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My daughter gone through course materials. she need to do mock up test ..is there separate link available for mock up
ReplyHi Stephine, i have done my intermediate recently. i also read every single comment of yours. i wanted to know that how can i start it i am new comer in ICMA. so many of peoples told me that it is too difficult. can you pleae give me a humble and kind suggestion please??
ReplyHello, this site is for CMA US. Please let me know if I have misunderstood.
ReplyHI, how are you ? i want to ask you that i have done my MBA finance now i want to do CMA , so it will be helpful for my future ? The second thing is how many courses will be exempt after MBA.
i will be waiting fot your positive response thanks………………
Hi Faizan,
I am fine thank you. Really i appreciate about your wise decision. This is right choice to you. In CMA we never get any exemption from our previous Degree. But i assure you we have much clear understand about CMA subjects with helps of our previous Degrees. I hope you will be a part of our CMA family. I am hearty Welcoming you. Then, Please go through this link which will give you clear idea about CMA. https://ipassthecmaexam.com/how-to-become-a-cma/
Hi Faizan,
Thanks for your note. This CMA certification is a qualifying exam instead of a “course”, so we can’t really get exemption from MBA etc.
And whether it’s helpful to get a CMA… it depends on where you work and what type of work you’ll be specializing. This page may help: https://ipassthecmaexam.com/why-become-a-cma/
I am very impressed with your info’s. I am very eager to do cma. So guide me without any dealy what are the steps I should follow. Dear sir if you are not help me out in this regard I will take any decision and I may spend money irrelevantly. Please guide me I am believing more Thanks in Advance
ReplyHi Balaji,
Please refer to this page on how to start: https://ipassthecmaexam.com/how-to-become-a-cma/
Regards,
Stephanie
hi Stephanie
I am new here in your blog.I am planning to go for a qualification like CMA or ACCA. I am confused which one I should choose.which one will give me much return.and how much these courses will cost?
Hi Kouser,
CMA is more focused on management accounting while ACCA is more general. A closer comparison would be CPA vs ACCA, which I present my analysis here: https://ipassthecpaexam.com/acca-vs-cpa-us/
In terms of which one is more useful, it depends on where you plan to work. We discuss this point in the comparison page as well. Regards, Stephanie
ReplyHey Stephanie,
Just want to ask whether its enough if I only solve multiple choice questions in the Test Prep question bank, because it turns out the books I bought only have the question bank for the multiple choice questions and not the practice essay questions!! Sent Gleim an email and they said I’d have to pay an addition $150 for each part to get the Essay bank, so that kind of sucks…so not sure if its worth the investment now. Do you think I would really need it to pass or is it enough if I just practice on the multiple choice questions?
Thanks a lot.
Rami
ReplyHi Rami, do you have the mock exam? If you have at least one chance to see how the essay questions may look at, it is not a must to get them in my opinion. Most people find the essays more straight-forward. You can take a few classic multiple choice questions and turn them into essay questions, and write down (or better, type on computer) and see how well you do in a timed environment. If you pick a few questions from each study until, you will be well prepared. Good luck! Stephanie
Here is my page on essay question for your info: https://ipassthecmaexam.com/cma-exam-essay-prep/
ReplyHi Stephanie. Well I think I should have the mock exam, not sure. It just turned out that I only have access to the normal Test Prep without the essays with the books that I bought…let’s hope it’s enough! Can’t stand studying anymore, really want to get over with it!
Thanks again :))
ReplyHi Stephanie,
I wanted to say I passed part 2 exam.
Remember I thought it was long… I wanted to thank you for your help.
I am working on part 1 now… how do you recommend I prepare for that one?
Thanks.
Hi Rob, you are most welcome. Congrats and really happy for you! I would use the same strategy that helps you pass Part 2 🙂 Stephanie
ReplyThank you Stephanie for this great information. I hold MS in finance, and I would like to start with CMA part 2 and then part 1. I am not sure whether this is possible or not.
