To those that didn't pass, please don't loose faith. This test is definitely passable, but you must conquer it one section at a time. I just passed my last section and I truly wish everyone the best luck.
I made the mistake of scheduling them all in 6 months when I won a scholarship from my state board now I'm already on f7 and far is scheduled for the 27th something in my approach is wrong and not sure what yet this but I won't give up
God Help Me!
AUD 77 - Expires 4/3/16, BEC - Retake July 2015, FAR - AUG 2015, REG - Retake Oct 2015
Using Becker and Ninja
Proverbs 3:5-6
@IDreamofCPABonus What's your approach been? Also straight A student, never failed anything…so these 70's/74's are killing me. We've just gotten keep pushing through!
CPA, CFE
CISA- Experience will be completed by August 2016
Becker for BEC…going through the chapters and read ninja notes 5x read flash cards 5x rewrote notes listened to ninja audio watched ninja blitz reworked MCQs and worked MCQs from Wiley ….. I think I need to do more progress tests
God Help Me!
AUD 77 - Expires 4/3/16, BEC - Retake July 2015, FAR - AUG 2015, REG - Retake Oct 2015
Using Becker and Ninja
Proverbs 3:5-6
@Idream I'd definitely suggest doing more progress tests. That way your mind gets used to longer exams. It's one thing to do 30 multiple choice…it's another to do 75 and a few simulations. I compare it to preparing for a marathon, I wouldn't run 3 miles every day and expect to finish. I would do some short run and some long runs to prepare myself. Hope that made sense…As for my experience, I have taken FAR three times (waiting on 3rd score), got a 50 and then a 70. Used Becker and WTB and Ninja notes/audio. Definitely focused more on sims the second go around…am currently studying for AUD at the end of May…and will either take BEC in July or re-take FAR. Either way, I am going to focus on progress tests (for mental preparation) and simulations.
CPA, CFE
CISA- Experience will be completed by August 2016
Well, it was definitely worth the wait! I passed REG with an 80.
Sorry to hear other bad news from other Ninjas. But know this, I never thought I'd be able to score an 80 on REG after failing FAR 6 months ago with a 47. Just keep pushing, don't accept the defeat of a failing score!
@IDreamOfCPABonus For BEC, I used the Becker Self-Study, Ninja Notes, and WTB. I would say I went through all of the MCQ in Becker and WTB about 4-5 times the week prior to my exam. That must've really helped because this was the only exam I felt somewhat okay with during and after the exam. I just checked my score and found out I passed with an 80. So maybe take a look into investing in the WTB (which also helped me with AUD). You'll defeat BEC soon enough!
@IDreamofCPABonus Sorry to hear about your score. I wonder how they grade these things because we both had similar experiences, and you probably wrote better memos than me. I never mentioned my memos because I was embarrassed I was not able to follow simple instructions like repeat the question in the memo. Probably what saved me is that I knew the answers to the memos, although I did not structure them appropriately.
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