[Crunchtime]

I am freaking out a little here, I purchased CPA Excel and did everything they asked, I tested above 95% for everything and thought i was doing well enough. I took a practice sim of the test and pulled 56%, I am shocked because this is my 4th time taking the cpa exam and I never did less than a 62 yet. So i am confused of how this could happen. My question is my exam is on the 27th, do I push back the test to july or just try to “tighten up” where I can the most? Maybe just do MCQ’s for the next week and go with it? I am quite lost at this point.

AUD-77
BEC-70,73,68,74 SH##!!!!!, 80
REG-73,76
FAR -74,82

Ethics here I come!!

[Anonymous]

I'm pretty sure everyone feels like you. I am taking FAR on the 23rd and I am so overwhelmed and stressed out, it's ridiculous. I've done every question in Becker, I've read through the book twice, redone most of the questions, and done at least 1000 questions in the Wiley Test Bank and I still feel majorly unprepared. Everytime I get a question wrong, I freak out- all I do is work, study or sleep. I don't even know at this point what else I could do to feel more ready for this test.

I honestly think everyone feels this way. I've never felt as nervous or unprepared for a section as I do for FAR. I would take the test- honestly, I have always found the actual test to be much easier than the questions on Wiley or Becker.

[Anonymous]

I'm pretty sure everyone feels like you. I am taking FAR on the 23rd and I am so overwhelmed and stressed out, it's ridiculous. I've done every question in Becker, I've read through the book twice, redone most of the questions, and done at least 1000 questions in the Wiley Test Bank and I still feel majorly unprepared. Everytime I get a question wrong, I freak out- all I do is work, study or sleep. I don't even know at this point what else I could do to feel more ready for this test.

I honestly think everyone feels this way. I've never felt as nervous or unprepared for a section as I do for FAR. I would take the test- honestly, I have always found the actual test to be much easier than the questions on Wiley or Becker.

[Kimboroni]

That's why I don't know if those practice tests are all that useful– you don't get immediate feedback on what went wrong on each question, and the score is potentially confidence killing. Focus on learning the material, not the scores. You still have a good amount of time to practice.

Like Amanda said, this one is especially tough and I don't think anyone goes in with 100% confidence that they know it all.

Also remember that the score they gave you was probably a straight percentage. The CPA exam score is not a percentage.

AUD 84 (1/9/14-Wiley books/TB + free materials)
FAR 83 (5/21/14-the above + NINJA 10 Pt Combo Lite)
REG 84 (7/9/14-Wiley books/TB + NINJA Audio/FC/Notes)
BEC 76 (10/5/14-Wiley books/TB + NINJA Audio/FC)

Disclaimer: My ninja avatar is not meant to imply that I have any affiliation with this site other than being a forum member. That's a pic of a T-shirt that my daughter gave me for my birthday. 🙂

[Kimboroni]

That's why I don't know if those practice tests are all that useful– you don't get immediate feedback on what went wrong on each question, and the score is potentially confidence killing. Focus on learning the material, not the scores. You still have a good amount of time to practice.

Like Amanda said, this one is especially tough and I don't think anyone goes in with 100% confidence that they know it all.

Also remember that the score they gave you was probably a straight percentage. The CPA exam score is not a percentage.

AUD 84 (1/9/14-Wiley books/TB + free materials)
FAR 83 (5/21/14-the above + NINJA 10 Pt Combo Lite)
REG 84 (7/9/14-Wiley books/TB + NINJA Audio/FC/Notes)
BEC 76 (10/5/14-Wiley books/TB + NINJA Audio/FC)

Disclaimer: My ninja avatar is not meant to imply that I have any affiliation with this site other than being a forum member. That's a pic of a T-shirt that my daughter gave me for my birthday. 🙂

[pikachu]

I have Wiley Test bank. I like that if I want to, I can get instant feedback of my questions. I rarely used “practices tests”, I mostly did and reviewed questions 1 by 1.

FAR: 2/23/14 77 (1 month studying)
AUD: 5/25/14 68
AUD: 7/13/14 72
AUD: 10/12/14 72
I GIVE UP

[pikachu]

I have Wiley Test bank. I like that if I want to, I can get instant feedback of my questions. I rarely used “practices tests”, I mostly did and reviewed questions 1 by 1.

FAR: 2/23/14 77 (1 month studying)
AUD: 5/25/14 68
AUD: 7/13/14 72
AUD: 10/12/14 72
I GIVE UP

[How many letters do you need]

I agree with most that practice tests aren't the be all end all…but they can point out non – topic related issues. Mostly around stamina and focus. In my final weeks (like now…5 days until BEC) I do one practice exam and daily mixtures of focus problem sets on specific weak topics and blended 30 (or 24) problem sets from all topics.

I've found I have stamina and topic switching issues. I am able to answer a string of Econ questions fairly easily, but mix some IT and COSO questions up in there and those same Econ topics become blurry. Don't know why but I know it's there and mostly because I reviewed my practice tests. Once you know your weaknesses (not just topic weaknesses but test taking weaknesses) you can then work on strengthening them. Just my $0.02..

MBA,CMA,CPA, CFF?, ABV?

[How many letters do you need]

I agree with most that practice tests aren't the be all end all…but they can point out non – topic related issues. Mostly around stamina and focus. In my final weeks (like now…5 days until BEC) I do one practice exam and daily mixtures of focus problem sets on specific weak topics and blended 30 (or 24) problem sets from all topics.

I've found I have stamina and topic switching issues. I am able to answer a string of Econ questions fairly easily, but mix some IT and COSO questions up in there and those same Econ topics become blurry. Don't know why but I know it's there and mostly because I reviewed my practice tests. Once you know your weaknesses (not just topic weaknesses but test taking weaknesses) you can then work on strengthening them. Just my $0.02..

MBA,CMA,CPA, CFF?, ABV?

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