[Determined CPA]

Becker does a final review. I think you need to have Becker in order to purchase it from their website, but I'm sure you can find someone selling it online somewhere. I did this for each exam and found it very helpful. It's basically an 8 hour cram course of everything. Good luck to you.

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Determined CPA]

You can customize your question selection by ‘new questions only' so that you can get to the adaptive phase quicker. I did that and it helped move the process along due to repeat questions.

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Determined CPA]

MaLoTu – best of luck to you!! When this journey is over, you will feel so amazing!! Do you have the ninja MCQ's by any chance? I found those extremely helpful for my retake because there were a lot of new questions I hadn't yet seen.

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Determined CPA]

A person is highly unlikely to remember a single thing they studied? I don't agree with that.

I said you don't necessarily need to study longer to get a better score, and that is based off my experience with this exam. For my FAR re-take there was a lot of material i remembered even though a few weeks/a month had passed. I think it's different for everyone and @MaLoTu was looking for different input. My belief is that you should most certainly study like you know 0% of the material for a re-take because you don't know what will be tested. However, I do think you retained some information the first time through and can definitely pull off a re-take in 5 weeks. In fact, I pulled off my FAR retake in 3 short weeks =)

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Determined CPA]

I don't necessarily think you need to study longer this time around to get a better score. This is a cumulative process (everything you studied before still happened). You don't want to cut corners with your studying and you definitely want your time spent to be productive! if you can commit a lot of time during these 5 weeks to studying, I think it's more than enough time for a re-take.

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Determined CPA]

Agreed. You want to take an exam to make progress but I think it's better to take the proper amount of time to allow yourself a passing score. To sit just for the sake of sitting for an exam isn't making progress. Progress is studying your butt off =) and then retaking when you are fully prepared. Final reviews are crucial because that's usually when you can tie loose ends and re-read your notes enough times for things to stick. Best of luck to you!!

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Determined CPA]

Can you push it back at all? Anything is possible but if you can push it back to the end of July, why do that to yourself. Then you will have time for a final review.

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Determined CPA]

I think 5 weeks for a FAR re-take is completely manageable. Focus a lot of your time on understanding the topics you aren't very comfortable with and doing as many mcq's as possible.

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Determined CPA]

Best of luck to you!!!

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Determined CPA]

Broag – i was in a similar situation. I work in tax so am VERY comfortable with ind, corps and partnerships – i do them everyday! Unfortunately, you have to get that OUT of your mind, bc you are trying to pass the exam, not prepare a tax return for work. I found that just slowing down while reading the question helped. They through in “not” or “except” and then differences between above/below the line. Taking the exam is much different than application at work. Do ALL the questions, even on topics you are comfy with. Good luck to you.

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Determined CPA]

For reg, focus on the tax and ethics portions. Are you using Becker as well? Those are ch 1-4 and the first part of ch.5 . Know that WELL and have a good understanding of BLaw and you should be fine!

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Determined CPA]

I worked full time while studying for each part. It took a few hours because I was writing at a pace that I would absorb information, not just to say I did it. It did take from other things but what I would do is the week before my exam i would do MCQs all day and then when my brain was shot from that, I was transition to the notes. Took about 4 nights, maybe 1.5 hours each night, to get through it all. Absolutely worth it.

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Determined CPA]

I re-wrote the ninja notes by hand the final week before the test, and without any doubt in my mind, it helped me pass audit, BEC and FAR.

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Determined CPA]

I think when you walk through the prometric doors, the exam gets an instant report on your weak areas and tests you on them. Then after you study those areas, the report changes and you never see those topics again.

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Determined CPA]

I took audit a while ago but from what I remember, definitely know the difference between reviews, comps, audits. I found the ninja audio and notes SO helpful for audit. Prob most helpful of all the sections. Good luck to you.

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

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