[whitesoxfancpa]

Any CPAreviewforfree Reviews? I use Becker for my review but I have been supplementing with

cpareviewforfree.com questions on and off. These questions are NOT easy at all. I’m doing OK on the Becker questions but on some of these questions I’m getting only 60-70% right. They seem so long and complicated compared to questions I’m used to from Becker. Does anybody have any opinions on? Should I be concerned that I’m sometimes having difficulty answering their questions?

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AUD 96 FAR 95 REG 94 BEC 88

[Iwillpasswithalife]

The author of the site focuses on the “meat” of the exam hence, not the ones the exam will rarely test or will probably not count and not the easy question. He focuses on the questions that would make or break the candidate. That's probably why so many of the questions he has are part of the exam you took.

I have gotten 20/20 once in his auditing section. He used to have it that you passed if you scored 50% or above but changed it recently to 75%. I'm usually happy if I'm getting 70-75% right, you learn a lot by going through every question and understanding why you got them wrong.

I know for a fact on BEC the author was right on the money with his questions. You easily can pass BEC just going through the questions on that site I firmly believe it. I think his BEC and AUD sections are probably the best of the 4 sections he has up there. REG is great for the tax section, but not very strong for the rest of the exam. FAR is just a beast in general, you have to have other study material to pass that part IMO.

REG - 67, 76 (Q4 2009) - Used CPAExcel first time, Used CPAExcel + CPAReviewForFree
BEC - 83 (Q1 2010) - CPAExcel + CPAReviewForFree
AUD - 89 (Q2 2010) - CPAExcel + CPAReviewForFree
FAR - 81 (Q4 2010) - Roger CPA + CPAReviwForFree

[Vince]

Correct me if Im wrong but I thought CPAreviewforfree was made by the guy who owns the site? If that was so, then how would those questions be up on the actual exam??

FAR (Feb. '10) - 83
REG (Apr. '10) - 88
BEC (May '10) - 79
AUD (Aug '10) - 80

[Iwillpasswithalife]

They aren't exam questions. He creates them, but the subject matter is pretty much what is on the exam. The questions he writes tend to be more difficult than the actual questions on the exam, however, his explaination are very clear. I've learned more from reading his explainations at time then my study material because he would explain the concept in a paragraph vs. say several pages in another review course.

Past exam questions are nice, but I've noticed on exams I've taken they alway tweek a thing or two on the questions to make them look different then what your used to seeing on the practice exams you take.

REG - 67, 76 (Q4 2009) - Used CPAExcel first time, Used CPAExcel + CPAReviewForFree
BEC - 83 (Q1 2010) - CPAExcel + CPAReviewForFree
AUD - 89 (Q2 2010) - CPAExcel + CPAReviewForFree
FAR - 81 (Q4 2010) - Roger CPA + CPAReviwForFree

[financeguy]

for AUD I saw a couple questions that were pretty much word for word from the site…maybe 1 word difference

AUD - 81, BEC - 74, 80, FAR - 82, REG - 81
Done!

[Anonymous]

financeguy,

Did you do all 500+ AUD questions on CPAReviewForFree?

[financeguy]

I can't remember if I did all 500 of them…I did a lot of them for sure. I did every single one on the wiley cd at least once, and every single one in the wiley book at least once. I may have done every single one in the book twice. For the big areas like internal control, evidence, and the reports I may have done the book and cd 3 times.

AUD - 81, BEC - 74, 80, FAR - 82, REG - 81
Done!

[Iwillpasswithalife]

The way I do it I try to hit the random questions twice a day everyday. That's 40 of his questions. For FAR your probably only going to get to 20 a day, but something like AUD you can probably get to 60 a day because they are more conceptual. 40 a day is good, I also tend to e-mail the author a bunch and he is quick to respond to any questions I have. He really cares to see people pass and I send him thank you letters every time I have passed a section. I usually get through most of them during the workday from lunchbreak or just slow parts in the day or somethins just waiting for a report to load I just hit a question right there etc etc.

