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I passed Part 2 of the CMA exam last week. I studied HOCK materials and found them extremely helpful in my studies. In the exam I didn't need to think at all while answering the questions. Your materials covered the subjects really well and the ExamSuccess simulations helped me a lot. I would like to thank each one of you in the HOCK team for helping students succeed in the CMA exam. Even the keyboard tricks like Alt-N helped me so much that I could finish the exam with almost an hour in hand. I would definitely prefer HOCK materials among others as I personally experienced the difference, after using another provider for Part 3.

Dola Saha Roy, August 2008 (United States)

I think the HOCK materials are great the way they are. The materials enable me to efficiently and effectively get the concepts while juggling work and family. Thus far I've passed two parts on the first attempt.

Bob Venus, August 2008 (United States)

I used the HOCK materials for the first three parts so far and passed them all on the first try. Anyone that puts the proper amount of time into using the HOCK program should have good results.

David Rozell, July 2008 (United States)

HOCK is really your perfect partner in the CMA journey. HOCK's materials are comprehensive, easy to understand and complete. You should not have to read anything else.

Amir Megahed, July 2008 (Egypt)

I would like to express my thankfulness to all of the HOCK staff for the great help you gave to me through your material and your prompt response. In fact, after I followed your Study Plan and took your mock exam, I sat for the real exam and I passed it! Thank you very much.

Mohammed Tameem, July 2008 (Bahrain)

HOCK is clearly organized, concise, and well written. Lynn is amazing. ExamSuccess is flexible and provides needed feedback. Very useful in exam prep! I couldn't haven done it without HOCK materials.

Debby Simonton, July 2008 (United States)

HOCK is the way to go for preparing for the CMA exams. I had purchased a competitor's product at a much more expensive price and used it for my studies for Parts 1-3. Although I passed Part 1 in my first attempt, I failed Parts 2 and Parts 3 the first time. After failing Part 3, I decided to purchase the HOCK Study Materials and it's the best thing I could have done. I felt much more prepared to re-take the exam and passed Part 3 last week. I now have only Part 4 remaining and I plan on using HOCK's Study Material for Part 4, too.

I feel that the HOCK Study Materials provide a much more thorough preparation. They are excellent.

Emmanuel M. Kipreos, July 2008 (United States)

I just passed CMA Part 3 with a score of 580 and passed Part 1 back in April with a score of 590, both of them on the first try. Thanks to HOCK a lot.

Gultekin Savaskan, June 2008 (Turkey)

I just finished taking Part 2 of the CMA exam. By the grace of God coupled with HOCK's materials increasing my knowledge base and polishing my deductive logic skills, I passed the 1st time. Thanks for putting together a program that truly prepares us for taking these exams. I'm looking forward to knocking out the other 3 parts with HOCK's assistance. Thanks again.

Roger McClure, June 2008 (United States)

I have now passed all of the CIA exams on my first attempt. Your textbook is excellent. I could not have passed the CMA, CFM and CIA exams without your practical textbooks. Thank you very much.

Naoki Kondo, June 2008 (United States)

Your materials for CMA are the best in the market. Brian's Class Recordings are brilliant and make learning very easy and Lynn is just a godsend. HOCK got me through Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 with minimal confusion and doubt.

Sujith Thomas, June 2008 (Saudi Arabia)

HOCK helped me pass 3 Parts of the CMA exam during four months time from the first attempts. I found the HOCK study materials to be brief, and yet they covered all the topics necessary to succeed on the exams. I would also like to thank all of the HOCK employees, especially Lynn Roden, for exceptional customer service.

Marianna Shields, June 2008 (United States)

Thank you very much for your prompt support today. By the way, your product is awesome! Very easy to learn from.

Jim Martineck, May 2008 (United States)

In preparing for the CMA Exams, the most important factors to me were price, flexibility and format. I believe that HOCK's CMA Study Materials capture all three - the price is reasonable, I was able to study anytime and anywhere, and the format was perfect for me. I have so far passed both Parts 1 and 2 on the first attempt, and I firmly believe that my success is directly attributable to the HOCK system.

Scott Snowden, May 2008 (United States)

I would like to thank both the HOCK international and HOCK Training staff for their help and Study Materials. I passed all of the CMA exams on my first attempt within 2 and a half months.

