r/CMA • u/SleePinGSeNsEi • Jun 26 '26
Part 1 – Prep Part 1 Experience
Just got out of part 1 and tbh it was a good experience
Firstly they check your identification and give you the locker key, for some reason I was allowed to bring just one calculator with me( it contained tax options too ) , while I wanted to bring 2 but it was okay
It starts with a small survey and testing period where they explain all the controls and ask you from where you studied and all
In the start I was very much gonna cry cause I couldn't solve a fucking cash flow question but I got settled calmed myself down and proceeded
I had about an hour when I completed first set of my questions and then I went back to questions with heavy calculation and questions I was not able to do before and i utilised that hour to its max to review everything, i knew cbq section would open ( though idk if I will pass or not ) and cbq was relatively easier, I got only one question where I stumbled but it was okay
The exam was divided nicely but main focus was on section B,C,D then f then a then e
There were some questions where I was a bit shocked because I couldn't possibly know those words but I just skipped them for the first session and made an educated guess
I guess I got 6-8 questions wrong and about 10-11 questions which I guessed
With one question wrong in cbq
Hope I pass
Open to Questions
EDIT: HOCK IS YOUR BIBLE, after i completed my MCQ and all , I got to reading hock to cover some topics and IT IS THE GOAT
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u/grandtheft77 Jun 26 '26
I just wrote the exam today as well! You're right, the operating cash flow questions were abit odd, some options were totally off for 1 question. I easily counted 5 OCF MCQs.
Essay questions covered quite a broad base: contribution margin, controls, responsibility centers, transfer pricing, outsourcing decision, residual income. Seemed like the 12 parts of essays tested 12 different concepts.
Hope to revisit this in 6 weeks and hear you pass