At least they got their taxes paid right i guess.. 😅

My exam is coming up and honestly I’m not sure how to feel about this score. Is 67% a good place to be at this point, or should I be worried?
For those who passed AUD, what were your Becker SE scores compared to your actual exam score?

I’m gonna start with far first maybe this Monday for like 2 months. I work part time (self employed) so I think I can manage like 20 hours of studying a week while working. I’m also gonna go back to school for 3 courses to finish up my accounting requirements.

Been out of school for a while but I’m not an accounting major. I’m a business science major and have some accounting courses under my belt.

After far pass or fail I’m gong into audit and then reg and then tcp. I’m thinking like 2 months for audit also but 1 month and 1 month for reg/tcp.

I’ve done some tax return prep before at a vita site and understand them fundamentally since I have an s corp and do my own taxes too so I thought maybe I should just save reg and tcp for the end so I can manage burnout if I get burnt out.

My goal is to get them all first try

Hi everyone, I’ve been through all the material in Becker for FAR. My exam is in the very beginning of December and I’m really having trouble with TBS. I just get overwhelmed whenever I’m looking at all the exhibits and my mind just goes blank. I know everyone says to practice practice practice but do I go through every modules TBS again? I’m just looking for some advice as to how to tackle and practice the TBS.

Im confused about the concept for the basis in C Corp and S Corp. i’m worried as these topics are heavily tested in TCP.

I’m just getting through R1 and this shit is more annoying than FAR and AUD. How the fuck are we supposed to memorize all these silly ass rules? This is my last exam hopefully (waiting on ISC results) and I’ll be done with this garbage.

Can’t believe I gotta wait two whole months to find out if I’ll officially become a CPA 🫣

Worst part about taking the discipline section by far

Update: 3 days into the Ninja supplement and it’s going great! The questions are both similar and different compared to Becker. I am reading through the notes included with the supplement package as well.

Was studying FAR since June and sat for it last night. About to start working full time (tax). Which one should I take next?

I’m currently studying for AUD and curious of what your top 10 AUD rules/facts to have down cold would be. Not general topics, I mean specifics.

Just finished the first two sims, anyone else bombing the TB’s? Across the 4 MCQ testlet’s I’m averaging an 82%. But the TB’s is around 50%.

I don’t know if anyone feels the same but for me the TB’s just bring out every obscure scenario possible…

Just walked out of TCP and not sure how I feel... I went in feeling like I knew most of the stuff but felt like I messed up on a lot of the problems and started forgetting stuff. The wording on the questions also had me second guessing my answers. I’m scared for December did anyone else feel this way😭😭

I'm scheduled to take FAR at the beginning of November, and I'm feeling pretty nervous about whether I'll be prepared. I'm almost done with F6 and have put in about 150 hours of studying. I'm also in a Master of Accounting program, so balancing school and CPA study has been challenging.

Across most modules, I've averaged around 50–60% on my first attempt at the MCQs without notes or the textbook. My scores improve quite a bit when I go back through the questions, but sometimes I worry that I'm just remembering the answers rather than fully understanding the material.

I've tried to incorporate cumulative review throughout my studying, but I haven't been doing much of it since my classes started because I've been focused on finishing the material.

I'm planning on doing two weeks of final review, starting with 25 MCQs and 2 TBSs per unit before taking my first simulated exam. After that, I'll focus on my weaker areas based on the results.

My biggest concern is how much I've forgotten from the earlier units since I've been learning so much new material in a relatively short amount of time. I feel like I understand concepts while I'm studying them, but I'm not sure how well I'll remember everything when it's mixed together on the exam.

For those who have passed FAR, did you feel similarly before starting your final review? Did things start coming together once you began cumulative practice? Also, is there anything you'd recommend doing differently with my remaining two weeks?

I'd appreciate any advice or experiences you can share!

This is the first section I’ve taken and i don’t know how to feel… I’ve been studying using Gleim and scoring pretty well on the mocks. But the actual exam felt so much harder, especially the MCQs. The TSBs weren’t too bad though. For those who already took ISC, how did you score on the mock exams and how did they compare to your actual exam score?? Need some reassurance rn 😭

I know more of the same sorry. For those who have taken AUD recently, would you recommend spending extra time reviewing transaction cycles and sampling? I’ve been seeing a lot of posts about transaction cycles lately, which I don’t remember being a big focus when I took the exam last month.
Any other study tips or areas you’d recommend reviewing?

Just curious how much study time you put in to pass AUD. Around how many hours would you study per week, and for how many weeks?

Feel free to share your score if you want!

EDIT: please also mention if you’ve ever worked in audit! I understand that if you’ve worked in audit, it’s possible you may not study as many hours as others.

Sat for REG 3 weeks ago and got a 66 back a week ago. Jumping right back in tomorrow. Im 3/4. This 66 was my first fail. Took SEFR today with a 62 and meticulously went through the wrong answers I got. I was weak on entity and individuals on my first attempt of the exam which is like 65% of the exam so i think i can pull it off.

Honestly the 66 was shocking to me. I thought i had it. Going to just keep swinging at REG until it’s done. I’ve come too damn far to roll over. Any last minute tips are welcome. Im gonna do a little bit more review before bed and get good sleep for hopefully my last ever exam tomorrow. Let’s fucking finish this shit.

I’ll update this thread with my pass/fail and score in about 3 weeks.

I paid for CBA (California Board of Accountancy ) the fees for the FAR retake and selected the subject on CBA
Now I’m waiting for ATT from Nasba can I do anything to expedite or am I missing any step? I want to set for the exam next week

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How should I structure my review? I haven’t taken my SIM exams yet which I will do one tomorrow. Any topics I should heavily emphasize in my review that you wish you would have looking back? Any ways to structure exam review?

Hi all,

if I applied for my NTS today, can I still schedule my exam for next year?

A confused future cpa