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WorkingHard
offlineMemberAnna,
Can you tell me how long did you study for FAR .........I wish I was as lucky as you are....
I have plans to appear for FAR is Feb but then I think i might not be ready for it by then with my full time job and family..but after I read your message that you just gave a try and got a 75 so now I planning on doing the same ..Anyways can you please tell me how long you had been studying the subject before you appeared for it........
AUD- 83 ; REG- 86; BEC: 83; FAR: 2/2/2010.
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chucker18
offlineMemberAnna/strider4216-
Thanks for all of your advice. Anna-I am using your plan and it seems to be working well. It does help concrete the information in and since there is sooo much, it is very necessary that you don't forget what you did in Chapter 1.
Thank you all for your help and words of encouragement!! GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!!!
Posted 2 months ago # -
Anna
offlineMemberChucker18, I'm glad it is helping - it is actually Olinto's idea to take it in small portions - I think it makes much more sense than listening to the whole thing; important to remember to review after you have done 2 or 3 lectures like that.
WorkingHard, it's hard to tell. I procrastinated a lot with FAR, so even though I overall I "studied" about 1.5 months - it was much less in reality. I think about 10 days of listening to lectures and completeing homework.
I'd say - if money is not a huge issue - always give it a try in a window. I remember my friend took it in August, right after FastPass and homework completion - he got 80.And yes, all of you: Good Luck!!! We'll defeat this exam no matter what:-))
BEC (82), AUD (86), FARE (75) => Becker
REG (74) Retake Feb. 6 => Yaeger HomeStudyPosted 2 months ago # -
J
offlineMemberI am also doing the Yaeger cram - will be studying 10h+ today up to January 8th! My New Year's resolution is to pass FAR in Jan and move on with my life!
I'm very familiar with FAR considering my 4 years of experience in auditing, but I'm doing all the questions and SIMS assigned by Yaeger to be safe and of course reading through the answers to understand what I did wrong or if I was unsure of the answer. The Yaeger cram really helps me identify what areas I need to spend more time on. With that said, I think I'll need to spend more time on Pensions, Bonds, Governmental and Not-for-profits. Ohh how I wish I had some experience in governmental accounting, this stuff looks soo foreign to me!
Anyways, GL to everyone!
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Awesomo3000
offlineMemberI sat for FAR for the second time this morning and it was much more difficult than when I took it in November. I hope I'm not divuldging too much, and jeff, please delete my post if I cross a line.
But there was a topic that Becker expected to be a small percentage of the exam but I had many more questions on that topic than I was prepared for. Is it possible that some of those questions were pretest questions, or were the Becker estimates off? I had educated answers for each question but it would certainly put my mind at ease if there is a good chance some of them were pretest questions
FAR: 73, 82(Jan 10)...REG: 74, 71, 83(Feb 10)...AUD: 69...BEC: 71, 80(Nov 09)Posted 2 months ago # -
CapitalGains
offlineMemberAwesomo: it's possible. However there are certain minor topics in each exam that, while they generally only compose a small portion of the total point distribution (i.e., 1-3%), they do have the possibility of making up a larger percentage of the composition (such as 8-10%). It's certainly possible that some of them were pretest questions, but it might depend on what the topic was, which shouldn't be revealed due to exam disclosure requirements. I would suspect a higher proportion of pretest questions involve newly added or "hot" topics. Current examples of this might include fair value measurements, derivatives and related disclosures, and certain hedging and stock option contracts. In light of recent events and circumstances all of these topics have gained increased importance so it's reasonable to think they would warrant heavier testing than in the past. With that being said the AICPA might include more of these questions on each exam as pretest questions to see how candidates respond in the aggregate. I have no authoritative data or research to back this up; it's merely an observation based on logical conjecture, trends, and relative importance.
AUD: 97, FAR: 96, BEC: 93, REG: 99, Ethics: incompletePosted 2 months ago # -
pblakk
offlineMemberHi guys, so what is the 'supposed' study time for Wiley FAR anyway? My 2008 book has an outline for the different sections along with a strategy, and it's for 80 HRS. That sounds low. I remember maybe a year ago or something, I had read something about Wiley FAR estimating a 300 (yes 300) hour schedule?
Am I missing something? thanks.
I really do not pay too much attention to the time, except for the fact that I wasted 2 months :(, and it's really hurting now!
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CPAWannaBe
offlineMemberIt all depends on your experience, schooling and freshness of that information in your mind. I spent 80 hours just reviewing what I had already gone over in depth earlier. But don't gauge yourself by me. I have killed many a brain cells in my day; it takes me longer to study than others. 300 hours may be overkill though for most candidates.
Crap. I have 12 hours left until I take FAR. I'll let you know how it goes. I'm so tense and the theme from "Rocky" keeps going though my head.
The Club 75 has helped me so much today with their "cheerleading". I recommend it highly. Plus I watched a "Final FAR Tips" video yesterday through them that helped as well.
REG - 75 (8/24/2009)
FAR - 69 (1/5/2010), retaking in MayPosted 2 months ago # -
pblakk
offlineMemberHey CPAWannaBe!! WOW, you're taking FAR tomorrow! You will do well!
Yeah on the study time, I guess it depends on prior knowledge, and of course the individual. My problem is I can't sit and study for too many hours in a single day, maybe 4 productive hours at most, otherwise I just get tired and don't retain much if at all.
Thanks! God I wish hadn't wasted the last 2 months, but anyway... I guess I can plan on possibly setting an April testing window. The State has yet to even receive my official University transcripts! Well, if not April then May is fine as well, no big deal.
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