[jomarie]

Who’s in with me? Well I’m starting off with my FAR exam is afternoon. Then I’m going to start on BEC right away. I’ve never studied during tax season so this tax season will be interesting.

Started sitting in May 2002, on and off. But since 2008 I've been nonstop and my scores are....
AUD - 39, 48, 56, 65, 68, 73, 76!!! (Finally passed in Oct 2011!!!) Becker, NINJA, & Wiley
REG - 75 (Lost Credit) 72, 68, 73, 75 (Passed again in Aug 2011) Becker, NINJA, & Wiley
FAR - 65, 68, 75 (Lost Credit) 68, 73, 73, 80 (Passed again in May 2012) Roger, NINJA, & Wiley
BEC - 65, 68, 71, 72, 72, 71, 76 (Lost Credit)- 70, 76!!!! I AM DONE!!! - Roger, NINJA, & Wiley
After 10 long years of studying, I AM DONE!!!! Finally a Licensed CPA in the State of New York!!

[MyLifeisCPA]

Count me in!!!!! I have 3 weeks exact to finish up on REG and then 02/27 will be the showdown.!!!

BEC-Passed
AUD-Passed
REG-Passed
FAR-Passed (I AM DONE!!! THANK U LORD!!!!)
Licensed Texas CPA - 10/2012

[MyLifeisCPA]

Good LUCK to you JoMarie on your FAR exam this afternoon.. You will ROCK it!!!!!

BEC-Passed
AUD-Passed
REG-Passed
FAR-Passed (I AM DONE!!! THANK U LORD!!!!)
Licensed Texas CPA - 10/2012

[Marivy22]

Good luck!!!

I am in 13 days for my BEC!!!

Done 😉
Class of 2012!!!!
Lots of prayers and hard work....

[yankeeaccountant]

Morning guys!

@JoMarie—Today is the day!!! Go get it, CPA's in 2012. GOOOOO JOMarie!!!

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I am going to run through the Wiley test bank this week, reread notes, and more mcq's!!! Not much time left for me, so it is on!!

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@cpastudyvictim–Best of luck on BEC!!!

@Pacific–Good to hear from you!!! For me, Audit was really hard. I think Roger was a key element in boosting my score. Plus, the third and 4th try I rewrote notes. That really helped get some points nailed in my head. I think I did one Becker Final exam, they usually crush me, so I am not a huge fan. Bascially, I did all the q's in Becker, and then used Wiley for massive practice tests. The final week, I just reread notes, did practice tests in Wiley, and the AICPA q's. This last time I quickly reveiwed sims. I tried not to put too much time into it. What review are you using?

@MylifeisCPA–Good luck with REG, man, that B-law is kicking my butt (again!)

[yankeeaccountant]

@Marivy22

Congrats again on BEC!! Looks like you had the best power weekend of all. That is so nice that you got to spend time with your family. I guess the point of all this “power” studying is so that we can have many, many “power” weekends with our families and friends 🙂

Good luck with BEC….

[MyLifeisCPA]

@ Yankee – I do fairly well on the BLaw portion as I did Stronger on the last exam. My issues are with the tax portion which is the greater percentage of your score.. So these next couple of weeks I am going to bang out the Tax sections really hard. And hopefully on the next score release I will see a passing AUD score so that I can be over the hump. lol

BEC-Passed
AUD-Passed
REG-Passed
FAR-Passed (I AM DONE!!! THANK U LORD!!!!)
Licensed Texas CPA - 10/2012

[alh87]

Best of Luck Jomaire!!

I'm continuing from my power weekend!! I take AUD on Feb 27th.

Good Luck Everyone!

"You must experience failure to appreciate success!"

[yankeeaccountant]

@MylifeisCPA,

I think you have the right plan. I read on another thread a post from someone who just focused on the Tax portions since most of the points come from them, and passed. I didn't do so hot on the b-law homework in Becker, but then did a progress test in R4-R7 and got an 85%, so weird.

I am really pulling for you on Audit!!! I have a good feeling!!!

Have a great day!

[jomarie]

Thank you everyone!!! I hope my day gets better than the way my morning started. I made my daughter cry when I told her we'll be moving in a few years.

