[Anonymous]

Hi guys,

I don’t know if you have the same issue. I’ve been feeling ache inside my heart when I read about people failing REG or AUD. Like what if I fail too?…… It hurts my feelings really… :(…. I feel like I should stop visiting the forum… I don’t know… What do you think.. Ok I am aware I sound ridiculous… Please don’t mock me :(….

[Martin]

Skynet, you have to tell me your secret. I saw you struggling with BEC and REG for almost a year. I know cause I was also struggling for the same period of time, but with FAR and Audit. I was certain you were going to fail Audit based on the pattern you were following, but then you killed Audit on your first try. You got an A on the part that has the highest failing rate. What did you do differently for Audit? How did you change your study method? I have to do something different myself because although I'm passing on my second try with 84 or above, the process is just taking me too long, and I don't want to lose a credit.

Through God all things can happen!

“You never fail until you stop trying.”
― Albert Einstein
When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people;as I grow older, I admire kind people.
“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.”

FAR= 72-84
Audit= 73-82
BEC= 74-75
Reg=77

[Skynet]

Martin – AUD was actually my second try. The first time was in 2008. What I did differently was that I focused more on the Accounting Cycles and on Internal Controls for the Accounting Cycles.

The first time, I was focusing too much on memorizations and was studying the standards too much rather than focusing on how to apply the comcepts. That was whay killed me. I also was weak on the Accounting Cycles too.

The other stuff, I already knew because they didn't change much.

I also changed my study strategy too. I don't know how it is with the other CPA review courses, but I modified the Gleim Study Strategy to my own. I would first read the chapters and do the two 20 questions practice test to gauge my understanding of the materials. Afterwards I would use the “Study Session” and go through each Unit and Subunit's questions one by one no matter how long it took. If it had 60 to 80 questions, I went through them all. I would go through them and many times as necessary. Once, I felt I knew the materials, then I would make practice tests. My goal is always 90% or higher but if it is mid 80% then, I'm fine with it.

I would continuously do cumulative reviews of all the units I went over to make sure they are fresh. I would make on the ones I always got wrong or marked as well as regular practice exams wih the goal of 90% and higher.

The last 2 weeks, all I did was focused on the Sims. I went through every single Sims, especially the ones I had troubled on.

[Skynet]

Surprisingly Martin, studying the SIMs helped me a lot with both REG and AUD. Some of them helped reinforced my study on certain topics. Lastly, I had two sims that came from the AL for AUD, but I didn't need to use it because I already knew them word for word and it was thanks to the first time I studied for AUD in 2008.

[Martin]

Thanks for the tips. I'm going to start reviewing prior chapters more often. I don't do that often, so it might help keeping everything fresh.

Through God all things can happen!

“You never fail until you stop trying.”
― Albert Einstein
When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people;as I grow older, I admire kind people.
“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.”

FAR= 72-84
Audit= 73-82
BEC= 74-75
Reg=77

[Last Chance CPA]

Golfball. I am confused by your question?

FAR - 76
AUD - 75
BEC - 75
REG - 76

Now I need some experience!!! And some networking...

[Last Chance CPA]

Tcincy….yes flight attendants…hot sexy flight attendants…I am all about equal rights…

FAR - 76
AUD - 75
BEC - 75
REG - 76

Now I need some experience!!! And some networking...

[Anonymous]

I'm rooting for you, Last Chance. It's going to feel that much sweeter when you finally nail your last test in 2 days.

[golfball7773]

@last chance – 2 days before you “take” REG? I was trying to do too many things at once….

FAR: 63, 55, 62
REG: 65, 77*
AUD: Fail, 64, 71
BEC: 72, 74, 81

*expired

[Missy]

I will not mock you but I willl say it is never in your best interest to look to borrow trouble.

Licensed Massachusetts Non Reporting CPA since 2012
Finance/Admin/HR Manager

[Zuly]

@Another85 I know how you feel because I had the same problem with reading about so many people failing that during my first FAR exam and re-take I would get panic attacks. I had to remind myself that this is only an exam and there are a lot of things worse than failing. If anything failing motivated me to keep studying and really push to get that passing score. Thankfully, I passed FAR on my second try and then AUD on my first. Now, BEC may be another story but we'll see.

I suggest that if other people's failures are messing with you then try to stay away from posts that have people talking about their failures…especially right after score release or those that talk about their exam experience right after they walk out where they think they failed…those are for sure traps to bring you down. If you can handle it though, try to read them as objectively as possible and extract what you need to learn from those experiences but don't put yourself in the situation of that could be you, more in the situation of what can you take from that experience so it doesn't happen to you. I've learned a bunch from other people's experiences using this method, I think we all have and that is why we keep coming back here. 🙂

I think if you passed FAR on your first try with a 92 then you'll do fine with REG. Just remember if you do fail it's not the end of world. Good luck!

FAR - (11/01/14) 71 (02/07/15) 79
AUD - (04/30/15) 86
BEC - (07/21/15) 73 (10/01/15) 75
REG - (11/30/15) 55 (05/19/16) 74

[Anonymous]

Martin. You got this! You have been at it long enough, I believe you know what to do. I predict a pass on your next exam.

[Anonymous]

Thank you guys so much for the support and the funny conversations lol

I think I will stay away from the forum in the next days till July 17th.. I'll be back after I have already taken the exam…

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