CMA - Page 2

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  • #1991117
    Anonymous
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    For those who have taken the CMA:
    What study materials do you recommend?
    How many hours did you study compared to CPA?

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  • #2627835
    mtaylo24
    Participant

    Got my score yesterday. Passed Part 2 with the minimum score (360). Feels good to be done with both CPA & CMA certifications!

    CPA (2017)

    REG:  75

    BEC:  76

    FAR:  77

    AUD: 78

     

    CMA (2019)

    P1: 380

    P2: 360

    AUD - 1st - 60 (12/12), 61 (2/13), 61 (8/13), 78! (11/15)
    REG - 55 (2/16) 69 (5/16) Retake(8/16)
    BEC - 71(5/16) Retake (9/16)
    FAR - (8/16)

    #2643843
    OnmywaytoCPA
    Participant

    Congratulations @Mtaylo24!!! That is awesome news!!! That's the motivation I needed to push through this study material! We started working on the CMA certification around the same time. I got to go ahead and knock Part 2 out! Super proud of you!

    AUD - 83
    BEC - 79
    FAR - 77
    REG - 90
    CMA Part 1 - 360 (Barely made it but I made it)
    CMA Part 2 - 360 (Made it by the skin of my teeth)

    REG - 74, Retook 6/10/16, scored a 72 (Hate this exam)
    BEC - 69, 79, 8/1/15
    AUD - 83, 4/4/15
    FAR - 77, 2/27/16

    #2643867
    jenpen
    Participant

    Congratulations @Mtaylo24!!! That is wonderful news!

    AUD - 85
    BEC - 84
    FAR - 82
    REG - 78
    Ethics - 95
    Licensed in IL & MO

    AUD - 56 - 68 - 61 - 9/8/16
    REG - 75
    FAR - 7/15/16
    BEC - TBD

    Wiley CPAexcel and NINJA 10 Point Combo

    #2644569
    mtaylo24
    Participant

    Thank you both! The test wasn't easy but the hardest part was the 6 week wait for scores.



    @OnmywaytoCPA
    Go ahead and knock it out homie. Part 2 was tricky, but nothing you can't handle! Be sure to give yourself plenty of prep time so you nail everything they throw at you. You gotta make it through that 100 question gauntlet as fast as possible!

    CPA (2017)

    REG:  75

    BEC:  76

    FAR:  77

    AUD: 78

     

    CMA (2019)

    P1: 380

    P2: 360

    AUD - 1st - 60 (12/12), 61 (2/13), 61 (8/13), 78! (11/15)
    REG - 55 (2/16) 69 (5/16) Retake(8/16)
    BEC - 71(5/16) Retake (9/16)
    FAR - (8/16)

    #2644980
    Helen
    Participant

    Finally getting around to starting the CMA. Do you think 100 hrs of studying is sufficient for part 1?

    AUD - 86
    BEC - 87
    FAR - 75
    REG - 78
    CMA PART 1 - 410
    CMA PART 2 - 430
    #2645088
    B4BeanCounter
    Participant

    I've been studying for Part 1 since July while working long hours (Big 4), and am scheduled to take it in less than 3 weeks. Some of the materials are familiar while some are not. Based on my experience with studying for both CPA and CMA, I can tell you that CMA MCQs may not be as difficult as the CPA MCQs, but each MCQ definitely requires more time to get through. I have been using Wiley CMA (used Becker for CPA), and I hope to knock this first part on the first attempt. Let's get it done!

    AUD - 86
    BEC - 87
    FAR - 87
    REG - 84
    "The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want badly enough." - Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture.
    #2645721
    CPT_CPA
    Participant

    CMA takes less time if you have business experience. I'm studying for BEC now and I was getting 80s on the practice exam without opening the book. Likely because of my CMA studying experience. I recommend Wiley. I studied for about 75 hours each section and passed with a 410 on both.

    AUD - 82
    BEC - 92
    FAR - 88
    REG - 83
    Esse quam videri

    20-25 hours per week per section, 7 days per week.

    NINJA method, hundreds of MCQs, and flash cards.

    #2703258
    NoName
    Participant

    I am taking CMA Part 1 in about 5 weeks.

    I have completed over 90% of the Gleim MCQ questions and am trending at about 78% correct (first pass on questions with no reattempts). If I compare this to FAR or REG I am doing pretty well as it was demoralizing (especially REG).

    Disclaimer*** I previously had went through all questions about a year back (prior to doing the CPA).

    The MCQ questions definitely take much longer compared to CPA MCQ (this is comparing Gleim CMA to Gleim CPA).

