CIA part 2 – What to expect? Im a CPA and i already did part 3

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  • October 9, 2014 at 8:51 pm #189218
    zergrush
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    Hey guys.

    Im a CPA and im working through the CIA. I passed part 3 already, and am working on part 2 (saving part 1 for last).

    Im using Gleim books and online prep. Any thoughts on the difficulty? I was reading other forums and people (keep in mind, these were older posts) were complaining that the Gleim material sucked for part 2 because the actual questions were nothing like it. I was surprised. Having read through the book and doing the questions, it seemed easy and i was pretty eager to get the exam done with. Any truth to those comments?

    I guess if i fail ill just write part 1 then go back to part 2.

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  • February 18, 2015 at 8:13 pm #660929
    memmy29
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    Parts 1 and 2 are a joke. I thought Part 3 was challenging. I took it without studying and missed it by one question so I'm retaking it in March. I am using Gleim too. Just read through the book and you'll be fine.

    AUD - 84
    BEC - 84
    FAR - 77
    REG - 75
    So glad to be done!

    "If you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill

    AUD-84, REG-75, BEC-84, FAR-77

    Licensed CPA

    CIA Exam
    Part 1 - Passed
    Part 2 - Passed
    Part 3 - Passed

    February 19, 2015 at 3:59 pm #660930
    Anonymous
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    I plan on beginning studying for Part 3 (my first part) beginning Monday. Given the warnings on this thread, I am planning to utilized the same study partern, number of MCQ's etc. that i used for the CPA exam to be on the safe side.

    Any tips for studying for Part 3?

    With regards to Parts 1-2, from what people are saying, I can reduce my studying intensity for these parts. I am a fairly intelligent and analytical person. I got a 95 on the auditing section, by understanding that most MCQ's were essentially: “Which answer provides the most audit evidence?” Is it similar on the Parts 1-2 of the CIA exam? How intensly did you study for these parts? Any suggestions on what to focus on and what to shrug off?

    Thanks!

    February 19, 2015 at 4:46 pm #660931
    y_u_no_pass
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    I heard if you have your CPA you can skip taking one of the sections. Is this not true anymore??

    Florida CPA!
    Took final exam 2/25/15.
    Sent in Application 3/12/15.
    Issued License 3/20/15.
    Used CPA Excel solely for all exams.

    February 19, 2015 at 5:24 pm #660932
    Anonymous
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    That was under the old 4-part exam. The new 3 part exam there is no waiving a piece.

    February 25, 2015 at 3:13 pm #660933
    memmy29
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    @Adam – I studied for about 30-40 hours for parts 1 and 2 each. I ready through the Gleim book and probably did 10 practice tests of 20 questions each on the Gleim online test prep. I am re-studying for Part 3 and trying to treat it like a CPA exam section also. I can't seem to find the motivation though. I need to get serious before the exam (March 21st). I think they cram too much into Part 3 instead of adjusting the three parts to accommodate the stuff they needed to from the old Part 4.

    AUD - 84
    BEC - 84
    FAR - 77
    REG - 75
    So glad to be done!

    "If you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill

    AUD-84, REG-75, BEC-84, FAR-77

    Licensed CPA

    CIA Exam
    Part 1 - Passed
    Part 2 - Passed
    Part 3 - Passed

    March 18, 2015 at 3:20 pm #660934
    Anonymous
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    Hows the studying going, Memmy?

    March 18, 2015 at 8:52 pm #660935
    Excel14
    Participant

    If you look at a prior thread on this topic, BobRossFan deemed himself a genius, and the CIA exam a joke and beneath him. Glad that guy is no longer here. He seemed very pompous.

    What do they call an accounting person, who only managed a 75 on all four parts of the CPA exam....you got it, CPA!!!

    BEC (2/28/16) ----- 78
    FAR (09/10/16)-----
    AUD
    REG

    CIA, CGAP, CFE

    March 25, 2015 at 7:55 pm #660936
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    @Memmy, how did the retake go??????

    April 6, 2015 at 8:03 pm #660937
    memmy29
    Participant

    Hey guys! I passed part 3, so I'm all done 🙂 Let me know if I can provide any tips!

    AUD - 84
    BEC - 84
    FAR - 77
    REG - 75
    So glad to be done!

    "If you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill

    AUD-84, REG-75, BEC-84, FAR-77

    Licensed CPA

    CIA Exam
    Part 1 - Passed
    Part 2 - Passed
    Part 3 - Passed

    April 6, 2015 at 8:29 pm #660938
    Gabe
    Member

    Congrats @memmy!

    AUD: 84
    BEC: 76
    FAR: 81
    REG: 4/3/15

    OK Candidate

    April 6, 2015 at 8:48 pm #660939
    rp 12
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    @memmy – congrats on passing CIA exams! Did you use Gleam for it? Or you got materials from IIA website?

    AUD - NINJA in Training
    BEC - NINJA in Training
    FAR - NINJA in Training
    REG - NINJA in Training
    AUD - 67, 62, 77 (lost credit), TBA

    FAR - 53, 48, 58, 62, XX

    BEC - 53, XX

     

    "Success in life comes when you simply refuse to give up, with goals so strong that obstacles, failure, and loss act only as motivation"

    AUD: 68, 62, 77✔ (expires 10/31/16)
    FAR: 53, 48, XX (retake 6/16)
    REG:
    BEC: 53

    April 7, 2015 at 12:47 pm #660940
    Anonymous
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    @Memmy Way to go!!! I take part 3 on Thursday. I am a little nervous about it. Any tips on what to focus on? I remember that, for the CPA exam, the study material MCQ's were always ‘harder' than the actual exam questions….is this the case with the cia and gleim at all?? Congrats again

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