[Q1] FAR Study Group 2014 - Page 29

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  • #525779
    Kls238
    Member

    Help! 60-75 on progress exams?? I went through all the material, did all MCQs/SIMS 2x, memorized practically every word of the NINJA notes.. I felt OK on probably 85-90% of the material, so I decided to focus on the areas I “feared.” I did a few 30 MCQ progress quizzes and I'm doing bad and my exam is on Thursday. Has this happened to anyone? I hear I should be averaging 90s, so my confidence has plummeted. Should I reschedule or just keep plugging away?

    Passed all sections.

    #525842
    Kls238
    Member

    Help! 60-75 on progress exams?? I went through all the material, did all MCQs/SIMS 2x, memorized practically every word of the NINJA notes.. I felt OK on probably 85-90% of the material, so I decided to focus on the areas I “feared.” I did a few 30 MCQ progress quizzes and I'm doing bad and my exam is on Thursday. Has this happened to anyone? I hear I should be averaging 90s, so my confidence has plummeted. Should I reschedule or just keep plugging away?

    Passed all sections.

    #525781
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Your exam is scheduled. Youre going to take it. So, just keep working and try to focus less on the result. Just focus on your effort. Me, I would focus on figuring out “why” I am missing.

    #525844
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Your exam is scheduled. Youre going to take it. So, just keep working and try to focus less on the result. Just focus on your effort. Me, I would focus on figuring out “why” I am missing.

    #525783
    AOCI
    Participant

    @kels417 Do Gleim simulations have govt and NFP simulations?

    FAR-82!
    REG-82 Again!
    BEC-78!
    AUD-84!

    Done with the exam and LICENSED in VA as of 11/17/2015.

    #525846
    AOCI
    Participant

    @kels417 Do Gleim simulations have govt and NFP simulations?

    FAR-82!
    REG-82 Again!
    BEC-78!
    AUD-84!

    Done with the exam and LICENSED in VA as of 11/17/2015.

    #525785
    Iwillpass20
    Participant

    My exam is in 3 days and I'm feeling a little discouraged. I still have a lot of material to go over. I'm rewatching lectures but feel like that will take up too much of my time. Should I just focus on MCQ even though I'm getting low scores or just continue watching lectures and then tackle the MCQ. What should I do?

    #525848
    Iwillpass20
    Participant

    My exam is in 3 days and I'm feeling a little discouraged. I still have a lot of material to go over. I'm rewatching lectures but feel like that will take up too much of my time. Should I just focus on MCQ even though I'm getting low scores or just continue watching lectures and then tackle the MCQ. What should I do?

    #525787
    Gabe
    Participant

    Question for you all:

    I took FAR in November and failed (miserably). I was originally going to retake it on 1/31, and have been studying since December. However, because of busy season and jobs being moved around, I had to reschedule for 2/14. My question: since I now have 7 weeks should I start studying all over? Or focus on my weak areas? For instance, I spent a good week and a half on governmental/non profit, should I start from the beginning with that or move on and refresh when it comes to reviewing?

    Thanks ninjas!

    CPA, CFE
    CISA- Experience will be completed by August 2016

    #525850
    Gabe
    Participant

    Question for you all:

    I took FAR in November and failed (miserably). I was originally going to retake it on 1/31, and have been studying since December. However, because of busy season and jobs being moved around, I had to reschedule for 2/14. My question: since I now have 7 weeks should I start studying all over? Or focus on my weak areas? For instance, I spent a good week and a half on governmental/non profit, should I start from the beginning with that or move on and refresh when it comes to reviewing?

    Thanks ninjas!

    CPA, CFE
    CISA- Experience will be completed by August 2016

    #525789
    AOCI
    Participant

    @gabequinn

    If I were you, I would concentrate on your weak points and build your competency from there.

    FAR-82!
    REG-82 Again!
    BEC-78!
    AUD-84!

    Done with the exam and LICENSED in VA as of 11/17/2015.

    #525852
    AOCI
    Participant

    @gabequinn

    If I were you, I would concentrate on your weak points and build your competency from there.

    FAR-82!
    REG-82 Again!
    BEC-78!
    AUD-84!

    Done with the exam and LICENSED in VA as of 11/17/2015.

    #525791
    wanxx043
    Member

    I'm in kind of a similar situation where I was originally studying to take FAR in November, but because of work and other miscellaneous didn't get around to all of the sections. I've been studying the last week or so to take the exam on 1/4 and have just gotten through all of the sections that I didn't get around to the first time and am starting to review those that I did. What I'm finding is that despite not having looked at those areas in over 6+ weeks, I've actually retained quite a bit and am scoring decently on the progress exams (75%-80%) because they were topics that I was previously more familiar with (revenue recognition, accrual basis, inventory etc.)

    With that being said, if you have the time to start studying now, I'd definitely go through the sections that you're more comfortable with because, chances are, a brief refresher now will stick with you and help even a few weeks down the road. Save those topics that you are more unfamiliar / uncomfortable with for when you're closer to your exam date so you don't just forget completely over the weeks. Then the week before / week of your exam, read through those sections that you're the most comfortable with / do any MCQs that you may have marked as important and focus the majority of your review on those sections that you've identified as key / are still uncomfortable with.

    REG - 7/2/12 - 89
    BEC - 7/9/12 - 91
    AUD - 5/13/13 - 87
    FAR - 1/3/14 - 80

    #525854
    wanxx043
    Member

    I'm in kind of a similar situation where I was originally studying to take FAR in November, but because of work and other miscellaneous didn't get around to all of the sections. I've been studying the last week or so to take the exam on 1/4 and have just gotten through all of the sections that I didn't get around to the first time and am starting to review those that I did. What I'm finding is that despite not having looked at those areas in over 6+ weeks, I've actually retained quite a bit and am scoring decently on the progress exams (75%-80%) because they were topics that I was previously more familiar with (revenue recognition, accrual basis, inventory etc.)

    With that being said, if you have the time to start studying now, I'd definitely go through the sections that you're more comfortable with because, chances are, a brief refresher now will stick with you and help even a few weeks down the road. Save those topics that you are more unfamiliar / uncomfortable with for when you're closer to your exam date so you don't just forget completely over the weeks. Then the week before / week of your exam, read through those sections that you're the most comfortable with / do any MCQs that you may have marked as important and focus the majority of your review on those sections that you've identified as key / are still uncomfortable with.

    REG - 7/2/12 - 89
    BEC - 7/9/12 - 91
    AUD - 5/13/13 - 87
    FAR - 1/3/14 - 80

    #525793
    wanxx043
    Member

    But then again…I've yet to pass FAR so who knows if this is effective. 😀

    REG - 7/2/12 - 89
    BEC - 7/9/12 - 91
    AUD - 5/13/13 - 87
    FAR - 1/3/14 - 80

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