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Great. Congrats and thanks for your input. It is a great help to us. I was very worried on the part. So I hoe, I can relax a little bit on the exam, I suppose.
Warm regards
bala

Thank for for sharing the experience.

I would appreciate if you could please help for questions as follows.

1. Is it true that we will use KEYBOARD instead of MOUSE to pick right answers in the real test?

2. I heard Hock's software is designed like a simulation. Anybody knows how many questions it includes? Is it comparable to Gleim's CD?

Thanks a lot.

Wei

Wei,
you can use keyboard or mouse or both to pick answers.
Unfortunately, Next and Previous buttons are only clickable by mouse.

Hi Mike. You're blogs are very helpful to me. Like you, I am challenging the CMA exam. I've passed Parts 1 and 2 already and currently reviewing for Part 3. Any suggestions for me? Appreciate if you could write me. (randibooh@yahoo.com) Thanks!-randy

Hi folks!
1) Tanya's comments on mouse are correct.

2) It's not my weblog, Tanya is the only person to thank. I just share my experiences here... again with the help of the blog founder and main editor! So let me post my comments here so that everyone can see them instead of replying in person.

3) Randy, if any areas in part 3 seem to be especially worrisome let's try to specify them first.

4) Bala, please don't underestimate part 4. I have good economic education and this could have greatly helped me on the exam. You're to be solid in main management accounting areas of Part 2 and 3, and not miss out Part 4. Try maximum practice questions and problems, such as CMA or CPA adapted problems from good accounting textbooks. Try writing small essays on them instead of simple numerical answers. This exam will require both solving and reasoning skills in writing.

Best of luck to all of you on exams!
Mike

I just passed the Part 4. Wow!

I have passed the three parts of the revised CMA exam--Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 (with Part 1 waived) in three monthes--Sep-Nov while working full-time.

I am writing three not only to brag but also to say: if I can do it, you can do it. Commitment and Displine!

I also want to say thanks to this wonderful forum and especially to Mike. Thank you for sharing all this information.

All the best!

Leo

By the way, the scores of all three parts are above 600.

I can do it; you can do it.

Leo

Congratulations Leo!
That's a real achievement. You ruined my imaginations about studying efficiency and effectiveness :) For me it's very motivating benchmark for futher studies.
Do you plan for another designation?
Mike

Mike, thanks.

I may consider FRM, CIA, depending on future career path.

You may also consider CFA or CPA.

Again, it depends on what you plan to do.

Take care!

Leo

Hi Mike/Leo,

I have passed my Part 2 & 3 in Dec and Jan but could not attempt Part 4 in February. Part 1 is exempted. I am not a great student of Economics. Do you think I should go through Part 1 study material? How much coverage we have from Part 1?
I am going thru Gleim's study material.

What should be the study plan for Part 4?

I will appreciate your feedback.

Thanks

Yash

dear everybody.....

thanks Tanyia for giving us the chance to discuss ideas...the idea of having this websiter is really great

Mike ...thank you for your tip...really useful...I have a question though is there a specific time when exams for part 4 are allowed or is it similar to the case of parts1, 2, and3?

I passed part I old format successfuly,and waiting for the part II exam authorization to get examined,but all my friends have failed and i feel dejected and terrified because there is not much time to finish before the deadline of the old format and part II and III are the most difficult ones,any suggestions to help me studying partII?

Mai, don't waste your time and energy by worrying. Just study, study, study. You have passed part 1 already, you have every chance of being successful further. Join the students email exchange: http://www.imanet.org/ima/sec.asp?TRACKID=&CID=889&DID=1269
This exchange (listservs) and listservs' archives are very useful.

Good luck!

Hi,

Can anybody please answer Yash's question above.

Thanks

There are lots of OB things for Part 4. How do you prepare them? I found it more difficult than those quantatative problems.

When I left the room after completing CMA part 4 (revised) I really wasn't sure whether I passed. I felt as thought I answered the questions, although I was unsure as to whether the level of detail in my answers was adequate. However, I wrote until I reached the budgeted amount of time and then I moved on.

