[rossk]

I have few questions. I am about to start studying for FAR again, I took it in August and got 69. I have switched my course from Roger CPA and Wiley testbank to Becker. I want to know, should I start Becker from the first module or should I start from those areas in which I feel weak. In my report my mcqs area was strong as compared to other candidates but I struggled in TBS. Please let me know if you guys have any tips for the simulations. Last question, I only have a month to prepare for FAR, if I study 6 to 7 hours per day will it be enough to get prepared in a month. I think I know most of the material but just wanted to know how intense is Becker.

[mochiiiii]

Treat your retake as if you're studying for the exam for the first time. You want to be 100% confident that you've given it your all. My strategy was watch lecture -> do multiple choice -> read the book -> redo multiple choice until you can get 90+% on all the homework questions. When doing the multiple choice, don't use “test taking skills”. What I mean by this is that sometimes you can get the question right by finding the answer choice that is different from the other 3 choices. You have to understand why right answer is the correct answer and why the other 3 answers are wrong. The reasoning behind this is that on the actual exam, many questions are a repeat of Becker, but they ask you over material that are in wrong answer choices on the homework questions. When doing the practice questions, we often focus on the right answer and we ignore the wrong answers. So look at each question as 4 separate facts. I've used this method to pass FAR and REG, and I'm waiting for my score for Audit.

FAR - TBD
REG - 90 Q4 2014
AUD - 95 Q4 2014
BEC - TBD Q1 2015

[Anonymous]

I didn't do the chapters in order and found that it's not necessary to do so. I think you'll be OK modeling your own plan. Except for 8 and 9. Do those in order.

FAR is always going to be intense just because of the sheer amount of information. Four weeks is a tight window to get through that entire book but if you're doing 6-7 (quality) hours a day you can succeed.

I didn't aim for the 90s on my MCQs. I spent all my time making sure I fully understood the concepts. I find that I easily memorize questions. But I fully agree that you should understand why your choice was right and why the others were wrong.

One last note: get the Becker final review. It was extremely instrumental in my passing FAR.

[Martin]

I never seen someone going from Roger to Becker. Usually people do it backwards, they go from a review (becker) to a course that will actually teach you (roger). You should go over Roger one more time, and do all the simulations and MC from Becker since they have a better test bank than Roger. After you go over Becker, you will see what I'm talking about. Becker is a great review from a recent graduate who has a good understanding of FAR, and actually remembers most of the rules.

Through God all things can happen!

“You never fail until you stop trying.”
― Albert Einstein
When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people;as I grow older, I admire kind people.
“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.”

FAR= 72-84
Audit= 73-82
BEC= 74-75
Reg=77

[rossk]

Thank you everyone! I completely agree with you Martin. Roger's lectures were much better. I didn't have a very strong accounting base but studying Becker after Roger's course is not that bad since I do have a general understanding now. Becker is more structured homework wise and there are lot examples given in the text on each topic which helps. I do want to know what is a more effective way in Becker. Watching a lecture on a topic and doing the homework for that topic right away or finishing the whole module and then completing the homework?.

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