Hi , I just want to know people who are taking this part in april and how do hey feel.
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Bobbins
offlineMemberI just scheduled my FAR exam for April 19th. I'm already not feeling too good about it because I have been putting this last exam off for several weeks now. I finally decided to schedule it in hopes that I would feel some pressure to start studying. I am using Becker 2010 materials, and it looks overwhelming. The only thing giving me hope is that even if I am struggling with the material I will know that so is everyone else, so it is normal and does not mean I am guaranteed to fail.
AUD - 85 (7/24/09) BEC - 90 (8/31/09) REG - 86 (11/16/09) FAR - 82 (05/11/10) *I'm a CPA!!!Posted 2 years ago # -
glutenator
offlineMemberI scheduled mine for April 27th. I'm still restudying REG for next Friday, so I have barely cracked the FAR book. what I did read, I wasn't too thrilled with, and I'm anxious to get started. I guess next Saturday, if I decide to not take a break.
I'll Pass Eventually
REG (67, 66), BEC (79), FAR (5/26/10), AUD (August 2010)Posted 2 years ago # -
zena
offlineMemberGood luck on the 26th glutenator. You should definitely take a break. FAR is a beast and you need be charged and ready before tackling it. I'm hanging by a thread, my diligence is rapidly winding down. REG is tomorrow and I can't wait to be done (hopefully passed as well). I haven't taken more than a few days off since September 1st. A good break should get you ready to take on FAR.
FAR 86 | BEC 94 | AUD 90 | REG 85
All done! used BeckerPosted 2 years ago # -
CowgirlNJ
offlineMemberI just filed for my NTS for FAR and will be scheduling to take the exam by May 5th at the latest. I'm using Becker and F1 wasn't bad last week, but I'm working on F2 now and it's killer! It seems that I have forgotten SO much since taking the exam last April...hoping it gets easier from here...
Good luck everybody!
NJ Candidate; test at Penn Plaza in NYC.
REG 75; BEC 71,78; AUD 71,73,77; FAR 70, 75
Now to get that year of experience...Posted 2 years ago # -
CPAWannaBe
offlineMemberI feel like crap! I just found out I failed after 2 1/2 months of intense studying. I don't know what more I can do that I didn't already do. Start from scratch, I guess. I will retake it at the end of May. The thought of taking that Becker book out again makes me sick to my stomach.
I hate FAR!
REG - 75 (expired, retake July 2011)
FAR - 69, 64, 67 <-Becker, 80 <-Yaeger
AUD - 82 ETHICS - 100
BEC - 72 (retake May 2011)Posted 2 years ago # -
rahulcpa
offlineMemberDon't Worry CPAwannabe, I see that you are close to getting a 75. However, the worst part is that you have to study for this monster again. I will be taking this section on april 30 for the time and dont feel too good about it. Also, the feeling of opening that book again is very sick and I agree with you on that because I had failed my first exam (BEC with a 73).
BEC - 82 Reg-87 Aud - 86 Far - 81 (THANX THE LORD)
(Dr CPA (Asset)
Cr Life) ;) (revenue)Posted 2 years ago # -
tmccarron
offlineMemberHow often does Becker update their homework questions? I dont really want to bother paying for the becker promise if i'm going to be using the same questions. I need new material to study. I am taking FAR tomorrow.. I feel good about it but I am worried nevertheless. The only thing that sucks more than studying for FAR is failing and having to do it again.
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75 CPA
offlineMemberI would suggest that anyone thinking about taking the CPA exams read the book "You Can Pass the CPA Exam" by Debra R. Hopkins. I could have saved myself a lot of grief had I read that book before I started this CPA process!
FAR is unlike any other exam that I have ever taken. There is no memorization in FAR (financial accounting). Additionally, the material in FAR just never ends. I do not think that my college covered 40% of the material in FAR. College was a piece of cake compared to these CPA exams.
You have to understand the concepts in FAR. That is the reason that I took notes. I divided Yaeger's review program (14 DVDs) into the 26 subjects that he covered.
If you failed FAR with Becker, may I suggest a different approach? Buy Yaeger homestudy for only $345 with the discount. That is what I did after I failed FAR. I felt like I climbed Mount Everest after I passed on the second try.
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tmccarron
offlineMember@75 CPA: Good call.. I hope that I will bag FAR after tomorrow, as this is already my 2nd attempt. If i don't pass, I will pickup Yaeger for a fresh perspective on the material. You're certainly right, its an immense amount of material. I've spent about 65 hours over the past 8 days cramming on top of my preparation for the past 6 weeks so I hope this will be sufficient lol
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Soanxious
offlineMemberI am planning on FAR 4/2. I have been studying since 1/6/10. I have the Wiley book and the Gleim software. I have been studying AUD since '07 so studying FAR again was tuff. I have forgotten a lot. This will be my second attempte at FAR. I bombed FAR in '07 (a score not even close enough to 75 to be worth mentioning) using Becker. I failed six exams with them (AUD x3, FAR x1, Reg x1, BEC x1). And I was an excellent accounting student - I swear! Never made sense to me why I wasn't passing until I read Debra's book and it opened my eyes to what it takes to pass and gave me the inspiration to keep going. :O)
My other biggest problem is waiting for results for AUD (the 7 week 2 day) (sat 1/5). Very distracting while you are trying to study.
IL - 11/24 AUD
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. ~Ralph Waldo EmersonPosted 2 years ago # -
futureCPA86
offlineMemberI am going to be taking FAR 4/12. I feel pretty good about the sections I have covered. I am on F6 (2009 Becker review). There is a lot of information in this section compared to the other sections. I know of one person that took it at the end of January and got an 87. He said he didn't study THAT much. He said the exam was more theory than calculations compared to Becker. We will see. Does anyone who passed have any advice on this section or anyone who is retaking it.
REG-89 BEC-83 FAR-4/12 AUD-Retake
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CPAWannaBe
offlineMemberMine was more theory, but next time it could be the opposite. I also thought my questions were easier than Becker's but they must not have been that easy. I probably didn't see their sneaky little tricks.
REG - 75 (expired, retake July 2011)
FAR - 69, 64, 67 <-Becker, 80 <-Yaeger
AUD - 82 ETHICS - 100
BEC - 72 (retake May 2011)Posted 2 years ago # -
tmccarron
offlineMember@CPAWannabe & futureCPA:
I am really hoping for heavy concept testing tomorrow.. while I don't mind calculations, I find that I have a tendency to rush and forget little stuff (such as net of tax) etc. The first time I took FAR it was mostly concepts but I was woefully underprepared -- which was entirely my fault
One thing that really aggravates me about Becker is that the homework questions are easy.. but the final exam questions are almost overwhelmingly hard sometimes. I don't understand why there is such a disparity in difficulty...
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