Comments on: Tip for Success: Don’t register for more than two sections on your initial NTS http://www.another71.com/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:29:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Matt http://www.another71.com/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts/#comment-17210 Matt Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:26:02 +0000 http://www.the-nutritional-ipod.com/2008/06/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts.html#comment-17210 Not fixed. Not fixed.

]]> By: Matt http://www.another71.com/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts/#comment-15176 Matt Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:26:02 +0000 http://www.the-nutritional-ipod.com/2008/06/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts.html#comment-15176 Not fixed. Not fixed.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.another71.com/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts/#comment-5141 Anonymous Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:28:00 +0000 http://www.the-nutritional-ipod.com/2008/06/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts.html#comment-5141 YOU WILL PASS! You MUST think that! I had a 4.0 in Accounting, I used Becker (D&T paid for it!), I work full-time for D&T, so I only took one section at a time, I had NO LIFE for 15 months, and STILL had to work my tail off to pass. But, it worked. If you prepare the way Becker says to, you WILL pass. I was 4-for-4, with an 83.25% avg for the 4. YOU WILL PASS! YOU WILL PASS! You MUST think that! I had a 4.0 in Accounting, I used Becker (D&T paid for it!), I work full-time for D&T, so I only took one section at a time, I had NO LIFE for 15 months, and STILL had to work my tail off to pass. But, it worked. If you prepare the way Becker says to, you WILL pass. I was 4-for-4, with an 83.25% avg for the 4. YOU WILL PASS!

]]> By: Emily http://www.another71.com/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts/#comment-154 Emily Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:17:00 +0000 http://www.the-nutritional-ipod.com/2008/06/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts.html#comment-154 The CPA exam is easy??? Ha, that's funny. Although I have to say that this time last year I never thought I would have 2 sections of the CPA exam passed. <br/><br/>But I am between a rock and a hard place. My audit section expires in the middle of January. But that isn?t the only time constraint for me. In the state of VA I have to pass my last two sections (REG and FAR) by the end of November or I will have to go back to school for additional credit hours to meet the 150 credit hour requirement (I was grandfathered in for a couple of years). The real silly thing about it?my extra credit hours can be ANYTHING I want. I can take a simple English class?or how about golfing? <br/><br/>So yeah, here?s to hoping that I will be able to pass them by the end of November. REG has been a struggle for me and I do LOTS of tax work where I work. The CPA exam is easy??? Ha, that’s funny. Although I have to say that this time last year I never thought I would have 2 sections of the CPA exam passed.

But I am between a rock and a hard place. My audit section expires in the middle of January. But that isn?t the only time constraint for me. In the state of VA I have to pass my last two sections (REG and FAR) by the end of November or I will have to go back to school for additional credit hours to meet the 150 credit hour requirement (I was grandfathered in for a couple of years). The real silly thing about it?my extra credit hours can be ANYTHING I want. I can take a simple English class?or how about golfing?

So yeah, here?s to hoping that I will be able to pass them by the end of November. REG has been a struggle for me and I do LOTS of tax work where I work.

]]> By: J http://www.another71.com/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts/#comment-131 J Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:53:00 +0000 http://www.the-nutritional-ipod.com/2008/06/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts.html#comment-131 At my firm, and I think most big 4's are like this, you get the first time you sign up reimbursed. So, if ou sign up for 2 parts, you get 2 parts 'free'. If you sign up for 4 parts, you get 4 parts 'free'. I signed up for all 4 parts when i took it, studied for 3, passed 2, failed 2. I passed the other 2 the next time around. So, it cost me about $400 out of pocket to get my CPA. Not bad. At my firm, and I think most big 4′s are like this, you get the first time you sign up reimbursed. So, if ou sign up for 2 parts, you get 2 parts ‘free’. If you sign up for 4 parts, you get 4 parts ‘free’. I signed up for all 4 parts when i took it, studied for 3, passed 2, failed 2. I passed the other 2 the next time around. So, it cost me about $400 out of pocket to get my CPA. Not bad.

