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October 15, 2010 at 7:17 pm #158888

millerg
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Any ideas? I have the Wiley homestudy.

FAR 67, 73, 71, 76; AUD 61, 85; BEC 70, 77; REG 75

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October 15, 2010 at 8:22 pm #255046

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I'll also be doing a FAR retake in early November. The Wiley HW book I have has 17 modules in it. Is yours the same? I would suggest trying to get one to two modules done per day, depending on the length of each module.

That should take you up to the last day with all the modules covered. Best of luck to you.

October 16, 2010 at 2:20 pm #255047

millerg
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Mine is the same. I'm going to hit the main ones pretty hard and lightly review some of the less important ones. My weak areas last time were concepts and presentation, although I'm not sure how accurate those reports are.

Good luck to you as well.

FAR 67, 73, 71, 76; AUD 61, 85; BEC 70, 77; REG 75

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October 18, 2010 at 12:55 pm #255048

75 CPA
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Look at your exam scores before you decide how long it will take to pass an exam. Two weeks is plenty of time if you got a 73 or 74. All you need is a Yaeger Cram and lots of questions. If you got a 71 or below, think about starting over with a new review program.

Just reviewing your weak areas is not going to work. This is not college. The AICPA will ignore areas tested heavily on your last exam, and they will hit the footnotes of new material on your next exam. It is very important that you cover ALL of the material. These exams are an inch thick and a mile wide.

October 18, 2010 at 6:49 pm #255049

millerg
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@ 75 CPA,

Thanks, but after only one attempt I'm not looking to bail on Yaeger just yet.

FAR 67, 73, 71, 76; AUD 61, 85; BEC 70, 77; REG 75

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October 18, 2010 at 6:54 pm #255050

tcpa
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@millerg… What areas did you feel weakest in?

FAR- 89 BEC- Nov. 20th
AUD- Oct. 2 REG- Feb. 2011

October 18, 2010 at 7:00 pm #255051

millerg
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I felt my weak areas were more related to concepts and really some of the basics.

As this was my first exam I had no idea what to expect, and I found myself getting bogged down on topics such as sale-leasebacks,etc…

I did just take Auditing last week and I think it has actually helped me a lot aftering studying audit and now back into financial.

And for what it's worth I'm a commercial banker and not in the industry, so like many others I am teaching this to myself via the review program and have no direct experience in accounting.

FAR 67, 73, 71, 76; AUD 61, 85; BEC 70, 77; REG 75

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October 18, 2010 at 8:56 pm #255052

tcpa
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@millerg… E-mail me if you have any questions about anything at anexa85@gmail.com. I've taken FAR and passed but I don't know how I did on auditing yet. I double-majored in accounting and finance so I may be able to help explain some of the topics you haven't really seen. It looks like you were very close to passing, especially when you consider that you don't have an accounting background. I'll bet you pass next time!

FAR- 89 BEC- Nov. 20th
AUD- Oct. 2 REG- Feb. 2011

October 18, 2010 at 9:39 pm #255053

Anonymous
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What is “concepts and presentation”? What part is that referring to on the exam. (This question refers to the statement above in regards to millerg score exam results)

October 19, 2010 at 12:08 am #255054

millerg
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There are 5 parts to the exam – Concepts (17-23%), Presentation (27-33%), Transactions & Events (27-33%), Governmental (8-12%), & Not-for-profit (8-12%).

I scored weaker on the first 2.

FAR 67, 73, 71, 76; AUD 61, 85; BEC 70, 77; REG 75

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