Oh yeah, if your wondering, I'm not uber hard core on the studying side. I just try to be as efficient as possible with my studying. FAR has been the only material I have gone hard core on.

REG - 67, 76 (Q4 2009) - Used CPAExcel first time, Used CPAExcel + CPAReviewForFree
BEC - 83 (Q1 2010) - CPAExcel + CPAReviewForFree
AUD - 89 (Q2 2010) - CPAExcel + CPAReviewForFree
FAR - 81 (Q4 2010) - Roger CPA + CPAReviwForFree

[Anonymous]

The reason I ask is because I have a 2009 Becker review that is the meat of my Audit study which has over 1,000 questions. I also have a 2007 Wiley test bank CD with 700+ questions. Cpareviewforfree has 500+. I want to be efficient but I get overwhelmed with all the questions I'd like to go through. I plan to do all the Becker questions, including supplemental, at least twice. Working full time will not allow me to take time to do ALL of this so I want advice.

financeguy, I really liked what you posted the other day about being in the top% that pass. I truly hope I have outstudied the others enough to pass.

[financeguy]

Cpawannabe

You said the key word, and that is overwhelmed! I read about people on here using yaeger, combined w/ becker, and gleim, and bisk, and…

I don't know how you guys do it! I can't even make it through all the stuff of just 1 single review course (Yaeger). I honestly think that using more than 1 review course does more damage than it helps. Your goal is not to make it through as much review material as possible…your goal is to be an expert on as much review material as possible. That being said, any 1 single course will provide you w/ enough info to pass this exam.

AUD - 81, BEC - 74, 80, FAR - 82, REG - 81
Done!

[Iwillpasswithalife]

I personally like cpareviewforfree.com because I do questions at work. Can't do that with most software because of how the software works. You can use through a smartphone or Iphone as well which is great to sneak in a few study questions at work.

I sneak in as much study time at work as I can. The site is the ultimate way to slack at work and study for your license lol.

REG - 67, 76 (Q4 2009) - Used CPAExcel first time, Used CPAExcel + CPAReviewForFree
BEC - 83 (Q1 2010) - CPAExcel + CPAReviewForFree
AUD - 89 (Q2 2010) - CPAExcel + CPAReviewForFree
FAR - 81 (Q4 2010) - Roger CPA + CPAReviwForFree

[financeguy]

yeah I like it for work too

AUD - 81, BEC - 74, 80, FAR - 82, REG - 81
Done!

[Anonymous]

I consistently used cpareviewdorfree, and the record below speaks, i might have struggled before i discovered it, but i am done and owe it to this site.

[Anonymous]

I am new here and will appreciate any suggestion any of you can provide me as to which CPA review material to use. I am looking for the most economical yet effective way to study for the exam. Do you think by buying Wiley's books and working on the questions from cpareviewforfree will be enough to prepare me for the exams? I have been out of school for more than 3 years and my work experience has nothing to do with accounting. I have just learn that they will be adding new exam materials starting next year, and I'd like to take either FAR or AUD, or maybe both in November. You think I still have enough time to prepare for them? provided maybe I can only devote 2 to 3 hours a day to study during weekdays, and maybe 4 to 6 hours on the weekends?

[jeff]

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[joohj1187]

I agree with Jeff. Don't try to save money on this exam, it's expensive enough to take it the first time (and then to re-take it if you fail it) – spend some money on a good course like Yaeger. Free websites like cpareviewforfree are only supplements…it isn't great at teaching you the material. More power to you though, if you can do it on your own saving the $.

Also, I think it's feasible to take FAR and AUD in november. You've got three months, if you start now, you can at the very least take AUD and get it out of the way. But I'd much rather you take FAR, because once the IFRS stuff starts kicking in, FAR will be that much more annoying. But try to take care of both, if you can.

FAR: 8/5/2010 - 89
AUD: 8/24/2010 - 92
REG: 10/11/2010 - 94!!
BEC: 11/30/2010

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