[Anonymous]

What did you spend the most time studying on with FAR?

[HWH]

Governmental and NFP, not because it was the most difficult, but because I have never been exposed to it before (never took it in school). People tend to underestimate this section a lot and don't study it (it's quite a large section of the exam), but they are relatively easier points to get (not as much computational questions compared to other topics).

I also remember spending plenty of time with pensions and leases as they were confusing to me!

Good luck!

FAR - 81 5/15
BEC - 85 5/15
REG - 83 7/15
AUD - 89 8/15

CA Candidate, Becker

[sar_rah]

How much depth does the exam go into on govt/nfp? The chapters are so long, and 9 is extremely detailed! I know the test is about 25% from these areas so I know I can't over look it, but I feel like I should narrow myself to knowing the big main topics and that I can better use my time reviewing other chapters to the point of being confident rather than memorizing every single detail in these 160 pages. Any feedback on this? I finished 8 yesterday and do not feel great about it, and started 9 today and just feel like theres SO much.

HELP!

AUD: 98
REG: 91
BEC: 86
FAR: 83

DONE DONE DONE and DONE all on the first try! It IS possible, just keep on studying!

[HWH]

There is no need to memorize every single detail. As they say, FAR is mile wide and an inch deep. When I took the exam I found that to be true. Government and NFP didn't really “stick” the first time around mainly because it was foreign to me. I made flashcards of the JEs and the definitions, etc until I got the big concepts down. After that, time permitting, I would go over the “smaller” details.

That being said, if flashcards aren't your thing (they aren't for a lot of people), do whatever helps you to make the concepts stick.

Good luck!

FAR - 81 5/15
BEC - 85 5/15
REG - 83 7/15
AUD - 89 8/15

CA Candidate, Becker

[Anonymous]

@CB I'm having the same problems… there is soooo much information. Based on a lot of what I've read from people who've taken it in the past, JEs are really big.

[Key522]

Are FAR MCQ on the actual exam long questions? I was so shocked the first time I took BEC how short the questions were compared to the Wiley book.

BEC Feb 2015 68 - rematch Apr 2015 - 84
FAR July 2015 77
AUD Oct 2015 74 Feb 2016 71 April 2016 85
REG Jan 2016 67 July 2016

[jontbarker]

It has been my experience that most questions on the actual exam are relatively short. I've used Becker to prepare for the three sections I've taken, and I fond the actual MCQ questions to be a major relief compared to what I was used to from studying. I was originally worried about to how I was going to get through all of the MCQ, because the Becker questions could take 5-10 minutes each. Thankfully, even of the tougher calculation-driven problems on the real test would only take me 3-4 minutes, and those were few and far between.

AUD - 97 5/30/2015
BEC - 86 5/31/2014
FAR - 88 8/31/2014
REG - 87 7/30/2015

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