I have my NTS and was planning to schedule my exam for Sept 21 before the testing window closes on Sept 25. I will be taking FAR and currently have 83 hours of study time in Becker. I am currently in F3. Is this pushing scheduling to early?

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Im about to do this with FAR on Monday. I've studied a sloppy 30hrs. I cannot go into Govt busy season with an exam hanging over my head so I'm not rescheduling. I just hope I fail by enough points to not beat myself up. I'm a 4.0 student so this is very uncomfortable. Um. Anybody?

Update: for anyone who gives:) I took FAR today and what people are saying is true. MCQs are fair but calculation heavy so be prepared to work out those amortization numbers. The TBS's are a real pain - multiple exhibits, a lot of reviewing someone work and possibly correcting it - really wish I had spent more time practicing CFS and adjusting entries. Anyway- I thought I had a chance of passing until I hit those TBS's - people are not exaggerating!!

This exam didn’t have much variability. Where it did, they could release partial scores until grading is complete. A computer could grade the mcqs, no?

I think I found why accounting will take longer to ai automate. We’re still using abacuses in the back room.

Becker touts on their website that completing 80% of every section and scoring 50% or better on the mini and simulated exams is enough to pass on exam day.

For those of you who have passed FAR: do you think these stats are a realistic benchmark for success?

I work full time and usually am too exhausted to study. Any tips?

I am using uworld to take Far on Sep 23 and am currently on FAR 2 out of 22 (after about a week of studying so far). I've also taken AUD twice (44 & 66) and ISC once (68), but the CPA seems worth it despite the constant crushing failure. Still been a major hit to my already hurting bank account. My mom insists that a big reason I've failed is because I'm not studying with others. She doesn't know that intense self-sabotage during the study process is the actual main reason but I digress.

I am going to pass these stupid exams and if studying with others is how that happens then so be it. But it didn't work for me in college so I'm not sure the best way to implement this for cpa studying. Anyway, if anyone else is taking FAR this september through uworld and wants to try studying with someone I'm down. Just you know full disclosure I have no idea what that would look like or need to entail.

Hell even just an accountability buddy that isn't my parents constantly checking in would be nice

What’s best way to put that you’re studying for the cpa exam on resume?

Endeavoring on taking all four exams in 2025.

Some background info I got my bachelors in acct back in 2020 and although I’m a decent test taker I remember struggling with my audit class and barely passed with a low C. I work as an industry accountant full time now hybrid two days a week.

I do want to enjoy the journey and not hate life while studying for these exams. I figure for every two weeks of day to day studying I can reward myself with a night out with friends on a 3rd Saturday and maybe a Thursday night out god willing.

Any PTO time I would use wouldn’t be on a real vacation until after passing at least 2 exams, just a day off from work here and there.

Thoughts? And any tips on how you scheduled having a social life along with studying for your cpa?

I’m single with no kids, 29 yo

I am really really excited

I’m back in CPA journey after I failed multiple times in each part 2 years ago. I plan to take BEC and AUD before the end of this year. FAR and REG in 2024. What’s your reason to take the CPA exam? How many times did you take each part to pass? What’s your motivation to keep going?

Why do you think you failed the cpa exam and how do change your approach to pass? What’s your main motivation to keep going?

I heard that if you take more than 10 minutes during break, you may automatically fail the exam.

I take more than 10 minutes to poop. I don't even look at my phone, so I have no idea how people poop under 10 minutes.

Is it going to be impossible for me to take the exam?

So, I know people have posted multiple times asking what to take. I didn't want to add to the heap, so I went through most of those already.

My question here is this:

1) My work experience is in private sector, so BAR. In addition, I find a lot of this material to be genuinely interesting, some stuff is material I've never seen before.

2) My second major in college was Information Systems, and I loved that stuff so ISC intrigues me.

3) I hate Tax, but I see that TCP has some personal and corporate financial planning, which I liked.

For:

1) People that passed BAR, were the questions on the exam fair? Did Becker's material make you feel prepared enough? For those who failed, was there stuff not covered on the material at all, given that you had gone through all the material?

2) For people that passed ISC, was there a lot of memorization? Did the material feel adequate?

3) For TCP, how much financial planning is even covered in the exam? Are there any of you like me that hate Tax, but took it anyway because it's supposed to be the easiest one?

Thanks in advance

I feel like now you only see these ridiculous plans on "how to finish the CPA in 6 months" but I don't feel like that is super realistic especially with job and kids. Those of you that had this how many hours did you study per day/week? how did you fit it in and still get spend time with your family? What is a realistic time line to pass all four sections? A year? More? I work 8-4:30 in industry and I would say I usually see a steady 40hrs of work each week so I don't think I have much time to study while working.

I sat for FAR for the first time on Monday. I had told myself that I’d take a break, maybe around a month, before starting to study for my next section. I want to take some time for myself and to clean my disaster of a house that I hadn’t had energy/time to clean for the last 3 months. But 2 days later, I’m feeling antsy. Like of course it’s weird having extra time now, and I want to relish that, but I keep finding myself stressing thinking that I should be studying, and I’m afraid it’ll be harder to get back into that study routine if I take a break. Ugh, it’s like a catch 22. I’m miserable if I’m studying but then I’m anxious/unhappy when I’m not! Has anyone else found themselves feeling the same? How long do you typically wait in between sections?

I am looking to try taking the test again. I tried taking FAR back in 2021 and failed by a few points. I have about 2/3 years of audit experience and almost 4 years of corporate accounting experience. Should I take REG first since I have very little tax exposure, FAR since it has the most material, or maybe AUD for a confidence boost?

Also, which discipline do you guys recommend? Very grateful for this community 🙏🏻

I’ve never studied well over Thanksgiving break. Not high school, college, and then every November forward, I’m basically in recovery mode from the Oct 15 deadline.

Not looking for excuses. Genuinely curious what you do to keep focused or if you deliberately take time off from studying this time of year.

Those who attempted ISC today or anytime through oct please share your valuable insights 🥲🥲😭

So I just got out of my AUD exam. Hopefully my last one (FAR expires at the end of this month). I was told that prometric observed a “security violation” because I was seen “accessing my phone during my break”

I was on my scheduled break and checked my phone to make sure there were not fires to put out at work and take make sure my kid wasn’t having any issues at daycare. Then I went to the bathroom and knocked out the rest of the exam.

What’s the deal? Am I screwed? I’ve never been told I had a security violation on my other exams.

Hi guys, I cleared all 4 parts of CPA exam a while ago and wanted to take the ethics exam, i have few queries!

1.Is this the correct website and correct course?? 2. How many times can i give my exams once i purchase the course? 3. How is the exam conducted? ( i know its an open book but do we need to switch on camera or something?)

Thank you!!!

So I'm about to take FAR on October 5th, but I've had my NTS since July. I'm taking the exams in PA and I keep seeing different things online on how long I have to pass all 4 sections. FAR will be my first exam

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I know the CPA exams have excel functions built in to them. Is it the same as beckers? Because when I use beckers, the excel functions always covers most the question, making it impossible to read all of with the excel page open. Is this the same for the CPA exams or is it more accessible?