[strider4216]

It’s almost sunrise now…and I’m taking the test in 5 days…I have so many lectures to get through still…I miss Peter Olinto, Tim Gearty was great in Audit, but I’m starting to hate him now…Financial is driving me crazy, Audit/Reg drove me crazy too, but not like this…I feel like I master chapter three, then by chapter five I’ve forgotten everything…I have no idea how I’m gonna pass this test…I know I felt this way about Audit and Reg, I know I left Reg feeling like I got a 50 and I ended up passing (wtf miracle), but for some reason I can’t even think back to those two tests, this feels like a different beast…I’m REALLY pessimistic about my chances of passing Financial….this is my almost sunrise can not do present value calculations for the life of me rant, sorry if it’s incoherent but I lack sleep and time and mental stability…I hope this is all worth it in the end, especially since I’m going into consulting and not public accounting..can’t be picky in this economy though…

/rant off

One last attempt at these MCQ’s, if fail then sleep.

[Anonymous]

@ dualmatrix

Yes, wiley is tough. Have you done the AICPA released questions? I seriously feel that many people don't pass because of the way they interpret the question. I did the AICPA questions and I had to re-read each question before I figured out what they were asking. Becker's questions are more simplified so you know what you are solving for right away. I decided to use Wiley 2 weeks before my exam. I was so discouraged to get so many wrong. It only reiterated to me that I was going to fail. Tomorrow is the big day. It's Good Friday so I hope that's a good sign 🙂

[Anonymous]

@ dualmatrix

oh and I am not very fond of the calculator either…lol!

[mgoloubenko]

That's one of the reasons I'm memorizing the journal entries because at least those are some points right there and you probably would have passed if you hadn't left blanks! You'll get them this time 🙂

FAR 4/9/12- PASSED
BEC 7/13/12- PASSED
AUD 8/16/12- Ughhh 71, Rematch: 90!!!
REG-12/6/12 PASSED

USC MAcc- Fight on!

They say good things come to those who wait, but only those things that are left by those who hustle.

[Anonymous]

I know!!!!! 🙁 Don't remind me….waaaa! I keep thinking too…had i just put zeros or put anything in, would I have gotten partial credit…ugh! I swear it haunts me even today. Those journal entries are key. Even when I do the the Becker MCQs, I'll prepare the JE even if they don't ask for it. I need to visually see it. But then I get overwhelmed and start creating my own journal entries…hahah!

[ledgermaven]

the journal entry for studying far:

loss of expected social life 100

gain to knowledge 60

discount on knowledge lost 40

journal entry for passing far:

gain on confidence 100

that much closer to cpa 100

[Anonymous]

@cyn637 I haven't done those yet. Where can I find the AICPA released questions?

[Anonymous]

@ledgermaven: Nice JEs!

@cyn637 Good luck tomorrow! You'll do great–it sounds like you really kicked up your studying this time around! Thanks for the tips, I need any advice I can get….except now I feel like a total slacker lol time to get my butt in gear!

[hili783]

THE BIGGEST LIE I TELL MYSELF IS,

“I do not need to write that down, I will remember it”

FAR -
BEC -
REG -
AUD -

[Anonymous]

For people who are taking FAR…Don't give up while taking the exam. Remember each question counts. It's true many candidates (including me) walked out of the testing center and thought they failed FAR but passed. There was an evil thought in me keep saying “oh well, you can come back next time.”…don't listen to it. Treat each question like the one is deciding your pass score, no matter how bad or how many questions you have flagged. Answer all questions as best as you can. There are people here who gave up in the middle of the exam and found out later they only missed by few points!

[latenight]

@cyn637 – “I seriously feel that many people don't pass because of the way they interpret the question”

I TOTALLY agree with this.

It's insane how some random detail in the question will change everything. I'm torn between spending 5 minutes on every question re-reading it…

vs.

just hoping I understood it correctly and moving on!

AUD - 87
BEC - 76
FAR - 96
REG - 94

[mgoloubenko]

@CPA-convertible, I can totally see where you are coming from because the information in FAR just cripples my confidence but come test time Monday I'm just going to power through it. Any advice on how to conquer the SIMs? I've done so much to work on managing the MCQ but it sounds like so many people get slaughtered during the SIMS, what can I do to better my chances?

FAR 4/9/12- PASSED
BEC 7/13/12- PASSED
AUD 8/16/12- Ughhh 71, Rematch: 90!!!
REG-12/6/12 PASSED

USC MAcc- Fight on!

They say good things come to those who wait, but only those things that are left by those who hustle.

[Anonymous]

@dualmatrix

HI!! sorry I haven't been on and just saw your question. Here is where you can find the AICPA release questions. I hope this is not too late. I know you take your test tomorrow. Best of luck!!!!

https://beckerkb.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/363

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