Pass the CPA exam

Well, I’m hoping the 4th time is a charm. I took FAR yesterday. As always, I was pressed for time…but I actually got to almost finish both SIMs, so that’s an improvement. The test was pretty much what you would expect. The testing situation was not. I got there 30 minutes early for my 12:30 exam and there was 30+ people hanging out in the waiting room. Then when they actually called my name to verify my info at 1PM I was told that they didn’t have record of my registration and they needed to contact tech support. As if keeping me 30 minutes late didn’t create enough stress….now they don’t have my registration. At 1:15PM they finally said I’m set up to test.
Considering all the surprises this is the best I’ve felt so far about the FAR exam. I caught a lot of the “distractors” in the questions and read each m/c twice and carefully so I could respond appropriately. I’m not sure if I passed, but I think I at least beat my last score of 63. According to www.another71.com Nov 7 is the last day of Wave 1…..if that’s true and I made the cut off…I might have my score in 2-3 weeks.
Good luck to all testing this week. I’m back to studying BEC since I lost credit last month. I’m testing on 11/30 and if all goes well I’ll be able to burn my books and blow up my CDs before Christmas and finally put this nightmare behind me.
Rob

Has anyone studied with Bisk? If so, how did it work out for you?

This is a question for anyone who has taken BEC and used Becker to study. How hard are the questions on the actual exam compared to the hw questions in the book?

Well, I just took BEC! I am not sure how well I did on it. I will change study strategies going forward. I will take as many practice exams on the cds as I can and use the book when I need extra reinforcement. I already knew this strategy would work for me, but I didn’t use it in preparing for the test. But anyway….we’ll see after the results.

Has anyone found flashcards helpful for the FAR section of the cpa exam?

I am giving FAR on 30th Nov and the only time slot I could get was 5pm in the evening. Has anyone given exam at such late hours? Is prometric open till 9pm? I am little apprehensive about this time slot. Please share if anyone has any such experience. Thanks!

hi yallz
I am began studying for FAR and I need a study buddy…anyone in SAC interested?

How many MC’s you guys usually do per day – in AUD specifically. I feel like I’m so slow, sometimes 50 questions would take me 3 hours, by this speed, I’ll never done. I wonder do you do MC everyday? In what kind of fashion…etc? Any tips is greatly appreciated.

Thanks and good luck to you all !

I am eagerly awaiting the results from the BEC section I took in October. Started studying for FAR immediately and have found it much more diffficult than BEC. Most of the concepts do not relate to my current accounting job where I have been for 8 years.

anybody has any recent AUD exam experience you can share?? this is my third time taking this exam and my first two experience i have been getting journal entries simulation! hopefully third time a charm..