LaVerne Funderburk, CPA

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Home UIL Accounting Contest Contest Preparation

Contest Preparation Tools

One of the best ways to prepare for competition is to attend invitational practice meets.  Hosting schools often post their meets on the UIL Academic website.

Prior year contest materials provide great practice.  Contest materials from the most recent prior year are only available directly from the UIL state office through the UIL Study Packet.  Ask your school's UIL Academic Coordinator or high school principal for ordering procedures.  There is a nominal shipping cost.

All other prior year contest materials are available free from this website using the Archived Exams link on the side menu.

Your school may also choose to purchase study materials or contest preparation aids from vendors.  For a complete list of all vendors known by the UIL state office who prepare Accounting contest preparation material, please see the UIL Academics website for the link called "Additional Resources."

For information about products written by LaVerne Funderburk, please use the Product Sales tab in the top menu.

 

How a Contest is Conducted

If your school is selected to host your district contest and you will conduct the district Accounting contest, a valuable tool is the UIL Spring Meet Manual (or Handbook).  This handbook is also used by regional contest directors.  The section for Accounting will reinforce the rules as set forth in the C&CR, but will also offer suggestions and much more detail about how a contest should be run.  The Spring Meet Manual (once it is updated for the current year), is available online at the UIL Academics website.

Students interested in knowing what to expect on contest day may want to download this handout called A Typical Contest Day.  Also of benefit to students is the handout called Testing Tips.

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Download this file (Testing Tips.doc)Testing Tips.doc20 Kb
Download this file (typicalday.doc)A Typical Contest Day26 Kb
 

Practice Penmenship!

The number one reason contestants receive a lower score than they anticipated is when points are lost because an answer is not legible.  If graders can't read your writing, they practice making an "x" on your answer sheet.

So as a part of your practice and contest preparatiion, focus on writing/printing your answers clearly and consistently.  Let your score truly reflect your knowledge and preparation.

 

Who Is Your Competition?

Well, of course, your first answer should be "myself."  You want to continue to improve and beat your last score.

But in case you want to know more about the rest of the state, there is much data available in the side menu called State Contest Statistics.