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Started 6 months ago by jdiiorio
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jdiiorio

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I am taking REG on thursday and I decided to look for new unseen questions. So I am doing some questions on CPA review for free. I'm not sure how I feel about their questions. Does anyone know if they use prior exam questions? Some of them seem pretty random or at least to me stuff that Becker barely even touched on. Very theoretical too. Should I keep trying to learn this or go back to Becker questions/Final exams?

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Posted 6 months ago #
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I was in the same situation with REG and used CPAreviewforfree.com during the final review. The questions are more advanced then actually on the exam. In my opinion, I would be surprised if the questions were from prior exams.

I would recommend continuing to use the website as a supplement unless its throwing you off. I got to a point with the site where it effected my confidence so I ended it.

Good luck!

FAR - 66, 77
AUD - 63, 76
BEC - 70, 83
REG - 72, 79

Posted 6 months ago #
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Soonerorlater, I got a similar score to yours (72) on reg last i took, but i had mostly watched the videos and not done the practice questions, I'm definitely doing them this time, is there any tips you can give me to that might help put me over the top? I'm a cruncher so I've got 4 days and 3 chapters of homework left still but I'll get through it once.

B - 70, 84
A - 73, 81
R - 55, 72, 11/20-Waiting
F - 57, 79

Posted 6 months ago #
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I always try to use cpareviewforfree in some form while in the review stage. I have found them to be tougher than exam, but I still think there is value in using them.

Best of luck with REG!!

Posted 6 months ago #
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I agree cpareviewfor free seem tougher than the study material I am using, bu they are a good supplement considering it's 20 bucks for he whole thing. It cant hurt, although a few are outdated in the tax section. The B-law stuff is pretty good.

REG - 11/15/11 - 80
BEC - 01/17/12 - hopefull
AUD - 02/28/12
FAR - 05/31/12

Posted 6 months ago #
jdiiorio

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Thanks everyone! I actually am glad to hear they are tougher than the exam bc I was doing decently towards the end of last night =) so now instead of a confidence crusher its become a confidence booster haha

Now I just have to make sure I take the confidence into the exam and do not over think every question, especially the easy ones.

Good Luck to everyone!!

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FAR - Passed
BEC - Passed
AUD - Passed

Posted 6 months ago #
Herbieherb

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In my opinion cpareviewfor free is waste of time and destroys your confidence. Many others veterans on this forum will agree.

AUD 8/1/10 - 78 , REG 11/7/10 - 88
BEC 11/30/10 - 81, FAR 2/28/11 - 79
CPA 06/01/11 NEW YORK- DONE

Posted 6 months ago #
CPAMan

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For the heck of it, I took a 20 question REG exam yesterday morning on that site and got 14/20 (70%) and I felt like jumping out of the window. It is such a relief to hear people on here say that they're actually tougher than the real thing. It gives me some confidence that I may have a chance of passing the real exam.

With these questions and the Gleim software questions, I'm really starting to feel bummed. These practice questions are great to practice with in order to grasp the concept, but seriously, they really can kill one's confidence.

And BTW, I could've easily scored a 17/20 on that practice set, but I made such careless errors such as not reading the question carefully and not watching my dates. When am I going to learn?? Ugh!!!

FAR: 52, 66, 73, 61, 89
AUD: 47, 87
BEC: 80
REG: 64, 74, 84

DONE!!!!

Posted 6 months ago #
soonerorlater

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@jdiiorio

Appears not too much time left. I wrote then rewrote my notes, then randomly did blocks of mcq.

I think I had a goal of 400 mcq a day. Radomly challenging my retention.

Best of luck! I'll keep checking in to see if I can help...your on your way to a CPA!

FAR - 66, 77
AUD - 63, 76
BEC - 70, 83
REG - 72, 79

Posted 6 months ago #
tbstew

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I can't speak for REG, but I passed AUD using CPAReviewForFree exclusively. That's pretty good, considering it's free.

BEC was a slightly different story. I'm still waiting on my score, but I used CPAReviewForFree, and then Wiley, and I felt like Wiley was closer to the mark on a lot of the questions and topics.

I think it's a good supplement, overall. I plan to use it during my REG & FAR studies for sure.

AUD - 79
BEC - 88
REG - 87
FAR - 7/19/12

Posted 6 months ago #
dianepage

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I can only speak for myself, but I loved using CPA Review for Free for review at the end of my study cycle, focusing on one topic at a time. It seemed that there was one clear question for every important concept, with a good, concise explanation of the answer. (Minor point, but I also liked being congratulated by the program every time I got one right.) One caveat: some of the MCQs were obviously out of date. Ignore those.

I went four for four on the exam sections, and I never took one practice test from any study materials. Getting wrong answers did nothing to reinforce correct understanding, for me. Instead, I did my best to answer the MCQ correctly, looking at my materials (cheating) if I had to (first my notes and if that didn't do, the Wiley book or IRS site or whatever), then understanding why all the wrong answers were wrong, then even trying to rephrase the MCQ multiple ways so that each wrong answer would be right.

Posted 6 months ago #
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Keep in mind that Wiley uses actual past CPA Exam questions (licensed from the AICPA). These questions are not licensed from the AICPA.

