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Hey Guys!
For those of you who have taken Straighterline Accounting I and II, I have a question.
I just took SL Accounting 1 and got an 'A' - 95 percent.
My question is, could you guys tell me if SL Accounting 2 is harder than Accounting 1? If so, how much harder? ;-)
In other words, if I put the same time into studying Acct 2 that I put into studying Acct 1, will I get the same grade?
I'm just trying to figure how much time to plan studying to get an A in Acct 2.
Thanks so much.
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I didn't think it was harder, even though my grade was a little lower. I got a low B on Accounting I... maybe 82 percent and I ended up with a 79.4 (ugh!) in Accounting II. The reason for this is not difficulty level, it's just that I really hate accounting and I was sooooooo sick of it. I remember when I was on the Accounting II final getting totally bored and just hurrying through the end. In retrospect, I regret that because had I gotten even a couple more problems correct on the final, I would have gotten an 80 in the class.
You should do just fine.
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Burburja and I have a similar experience.
SL Accounting II wasnt harder, but since I put major effort into reading each chapter thoroughly and I was used to the rapid pace of studying for CLEP/DSST exams, I got impatient and instead of going through it methodically like SL Accounting 1, I didnt read the chapters as thoroughly.
If you put the same effort into SL Accounting II you should get the 'A'. there are more than a few tricky questions but none are insurmountable. The credit transferred as Pass/Fail for me so I wasn't as concerned, sure i would have liked to had the A, but I wanted to finish
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Mine is similar to you all.
Accounting 1 wasn't difficult at all, so I exerted the same effort on Accounting 2. However, now I'm in their "Managerial Accounting" which actually translates to Cost Accounting and I am completely burnt-out on accounting.
Reading 2 books is fine, but a 3rd on accounting is nuts.
That being said, Cost accounting IS actually harder, not because of the content, but because the testing time is 1/2 of what the other accounting classes are.
So to answer your question, it is not More or Less difficult, it is a different type of accounting, not necessarily more "advanced" by all mean.s
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Wow, such great info so fast. You guys absolutely answered my question, helped me to visualize what to expect, and now I'm all go!
Thanks again for your experiences. Just what I was wanting to hear!
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Accounting ii uses the same book. It is the same level of difficulty but I found it a little easier since I already had the process down. It took three days to complete with an A.
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durandtheman Wrote:That being said, Cost accounting IS actually harder, not because of the content, but because the testing time is 1/2 of what the other accounting classes are.
Yeah I just finished that course last month, and the testing times were really crazy, especially when you have slow internet! A couple times my browser messed up and I had to re-enter the test. Not to mention they put more questions on the test than stated beforehand... it was kind of stressful.
I passed though (with 2 points to spare), so I'm happy.
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