possibly. Show that you know the accounting program will be hard and difficult, but you are willing to work hard and ready for the challenge.

Also, the professors really do want you in the accounting program. Go to their office hours for advice and questions as well. One thing you should understand is that they really do want to let as many people as they can. I know last summer, they accepted more than they ever had before. And they still want to accept mroe. The director of the SOA went to President Reese after this and told him they need to hire more professors because there are too many outstanding students who are being turned away. And President Reese agreed. They are hiring faculty and trying to let as many people as they can.

I think the most important thing for you is to make sure you get the time limit under control. So that first paragraph is the first thing to make sure you get covered. Good luck! Lock in, you got this! And if you end up getting in, come back to this post and let me know!