[Rocky123]

Gleim Question –

Please share your experiences. Was it helpful?

The tallest oak in the forest was once just a little nut that held its ground.

AUD-PASS
BEC-PASS
REG-PASS
FAR-PASS

Rocky123, CPA

[Excel14]

@Rocky:

I'll let you know post-November, after I receive my score for FAR. lol Many on here say that it did the job, so I hope so!

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

CIA, CGAP, CFE

[Iggy1985]

I used the Gleim videos for FAR, which were very boring and I didn't feel they helped me at all (just a guy reading off slides basically). It took me all of June and July to watch them as I wasn't very dedicated at the time.. pushed my test to August and for the last 3-4 sections all I did was watch the videos and didn't touch the T/F, MCQs, or SIMs. The 3 weeks before my test I just started doing a ton of MCQs in Wiley, tracking my progress, and using my old school textbooks to teach myself stuff I had forgotten. Next is AUD and I won't be buying Gleim again.. I'm sticking with ninja materials and Wiley test bank only. So I guess we'll see if Gleim made a difference lol.

FAR - 89 (8/19/14) Wiley TB, Wiley Book, Books from School, Ninja Audio/Notes
AUD - 92 (10/14/14) Wiley TB, Wiley Book, Ninja Audio
BEC - 82 (5/8/15) Mostly Ninja MCQ, sprinkles of Becker lectures and Ninja Audio
REG - (8/14/15)

[Anonymous]

I used Gleim for FAR without any other supplements. I have limited budget so I decided to buy the full set to save more. I agree about the boring video but as long as you are learning that's all that matter. I studied for 3 months and strictly followed the format, finished the materials just on time. On the actual exam I felt like 75% of the questions I've never seen before but I just answered them based on what I know. SIMs are ok, I think I was prepared for them. I got out of the testing center unsure but I'm hoping for around 80 pts. It turned out I got 13 pts more than that. Gleim worked for me so far. I'm using it now for AUD, again without any supplement. I hope it will turn out well. You can try the demo version to get a feel of it.

[M.O.D.]

BA Mathematics, UC Berkeley
Certificates in CPA and EA preparation, College of San Mateo
CMA I 420, II 470
FAR 91, AUD Feb 2015 (Gleim self-study)

[stoleway]

Hey, I also used Gleim for all 4 sections, but I did supplement with other test banks. Using Gleim alone would still get you a pass, because they have lots of questions and some of them are really difficult which most of the time over-prepare you for the real deal.

It still doesn't hurt to supplement with other materials (such as Ninja or cpareviewforfree) if you have enough time for review.

REG -63│ 84!!
BEC- 59│70│ 71 │78!
AUD- 75!
FAR- 87!

Mass-CPA

[Guti]

After going over Becker mc questions and Ninja, I found Gleim questions a lot harder cause they cover minor details that the other two did not cover at all.

FAR-84
AUD-
REG-
BEC-

[M.O.D.]

@ stoleway

Congratulations on finally passing BEC.

Way to persevere.

BA Mathematics, UC Berkeley
Certificates in CPA and EA preparation, College of San Mateo
CMA I 420, II 470
FAR 91, AUD Feb 2015 (Gleim self-study)

[NJPRU]

I echo what stoleway has to say; however, I switched over to Becker for BEC as I needed more of a lecture classroom setting to help with the information. I got through 10 chapters and none of it was sticking.

As for FAR, I had a love hate relationship with the book for the most part.. like equated to a pass lol. I really enjoyed how I was able to mix up the questions and how everything was broken down into mini chapters, this really helped me study and cram all the information into my brain. I did find that they do a lot of “learn through questions” rather than teaching it to you through the book. This is where my “hate' came into play. I overcame it, but it could be frustrating at times. At the end of the day, there's a lot of information, tons of questions, and I never had to supplement with anything else. You should be fine with Gleim, just pack your patience.

AUD: DONE
FAR: DONE
BEC: DONE
REG: DONE

IM GOING TO BE A CPA!!!!!

[stoleway]

@M.O.D.

Thanks, it feels like 100lbs just came off my shoulders. I'm always happy about this achievement!

How is your CPA preparation going, have you been approved?

@NJPRU

I'm still confident that you will tear BEC apart:)

REG -63│ 84!!
BEC- 59│70│ 71 │78!
AUD- 75!
FAR- 87!

Mass-CPA

[M.O.D.]

@ stolway,

Yes, I just got approval from the state of Calif. I first applied Jun 10, so that is 4 months of waiting. I almost feels like passing a section 🙂

So yes, I am on my way to taking FAR in the next window …

BA Mathematics, UC Berkeley
Certificates in CPA and EA preparation, College of San Mateo
CMA I 420, II 470
FAR 91, AUD Feb 2015 (Gleim self-study)

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