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Posted 6 months ago #
CPAMan

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Gleim also uses questions from past CPA exams, but then again, they also use their own Publisher adapted questions that are ridiculously hard and would make you want to jump out a window, lol.

FAR: 52, 66, 73, 61, 89
AUD: 47, 87
BEC: 80
REG: 64, 74, 84

DONE!!!!

Posted 6 months ago #
dreambigCPA

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Yeah..I'm studying for REG again. I used GLEIM the first time and found the "publisher" questions ridiculous! I'm using wiley this time around and find the MCQ very similar to the actual exam.The sims killed me! im still trying to find a way to prepare myself for those again...ugh

AUD - 74,89
REG - 74,70,84
BEC - 78
FAR - 75!!!!!!!!!!

"Success is not measured in strenght...but in determination"

Posted 6 months ago #
CPAMan

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I'm at the point where I'm doing rather ok on the Gleim software. I'm constantly practicing with new questions so I don't subconsciously memorize answer. I've gotten used to their Publisher adapted questions and I was feeling rather confident that I'm going to do just fine on Friday when I take the test. Then I decided to do a mix of 20 questions on CPA Review For Free. It wasn't good. Some of the questions are worded very poorly, introduces obscure nitpicky details that even Gleim doesn't get into and contains some real nasty tricks. Yup, I'm screwed!!! After all this additional studying I've been doing, I'm going to fail again. I would like to thank that site for destroying my confidence. Sigh!!!

FAR: 52, 66, 73, 61, 89
AUD: 47, 87
BEC: 80
REG: 64, 74, 84

DONE!!!!

Posted 6 months ago #
yankeeaccountant

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@cpaman

nip it in the bud! take a tip from your friend Minimorty--which I have been really trying to enforce with myself--have confidence. Don't even say/type that four letter word again. get it out of your head. Here is a quote from one of the first motivational speakers, Earl Nightingale, 'We become what we think about.'

You are going to kill REG!!!!!!

Posted 6 months ago #
CPAMan

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I'm going to be honest. When I used that site for AUD, I also did pretty badly. I stopped using it at that time after only using it twice because it was really killing my confidence. I continued with Gleim and Wiley and did well on the actual exam.

Some people have stated in other threads that they find CPA Review for Free easier than the actual exam. I'm wondering why people think that. I find their questions to be a bit odd and I think a lot of their questions are beyond the scope of the CPA exam. That's what I think.

FAR: 52, 66, 73, 61, 89
AUD: 47, 87
BEC: 80
REG: 64, 74, 84

DONE!!!!

Posted 6 months ago #
yankeeaccountant

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I agree with you. I think the questions are hard. I do use it, just to get me prepared for those "out of left field" kind of questions. For the most part I use Wiley, and Becker. I used Gleim for BEC (free trial) and I really liked it. I think that was what got me to pass. I was scoring in the 80-90 range in Becker and felt that it was a "false Positive", I think I was memorizing the questions without really knowing, I used Gleim in the final review and passed. I thought they did a great job with corporate governance. Truth is, I would have used their testbank for Audit and REG but I have a Mac, and their software is not compatible with a mac, other than the free trial. I was disappointed. But I have really enjoyed Roger!

Best of luck to you on Friday--I am hoping you do really well, you have worked hard!

Posted 6 months ago #
CPAMan

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Thanks! Let's kill REG!!!!!!

FAR: 52, 66, 73, 61, 89
AUD: 47, 87
BEC: 80
REG: 64, 74, 84

DONE!!!!

Posted 6 months ago #
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I have passed REG, FAR and BEC; I am still waiting for my score for AUD. I think either Wiley or Becker's study softwares are good. Make sure you understand the questions well first and then use CPA Review for Free if you have time left. This is just my personal experience.

AUD - Feb 25, 2012 => Really!! I got 82!! I still can't believe it. I am done!
BEC - Passed
REG - Passed
FAR - Passed
Ethics - Passed with 90% with 2 attempts

I feel like a genie in a bottle, and I can't wait to finish CPA exam so I can get out of the bottle!

Posted 6 months ago #
CPAMan

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Here are the practice sets I did today....

1) 20 Questions on CPA Review For Free- scored 60%
2) 20 Questions on CPA Review For Free- scored 50%
3) 30 Questions on Gleim- scored 60%
4) 30 Questions on Gleim- scored 83%

All these questions were fresh questions I never seen before, so I wasn't cheating. Now, as you can see, my results are all over the place. They range from a 50% to 83%. Yeah, my life is messed up!! I think it's because CPA Review For Free bummed me out, so when I did my first set on Gleim, my lack of confidence killed me. But once I got back in the game, I was on fire. Hence the jump to 83%. So yeah, confidence is an important thing to have in order to pass this beast.

FAR: 52, 66, 73, 61, 89
AUD: 47, 87
BEC: 80
REG: 64, 74, 84

DONE!!!!

Posted 6 months ago #
CPAMan

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It's a slow day at work today, so I decided to do a set of questions on CPA Review For Free and passed with exactly a 75 (15 our of 20 correct). I would've gotten an 85, but I made such careless errors, one of which was due to the fact that I miscalculated in my head rather than using a calculator. *slaps self*

Getting better at this!! I can do this!

FAR: 52, 66, 73, 61, 89
AUD: 47, 87
BEC: 80
REG: 64, 74, 84

DONE!!!!

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