I am happy to say that I have now passed all 4 parts of the revised exam. I passed the last 3 parts (2,3,4) within a 60-day span so if I can do it anyone can!

I used gleim and I highly recommend.

I took the CMA part 4 two times and I failed. Ther first time I took the exam, I was only able to answer 6 of the 7 major questions during the budgeted time. For those 6 questions I had a score of 460 points which represents a score of 80% on the questions I answered. The second time I took the exam my objective was to try to answer all the questions which I did but I only score 410 points. There wer several questions I had marked to revisit and expand on my answer but I did not had the time to do it. I plan to take the exam for the 3rd and last time in August. Besides of course, reviewing the material, do you have any tips/suggestions/recommendation that would help me address these questions quicker. English is not my first language and this might be part of th problem but I hope not all of it. Thank you in advance for the help.
Jean-Marie

Hi to all of u, congratulations for all who passed :)
i have a question 4 those who passes part 4 please, i sat for the exam today, it wasnt difficult, actually it was easy, but there was not enough time ! :( i had 6 scenarios with 25 questions, but with the time i had, i could only answer 5 scenarios and left one big scenario with 6 questions :(:(:( .... so my questions is if anyone knows how the grading is in part 4! and if my answers were 85% right (assuming of course) for the 5 scenarios would i still be able to succeed??? im dying to know :( please advise :)

thnx alot
Mona

i hate part 4 i have to wait until mid of July to see my mark ,i am dying too , but no my one wasn't easy , i have two strange computational questions, but mona i think if your answers were 85% correct i think you will succeed ,since i know someone who answer 80% of 5 scenarios and he missed a scenario like you and he got 470 so i think you are too close to succeed , but in the beginning of the exam they tell you how much the mark for each question so if you remember it would be better,

I cannot open the link of students email exchange posted by Mai in April. Could anybody know how to access that website? Thanks.

I passed parts 1,2, and 3 this Summer and am anxious to take and hopefully pass part 4.

Like all of you I am worried about taking the 4th part and doubt I will be able to pass the first time. It seems time budgeting is the main problem,

so I would suggest everyone answer every question even if your answers kind of suck.

Good luck everyone and good luck Mike. I'm sure we can all do it!

hey guys,

now i passed part 1 and 2 (old format) and now i won't really be able to proceed with the old exam,Mike thanks for your encouragement;however my fears of the deadline defeated me:((

do you think i shall go for the revised exam(especially i passed part 1 and 2) or shall i go for CPA or MBA?
knowing that i am not an auditor i am an accountant but i do feel that people cherish CPAs more than CMAs,any recommendations??

Hi All,

After taking part 4 for the third time, I finally passed. My scores were 480, 420, and 560 the first, second, and third times, respectively. Many of the previous comments convey the idea that the test is "easy". The "if I can pass, you can pass" notion is garbage. Do not under estimate the test and don't try to seek bragging rights by cramming. I found this to be the most difficult part of the CMA exam. I also found it to be harder than anything I faced on the Ohio CPA exam.

I do have one tip that really helped me the final time I took the exam; do not try to explain how you arrived at an answer. The answer you type is either right or wrong. If it is wrong, don't try to get partial credit by explaining your methodology. Just move on to the next question. If you don't, you will run out of time.

To all you test takers, good luck and do not under estimate it!

Tom

I just took the 4th (revised) exam and had a question.

How do you go about showing your work without a excel spreadsheet?!

This was the most frustrating format I could possibly imagine for a standardized test. I was under the impression i would have some sort of table to input my caculations and there was none....mind you its a text box (just like the one i am typing in) with no 'Tab' functionality.

I just wish I would have known.

Anybody have a strategy for overcoming this or am i missing something?

Dear all,

I will set for CMA exam part2 next month, Im worry about it Im just study IMA material, I took 4 months to prepare for it, how I can prepare adequatly for it>? please give me an advice.

regards,
Ahmed

hi all
can anyone tell me whether part4 is a computer based or handwriting based exam.
thank u

hi all
can anyone tell me whether part4 is a computer based or handwriting based exam.
thank u

hi all
can anyone tell me whether part4 is a computer based or handwriting based exam.
thank u