[lynnt004]

Has anyone without alot of accouting experience, taken the exam and passed without finishing going through a couple of chapters?

[Rocky123]

It is important to go over everything. It's a crap shoot. They can ask about anything. But govt and nfp are essential. I got 2 sims on those and several multiple choice questions.

I also had a handful of mcs from chapter 10 (becker) as well.

Leave no stone unturned!!

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

[Smashbox20]

@Rocky – I know you are just trying to be helpful but careful, that would probably be considered divulging the nature of the exam 😉

FAR: Passed
REG: Passed
BEC: Passed
AUD: Passed

[Rocky123]

Sorry.

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

[Smashbox20]

No worries, Rocky. Just don't want to see you or anyone else get in trouble. You work too hard to get your license to jeopardize it!

Rocky was correct, though: Leave no stone unturned!

FAR: Passed
REG: Passed
BEC: Passed
AUD: Passed

[Rocky123]

@smashbox20

You got that right! I'm basically a hermit. All I do is work and study. Almost to the end…

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

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BEC-PASS
REG-PASS
FAR-PASS

Rocky123, CPA

[Guti]

Excel14, the questions for IFRS were mainly calculations and they were not tricky. I used Becker for the first 7 chapters. For gov,NFP, and IFRS, I used the hot spot videos from Bisk. The hot spot videos target difficult parts of the exam, and the guy teaching it gives you great examples. I couldn’t understand Becker when it came to Gov and NFO, so I used the mentioned videos. You might be able to find those on ebay. I got them used for a reasonable price. The one for NFP is 1 hr and 45 minutes, and the one for GOV is about 3 hrs.

FAR-84
AUD-
REG-
BEC-

[Mr. Clutch]

I didn't finish 8,9, and 10 completely. I would at least do the lectures. Govt and NFP is tested heavily. More than I was expecting. It can be done. I only did about 60% of the MC and I just looked at the sims answers. I got lucky.

AUD - 85
REG - 78
BEC - 79
FAR - 79
I've come too FAR to fail.

One and done!!!

[MydnightDarkfyre]

I ran out of time and kinda blew off Becker F10 as well. I did see some MCQs on my exam, but apparently I must have ‘guessed right' since passed with an 82.

If I had it to do over, I would still probably blow off F10 in favor of nailing Govt/NFP…because those ARE more important 😉

FAR: 82 (Becker) 07/09/2014
AUD: 80 (Becker) 10/01/2014
BEC: 76 (Becker) 11/26/2014
REG: 82 (Becker) 02/16/2015

GA Licensed CPA 8/7/2015

CISA: 564 (PASSED) 6/11/2016 - Certification pending

[zoctoman]

I basically gave up on a few hard topics towards the end of my studying. I was familiar with everything but I had to triage a bit. Luckily my weaknesses didn't hurt me too much.

Audit(11/5/13) - 89
Reg(5/16/14) - 86
FAR(7/18/14) - 82
BEC(11/14) - 85

[Guti]

1st time i took FAR Skipped Ch 10 and IFRS—-67

2Nd time I took FAR Skipped Simulations

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71

3Rd time I took FAR did not skip anything

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84

FAR-84
AUD-
REG-
BEC-

[Juliemiddle]

I skipped NFP & Govt. accounting, b/c those were the last sections of CPAExcel, and I ran out of time. And, well, I'm re-testing later this month. If anything gets skipped, make sure it's NOT NFP or Govt.

AUD: 84 - Oct. 2013
BEC: 83 - Feb. 2014
REG: 91 - May, 2014
FAR: 68, 96 - Oct. 2014...DONE

CPAExcel, Ninja Audio (all sections)

[reg_mackworthy]

Skipped tons of sections(partnerships/eps). IFRS/GOV/NFP were fairly new to me and I learned them right before the exam.. I attribute my 77 to those 3 sections.

[Rocky123]

I'm weak on bonds and stockholder's equity.

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

[ijustwant76]

I have a lot of accounting experience and was able to get a 67, skipping a few sections (e.g. government, NFP). I just plain ran out of time. The accounting experience helps out with the journal entries. Totally disappointing and expected given the study time.

I was able to pass 2nd time around — did a lot of MCQs on those missed areas.

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