The FAR section is the longest CPA exam section because it covers the most information and number of accounting topics. FAR is a beast and requires your full attention and commitment. Focus on the main information that is tested. The REG section involves a ton of memorization and remembering completely unrelated facts and figures.
For instance, why is a standard deduction the current amount? Why are carry backs only allowed for 20 years? They just are and you just need to memorize it.
You can grind your REG studying to a halt with questioning why things are the way they are. Do yourself a favor. Just memorize it. It will help you learn the info way faster. The AUD exam section is pretty academic in nature. This difference could be good for people right out of college since they are more familiar with the academic world of auditing than the real world. The biggest thing that you need to do is familiarize yourself with the different audit letter opinions and all internal controls.
This will help you out immensely. AUD is also notorious for having suggestive answers where not all the answers are wrong, but some are more right than others. SUPER annoying! You will need it. It also includes a written portion where candidates are required to write answers to questions, instructions, essays, or professional memos.
The written section is unique with about half of all candidates saying they struggle with it. BEC covers some cost accounting and management accounting topics as well as basic economic topics.
Obviously, the total number of hours that you will need to study in order to pass the CPA exam varies among candidates and depends on several factors. Your educational background plays a big part in how much time you will need to study for the exam. If you took the minimum amount of college courses, you will most likely have less understanding of the topics on the exam. Regardless of the reason, the amount of time you wait after college does contribute to the necessary length of your study schedule.
Remember, this is primarily an academic exam. It has little to do with real-world accounting in practice. The sooner you start studying and take the exam out of college the easier of a time you will have to remember topics, facts, and concepts from your college accounting courses.
I would recommend taking it as soon as you can. The fresher the info is in your head, the better. Either way, relevant work experience will on average increase your knowledge of the exam topics and will hopefully reduce the amount of time you will need to study.
Some of the above factors are meaningless for some candidates because they have a solid grasp of accounting concepts and topics.
They remember most topics covered in their college courses and are able to reason their way through topics they are unfamiliar with. The total number of hours you need study for each CPA exam section varies because each section is a different length, covers different amounts of information, and test you differently. Here are some recommended study times for each exam section.
The FAR section is the longest CPA exam section because it covers the most information and number of accounting topics. FAR is a beast and requires your full attention and commitment. Focus on the main information that is tested. The REG section involves a ton of memorization and remembering completely unrelated facts and figures.
For instance, why is a standard deduction the current amount? Why are carry backs only allowed for 20 years? They just are and you just need to memorize it. If you have any tips to develop plans I would like any suggestions to creating a plan. First of all, no offense but I think you have already identified where you went wrong, are you sure you need our help?
Oh well. Those of you taking exams in early will want to be on top of exam changes planned to kick in in the first quarter, though the AICPA has been helpful and already released the CSOs for that period. Who cares how you did relative to other candidates? All you need to glean from that information is an idea of where your stronger areas are in comparison to your weaker sections.
The score report is broken down by different components of the CSOs for that section so obviously you will want to focus harder on areas that you performed poorly in. About a week or two before your new exam date, give the entire section a once over just to be sure you are also sharp in areas you did well in the first time. If you have a new exam scheduled in the meantime, reschedule it if you can.
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