[CH89]

I found out I failed AUD with a score of 64. I know I have a lot to fix upon retaking this exam. My dilemma is, I have been studying for FAR and I have covered over 1/3 of the material. Since I can’t retake AUD until October, and I feel trying to get FAR in by the end of this quarter seems to be pushing it, I don’t know if I should continue with FAR or just start over with AUD. Any insight or advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

AUD - 84
BEC - 82
FAR - 76
REG - 79

What a journey! It took me 12 attempts, do not give up, keep going! Praise God!

Passed Exams: 8/25/2020

Licensed in Pa: 11/24/2020

[Hank Scorpio]

Continue with FAR. Take FAR and AUD in the next window. FAR and AUD complement each other decently.

AUD - 71, 79
BEC - 69, 74, 75
FAR - 71, 74, 80
REG - 74, 78

FAR - 10/3/16
BEC - 69 - 10/31/16
AUD - November 2016
REG - December 2016

[Tncincy]

Since you can't take Aud until Oct, finish Far. There is no real reason to go back to Aud when you're already into the Far materials. You've passed one you can pass the others. Keep those fingers crossed for the rest of us 🙂

It begins with a 75
Been here too long as a cheerleader.....time to pass

It begins with a 75
Been here too long as a cheerleader....ready to pass

[Recked]

Keep plugging away at FAR and sit during this quarter. You're going to have to really put in some effort to get it done, but better than a wasted quarter.
Those 18 months go by so quick. Even if you don't pass, you will gain experience for the next time.
Keep pushing!!!

Memento Mori - Kingston NY CPA & EA (SUNY Albany 2002)

FAR-93 11/9/17 (10wks, 250 hrs, Roger 1800+ MCQs, Gleim TB 600+MCQs, SIMs)
AUD-88 12/7/17 (3 wks, 85 hrs, Roger 1000 MCQs no SIMs hail mary)
REG-96 1/18/18 (6 wks, 110 hrs, 1400 MCQs, no SIMs)
BEC-91 2/16/18 (4wks, 90 hrs, 1240 MCQs)

[CH89]

Thank you all for your advice and words of encouragement!

@Recked – I always look forward to what you have to say, so thank you! I definitely understand not wasting a quarter, and I agree taking FAR at the end of this quarter would be ideal. I just hate the idea of feeling “rushed” to get through the material and possibly cutting corners to just get through it for the sake of it. Do you have any suggestions as how to go about this? I understand not getting hung up on material. I figure I have about ~600 pages to get through, which if I want to get this done by Aug 23rd(leaving 2 weeks for review) comes to be about 28 pages a day. Should I aim to try and get through more material on a daily basis? I also want to be effective, but I have been doing cumulative review so that's a plus.

AUD - 84
BEC - 82
FAR - 76
REG - 79

What a journey! It took me 12 attempts, do not give up, keep going! Praise God!

Passed Exams: 8/25/2020

Licensed in Pa: 11/24/2020

[Giant$]

My 2 cents – there's no such thing as cutting corners with the CPA exams, simply passing or failing. Unless money is extremely tight (and you can't afford multiple NTS's) I highly recommend expediting your studying and attempting FAR this quarter. 2 test attempts each testing window should be the goal to avoid running down the 18 month window.

No one is walking into the CPA exam 100% sure they are going to ace it. Skim quicker through the text and start hammering out as many MCQ's as possible until test day. Aside from money spent on the NTS you have nothing to lose and much to gain. Good luck

[Recked]

Not sure what course you are using. Reading 600 pages sounds like torture to me, but I do NOT learn well from books.
If reading is how you learn best, then get cracking on that 28 pages a day.
I personally found more value in the video lectures and the MCQs. I attempted to incorporate the book in my FAR studies and thats why it took me so long.
Horrible reading comprehension skills, especially for accounting topics.
If I did it again I would cram the videos in a week or 2, and use the rest of the time to hammer MCQs. That's the method I used for everything after FAR.
You are very wise to keep on those cumulative quizzes. Just keep grinding, I guarantee you will never feel 100% ready for FAR. Trust me.
Just do what you can, sit by Sept 10th. Hope for the best and get back to AUD on Sept 11th.

