Today I finally passed last paper FAR with score of 87. I had been reading this forum from Jan 2014.I would just like to share my experience, if helpful .I have a foreign degree in accounting ,so US GAAP was totally new to me. Though basic accounting remains the same but many concepts were different. Secondly didn't have enough money to spend on expensive review courses. I needed something which was more detail and explanatory.
So first I googled how many hours study is required .I figured out for each paper you need about 140 hours of study. I literally wrote down how many constructive hours I studied each day. Secondly I brought Wiley ‘s text book and started studying from first of Jan 2014 and appeared on Feb 19,2014 .I found Wiley text book covers most of topics with good explanation. When it was difficult to understand topics like pensions ,deferred taxation ,govt and not for profit I referred CPAreviewforfree with subscription of around $15 I think. Finally I used ninja notes for refreshing what I had done earlier. I believe before doing tons of MCQ understand the concepts behind it. Last few days, I went through earlier released AICPA question and did about 25 to 30 simulations from Wiley's Test Bank.
My study plan was almost similar for other three parts also .
AUD 86 ,BEC 83,REG 87 and FAR 87
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