Melaine,
Just another suggestion, I hope you may find it helpful.
I used a different strategy in undertaking the exams. I passed the last exam last year and passed all exams on one sit so I think the strategy worked.
IMA handbook & exam guide provide the study materials and the books to use. They even mention which chapters you need to study. I simply bought the books and studied them. I did the drill using the examples or questions provided in the books. I found that really helpful. Most of the real CMA questions really follow the syllabus they mentioned in the handbook. Of course you need to allow some time to study all the books. I usually took 3-6 months to prepare for an exam. Of course it could be shorter if you have time to study more intensively.
One thing we must note is that CMA exams are test of breadth. So please do not miss even a single topic in the syllabus if you want to be successful. The questions are never really difficult but the variety and coverage are broad. In the exams you will find that you are provided with lots of data. Not all of them are relevant. In fact you only need to see the relevant data and the calculations are rather simple. I think that mimics the real situation we are facing in our works. We do not do complicated calculations but we need to sort out the relevant information. The most important thing to really concentrate and always get ahead of time. I usually broke down the test time in 30- minute intervals. In every interval, I focused to be able to answer certain amount of questions so that I could always be ahead of time.
Another thing is I found it was a good strategy if you could answer correctly at least 80% of the multiple choice questions. The reason is that I found I was given only a short time to answer essay questions. For a non native English speaker like I am, I always need to take some time to answer in English. Plus, the spreadsheet is difficult to navigate. It is not Excel and you may lose time on that.
REgards
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Johanes Halim
Director/Manager
JAKARTA
Indonesia
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-26-2012 02:25 AM
From: EMRE OZEN
Subject: CMA Exam Part 1
Melaine,
Go to your My Enrollments under Learning Center (IMA homepage). You should see "CMA Exam Support Package" which includes several questions as you wish.
About HOCK, I have been comparing both Gleim and HOCK and in my opinion a person who has a strong backround with these general topics can success by either HOCK or GLEIM. The important thing is trying to understand well the concepts and solve as many questions as many you can.
Good luck
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EMRE OZEN
Istanbul
Turkey
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-25-2012 03:31 AM
From: Marie-Melanie Bentzien
Subject: CMA Exam Part 1
Dear all,
I am getting bit scared reading that most of you are using Gleim. I am currently studying with Hock. Is somebody also studying with Hock or maybe already passed the exam with the Hock materials?
What about examples from old CMA exams? Do you know where I can find/buy some?
Some of you are referring to the IMA book. Could you please specify what it is?
Thanks for your replies.
Melanie
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Melanie Bentzien
Hamburg, Germany
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