Gleim Challenge Exam

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Rode Neagle

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Aug 3, 2024, 2:26:55 PM8/3/24

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Ive added Gleim CPA Review MCQ and SIM as im preparing for my second round for REG. Although i believe im much more prepared now compared to my first go around, but Gleim questions never seem easy as they can get very detailed with the questions. Anyone would like to share their experiences with Gleim?

Gleim REG was soooo hard. Crushed my spirit. And it was the first test I took so I didn't know what to expect. Luckily, I felt like Gleim really prepared me well, as there was just about nothing on the actual exam that I hadn't seen before. I scored very poorly on Gleim's practice exam before the final review, but snagged a 90 on the actual exam. Stick with Gleim.

One thing I did on BEC (since I knew the test wasn't going to be as hard as the Gleim SIMS) was I used the more difficult MCQs in Gleim as SIMS. I took the sample questions on the site and looked for MCQs that could be turned into something similar. Got me a 93 so I'm not complaining.

@alloverit I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks the Gleim BEC SIMs are nearly impossible. I can't complain too much because getting beat up through the Gleim review, I feel like I take less of a beating on exam day.

lmao at Gleim's BEC sims. Yeah they had me depressed for some time. Until I went on the AICPA website and saw they're practice sims were jokes compared to gleim's, my confidence went through the roof. I haven't started Gleim's REG material but I'm positive that when you master gleim's practice test, you will be more that prepared for the actual exam.

REG-Q3 Score Pending November 13, 2017 at 11:39 am #1661690 LaurenParticipant So yeah, I freaked out over the weekend because of how bad Gleim was beating me up for FAR. And I KNOW better, I know that it's wicked hard but then you're really prepared for the test, blah blah blah, and I STILL freaked out. It's such a confidence killer when you think you know something and then you get a 60% on the first practice quiz.

Last night at 1am I was googling about how difficult Gleim is, but how effective it is, just to reassure myself. That's how insane this review system is making me. It's so hard that I forget my own advice about it.

@lauren, I'm right with you. I have a REG retake Friday. As of yesterday I started to question this whole thing based on Gleim's mock score, and I too know better. If it's any consolation, I scored 55 on FAR's mock exam and 75 on the real exam. And I had zero clue on 60% of the sims.

@cmcook, yes it is helpful to a) know I'm not alone, and b) to be reminded that I don't need to get everything right on the test to pass it. I'm used to school tests where I'm trying to get 100 so if I'm totally thrown off by something it feels like the end of the world. And that's not the case with this exam, so I think remembering that during the test, if I start to panic, will help. ?

@tim no, sorry. I went about it the same as the other sections. Read the chapter, hammer hard on the questions and read all the answers. The material of BEC is just so different. You'll need to assess yourself and figure out how to best learn the material. It's just a strange section. The plus side is the book is much smaller and the chapters go quick.

Also for SIMs, the closest chance to maximize your score (50%) is to do a lot of MCQs, knowing all the topics well, AICPA site's Sample Tests & Blueprint, time management during the exams, meaning, do your MCQs with accuracy & speed. So, you got that extra time for SIMs.