ReplyHi Latif, definitely possible. You don’t need to take Part 1 and 2 in sequence. Regards, Stephaie
ReplyDear Stephanie,
First of all, thanks for such a great website! It’s become my go to guide for anything related to the CMA. I just have two small questions I hope you can help me with..I’ve only recently decided to go forward with studying for the CMA and bought the Gleim books with the online Test Prep. That being said:
1. Starting studying in January 2016, do you think its possible to pass the exam in the February testing window (probably end of Feb), which is basically 2 months?
2. Is studying only the Gleim books enough to pass? As going through the books I noticed the text seems quite direct and short and didn’t involve a lot of explanations and analysis.
Looking forward to hearing from you and many thanks in advance!
ReplyHi Rami, glad to hear you’ve made the decision to go for the CMA! Happy to know you like my site. If you able to study and work on the practice questions for ~150 hours within 2 months, then yes, should be fine.
For most candidates, Gleim is sufficient. There are a lot of explanations in the multiple choice answers. There used to be criticism on how dense the Gleim book was, so they streamlined it and made them shorter and more direct. There are also not that many examples. But you can certain take any of the multiple choice questions as example. As far as I know, this new format works and sells much better. Regards, Stephanie
ReplyHi Stephanie, thanks a lot for the swift reply, you’ve been very helpful! Keep up the good work :))
ReplyI have the gleim 2015 edition cma review book. Will that suffice for 2016 cma exams?
ReplyHello am katamba in Uganda. I want to offer CMA, hope with how I can access it online
ReplyHi Katamba, you can certainly study online (as long as your internet connection is fast enough). For the actual exam, you have to take it at an exam center. There should be one in or near Uganda. Regards, Stephanie
ReplyHi Stephanie,
Quick Question,
I am going through some of the MCQs that are available under the gleim system (part 2) and I am noticing that most questions (90%) are from the textbook information but there are around 10% of them that are very detailed that you can’t find in the text. Is that by design? or will we have major surprises on the real exam from that of the gleim tests? or was this just an anomaly and gleim information very much mirrors the real thing?
Thanks.
Hi Rob, we can never tell, but Gleim has some questions that look out-of-the-blue because they could be mixing questions from other professional exams, e.g. from CPA and CIA. Some students skip them, but I recommend not, because they are there for a purpose. One of them is to train you think on your feet. No review courses can cover everything that could be out for the actual exam, so by getting some really hard questions, you get used to it, at least mentally 🙂 That’s how I see it anyway. If you go through the comment section I believe some other readers raise this point as well. Cheers, Stephanie
ReplyHi Stephanie,
For the exam, will we get an annuity table or will we need to rely on our financial calculator for PV calc’s etc.?
Thanks.
Hi Rob, I remember there is a table and I think it’s for those type of calculation… most people rely on financial calculators. You can sign up for a free trial (Gleim and CMAexcel offer free trials), click on the practice questions and check out the table. They make it look exactly like the one you will see in the actual exam. See if it work.
You can get the free trials here:
https://ipassthecmaexam.com/gleim-cma-review/
https://ipassthecmaexam.com/wiley-cma-review/
Cheers, Stephanie
Replyhi,
I am new to this blog.I want to appear for my cma exam part two in next test window i.e in june.I want to know about preparation .Can you help me out?I am from middle east area.
Hi Farida,
You might want to check out my page on CMA exam prep tips: https://ipassthecmaexam.com/cma-exam-prep-tips/
Regards
Stephanie
Dear Stephanie ,
Please I need to take CMA certification to improve my career bath, how can you help me I will start study CMA part 2 self study, is there any way to help me.
ReplyHi Dalia, you can sign up to my mini-course and get tips from there 🙂
https://ipassthecmaexam.com/mini-course/
Stephanie
Dear Steaphanie, I am one of the followers of your site, Over the period, you have improved the site and contents. Kudos to you and your team. Just want your guidance; I have started CMA 2013; Out of touch in 2014. How to proceed now? Regards, Ram
ReplyHi Ram, thanks for your note! The process is the same, but the syllabus has changed slightly especially in Part 1. You may want to check this out before proceeding and consider getting new materials: https://ipassthecmaexam.com/new-cma-exam-changes/
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