[Anonymous]

Surgent CPA Review Ratings? Anyone on here using Surgent? I had a coworker who was using Bisk (now obsolete, Ninja acquired them) and she got like 50% off after showing them a copy of her receipt for the Bisk membership plus copies of her failed exam scores. She’s now on a passing streak. If anyone is using Surgent, could you bulletpoint the strengths/weaknesses of this program? They claim to be the panacea for CPA exam blues… Just curious if anyone is using them and succeeding. The coworker never really elaborated on what she liked about Surgent. But, I think she knew that the other vendors had their respective flaws and she liked that Surgent gave it to her for cheap. Since I had a less-than-favorable experience with Roger, I could go the same route. IF I knew that Surgent was going to help me pass.

 

 

[jenpen]

@Bizzle99 That's my retake plan also, but I'm getting discouraged since I don't remember a lot of the details a year later. I just need to focus and suffer through the bad scores to refresh the material.

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

[Anonymous]

Jennifer- youll be suprised how much sticks in the back of your mind.
My retake is sunday, keeping my fingers crossed.

[Anonymous]

I'm looking forward to using Ninja. REG is the only one I've not yet taken. I may just not even use Roger for that one, although I do have access to it until July 2018.
I doubt I will have time to use both Roger and Ninja. Working on two platforms just seems like it'd be very difficult, unless I spent all my time studying.
For the other three, I just need practice questions galore. I think Roger has like 1,800 questions for FAR, which I completed, but at the end of it, I didn't feel like it was enough.
Ditto for AUD. For BEC, I worked no practice SIMs, and that's why I failed BEC. I wish it was still MCQ and WC's only, but….

[jenpen]

@crazyleon I have two packages and very rarely do I use Wiley. I maaaaay use the app to listen to some videos while I'm driving or at work, or if I need some clarification on a topic I'm struggling with. In that sense, I think it's helpful having another software to refer to. But I don't rely on it because my history tells me that it doesn't work for me.

@bizzle99 I have noticed a few times where I'll get a question and it's like, “Oh, I remember that.” So I am trying to get to that point with all the topics lol. Good luck on your retake tomorrow!!!

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

[Anonymous]

@bizzle – I didn't know Prometric was open on Sundays! Or, maybe different states have centers that are open 7 days a week. I'm in Southern California, and while the ones near here are open Saturdays, I would love it if they were open Sundays because the Saturday times usually have to be booked a long time in advance. Have a good exam on Sunday!

[PNS2CLT]

Prometric will often open on Sundays if there's demand – sometimes limited staffing which equals limited availability. Keep your eyes open — the Anaheim location opened some Sundays in the past…

[Anonymous]

@PNS I'm way too far from Anaheim. I once drove to Camarillo for a test, it was about 25 miles away. I don't want to go 50 miles to Anaheim haha. But that's interesting that they'd open on a Sunday if enough demand…I thought the Prometric calendar was just rigid – either “seats available” or “we're closed that day”.

[Anonymous]

@crazyleon this is the first time ive been able to book a test on a weekend. Ive never seen an open sunday until this one. Im in Texas, getting ready to head to the center….

[Anonymous]

@bizzle knock those wicked SIMs on REG out of the park!

[Anonymous]

Was bec retake

[jenpen]

@bizzle99 How do you feel about it?

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

[Anonymous]

Jennifer- ill be suprised if I passed. Completely different test than the first time i took it. Wc and sims werent bad. Mcqs were rough.

[jenpen]

So what you're saying is maybe I need something in addition to Ninja test bank since our review methods are similar for the retake? I've been told multiple times that if it worked for FAR I'd be good for BEC, but this sounds like maybe that's not the case.

I took it last December and I'm hoping for a different exam. I had so many formula questions and I didn't have enough time to memorize them like I should have since I only studied for about a week.

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

[Anonymous]

Was blindsided by mcq's, was trending high 80's on ninja. Last few practices i just did the unseen questions and still did decent. Didnt practice any sims and feel better about the sim section than the mcqs.
Hoping i can still pass with a bad 1st testlet but far from confident.
At this point im really not sure what I could have studied to know what was being asked

 

 

[jenpen]

That is how I felt on REG last month. Econ is not a strong suit of mine, so I'm nervous for BEC, but hoping I'll have a fighting chance with the new format. It's been working in my favor so far this year.

I'm sure you did better than you think. Now relax for a month until scores come out!

 

 

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

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