CMA Blog & Most Popular CMA Questions from Readers

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CMA Exam Decisions

1. Is the CMA exam worth it?

• Why CMA?
• Does this title help my career?

2. Can I make it?

• How difficult is the CMA exam?
• What is the recent CMA exam pass rate?
• Is age a factor when considering taking the CMA exam?
• CMA for non-accounting majors. Is it possible?
• Does it make sense to take the exam before graduation?

3. Costs (and how to save costs)

• Budgeting your CMA exam expenses
• Pricing comparison of CMA review providers
• How to convince your employer to pay for the CMA exam

4. Salary potential

• Can you tell me how much I can expect to make as a CMA?
• How can a CMA certification help increase my salary?
  • Middle East
  • Dubai / Abu Dhabi / UAE
  • Egypt
  • India
  • China
• IMA salary survey by country
• What are the career choices for CMAs?

CMA Exam Process

1. Registration and requirements

• How to become a CMA: The Definitive Guide
• What are the CMA exam requirements?
• 3 tests to check if your work is considered relevant
• Does CMA help to get exemptions in other professional exams?

2. CMA exam format

• What exactly is the CMA exam in terms of format and question type?
• CMA Exam Part 1: Overview and syllabus
• CMA exam Part 2: Overview and syllabus

3. CMA exam FAQ: when, where, how

• When to take the exam?
• Where are the exam sites?
• How is the exam scored?

CMA Exam Preparation

1. Review courses comparison

• Pros and cons of major providers
• Gleim CMA Review
• Becker CMA Review
• HOCK International CMA Review
• Surgent CMA Review
• Wiley CMAexcel Review (CMA Learning System)
• Should I take a CMA course online or in a classroom setting?
• Review course discount codes

2. General tips

• 50 tips for your CMA Exam prep: the ultimate guide
• How to start studying after registration
• Study Plan for a Busy Man (a systematic approach from our blogger Sherif)
• Counting down: what to do 1 month / 1 week / 1 day before the exam
• CMA approved calculators: my recommendation

3. Essay tips

• How to overcome the fear of CMA exam essays

4. Setbacks (and what to do)

• Should I reschedule? How to do it?
• I failed the exam. Can you help me?

5. Motivations

• CMA exam bloggers: follow the journeys of my readers
• CMA exam success stories!

CMA Exam FAQs: What’s Next

• When is the score release, and what should I do during the wait?
• How to fulfill the CMA CPE requirements?

Management Accounting Certifications

• Management accounting certifications around the world
• CMA vs CPA: which qualification should I get?
• How about CMA after CPA?
• CMA vs MBA: views from the candidates
• CMA vs CIMA: comparison of two direct competitors
• CMA (US) and CMA (Canada): what’s the difference?
• Is there any advantage of taking the CMA as a CFA?
• CMA vs CGMA: Introduction of CGMA and comparison

Official Resources for CMA Exam FAQs

• IMA official website

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