Memento Mori - Kingston NY CPA & EA (SUNY Albany 2002)

FAR-93 11/9/17 (10wks, 250 hrs, Roger 1800+ MCQs, Gleim TB 600+MCQs, SIMs)
AUD-88 12/7/17 (3 wks, 85 hrs, Roger 1000 MCQs no SIMs hail mary)
REG-96 1/18/18 (6 wks, 110 hrs, 1400 MCQs, no SIMs)
BEC-91 2/16/18 (4wks, 90 hrs, 1240 MCQs)

[CH89]

I'm using Wiley, so they have a many many lessons and a lot of videos to get through. Putting it that way sure does make reading seem horrible haha. I'll try out the video lectures though. I tried to avoid those since the questions following the lesson would ask something not covered in the lecture but was stated in the book. Oh trust me, I know. I have never felt 100% ready for any exam I have sat for.

AUD - 84
BEC - 82
FAR - 76
REG - 79

What a journey! It took me 12 attempts, do not give up, keep going! Praise God!

Passed Exams: 8/25/2020

Licensed in Pa: 11/24/2020

[Recked]

So I know a guy that used Wiley and he started with watching lectures, reading the book, then doing the MCQs. The normal method.
He said by the last exam he was just reading the book and doing the MCQs. Said watching the lectures took too much time.
My course had 44 hours of lecture for FAR, and I found them to be much easier than reading the book. Yes you miss some of the smaller concepts, but you reinforce the learning and fill in the gaps with the MCQs. If you come across something you don't know in the MCQs, you revisit the book to fill it in.
Everyone learns different so don't just use my example. The book might be the way to go for you.
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Rwading 30 pages in an accounting book, and then trying to do MCQs on top of that. Doesn't sound like a walk in the park to me, but nothing about the CPA exam is a walk in the park.
30 pages + 100 MCQs per day sounds like a good goal to achieve your pass.

Memento Mori - Kingston NY CPA & EA (SUNY Albany 2002)

FAR-93 11/9/17 (10wks, 250 hrs, Roger 1800+ MCQs, Gleim TB 600+MCQs, SIMs)
AUD-88 12/7/17 (3 wks, 85 hrs, Roger 1000 MCQs no SIMs hail mary)
REG-96 1/18/18 (6 wks, 110 hrs, 1400 MCQs, no SIMs)
BEC-91 2/16/18 (4wks, 90 hrs, 1240 MCQs)

[CH89]

I get what you're saying. I usually arrive to work 90 minutes before start time and study there. Past couple of mornings I've been using the videos to learn the material, since I prefer reading with a physical book rather than online.
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Thank you for your suggestion. I'll definitely aim to read 30 pages and do 100 MCQs per day. Seems manageable.

AUD - 84
BEC - 82
FAR - 76
REG - 79

What a journey! It took me 12 attempts, do not give up, keep going! Praise God!

Passed Exams: 8/25/2020

Licensed in Pa: 11/24/2020

[Recked]

Memento Mori - Kingston NY CPA & EA (SUNY Albany 2002)

FAR-93 11/9/17 (10wks, 250 hrs, Roger 1800+ MCQs, Gleim TB 600+MCQs, SIMs)
AUD-88 12/7/17 (3 wks, 85 hrs, Roger 1000 MCQs no SIMs hail mary)
REG-96 1/18/18 (6 wks, 110 hrs, 1400 MCQs, no SIMs)
BEC-91 2/16/18 (4wks, 90 hrs, 1240 MCQs)

[cantpassagain1]

Continue with FAR and squeeze it in as you've planned. Worry about AUD after FAR – you got this!

[RaulB]

@Recked- I have a question for you. How much time consuming is reading the book AND watching the lectures in your opinion? Do you think that the most effective way of studying is really doing one or the other maybe just reading the concepts that one is not really strong in, but not the book cover to cover if one is a lecture person? I had a personal problem recently and had to postpone this process. I am going to try to start studying in a week or two. Planning to tackle 2 exams next quarter if I can. You are always so motivating for everyone here. It's much appreciated! I Thank You for it.

