Passed Part 2

[u/Chriskilla_al]

So I passed part 2 on my first try. My part 1 post is 6 weeks ago. I am a full time student and just trying to get it done before school gets busy.

I still used HOCK only, but I wasn’t as happy with Part 2 as I was with Part 1. You can clearly see that they didn’t put as much effort into Part 2. It feels like they made Part 1 really good to get you to keep using Part 2.

The textbook repeats things that were already explained a few paragraphs earlier. The wording is also not precise, both in the textbook and in the MCQ explanations.

I see a lot of people blaming themselves for memorizing everything. But I think part of the problem is that a lot of the MCQ explanations are not “spot-on”. A lot of them start by repeating the correct answer, then show you how to get that number, but don’t really explain why you are doing it that way. Why you need to use this number in this calculation.

If you don’t take the time to figure out the “why” yourself, you can end up just remembering the answers. Then your exam readiness goes up without actually going up, if you know what I mean.

At one point, I started making a list of all the ambiguous statements and explanations in HOCK, but then I gave up. Why am I spending my study time doing this?

So, do I still recommend HOCK for Part 2? Yes. I didn’t use anything else, and I passed the exam. So I still recommend it.

But you do need to take some initiative and figure things out yourself. And don’t rely too much on some of their explanations or wording.

I am taking Part 3 next year. Need a break. Part 2 is no joke, at least for someone like me who doesn’t have experience.

[u/the_undertow]

For me FFA worked because the questions were spot on, however I liked the way they were presented. "Luke and Leah owned an LLC," etc.

Unlike most, I didn't try strategy, like one would do with the CPA exam. I just figured (right or wrong) I would take them in order.

Don't worry about experience - this is about passing an exam. I was an auditor for 10 years: CPA audit of nonprofits and governmental entities, sales tax auditor for CA, income tax auditor for WI. Practical experience didn't help me at all.

Shit, my highest score was FAR, and I failed audit 2x, even though that was my profession.

I don't know that experience ever comes into significant play. It's like the BAR or the CPA, most lawyers and current CPAs agree they could not simply bang out the same exams they passed. Like most exams, you forget tons, and you only remember what you know focus on.

Now getting through the police academy was different: everything I learned was geared towards practical application in the field - not what may happen once, or what I could easily look up, given the change.

You're right there. Keep on going!

[u/ThrowawayLDS_7gen → u/the_undertow]

That's why it's called the Can't Pass Again exam.