]]> By: Brandon http://www.another71.com/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts/#comment-124 Brandon Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:26:00 +0000 http://www.the-nutritional-ipod.com/2008/06/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts.html#comment-124 I disagree. I think that all CPA candidates should register for all 4 parts. Candidates registering separately incur additional exam fees. I registered for all 4 parts at once I got a 92 on FAR, an 88 on AUD, just took REG (think I passed) and will take BEC at the end of August.<br/><br/>It takes about 2 months from the time you mail away the forms until you get your NTS. Then the NTS is valid for 6 months. That is a total of 8 months of preparation for for 4 exams. That's 2 months per exam, more than enough time for preparation.<br/><br/>I applied for the NTS in January and got my Becker material at that time as well. I immediately studed for FAR at that time because I wanted to take that exam first. I got the NTS in March and scheduled FAR in April, AUD in May, REG in July, and BEC in August. So I scheduled 2 exams per window for 2 windows total.<br/><br/>I studied for FAR from January to April and got a 92. I studied for AUD from April to the end of May and got an 88. I studied for REG from the end of May to the beginning of July. And I just started by BEC review.<br/><br/>The bottomline is that registering for all 4 parts will save you money, and let's be honest. The CPA exam is not that hard!<br/><br/>You spent 4 years in college or 1-2 years in grad school so you know at least 90% of this stuff. So it's just a matter of reviewing it.<br/><br/>If you put 2-3 hours of study time per day 6 days a week and practice all the multiple choice questions at least twice, you can pass the exam! The CPA exam is not particle physics or rocket science, just accounting, tax, law, auditing, and business concepts. You don't need to be a genius to pass.<br/><br/>And do all of yourselves a favor, buy Becker! It is the most comprehensive review service and has hundreds on top of hundreds of CPA exam questions and simulations to review. If you put the time and effort into it, you can pass.<br/><br/>So I suggest that you minimize your cost and maximize your experience by registering for all 4 parts first. Even if you put minimal study time in, you could very well pass any or all of the exams. Like I've said, you know this stuff already through college! I disagree. I think that all CPA candidates should register for all 4 parts. Candidates registering separately incur additional exam fees. I registered for all 4 parts at once I got a 92 on FAR, an 88 on AUD, just took REG (think I passed) and will take BEC at the end of August.

It takes about 2 months from the time you mail away the forms until you get your NTS. Then the NTS is valid for 6 months. That is a total of 8 months of preparation for for 4 exams. That’s 2 months per exam, more than enough time for preparation.

I applied for the NTS in January and got my Becker material at that time as well. I immediately studed for FAR at that time because I wanted to take that exam first. I got the NTS in March and scheduled FAR in April, AUD in May, REG in July, and BEC in August. So I scheduled 2 exams per window for 2 windows total.

I studied for FAR from January to April and got a 92. I studied for AUD from April to the end of May and got an 88. I studied for REG from the end of May to the beginning of July. And I just started by BEC review.

The bottomline is that registering for all 4 parts will save you money, and let’s be honest. The CPA exam is not that hard!

You spent 4 years in college or 1-2 years in grad school so you know at least 90% of this stuff. So it’s just a matter of reviewing it.

If you put 2-3 hours of study time per day 6 days a week and practice all the multiple choice questions at least twice, you can pass the exam! The CPA exam is not particle physics or rocket science, just accounting, tax, law, auditing, and business concepts. You don’t need to be a genius to pass.

And do all of yourselves a favor, buy Becker! It is the most comprehensive review service and has hundreds on top of hundreds of CPA exam questions and simulations to review. If you put the time and effort into it, you can pass.

So I suggest that you minimize your cost and maximize your experience by registering for all 4 parts first. Even if you put minimal study time in, you could very well pass any or all of the exams. Like I’ve said, you know this stuff already through college!

]]> By: lindsay http://www.another71.com/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts/#comment-122 lindsay Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:03:00 +0000 http://www.the-nutritional-ipod.com/2008/06/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts.html#comment-122 Thanks for answering a newb's questions. As soon as I walked out of the test site I KNEW I screwed up that WC. How annoying! If only my brain didn't start back up 15 minutes earlier...<br/><br/>I ended up staying at work for 2 hours and got the H out of there. I couldn't even formulate an intelligent conversation.<br/><br/>I'll hope for my scores on August 11th - happy birthday! YOU PASS! Oh, and I'm in CA, I didn't see anywhere on that site where I could log in?<br/><br/>I plan to take BEC at the end of July, then I'll do AUD at the end of August, and that leaves all of September to study for an early October FAR test. I'll either gain some motivation in all this or seriously burn myself out. The tests are paid for, I might as well at least sit for them; no point in letting that go to waste.<br/><br/>And damn, I forgot those wherewithal's!! FAIL. Thanks for answering a newb’s questions. As soon as I walked out of the test site I KNEW I screwed up that WC. How annoying! If only my brain didn’t start back up 15 minutes earlier…

I ended up staying at work for 2 hours and got the H out of there. I couldn’t even formulate an intelligent conversation.

