I honestly thought I was going to fail while sitting for my first exam early December (FAR). FAR IS A MONSTER FOR SURE. I took a whole week off to study prior to the exam and about 5-6 weeks total. I still felt like I wasn't prepared at all (but in the end, no one is ever “fully” prepared). I told myself I'll be happy with over a 60 on my first attempt but ended up passing the exam with a score over 80. Please don't give up even when you feel like it's overwhelming. It is! Delete social media, tell your friends you'll be offline, and treat yourself once a day to get your mind off all the studying. It's not a test of how smart you are but about discipline. I think exposing yourself to as many MCQ's and SIMs is key in addition to having a good grasp on all the topics (for ex: major GAAP vs IFRS differences, NFP & Governmental Accounting, Accounting for investments, FS Accounts, Adjusting JE's, ETC;). I am using Becker as my study material and after Chapter 3 I stopped watching lectures and only took notes based of the annotated textbook to save time. I made sure I got through 50% of the MCQ's per module. Even with this study method and being able to cover all the material, I took the mock exams days before the exam and never scored over 45%. I'm telling you. You'll be shocked. Have some self-belief (I should too). There is hope. #thistooshallpass
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