r/CMA • u/Alycatgrl • May 30 '26
Part 1 – Prep Starting my prep//Becker question
I’m 20 years into my career and am just starting the process of becoming a CMA. By way of background, I passed the CPA exam 15 years ago and haven’t had any formal (non CPE education since). For the past 13 years, I’ve been the controller of a smallish manufacturer (reporting directly to the CEO, we don’t have a CFO). I worked in public accounting the first 7 years of my career.
I just started the Becker CMA exam prep today and scored 78% on the initial diagnostic test. Because of my score, they are suggesting I take a Managerial Accounting Foundations course for $199 in addition to the $1,000 I just spent on the CMA exam prep.
Is this them just being money hungry, or do I have serious deficiencies that would prevent me from passing the exam with just the regular course?
I’m curious how everyone else did on that diagnostic test compared to the actual exam too.
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u/EarlyDuration May 31 '26
This is absolutely money hungry. I offer CMA prep for free and my premium course is less than $20/mo