[jeff]

This is for people taking their exams in the April/May 2010 testing window.

Recommended prep time for FAR is 6-8 weeks @ 20 hours a week.

Study Notes: https://www.another71.com/cpa-review-store/

Study Videos: https://www.another71.com/cpa-exam/cpa-exam-review-video/

[Anonymous]

I still have 3 parts to pass. I learn best in a classroom setting and having someone explain before I do the questions. So far, watching the DVDs is fine. If I have to read a text, I'll never pass.

If I can pass AUD and FAR this summer, I may bite the bullet and buy Becker's 2010 BEC. If I have to buy another FAR, AUD and BEC, I will probably switch.

[Pass-in-2010]

@FARBehind, Yes, they have explanations to the questions. There is only questions in the software. You could purchase additional review products from them beside the Test-Prep. I am using a becker book and using gleim software to work questions which majority of the questions came from old cpa exams similiar to other review courses.

[FARbehind]

thanks again pass-in-2010. good luck!

aud,bec,reg-passed
far-->75 Done!!!!!
ethics-100

[nycegurl]

I sat for FAR on May 29th for the 2nd time and the waiting is killing me. It already seems like it was an eternity ago! I'm scheduled to take BEC on July 3rd. Just starting the material now. = I'm a little worried. Cost is NOT my thing at all! It was ages ago when I took cost in school. All I remember is I didn't understand it quite well. CPAWannaBe, I've been following your posts as we have been on a similar study schedule. I passed REG back in November, took FAR end of Feb and got a 72! Was a BEAST! Hoping this time around will have better luck. (fingers crossed!) Just want to be done with this. I don't think I can study for FAR again!

REG - 82 (11/09)
FAR - 72 (2/27/10), 79 (5/29/10)
BEC - 69 (7/9/10), Retake 11/26
AUD - 75 8/28/10

[Anonymous]

Thanks nycegirl, you are so close.

I'm having nightFAREs already. I just dreamed I got a 62 on FAR and was too embarrassed to come back to this forum.

[magic_8_ball_did_i_pass]

@CPA…we dont have PM's here anymore and I wanted to ask you a question. can you email me…twin2kie@aol.com just put another71 as the subject and I will be sure to open it.

IL - BECKER=============> DONE
REG - 80; FAR - 65,79; AUD - 53,78; BEC - 71,68, 75 (used becker and yaeger for 3rd BEC)Ethics 95

I'M GONNA CELEBRATE AND LIVE MY LIFE SAYING AYE OH BABY LETS GO!!!!!

[Uncle_Becker]

A friend of mine visits this site religiously after she takes an exam hoping to hear some buzz about when scores will be released. So, I thought I'd take a gander. To be honest, I'm shocked. How are so many of you failing these exams so many times?

If you use Becker to prepare, give yourself 4 weeks study time for each exam (6 for FAR), and dedicate your free time to studying, you should not fail. It really is as simple as that. And when I say free time, I mean every waking moment you are not sleeping, eating, or working. Some people have a hard time putting everything else in life on hold. This means sacrificing going out on weekends, time with friends and family, leisure time activities, etc. Those people are destined to fail these exams multiple times. I work for PwC in NYC, and I see this happen time and time again. People are up for manager and are denied because they don't have their credential yet. They blame it on work. Ok, I can sympathize a little bit; too busy to study. But that sympathy quickly evaporates when I find out that these same people go out on weekends and weekdays, go on vacations to Europe/California/Brazil/etc., and generally just screw around in their free time instead of study. If the dedication is not there, forget about it.

Becker is like novocaine. Give it time, and it always works. People who say it doesn't work for them are simply not putting in the time. I can understand that maybe you have an off day….fail an exam…..but two, three, four???? Something is broken, and it ain't Becker. I must have studied 125 hours for FAR (includes watching the lectures) and probably 100 for each of the other exams. Guess what? It paid off. It pays off for everyone that puts in the effort.

I worked full time and hammered out all four exams in five months. BEC in July (83), FAR in August (85), AUD in October (94), and REG in Nov (96). I was able to do this because I dedicated all my time to studying. Eat, sleep, work, gym, study. That's all. It wasn't fun, but it's done! I'll give you that I am single, unmarried, and have no children (that I'm aware of). Those things complicate the picture for sure. But in the end, if you aren't willing to make those sacrifices, be prepared for failure….maybe multiple failures.

[jeff]

Welcome Uncle B.

Different courses work for different people, my friend.

Some people just simply don't learn well from powerpoint.

Jeff

[FARbehind]

uncleB, I was gonna say: try to put your kids on hold, then I saw you are not married… that explains it. I know a lot of people with no children, just carreer, study, study, study, work, work, work. They might do cpa exam on their first try but they surely miss other parts of life. This site is a tribute to people who want to have it all and be well balanced.

aud,bec,reg-passed
far-->75 Done!!!!!
ethics-100

[Anonymous]

I really want to write something snarkey right now in response to Uncle_Becker but I think most of us on this forum know it isn't always so simple.

Maybe he's really Peter Olinto.

[magic_8_ball_did_i_pass]

I couldnt either until you posted something…weird!!!

IL - BECKER=============> DONE
REG - 80; FAR - 65,79; AUD - 53,78; BEC - 71,68, 75 (used becker and yaeger for 3rd BEC)Ethics 95

I'M GONNA CELEBRATE AND LIVE MY LIFE SAYING AYE OH BABY LETS GO!!!!!

[Anonymous]

magic, I sent you an e-mail.

[Anonymous]

Uncle B

I believe that the best thing is not to judge other candidates because you do not know their lives and weaknesses. In my particular case I'm married with three kids. English is not my first language, that is why the communication portion of the exams is harder and also I'm sure that I'm slower than other candidates when reading and interpreting the MCQ's but you know something I know that I will become a CPA because I have the drive and the desire. It does not matter how many failures I will get there some day.

This forum was created with the purpose of encouraging people rather than for being just critical.

[Anonymous]

Uncle B,

I laughed alittle when I read your post, but after letting it soak in…..you have a point. The parts of the exam I struggled the most with was due to my study habits. I'm married, expecting a child and have been dealing with a liver disease for the past 4 months. Besides going to the doctor, working and getting ready for the baby, I study. I don't make excuses for the failures besides me not studying hard enough.

It seems like today that people need support and comfort becuase they are insecure about themselves and their abilities. People need to believe in themselves and stop crying about how hard the test was or their schedules…..just get it done. Life isn't going to give you a free ride. You have to earn this. No one is going to hold your hand through the test.

I've used Becker and I find it to be an excellent CPA review tool. Most of the people I spoke with that have had a problem with it (maybe 2 out of 30) don't use it correctly or are just complainers in general.

Good luck to everyone. Suck it up….get it done….everyone can do this.

[Jamie]

Uncle B: No wife? No kids? Nothing like a single dude telling people who have more in life than Eat, Sleep, Work, and Gym that they shouldnt be failing. Uncle B it may seem so easy for you because you live life for you, but when you eventually start living an adult life with kids and a spouse then you can talk.

I have not failed a section, but wow what nerve.

AUD 93 (1/12); DAUGHTER (BORN 1/27); FAR 79 (2/27); REG 85 (5/26); BEC 80 (7/1)

[Author]

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