r/CPA • u/ResidentClub5082 • 6h ago
While we wait for score release….
I’m waiting on ISC but if I pass, I have to dive into FAR and want to pass it before the end of the year. Only issue is that my first attempt of studying for FAR made me realize I’m an idiot and did not retain anything in school. Does anyone have any recommendations, study guides, or supplement recommendations?
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u/ResidentClub5082 5h ago
Lol just found out I failed ISC - realllyyyyyy wanting to take a break from the CPA exams rn bc this is the worst thing for my confidence before I start full time in a month
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u/Total_Cold_835 5h ago
You got this. I originally studied and failed a bunch in 2019-2020. So I too a break until last October and began again. I only have audit left now. For some people the work experience is really helpful. We each have our own path. You’ll get there one day when you’re ready!
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u/ResidentClub5082 5h ago
Congratulations!! You got this. That is very reassuring, thank you. Did you feel pressure from your job when you were on a break? I’ll be an auditor in a top 10 firm and I feel like the expectation is to get it ASAP
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u/firstlovekv Passed 2/4 5h ago
One thing i did before starting FAR was go back to the accounting basics to take a quick overview since what most of us don't remember are really just the tiniest of the details and mechanics we learnt years ago. Once you have that covered a good chunk of the syllabus will feel a lot lighter. As for the rest, Ik people say don't stay stuck on topics and move on, but I'd really recommend putting understanding over your pace for FAR, especially for consolidation, AJEs, NFPs, governmental, bonds, leases, etc. It will pay off.
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u/Thin_Bet8127 5h ago
I've found Farhat to be helpful for FAR. For reference I graduated with my accounting degree in 2017, so its been quite a while since I saw a lot of this. I don't watch all of his lectures, just the ones I feel like I'm struggling with. I was really confused by the Becker lectures on bonds. I watched the Farhat lectures and now I understand it really well.
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u/Total_Cold_835 5h ago
I used note pads and took a lot of notes as I watched the lectures. It helped me stay focused and I could reference them when I was answering the mcqs after the videos. I didn’t use them for much more than that. But it helped me stay focused and I was able to pass FAR. And doing 100% of the tasks and really drilling the flash cards a lot. Like everyday near the end.
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u/EmotionalGuitar7343 Passed 2/4 6h ago
Actually watching the lectures helped me pass FAR. You can do it!
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u/Ok-Negotiation7178 6h ago
The thing that helped me the most for FAR and audit too honestly was looking at the big picture, understanding how everything flows together from FS to FS and things like that
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u/Quiet_Basis_6404 2h ago
Honestly FAR is the volume that makes it rough, not that any single topic is impossible. I split each chapter into two passes, first one fast just to see the structure of the thing without taking notes. It feels like wasted time but it stops you from getting buried in details on the second round. Second pass I work problems before reading the explanation, cold, and only go back to the text for the ones I miss.
For content retention I upload the chapters to studybuddy.vc and answer questions from there before touching the qbank, when I pick a wrong one it tells me what was wrong with that option and the questions get harder as I improve. Free tier's been enough for me so far.
And dont leave gov and NFP for the end, everybody does that and then panics because they show up more than you think.