FAR – Exam Prep - Page 3

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  • #374708
    NeedToFocus
    Participant

    I saw the video that Yaeger put out about the MCQs in the book, but do we only do their minimum or work all the mcqs in the back of the section? Or do you focus on doing all the mcqs on cd or both? Thoughts and comments are greatly appreciated.

    #374709
    Greaterthan74
    Participant

    Goal75, I just started studying and I'm in the same boat as you. I'm going to put in about 6 hours everyday for the next 27 days and I hope that is enough time. I just got passed the first chapter today and I feel like we will need every hour until the test, but should be enough.

    FAR - April 2011
    REG - Passed
    AUD - Passed
    BEC - Passed

    #374710
    veena
    Participant

    Hi everyone..

    I am using Becker for FAR right now but I guess I am not understanding the topic clearly so I thought of using Yeager material for FAR to give a try. But the problem is I never used the material till now but I have seen there demo classes . I am not able to decide whether I should try it not ? Can anybody tell me in detail about Yeager's material

    (I mean their teaching,what kind of material they use and how much worth is it ?) And do we still have any discount on Yeager's material ?

    Any kind of suggestions are appreciated and thank you in advance.

    #374711
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    For those of you Becker people out there…I failed my first attempt last year with a 70 so I have been redoing the entire course. Currently I have watched all the lectures, done the regular MCQs, copied out Jeff's NINJA notes, typed up all of my 300+ note cards, and am working the supplemental MCQs. I'm averaging about a 73% rate at this point and wonder if I'm doing okay or not. I've identified areas that I am having trouble with and will work on fixing those. I have to pass FAR and BEC before I lose my AUD credit in May. I have this one shot left and want to pass.

    #374712
    Herbieherb
    Participant

    how much time before your exam? If its at end of Feb you are pretty good shape.

    NEW YORK- DONE

    #374713
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Feb 26th is the date. I'll be working on the first practice final today. I've also been working Wiley questions in the book and have done almost all of them.

    #374714
    AARON
    Participant

    Am I correct in assuming that there no longer is a written communication portion to the exam? OR will one of the 7 task based simulations be a written communication? Someone please help clarify the new format for FAR.

    ? AUD - 87 (8/12/09)
    ? REG - 77 (1/15/10
    ? BEC - 77 (1/6/09 - Expired) / 79 (11/18/10)
    ? FAR - 75 (2/11/11)

    #374715
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    No written for FAR, REG or AUD. BEC has three written components now. The research tab can still be found on FAR at least and it is now based on the Codification.

    #374716
    AARON
    Participant

    Getting so nervous for Friday… any advice on 3-4 items I should have down pat before Friday.

    ? AUD - 87 (8/12/09)
    ? REG - 77 (1/15/10
    ? BEC - 77 (1/6/09 - Expired) / 79 (11/18/10)
    ? FAR - 75 (2/11/11)

    #374717
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    @G. – Make sure you thoroughly revise governmental and not-for-profit accounting. I've heard of a lot of people who tend to just skim over these topics and then lose out on the exam.

    Also, I found it really useful to have a sheet full of formulae which I memorized and replicated on the scrap paper in the first 10 minutes of the exam. It really saved me a lot of time eventually!

    Good Luck for Friday!!! 🙂

    #374718
    WhyEvenTry
    Participant

    I am taking FAR this Friday and was curious about the time alloted for the new TBS. For those who have taken the new FAR exam in 2011, how much time did you save for the TBS and was it enough? My initial plan is to spend 50 min per MCQ testlet, leaving me with a 5 min break and 85 minutes to finish the TBS. I just wanted to double check to see if this is too much time or not enough. I would rather be safe than sorry because I did run out of time on my 1st attempt and received a 73, so I don't want that to happen again!

    BEC - 71, 74, 77 (Feb - 2011)
    FAR - 73, 78 (Feb - 2011)
    REG - 83 (Nov 2010)
    AUD - 71, 84 (May 2011) - Done!! CPA licensed in TX (July 2011)

    #374719
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    @WhyEven Try: If its possible, try not to take a break. I know 4 hours is long but you will really appreciate every extra minute you have for FAR.

    #374720
    hhiccd
    Participant

    I took FAR on Monday and ended up with a lot of time to complete the TBS. I averaged 30 minutes per testlet on the MCQ which left me with 2.5 hours for the TBS. The TBS took 1.5 hours to finish so I had an hour to spare. I am generally a pretty fast test taker so I may not be the best person to compare to but all in all I felt there was plenty of time to complete the test. This is the first time I have taken FAR (and I hope the last) and I was really concerned with the quantity of material to cover. I am happy to say that it wasn't nearly as bad as I had imagined it would be. Good luck to you!

    BEC 11/2009 87
    AUD 10/2010 75
    REG 11/2010 73, 2/2011 80
    FAR 02/2011 85
    Licensed FL CPA as of 10/5/2011 Yay!!!

    #374721
    AARON
    Participant

    @hhiccd, thanks for the insight. What study material did you use to prep? I am using Becker and it seems like the TBS in Becker are very extensive so I was budgeting 2 hours myself… maybe I should re-think that.

    ? AUD - 87 (8/12/09)
    ? REG - 77 (1/15/10
    ? BEC - 77 (1/6/09 - Expired) / 79 (11/18/10)
    ? FAR - 75 (2/11/11)

    #374722
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    G.

    I left 1.5 hours for the TBS and felt that was enough time. But I took it down to the last minute of the test.

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