@CH89- Man, 30 pages and 100 M/C on a daily basis? That seems like a lot of work, but if you have the hunger, desire and time definitely go for it. Let us know if this doable. Maybe I can try it out too in my end although in my case I think that I would attempt this on Saturdays since that is my off day. Sunday would be a review of everything I did during the week. If I had to give you an advise, I would follow Recked's. Try to take it by Sep 10. This is about strategizing. If you fail, then take it in the 4th quarter along with AUD. Let me tell you something that you can try out which I am going to try to pull off. Let's say that you aren't prepared for FAR by this 3rd quarter and have to take it in the 4th one. Take FAR first, however, DO NOT SEE YOUR SCORE until after taking AUD. The reason for this is because let's say you Fail, you can get deflated and what is worse is you won't have a good Thanksgiving in Nov UNLESS you are mentally strong and pass or fail you will keep pushing. Plus, you can't take FAR again in 4th quarer. This is a strategy in order to keep you pushing. Hopefully on the afternoon of Dec 10 or whenever you take AUD around those dates, you will see a pass on FAR. I am sure that not a lot of people do this because as the saying goes, “curiosity kills the cat,” and one naturally as human beings gets desperate to find out what one gets on score release date. How much refreshing happens on these dates? It's normal. This is just an idea in order to help keep plugging along and enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday even though you'll probably be anxious to know your FAR score. Like I know myself. I want to start out with REG first. If I knew that I failed it I'd probably lose a good 1 to 3 weeks that I would be studying for the next part to maximize the testing window. So I'd probably not even take the other part because I would run out of time. If we knew that we passed then that's great, but you never know with these things. Just my 2 cents. Recked- Any thoughts on this? Did you ever not see your score on score release date? I say that I'll try it, but man easy to say huh? One thing for sure is that I probably wouldn't be around the forum that much at that time because I'll want to find out my score if I did so. Let's see what happens.

RB

[Tncincy]

Solid chat, Solid advice. I started on Far instead of retaking Reg. I do not regret it. I am still mcq shy, but trying to get through the book is absolute torture. I don't know what I dread more the book or getting those mcq's wrong. 🙁 I hope you can gleam some security from the advice given. You got this, it's just a matter of putting it together and get that 75.

It begins with a 75
Been here too long as a cheerleader.....time to pass

It begins with a 75
Been here too long as a cheerleader....ready to pass

[Recked]

@Recked- I have a question for you. How much time consuming is reading the book AND watching the lectures in your opinion? Do you think that the most effective way of studying is really doing one or the other maybe just reading the concepts that one is not really strong in, but not the book cover to cover if one is a lecture person?
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Look at my hours spent on each section below. FAR I tried to watch the videos and read the book, and I invested 250 hours over 10 weeks. It was a nightmare, but FAR is always a nightmare. I lost a lot of time re-learning how to study, as I was out of school for so long. As you work through the process you will figure out what works best for you, and then focus on what works.
The other 3 I just crammed the videos and went straight to the MCQs, and would refer to either the Roger or Gleim book when I needed further clarification.
The key is to figure out your individual learning style and take advantage of it. Good luck!

Memento Mori - Kingston NY CPA & EA (SUNY Albany 2002)

FAR-93 11/9/17 (10wks, 250 hrs, Roger 1800+ MCQs, Gleim TB 600+MCQs, SIMs)
AUD-88 12/7/17 (3 wks, 85 hrs, Roger 1000 MCQs no SIMs hail mary)
REG-96 1/18/18 (6 wks, 110 hrs, 1400 MCQs, no SIMs)
BEC-91 2/16/18 (4wks, 90 hrs, 1240 MCQs)

[rsr]

Hi everyone, I just checked my score and found out I didn't pass BEC. This was my third try and my scores went from (1st attempt: 64, 2nd: 67, 3rd: 64). Needless to say, this is very discouraging and sort of killing my confidence right now. I am currently studying to AUD (2nd attempt – scored 67 on first attempt).

I started off with Beckers, which expired so now I am trying Rogers. I'm not sure if its the way I am studying or not practicing the MCQs enough, but I'm looking for guidance on moving forward with this. I'd really appreciate any feedback.

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