Started sitting in May 2002, on and off. But since 2008 I've been nonstop and my scores are....
AUD - 39, 48, 56, 65, 68, 73, 76!!! (Finally passed in Oct 2011!!!) Becker, NINJA, & Wiley
REG - 75 (Lost Credit) 72, 68, 73, 75 (Passed again in Aug 2011) Becker, NINJA, & Wiley
FAR - 65, 68, 75 (Lost Credit) 68, 73, 73, 80 (Passed again in May 2012) Roger, NINJA, & Wiley
BEC - 65, 68, 71, 72, 72, 71, 76 (Lost Credit)- 70, 76!!!! I AM DONE!!! - Roger, NINJA, & Wiley
After 10 long years of studying, I AM DONE!!!! Finally a Licensed CPA in the State of New York!!

[jomarie]

Just took a mini test on Wiley with 20 MCQs and 2 Sims. I scored a 95!!!! FAR is going down…………….

Started sitting in May 2002, on and off. But since 2008 I've been nonstop and my scores are....
AUD - 39, 48, 56, 65, 68, 73, 76!!! (Finally passed in Oct 2011!!!) Becker, NINJA, & Wiley
REG - 75 (Lost Credit) 72, 68, 73, 75 (Passed again in Aug 2011) Becker, NINJA, & Wiley
FAR - 65, 68, 75 (Lost Credit) 68, 73, 73, 80 (Passed again in May 2012) Roger, NINJA, & Wiley
BEC - 65, 68, 71, 72, 72, 71, 76 (Lost Credit)- 70, 76!!!! I AM DONE!!! - Roger, NINJA, & Wiley
After 10 long years of studying, I AM DONE!!!! Finally a Licensed CPA in the State of New York!!

[pacific1]

Best of luck to you jomarie!!!

[Anonymous]

I am in as well! I have REG in 19 days. After finding out last night that I failed FAR I am just PO'ed and coming back with a vengence.

[pacific1]

@yankee – thank you for the advice! I still have a long way to go and only 3 short weeks! Isn't amazing how a test seems so far away and then it is right there? It just happens overnight it seems!

I have decided that since I have paid for this test and FAR which I have scheduled for the first of April that if I can't pass one of them I might just be calling this quits. My husband wants to see me happy and he is worried this test is just really taking a toll on me. On one hand I really hate the idea of quiting after all this time but at this point I don't have one passed test, I had passed REG but lost the score. My dream would have been to get this done (or at least have a couple tests passed) before a milestone birthday I am facing in June but I am just not sure. So, if I don't pass one of these next two tests that are scheduled I might just be calling it a day when it comes to the CPA exam. 🙁

[jomarie]

Thank you everyone. Just came back from shopping with the girls. Fun night after a stressful day!! I made it out alive and praying for a 75. I honestly don't know what to say about my exam today. Did my best and hoping for the best. At least today I didn't walk out with a headache like I did back in November.

Started sitting in May 2002, on and off. But since 2008 I've been nonstop and my scores are....
AUD - 39, 48, 56, 65, 68, 73, 76!!! (Finally passed in Oct 2011!!!) Becker, NINJA, & Wiley
REG - 75 (Lost Credit) 72, 68, 73, 75 (Passed again in Aug 2011) Becker, NINJA, & Wiley
FAR - 65, 68, 75 (Lost Credit) 68, 73, 73, 80 (Passed again in May 2012) Roger, NINJA, & Wiley
BEC - 65, 68, 71, 72, 72, 71, 76 (Lost Credit)- 70, 76!!!! I AM DONE!!! - Roger, NINJA, & Wiley
After 10 long years of studying, I AM DONE!!!! Finally a Licensed CPA in the State of New York!!

[yankeeaccountant]

@Pacific

I am disappointed to hear that, but can totally understand and empathize. This exam process is really hard on the soul. I had thought I would have been done by now, certainly my hubby thought this would be over. It has turned the CPA into a four letter word in my house. A huge cause of arguments and friction. I am glad to hear that your hubby is supportive, that can make all the difference. At the very least, you can make a decision with a clear head and take stock of what you want/need. I certainly don't want to see you quit, but I know that you are the only one who knows what you really need to do. Those damn milestone birthdays, they are a catch 22, a real double edged sword. Of course, please know that I am pulling for you on Audit. I believe this is a win for you to grab. Maybe knowing that you are ready to put this on hold, you will take some pressure off yourself and get this done 🙂

On another note…..

Personally, The Roger Cram is fabulous. He was an auditor back in the day, so I felt that he was really great at conveying the auditor's perspective, and that helped me understand things better.

Keep the faith!

@JoMarie,

Sounds like you had some fun with the girls!! Well deserved. I am thinking the no headache thing is a good thing and that good news is coming your way!

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