I received an email recently from a US CPA who is moving to Canada and hopes to write the UFE this year. She asked me if I knew where she could find relevant study materials for it.
Densmore immediately came to mind, since I’d taken the course last summer and it served me exceedingly well. On their website, you can download 2 simulation packages containing 7 cases in each package. The packages mirror a full UFE — 1 5-hour comprehensive case, and 6 smaller multi-competency case averaging 80 minutes in length.
The cases are free, but the answers are for sale for $60 each. The price is reasonable, as the benefit you will gain from studying these cases more than outweighs the cost.
Disclaimer: I’m not getting anything from Densmore to recommend their stuff. I’m just a satisfied customer!
I also recommended PASS, which I didn’t personally attend but a few of my friends did and they passed the UFE this year as well. I took the PASS CKE prep course in the fall of 2005, for what it’s worth, and passed that test on the first try.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that they offer cases for self-study, preferring to focus entirely on their courses, which require a more significant financial outlay.
As well, you can download prior year UFEs and evaluation guides as a member of your local Institute from their website.
Good luck to all 2007 writers, and keep sending me ideas for blog posts!
10 responses so far ↓
1 Krupo // Mar 5, 2007 at 2:43 am
Denny was okay, but I preferred my instructor more.
2 Neil // Mar 10, 2007 at 10:03 pm
I know you do! But why? We both know who would win in a fight…
3 Krupo // Mar 12, 2007 at 12:49 pm
That’s right — mine, because he’s freakin’ awesome.
4 Neil // Mar 23, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Well it’d be interesting either way!
5 Krupo // Mar 29, 2007 at 11:59 am
The results of appeals are winding up (one of my friends actually passed on appeal — HURRAY!), so I imagine the full debrief package on the 2006 UFE should be coming out soon, eh?
6 Neil // Mar 30, 2007 at 6:28 pm
Looks like we’re going to be waiting longer than originally expected:
May 2007!? Why is this one taking so long??
7 Krupo // Mar 31, 2007 at 12:52 pm
My normal answer is “spite”.
8 Neil // Apr 1, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Yeah I wouldn’t rule it out, I’ve been hounding them about the Guide pretty much since we finished writing. Glad to hear your friend appealed successfully. A co-worker of mine also appealed, and I never heard back about the results. Leads me to believe she wasn’t successful.
9 Alex // Feb 1, 2010 at 6:21 pm
Need to buy Densmore guides for the 2009 packages.
Please send me your quote.
10 Neil // Feb 10, 2010 at 10:16 am
Hi Alex, I don’t actually sell the Densmore guides. Please contact them directly!
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