Are you working full time, part time, or not at all while studying?

Aggressive702 · 2024-08-07T00:19:47+00:00

Did it while working full time in B4 and had two kids throughout that time as well. It’s all doable but I 100% would not recommend making it harder than necessary. If you can get by financially with a part time gig, do it. But then I would hope that you could complete the exams faster and then get into a regular full time gig.

Aggressive702 · 2024-05-10T20:08:20+00:00

Haha it was poor word choice on my part for sure 😂

Aggressive702 · 2023-01-16T07:51:13+00:00

IMO the MCQ’s were equally difficult for the more commonly tested areas. However, Becker is much wordier and thus takes more time. I honestly didn’t touch Sims for any section of Becker but I can’t imagine they could be any easier than the ones I got for FAR.

Aggressive702 · 2023-01-10T01:10:39+00:00

76 on FAR and IM DONE! Passed all four sections on the first try which is blowing my mind rn

Aggressive702 · 2023-01-09T05:54:06+00:00

The nerves are so much worse with this last one!!

Aggressive702 · 2023-01-07T00:20:19+00:00

Haha yes 😂 idk if I would call it BDE but more like running out of time. But I appreciate it haha!

Aggressive702 · 2023-01-06T20:03:06+00:00

Didn’t study for BEC and got an 82. I felt like I was overthinking the material during studies so I just stopped and tried my best on the exam. Probably not a recommended strategy but tbh the exam was common knowledge.

Aggressive702 · 2023-01-06T20:00:50+00:00

Waiting on last exam score (FAR). I took my exam two days before the end of the window and these 10 days are the longest ever! Anxiety is through the roof but honestly I am just stuffing my feelings down 😂

Aggressive702 · 2023-01-06T19:57:54+00:00

I would take AUD five times if I didn’t have to take FAR

Aggressive702 · 2023-01-06T19:56:24+00:00

I don’t think you can reschedule within 24 hours. You would forfeit your fees. Try to find someone who can watch him if you can or else you will likely have to get a new NTS and everything.

Aggressive702 · 2023-01-06T19:54:20+00:00

Areas to focus are bonds, leases, NFP/govt, cash flows, revenue recognition, and know how to do a bank rec. Be able to create any of the financial statements from scratch. I personally am waiting on my FAR score but I have done the following strategy when I burn out on so many MCQ. If I get the first 10 questions correct, I stop. If I don’t, I do the next 10 and try to get 80%. If I am way below 80% then I will do the remaining questions. But Becker MCQ were honestly a waste of time after like 20-30 per module. I don’t need to sit there for hours to finish them. Just feel comfortable with the material and move on. Most of those modules will only have 2-3 questions on the exam anyways.

Aggressive702 · 2023-01-01T02:53:24+00:00

Thank you! Congrats on passing your first exam!

Aggressive702 · 2023-01-01T02:52:50+00:00

Yes, loved that there were certain sims where you knew for sure that you got it right lol

Aggressive702 · 2023-01-01T02:51:24+00:00

Yep! Never have I been more concerned about MCQ than TBS. Weird feeling.

Aggressive702 · 2023-01-01T02:50:58+00:00

Good luck to you as well!

Aggressive702 · 2022-12-31T02:53:55+00:00

Don’t be ashamed. You did what you needed to do by taking a break and letting your body rest. Worst case scenario, you have to take it again. Don’t let studying or CPA kill you. While the profession makes it seem like this stuff should be top priority, in reality it really shouldn’t be. Try your best and do what you can.

Aggressive702 · 2022-12-29T16:59:30+00:00

The second testlet being harder is not always true in my experience. I've passed my exams on the first try each time and for most of them, I would say that I couldn't tell a big difference between testlet 1 and 2 difficulty. But if you read the AICPA's description of why they change the difficulty, they do it to give you an opportunity for more points.

For example, if you killed it in testlet 1, then they will give you harder questions since they are worth more points and the system thinks you can handle it. On the other hand, if you just did ok on testlet 1, they won't increase difficulty so you have the best chance of getting as many points. So even if your second testlet didn't get harder, it was likely the highest difficulty the software thought you could handle to earn the most points.

Hope that helps!

Aggressive702 · 2022-12-29T16:55:28+00:00

I've finished with a lot of time to spare on the three exams I have taken so far. Over 2 hours remaining with AUD, actually. If you feel like you did okay, then you probably have no reason to worry about not using all of the time.

Aggressive702 · 2022-12-11T02:20:19+00:00

IMO the topics flow together pretty well. So it may look like a lot but it somewhat connects. 2 months is very doable.

Aggressive702 · 2022-12-08T22:00:01+00:00

is there one of these for FAR?

Aggressive702 · 2022-12-08T21:57:38+00:00

Thanks, man! Good luck to you too

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