[MM]

Hello,

I just started studying FAR and I feel like I’m way over my on this stuff. I’m I suppose to know this stuff? I look at a problem, and I don’t even know where to begin. I feel so dumb, I know it is not suppose to be easy. Did any of youOsmanthus had/have this issue? How have you addressed it? I’m thinking focusing on just working MCQs over and over.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

im in the same boat, i started studying for FAR in late july and most of the material was foreign to me. now i just read the text before doing the questions for each chapter. if i had just did the questions without reading the text i would prolly get 10% to 20% correct, now its more like 50 to 60%

[Anonymous]

im in the same boat, i started studying for FAR in late july and most of the material was foreign to me. now i just read the text before doing the questions for each chapter. if i had just did the questions without reading the text i would prolly get 10% to 20% correct, now its more like 50 to 60%

[MM]

I do go over the videos and go back and read the chapter. I will try to maybe take notes as I read. Thank you!

[MM]

I do go over the videos and go back and read the chapter. I will try to maybe take notes as I read. Thank you!

[W_HAMILTON]

One of the biggest things with FAR seems to be the mental aspect of it. You just have to keep pushing through it and not let it overwhelm you. I don't know what study materials you are using, but I know Becker is a bit overkill when it comes to their homework MCQs. I basically stopped doing MCQs around F4 because it was just so time consuming. If I had to do it over again, I would probably just focus on the “Newly Released 20XX” MCQs since they were the types that you would have actually seen on the CPA exam; they also tend to be less lengthy and involved than some of the other MCQs presented.

I doubt there is anyone that went into FAR thinking they were completely comfortable with 100% of the material. Hell, I just took FAR yesterday and I might not have been comfortable with 50% of it, but I knew enough to hopefully do well enough to pass. Just stick with, realize that you aren't going to be able to — nor do you have to — master every part of FAR to pass it.

REG - 93 (7/30/13)
BEC - 90 (8/19/13)
AUD - 98 (8/31/13)
FAR - 84 (10/19/13)

[W_HAMILTON]

One of the biggest things with FAR seems to be the mental aspect of it. You just have to keep pushing through it and not let it overwhelm you. I don't know what study materials you are using, but I know Becker is a bit overkill when it comes to their homework MCQs. I basically stopped doing MCQs around F4 because it was just so time consuming. If I had to do it over again, I would probably just focus on the “Newly Released 20XX” MCQs since they were the types that you would have actually seen on the CPA exam; they also tend to be less lengthy and involved than some of the other MCQs presented.

I doubt there is anyone that went into FAR thinking they were completely comfortable with 100% of the material. Hell, I just took FAR yesterday and I might not have been comfortable with 50% of it, but I knew enough to hopefully do well enough to pass. Just stick with, realize that you aren't going to be able to — nor do you have to — master every part of FAR to pass it.

REG - 93 (7/30/13)
BEC - 90 (8/19/13)
AUD - 98 (8/31/13)
FAR - 84 (10/19/13)

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