I used Becker for FAR, and only did supplemental questions for F1 and part of F2. F2 supps really discouraged me, until I read somewhere on this forum that F2 supps were harder than the other chapters (definitely a relief). Still, I was one of *those* people that were trying to pass exams before 2011 changes & was in a crunch for time. I felt like I shouldn't move on to the supps until I was ready, so I focused on learning the concepts as best as I could by redoing HW MCQ's for the topics that were hardest for me, repeatedly. Before the exam, I was confident that I knew most of the concepts very well, but it was my first exam, & I wasn't confident that it was enough. There were a number of topics that I didn't have time to do over more than once, and others that I simply could not get through my head (certain areas in deferred taxes, pensions, the usual). I ended up getting an 82!
The bottom line is... it IS possible to pass FAR using Becker, without doing the supplemental questions. However, I wouldn't recommend it. Whatever you do, do it well. Learn as many of the concepts as you can--don't move on until you're ready, but don't allow yourself to dwell on one topic for too long. Otherwise, you spread yourself too thin, and you will bombard yourself with information that isn't going to stick. During the exam, think each question through--be confident that you learned that particular concept, and you WILL be able to back into the answer or narrow it down to an educated guess. If you come to a question that you know you didn't study (& you will), guess or skip it until you know you have enough time to try for an educated guess.
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FAR - 11.21.10 - 82!
AUD - 04.02.11 - 86
BEC - 05.26.11 - 64 =[