I’ll hope for my scores on August 11th – happy birthday! YOU PASS! Oh, and I’m in CA, I didn’t see anywhere on that site where I could log in?

I plan to take BEC at the end of July, then I’ll do AUD at the end of August, and that leaves all of September to study for an early October FAR test. I’ll either gain some motivation in all this or seriously burn myself out. The tests are paid for, I might as well at least sit for them; no point in letting that go to waste.

And damn, I forgot those wherewithal’s!! FAIL.

]]> By: another71.com http://www.another71.com/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts/#comment-119 another71.com Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:50:00 +0000 http://www.the-nutritional-ipod.com/2008/06/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts.html#comment-119 Lindsay - <br/><br/>I'm always mentally drained after an exam...yes you are crazy for going back to work.<br/><br/>If you sat today, you can pretty much bank on getting your results online by August 15-20th. - somewhere in there. The wait sucks.<br/><br/>Find your state at NASBA.org and see if they release scores online. You'll need your section ID and DOB.<br/><br/>The written comm. is 10% of your grade and they grade for content and quality of writing. Rumor has it that they only grade one simulation. Even if you wrote a bunch of garbage for an answer, as long as you dressed it up and used correct gramm(e)r and spelling, and tossed in a "wherewithal" or two, I wouldn't worry.<br/><br/>3 more sections before Oct? That means you're going to sit for 3 sections in August? September is an off month. I bet you meant by the end of Oct...(end of August...Oct 1st...end of Oct) ?<br/><br/>Congrats on taking your 1st exam! Lindsay –

I’m always mentally drained after an exam…yes you are crazy for going back to work.

If you sat today, you can pretty much bank on getting your results online by August 15-20th. – somewhere in there. The wait sucks.

Find your state at NASBA.org and see if they release scores online. You’ll need your section ID and DOB.

The written comm. is 10% of your grade and they grade for content and quality of writing. Rumor has it that they only grade one simulation. Even if you wrote a bunch of garbage for an answer, as long as you dressed it up and used correct gramm(e)r and spelling, and tossed in a “wherewithal” or two, I wouldn’t worry.

3 more sections before Oct? That means you’re going to sit for 3 sections in August? September is an off month. I bet you meant by the end of Oct…(end of August…Oct 1st…end of Oct) ?

Congrats on taking your 1st exam!

]]> By: Lindsay http://www.another71.com/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts/#comment-118 Lindsay Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:24:00 +0000 http://www.the-nutritional-ipod.com/2008/06/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts.html#comment-118 I wish I would have read this BEFORE I paid for all 4 of mine in January! Ah well.<br/><br/>I actually just sat for the REG test a couple hours ago (and I'm here at work, what kind of nutcase am I?) - this was my first experience and it really wore me out. 3 more to take before Oct.. yippee.<br/><br/>I did want to ask, how long does it usually take to hear about results? Also, how heavily weighted is the Written Comm portion of the Simulation? I totally gave the wrong answer to one of them and it's got me all worried....<br/><br/>Thanks for a great blog! I wish I would have read this BEFORE I paid for all 4 of mine in January! Ah well.

I actually just sat for the REG test a couple hours ago (and I’m here at work, what kind of nutcase am I?) – this was my first experience and it really wore me out. 3 more to take before Oct.. yippee.

I did want to ask, how long does it usually take to hear about results? Also, how heavily weighted is the Written Comm portion of the Simulation? I totally gave the wrong answer to one of them and it’s got me all worried….

Thanks for a great blog!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.another71.com/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts/#comment-115 Anonymous Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:58:00 +0000 http://www.the-nutritional-ipod.com/2008/06/tip-for-success-dont-register-for-more-than-two-sections-on-your-initial-nts.html#comment-115 I registered for all 4 parts last year. Failed AUD and was able to register for it again the next window. They must have fixed the problem. Thanks! I registered for all 4 parts last year. Failed AUD and was able to register for it again the next window. They must have fixed the problem. Thanks!

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