[Stibbs]

Hello all

I graduated with my degree in accounting in December 2011 and had slacked off till now. Now I’m getting into gear and getting started studying for my CPA exam. I’m planning on taking FAR, hopefully in July, and have been studying roughly 2 hours a day from my old school textbooks. I took FAR a few years ago cold and scored a 42. My question is, what would you guys recommend as the best means to study? Is me just going over my old school text books going to be sufficient? A complete waste of my time? I work full time, am married, have no kids and an average of 2-3 hours a day of free time.

Thank you

[Anonymous]

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[Missy]

I'd get a cpa review, check out the ninja products. School books are not efficient for studying IMHO. The material is too narrow in scope and too deep in details. CPA is the opposite, a mile wide and an inch deep.

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[Spartans92]

I agree with mla. Though textbooks do provide great examples and additional practice but its too focus on certain topics unlike review course. FAR covers more than financial it includes NFP and governmental and school text books don't have those. Also, IFRS vs GAAP rules. Good Luck! I know 2-3 hours may sound like a lot of time per day and little adds up but try to budget more time for studying in terms of the weeks because little you know it getting stuck on one problem may take 5 mins. Next thing you know 30 mins went by and you also need to add in reading and watching lectures/notes taking if you plan on doing all that.

BEC- PASS

[Olintos Apprentice]

Agreed; textbooks are useless. I recommend a review program such as Becker, but any review program or multiple choice set will be far beneficial than any textbook. You have to know how the examiners are thinking behind the question, not just know the material.

FAR: 89, 2/29/16
AUD: 97, 5/9/16
BEC: 92, 6/10/16
REG: October 2016

[Spartans92]

Love that user name^^ why does Gearty have to teach so many sections (Smart man but can't really teach).. I want Olinto back. His humor makes it less painful to study.

BEC- PASS

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