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muffinman
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Posted: 02 Nov 2010 at 15:57 \| IP Logged

stressedout, don't give up hope -- many have walked out feeling like they failed but still ended up with a great score (fingers crossed)

..but if you do need to attempt it again, switching up study materials or supplementing Becker with other reviews might be beneficial. Becker's approach for FAR may not be working well for you and you may be answering questions based off of memory.

Either way, supplementing your studies with Wiley questions or Kaplan flash cards, audio cues, etc. where they take different approaches may be helpful.

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nacol
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Posted: 02 Nov 2010 at 18:23 \| IP Logged

Bottom line, stay positive, have faith...don't give up. Check how many times I have taken the FAR exam. I am expecting a Passing score in a couple of weeks.

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stressedout
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Posted: 02 Nov 2010 at 18:39 \| IP Logged

nacol wrote:

Bottom line, stay positive, have faith...don't give up. Check how many times I have taken the FAR exam. I am expecting a Passing score in a couple of weeks.

Nacol - how did you feel about the exam? What are you using to study for CPA?

I'm going to need a strategy!!!!

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elsie
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Posted: 02 Nov 2010 at 20:09 \| IP Logged

u definitely need to switch review materials...............yaeger is yr answer.......trust me..................cindy has bn voted the best cpa review teacher and u will gain lifelong knowledge on how acctng works especially thinking and solving in terms of journal entries and t accts .

just wait and see if u pass b4changing programs............becker is for those u already know a bit and need a review...............yaeger teaches from the scratc h...........by the way im still awaiting my FAR results but i still have a good foundation courtesy of yaeger/cindy............she is the best. i made a lot of mistakes and didnt finish so dont know if i passed yet. still praying to God

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Posted: 02 Nov 2010 at 21:39 \| IP Logged

stressedout wrote:

So I just took the exam today .... I am pretty certain I failed because I gave up after I found out my second testlet got really really easy.

Testlet 1 - Medium Difficulty
Testlet 2 - Easy with a few medium questions
Testlet 3 - Medium

Sim 1 - Medium/Easy
Sim 2 - Medium/Easy

It took me about 60 minutes to take Testlet 1 and then I realized I was short on time so I started guessing on the last few questions. Bad idea. When I notice my second testlet was easy, I knew I failed the exam. By the time I got to the 3rd testlet and saw that it was still moderately easy - I wanted to stand up and walk out of the exam.

And this - marks the 3rd time I took FAR and probably failed once again.

Do you think studying with 2009 material for 2010 was the issue? I've watched the lectures twice, did the homework like 4 times now. I just don't know what it is anymore!!!

How should I study for this exam? I'm on the verge of giving-up this whole cpa crap!

DO not worry I had the same feeling after my test and I used 2009 material. It sometimes feels easy because you might now the material well. Also, CPA exam questions are way easier than Becker questions especially the supplemental questions.

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Becker 2009 and Gleim 2010, Wiley 13.0

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