[Prayerfully_a_ CPA]

Hi All! I am new to Another71 and I think this forum is great. I have been trying to pass this exam since 2007 and its like a black cloud hanging over my head. I finally took the step and said that I am going to do it this year, NO EXCEPTIONS. I have only come close to passing AUD and gave up on studying any other parts b/c work got so crazy for me (nor did I want to totally dedicate myself to studying truth be told). Regardless, I decided to start with FAR and now I remember that I get frustrated with studying this part and usually quit.

I am trying to study at least 2-3 hours M-F on top of going to my Becker CPA class two days a week for 4 hours. I am exhausted come the weekend, but I get in at least 5 hours on Saturday and 3 hours on Sunday. I just feel like its taking me forever to get this and work through the material and questions. My exam is a month away as of today, 1/23 (yikes). I do not want to push my exam back as I start my next class at the end of Feb. What is the best approach and should I even think of postponing the FAR exam?

Gonna Pass in 2012

FAR - 2/24/12
AUD - 4/6/12 (68 in 08)
REG - 5/23/12
BEC - 7/13/12

[freshy70]

I'm in the same boat time wise but I haven't taken the test yet. I don't know how Becker is since I'm using Yaegar but I committed to just go through all the material even if I don't get it all 100%. I'll go back and review after. I think just getting through everything once is going to be good motivation.

BEC - 5/20/11 83
REG - 11/20/11 83
FAR - 2/26/12 82
AUD - 7/26 86
Ethics 12/27/12 90

[go2eu]

From my experience, FAR is very comprehensive in terms of coverage but not really in the same depth as some of Becker's practice questions. If you have limited time and dont like the idea to spend half an hour on a single question, I would suggest you just go over the basic GAAP rules, skip those tough questions and concentrate only on the classic questions. It is a bit risky but worth try.

FAR 11/08/2011 90
BEC 11/29/2011 85
REG 01/03/2012 91
AUD 02/03/2012 86
DONE!

[Anonymous]

Last night while half asleep and awake, I asked myself how come I didn't remember anything about COSO. When I finally woke up this morning, I still asked myself why I don't remember COSO 'cause it seems I just studied it few weeks ago.while I wasbrushing my teeth, I finally realized COSO is under BEC, and I already took BEC and I am studying FAR right now. I am currently reading the chapters and working on the MCQs. I am starting on chapter 6 today, but I wonder how much information I can retain from chapter 1……

I have this half-way blue lately. I have two down and two to go, and I am seeing my energy and motivation slowly running down…the whole process just seems so long, and I missed the time when I had nothing to do…sometimes it seems surreal that I am actually studying for CPA exams 'cause I never see myself as a dedicated person…

[katiekanton]

@CPA Convertible

I just posted a similar feeling in another thread. I am struggling just like everyone else with FAR right now. I think part of my problem is that there are SO MANY similar questions in my review material. I'm anal, so I HAVE to work every single one, because what if THIS one is the one that includes some explanation in the answer that wasn't in the reading and will be on the exam, but most of the time it's just a repeat of an earlier question, only instead of exchanging an old truck, it's an old bus. I wish the study materials were more adaptive, but I guess they'd cost tens of thousands then.

AUD - 88
FAR - 90
REG - 85
BEC - 88

[nolifecpa]

@Prayerfully_a_ CPA

Welcome back to the journey!!!

i've been at this since 2006 and have the same black cloud hanging over my head. i decided almost 2 years ago that i was going to take this seriously and pass if its the last thing i ever do. i miss my social life A LOTTTT but just accepted the fact that this is how its going to be until i'm done. i study M-F for 2-3 hrs and 4+ hrs (or however long my brain can take) on sat and sun each

the becker schdule is fine assuming you can do a final review in the 2-3 weeks in between classes and pass but that wasn't the case for me. i wouldn't suggest taking an exam just to follow the becker schdule, take it when you feel like you are fully prepared. there's nothing more discouraging than multiple fails

@CPA-Convertible

i am at the half way point myself and am so unmotivated. i remember reading a post on here a year ago about someone who was half way done and how they lost their motivation. i was thinking how the hell can you lose your motivation when you're half way done? i thought there was no way i would ever feel like that and here i am

REG-65,71,74,73,70,74,79
BEC-60's,60's,69,71,76*,78
FAR-67,66,65,79
AUD-54,60's,65,83*,69,80
*expired

DONE

[Anonymous]

@nolifecpa… dont give up…if you keep pushing..eventually you will get through. You have already sacrificed all those years of suffering..you might aswell stick with it and get a reward from it. i think giving up is the short term fix..but years from now you will hate yourself even more for fighting so hard then giving up.

2012 is ther year we become a CPA's! new attitude!! time to give it eveverything we have and leave nothing behind!!

[Anonymous]

@Katie…I am like you. I read every single concept on that book and tried to understand and remember it. Sometimes it went down well, sometimes it doesn't. In my opinion, FAR requires more memorization than other sections. For BEC, I didn't have to remember much because most concepts are quiet logical, once you find out the reason behind it, the concept sticks with you. But for FAR, you just have to remember how to treat the transactions not because of logic but because the GAAP said so…Do you have problems/do you know how to remember which rates to use in term of translation and remeasurement? I just HATE things that require PURE memorization. I will be on chapter 6 tonight, but chapter 1 & 2 seem so remotely far in the back of my head already……my another biggest concern is non-for-profit/government accounting, it seems those rules were writen by aliens….

@nolifecpa…I don't think I will give up because I can't give up the two scores I worked hard to earn. It likes you are climbing half way in the mountain, and the only way to get over it is to climb all the way to the top…I really hope I can pass FAR, my third exam, so I can have this “one last one” excitement coming to get over this boring process…I don't know which one to pick if I have to choose between CPA exams and teeth braces.

[Anonymous]

I am on the same boat. I bought my review materials last month, and I am already thinking about giving up. I get SO angry when I study FAR. I always wonder why bother with the CPA if I don't even want to be a CPA???!! I want to be a Tax Accountant. But I remember a professor from college saying that even if you never use your CPA, it is a good thing to have. I already spent $2100 with a review course and the exam fees… But I still cant stand to study FAR. I hated Intermediate Accounting at school, but I love Taxation. I want to work for the IRS. I feel so lost because I am only taking the CPA because I can't find a job in the small city I live. My husband works here, so I can't move. I feel lost. I don't know what to do.

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