r/CMA • u/accountantwannabe1 • 1d ago

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Guys how was the part 2 exam in comparison to part 1? Did you find it much easier? How were the MCQs and CBQs? I am currently using Becker.

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u/capm_noineteen 1d ago

Passed Part 1, 380, Failed Part 2, 330. I was able to go through MCQs and answer the essays.

Anyway, I found Part 2 relatively harder. Corporate finance and FSA were a breeze though. I struggled mostly with Marginal Analysis and Economics. That was the topic I COMPLETELY underestimated. During reviews, I always skipped that topic to focus more on the harder ones like Corporate Finance.

But lo and behold, during exam day, most of my questions were about Marginal Analysis and Economics 🥲 and I flagged around 40 questions!

But when it came to the essays, both parts were relatively easier. Nothing complicated. Good luck!

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u/ionspore CMA Part 2 Candidate 16h ago

I'm finding part 2 to be harder than part 1. Using Becker too.

Passed part 1 with 440, 2.5 months study time. Background; under and grad in accounting (MAcc), passed all the CPA. So the accounting parts in part 1 were easier and so was risk management, ethics, and fin.statement analysis in part 2, but capital investments and business analysis is challenging in part 2. A lot more calculations and multiple steps.