[ihatestudying]

@Path to CPA, Lady in Red, to_be_a_CPA, bjo………………up to page 34 of FAR ninja notes and already discouraged and have no clue how im going to get through this info, and master it before 11/30… let the stress begin

AUD - 2/27/12 - 76
REG - 5/31/12 - 78
BEC - 8/31/12 - 77
FAR - 12/6/12 - 76

[Anonymous]

@krystal

I think everyone feels that way at first. I would recommend doing the MCQ ‘open book/notes'. I don't think your first time going through the MCQ is the time to test your knowledge as much as understand what they are asking and how to answer it correctly. I have found if I try to answer with out looking up things, I miss more and get discouraged, leading me to just randomly click and answer and read the question versus working through it to arrive at the best answer myself. Make sense?

[wantCPA]

@akb9874

Totally. I just wished that during lectures, they went over more questions than just reading the rules and concepts.

Good to see this will be the last and final test for you! I still have few more to go. sigh! good luck 🙂

BEC 5.31
FAR 86
REG 84
AUD 78

[Anonymous]

@krystal

I totally know what you mean. Being that this is about the millionth time for me to take FAR, I don't use lectures, there comes a point that it becomes useless, at least for me. Now I am doing a crap ton of MCQ, Note Writing, Note Reviewing (Ninja) and Audio (Ninja) Hopefully this will do the trick! I am so ready to be done I can hardly stand it. I just want to be able to go and blow without feeling so stinkin guilty!

Also, congrats on the 80 in BEC, that thing is a monster.

[Anonymous]

Thanks mom2two for the response. After reading your post i went and review and find it is only for public company and for all other company GAAP still allow 3 Approaches. Please correct me if i am wrong

[getting_there]

Anyone just starting to study? I was moving and starting a new job, just scheduled FAR for the last date available at my testing site – 11/26. I'm not sure this is doable. Any advice?

BEC 88
FAR (11/26/12)
AUD TBD
REG TBD

[QQ]

Hi everyone! I am starting Becker's FAR 2012 edition on Wednesday… I took AUD today and need Tuesday as a break to recover from it. Getting_There, I think you can do it. I did something similar before with BEC and FAR. I watched 6 of 9 lectures and did the required homework for 5 or 6 of those lectures and had run out of time. I got a 74 on FAR last July so you have much more time and are only trying to study for one test… I was studying for BEC and FAR at the same time in a two month period.

Just make sure you give plenty of time for SIMs and look up anything you are even the least bit shaky about in the Authoritative Literature.

My plan is to tackle it as if I hadn't studied at all for it yet. I am glad I found this though because seeing others progress through it will help keep me going and from procrastinating. I can't handle any more Gearty and Olinto! 🙁

I love the tip of doing the questions as open book/notes. I may do that this time around for the first round of questions. I want to have time to watch each lecture, do all MCQs and SIMS twice, do each final exam and then do more questions and it is intimidating with 10 lectures to sit through!

NASBA makes me cry.

REG - 84 May 2011, expires Nov 30 2012. Losing credit because AUD is a $#@#$
BEC - 76 July 2011, Expires Feb 28 2013. gonna lose it because of busy tax season work.
FAR - 74 July 2011, retake on Nov 30th.
AUD - 72 Jan 2012, 74 Oct 2012 <-- I hate you NASBA and AICPA

[wantCPA]

@getting_there

I started studying few days ago – still doing F2.

I am scheduled for 11/29. I definitely believe you have more than enough time to tackle FAR. It all depends on how much you spend time studying each day.

Good luck!

BEC 5.31
FAR 86
REG 84
AUD 78

[rmm91909]

I am powering through the Roger CPA cram which I am loving! I am hoping to take the exam at the end of the month but the 10/15 deadline is killing me right now. How is everyone else doing?

[olivertwist1234]

I am writing out my NINJA Notes for Chapter 6 – Bonds. The material does seem to be sinking in better when I write notes, I'm trying to stick to an outline format, noting important points and Pass Keys. Next up is Pensions — . Has anyone else written out their own notes? It just seems to take so long!

[olivertwist1234]

I am writing out my NINJA Notes for Chapter 6 – Bonds. The material does seem to be sinking in better when I write notes, I'm trying to stick to an outline format, noting important points and Pass Keys. Next up is Pensions — . Has anyone else written out their own notes? It just seems to take so long!

[futuremdcpa]

Just bought Becker Final Review 2012 for FAR (not sure how long its going to take?? Becker rep's. werent helpful), and I am on 4, and should be done reading & MCQ's today. I scheduled it for Oct 31. This is my 2nd time going through everything.. Im not sure if it will be enough time? I start a new job (big 4) this monday… and I go for training for a whole week 3rd week of october.. Im not sure what to do 🙁

REG: PASS || BEC: PASS || AUD: PASS || F: SCORE PENDING..

[frecklescpa]

Just went to https://cpareviewforfree.com to register but it asks for my date of birth. I want to know if anyone out there in the forum is comfortable providing this information. Is this site good?

[Anonymous]

Ugh have about 5 pages left of F10, then the MCQ and I am done with the book. Couldnt push through it tonight, mind is too cooked. Have grinded out 10 hours the past 1.5 days.

[omgthtcpa]

hi everyone,

i'm sitting for FAR (my very 1st part) the day before thanksgiving and am using Becker self-study. just wondering, for those that have used Becker, what's your study strategy? i'm getting very sick and tired of being consumed by studying day after day… any advice is helpful. TIA!

FAR - Nov 2012 = 73; Feb 2013 = 83!!! WOO!!!
AUD - Apr 2013
REG - Jul 2013
BEC - Aug 2013

[QQ]

@omgthtcpa my strat is as follows

Watch a few lecture sections, depending on their length and then do the homework for that section.

After the lectures are done for that lesson, do the optional ?s and the Sims.

I plan on doing that for every lecture and as I need breaks from lectures/MCQs, start reading the book for lessons I have already watched.

So by the time I finish all 10 lessons, I should have everything done once and have read the book to reinforce stuff.

then, redo all of the questions, required and optional and redo all the sims. Identify continued weak points. study those more and practice them. review notes, practice memorizations, etc. then

Do the final exams.

Then if I am still breathing and haven't killed myself by overloading my brain, try and find a way to understand those weak points.

TLDR: Basically, watch everything, do the homework for each lesson before moving on to the next one, then after it all, redo all the homework and review hard to understand areas.

NASBA makes me cry.

REG - 84 May 2011, expires Nov 30 2012. Losing credit because AUD is a $#@#$
BEC - 76 July 2011, Expires Feb 28 2013. gonna lose it because of busy tax season work.
FAR - 74 July 2011, retake on Nov 30th.
AUD - 72 Jan 2012, 74 Oct 2012 <-- I hate you NASBA and AICPA

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