All 10

[darkknightofwaterloo]

Any opinion on the All-10 manuals? I have heard reviews from great to 'nothing special'...

And on a related note does anyone have a used course 5 All-10 for sale?

Thanks for your time...

[Maine-iac]

Well, this pops up every six months, but . . .

They aren't perfect, but they are the best on the market, IMO, except for CAS 8, where the Goldfarb guide is far and away the best.

They make a stab at teaching the material covered, rather than just providing an outline.

The CAS 6 manual, with the Bob Scott reserving section is the by far best.
After that, I would rank them in the order of 5, 7, 9, 8 for value. 8 is the only one I would not recommend purchasing, because for the others I don't think there is a better alternative (excluding seminars from consideration). The more Zarnick uses authors other than himself in the manuals, the better they are.

They are full of typos, so beware. This can actually serve to keep you on your toes, but is still annoying.

(nifty screen name, BTW. :) )

[darkknightofwaterloo]

Thanks for the info Maine-iac!!

it is a whole new ballgame for me now that I'm writing >#4 courses... gots to do me research! :-?

[Examinator]

Which one are you sitting for? I'm sitting for my first upper exam, CAS 6, and I'm finding it to be very good. I've found typos already, as was said, but I think overall it's a good buy (at least for 6).

[Wigmeister General]

Any opinion on the All-10 manuals? I have heard reviews from great to 'nothing special'...

And on a related note does anyone have a used course 5 All-10 for sale?

Thanks for your time...

Just a thought -- now there are 9 exams. Shouldn't they rename their manual to "All 9"?

[Maine-iac]

Well, the latest talk is eliminating ACAS and going to 8 exams, so I'd just hold out for awhile longer . . . . :wink:

[mathseal]

Just a thought -- now there are 9 exams. Shouldn't they rename their manual to "All 9"?

Well, "20th Century Fox" kept their name - probably because they don't want to deal with the hassle of updating it every 100 years. :)

[MNBridge]

I think All 10 refers to the scores not the number of exams.

Maybe it could be All 10's for 1 thru 4 and All Passes after that?

All 10 has the best design of any of the study guides. (Except for #8 where Goldfarb shows up and blows everyone else out of the water).

I used All 10 for exams 6, 7, and now for 9. For 5 I used NEAS but I lived lived in Iowa so I had plenty of time to study :o (no offense).

I used NEAS for exam 6 -- Passed first attempt.

I used NEAS for 7 -- utterly worthless then got All 10 for my second attempt and passed.

I used NEAS for 9 -- and that was so worthless it made NEAS for 7 seem decent
-- I have just purchased All 10 for 9 and so far it seems very good.

You can pass exams using just the All 10 manuals (no books) -- This IMO makes them worth the $'s.

[CASPart5]

darkknightofwaterloo, Plz check your PMs.

Thanks

[GefilteFish144]

Just a thought -- now there are 9 exams. Shouldn't they rename their manual to "All 9"?


There are still a good number of us who started taking these exams when there were 10 of them. Actually for me it would be appropriate to use "All 9.5" since transition rules spared me from sitting through 5A (economics). But since the 10-exam system consisted of exam parts perhaps "All 14" should have been the appropriate name.

On another note, I don't think "All 10" wasn't even in existence till the late 90's, so I couldn't even use the manual for the lower exams if I tried....

[darkknightofwaterloo]

You can pass exams using just the All 10 manuals (no books) -- This IMO makes them worth the $'s.

Is this the feeling of other All 10 users?

[GefilteFish144]

This is true for some of the readings, but I would prefer to read through the actual papers. All 10 is best for that final push when you need to memorize a lot of information in a short amount of time.

[Maine-iac]

I do not feel at all comfortable skipping the papers and just working with All 10. I generally would use All 10 as my primary study source, though. (I'd read through the original note, outline it, then move to All 10 and pretty much never look back.)

[Howard Mahler]

I have never seen an All-10 Study Guide.
(They are about a decade old and I took my last exams in 1981.
I used no study guides when I was taking exams.)

For a typical one, how many pages is it?
Does it include past exam questions?
If so how far back does it go?
Does it include other than past exam questions?
If so how many?
What else does it include?

Howard Mahler

[MNBridge]

I have never seen an All-10 Study Guide.
(They are about a decade old and I took my last exams in 1981.
I used no study guides when I was taking exams.)

Howard Mahler

I've got one right here for 9, so all this is based off #9 for Fall 2004.

For a typical one, how many pages is it? 808 pages yes this is typical
Does it include past exam questions? Yes
If so how far back does it go? back to 1991 I believe
Does it include other than past exam questions? No* mock exams however do include other questions. See last question
If so how many? N/A
What else does it include?
There is an online Study schedule and Mock exam questions.
Mock exams where All 10 will grade your exam and tell you how you did in each area and compared to others who did the mock exams.
Basically takes each paper and outlines the main points and lists all the formulas.

[GefilteFish144]

Does it include other than past exam questions? No* mock exams however do include other questions.

The manual for Exam 7 includes other questions for some of the readings.

[Maine-iac]

You will not find the non-exam questions for 8 or 9, but that is true for some of the ACAS level exams.

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All-10 Exam 5 and 6 manuals have non-exam sample questions.

[MNBridge]

Does 9 have the Mock internet exams? Are those questions non-old exam ?'s.

Just verifying most post above was correct.

[tres_year_countup]

I officially endorse the All ten manual. You can throw the source material in the crapper and just use your all ten manual. DO NOT buy it used. the exams change and the manual is updated each year eliminating more of the typos (and there are plenty, but that is to be expected).

Buy the All-Ten manual new, get the current edition. use it as your only study source. Then you will pass the exam.

All other study manuals are a waste of money. This goes for all exams. That goldfart thing for part 8 is a piece of crap. all other manuals are good for lining the bird cage and that is it.

All ten or fail the exam, your choice. DO NOT buy it used. Buy it new. Buy several copies of it in case you lose your copy.

buy it for ALL the students at your company.

[Maine-iac]

tres_year_countup = Richard Zarnik :D

[Casualtary]

DO NOT buy it used. the exams change and the manual is updated each year eliminating more of the typos (and there are plenty, but that is to be expected).

All ten or fail the exam, your choice. DO NOT buy it used. Buy it new. Buy several copies of it in case you lose your copy.

buy it for ALL the students at your company.

The person is looking for Exam5 Manuals, usually arn't available until Dec from All10 & There have been minor changes in Exam5 sysllabus since last year. C'mon Mr Tres, What should the poor knight do until Dec?

[MNBridge]

The person is looking for Exam5 Manuals, usually arn't available until Dec from All10 & There have been minor changes in Exam5 sysllabus since last year. C'mon Mr Tres, What should the poor knight do until Dec?

Enjoy the time off between study periods.