    REG - 93 90% Gleim MCQ/book + 10% Wiley MCQ

    BEC - 79 100% Wiley MCQ/book

    FAR - 88 100% Gleim MCQ/book + Ninja Audios

    AUD - 85 100% Wiley MCQ/book + Ninja Audios

    Licensed CPA as of 2019

    CMA Pt 1  400  100% Gleim MCQ/book

    CMA Pt 2  Pending Score

    #2721609
    LeeT
    Participant

    i finished the CMA a little over a year ago, got decent results (410 and 390 i think). i used gleim, and i'm using roger for CPA. i liked gleim, i thought they covered everything i needed pretty well. their test bank was mostly tougher than the actual CMA exam which was nice. they also hammered certain topics in the test banks, but they weren't that heavily tested (maybe i was just unlucky? doesn't matter, still passed).

    i would say for me, i put similar amounts of hours for each section of each exam. part 1 CMA around 120 or so, probably the same with REG, FAR, and cma part 2. some of the MCQ for the CMA do take awhile, and longer than the average CPA question, and 100 straight questions can be brutal. their version of SIMs were good for me, since a lot depended on the style of your writing, grammar, professionalism ect. the WORST part about the cma exam for me was not being able to have a bathroom break. by the end of both exams, i was squirming in my seat. the break you get for the cpa exam was such a relief.

    i would just say don't walk into it thinking it's a joke because the cpa exam is considered “tougher” than the cma. approach it with discipline. each test covers topics from just about all 4 cpa exams, along with some other stuff, but isn't nearly as wide as each cpa exam.

    AUD - NEXT UP
    BEC - TBD
    FAR - 84 - 08/26/19
    REG - 79 - 06/10/19
    #2726562
    B4BeanCounter
    Participant

    So I took Part 1 last Saturday, and I thought the difficulty of the MCQs was comparable to the CPA exam MCQs, but the essay portion was not as difficult as what you would see on the CPA SIMs.

    For those of you who have taken this exam recently, I didn't receive anything from the prometric test center or ICMA stating that I have taken Part 1. Are we supposed to get something from either of them that indicates that we took the exam afterward like the CPA exam? I'm confused as to how this process goes.

    AUD - 86
    BEC - 87
    FAR - 87
    REG - 84
    "The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want badly enough." - Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture.
    #2734581
    Tahoe
    Participant

    It takes around 42 days from the time you took your exam to receive your scores from Prometric and/or the IMA. This is your indication. If you fail, you will get a feedback report roughly two weeks after your exam score is released. I took Part 1 June 29th and received my passing score August 12th.

    #2763054
    NoName
    Participant

    I took part 1 recently and definitely have respect for the test. The difficulty level feels comparable to a CPA exam.

    @ Bean Counter

    I also failed to get any kind of confirmation of attendance after completing the exam. Prometric confirmed they don't provide it in the case of the CMA (I specifically asked).

    REG - 93 90% Gleim MCQ/book + 10% Wiley MCQ

    BEC - 79 100% Wiley MCQ/book

    FAR - 88 100% Gleim MCQ/book + Ninja Audios

    AUD - 85 100% Wiley MCQ/book + Ninja Audios

    Licensed CPA as of 2019

    CMA Pt 1  400  100% Gleim MCQ/book

    CMA Pt 2  Pending Score

    #2766813
    B4BeanCounter
    Participant

    @Phil – Ok. That sounds good. I should find out my score for Part 1 I took in August in about a couple weeks. Fingers crossed!

    AUD - 86
    BEC - 87
    FAR - 87
    REG - 84
    "The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want badly enough." - Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture.
    #2770803
    Helen
    Participant

    Took part 1 this past weekend. Structure of the CMA seems a bit easier than CPA just because of no TBS. Having to wait 6 weeks for results though kinda sucks. Did you all start studying for the next part right away or wait for the results to come in?

    AUD - 86
    BEC - 87
    FAR - 75
    REG - 78
    CMA PART 1 - 410
    CMA PART 2 - 430
    #2771097
    EasyDoesIt81
    Participant

    I used Hock International for Text/Videos to learn the material and Gleim for Test Bank (very similar to actual exam). Passed both exams on first try. I am slow learner so whatever the average study time is in this post, just multiply that by 1.5 and that's likely the amount of study time I put in.

    AUD - NINJA in Training
    BEC - NINJA in Training
    FAR - 84
    REG - NINJA in Training
    CMA Part 1 - 10/2017 - Pass
    CMA Part 2 - 10/2018 - Pass
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