Victor Punov, April 2008 (Russia)

It's been a good preparation for the exam to use the HOCK textbooks and quizzes. And if you then test your level with the ExamSuccess software, you really can be sure that you will pass the exam.

Jens Ostermann, April 2008 (Germany)

I want to thank the HOCK international team from the bottom of my heart. I can comfortably say that the HOCK study materials are the best in the market, simple to read and understand. I am sure the HOCK team has done great research in developing these materials. Please continue to do the good work. Thanks once again. HOCK rocks!

Fasiullah Masood, April 2008 (Saudi Arabia)

I am impressed by your speedy response. I never dreamed I'd get an answer, let alone a solution, on a Sunday evening. I figured, maybe tomorrow.

This is the second time I've emailed HOCK (the first time I wasn't a customer yet), and I should have learned based on how fast you replied to my first email. My hat off to your organization for making customers feel important. It's so refreshing! Thank YOU!

Martin Brown, April 2008 (United States)

You have the best materials. HOCK makes CMA easy. I am wondering how can anybody pass without HOCK materials.

Ali Marzouk, March 2008 (Saudi Arabia)

After studying with your competitor, moving to HOCK was refreshing and energizing. I truly feel that your program is the best and is structured to provide the best opportunity to pass on the first attempt. I had already taken Old Part 4 twice with no success - close but no pass. Then I purchased your CMA materials and began studying. When I took the test, I actually felt prepared. This is an excellent program with all of the tools to help anyone pass. I know that if I had started out with HOCK, I would have passed on the first try. Thank you for making my year!

Fran Lesher, February 2008 (United States)

I found the Study Materials well organized and quite sufficient to be prepared for the Part 1 Exam. Thank you so much for your competent program and expert help! I believe that using HOCK, I will pass the rest of the Parts and get a Certificate!

Saodat Berdavletova, February 2008 (Kazakhstan)

I found HOCK searching the Internet and looking for some listening in English. When I visited your website, I found so much interesting information concerning the CMA Exams I was shocked. The textbooks are very useful and full of important things. I like listening to the Class Recordings that say a lot about what we need to know for sure and saying what is less important. And what is more, I passed Part 1 thanks to your help! It is amazing you respond to e-mails so quickly and that you always try to help students as much as possible and as quickly as possible.

Tomasz Grycner, February 2008 (Poland)

I would definitely recommend the HOCK program to other candidates. I felt like I was very prepared throughout the exam. The program covered all of the essential areas needed to pass the exam confidently.

Justin Carlton, February 2008 (United States)

Thanks to everyone at Hock for providing such comprehensive study materials. I waived Part 1 (I am a CPA) and passed parts 2, 3, and 4 all on the first try using the HOCK textbooks, ExamSuccess and Class Recordings. I felt that the financial review in the Part 2 textbook was even better than the preparatory materials I had used for the financial part of the CPA exam. Thanks again to everyone at HOCK for this happy result.

Linda from San Diego, January 2008 (United States)

I have tried, at some point, most of the other CMA study programs. HOCK's program is superior to the rest, and the best value for the price.

Hazel Duncan, January 2008 (United States)

I would like to let you know that I passed my CMA exams, especially Old Part 2, only because of the excellent course material provided by HOCK.

I am very pleased with your materials and that is why I will be ordering CIA study material from you, too.

Balaji Sundararajan, December 2007 (Bahrain)

I was glad to use HOCK's materials for my preparation. They are very easy for understanding and learning. I'd like to thank Lynn Roden for her really valuable support and assistance.

Ekaterina Smirnova, December 2007 (Russia)

Thank you very much for your study materials. I would say that they consists of all necessary information for passing (no useless material). HOCK material helped me pass all four Parts in 10 months.

Zhanna Turezhanova, December 2007 (Kazakhstan)

I passed the Part 1 exam yesterday with a score of 590. Thank you Lynn, and Brian and Kevin, you have all given me so much help. Moreover, you have prepared a very great studying system.

Gan Guofu, December 2007 (China)

I would like to thank HOCK for helping me in passing the CMA Part 3. This is my first time using HOCK study materials, and I really liked their style of teaching. I have tried other CMA prep materials, and they were not as helpful. I am confident that HOCK's strategies work! A special thanks to Lynn for all of her help.

Shalini Gunawardane, December 2007 (New Zealand)

HOCK international has been so helpful. I'm sure I wouldn't have made it this far in this amount of time if I was still studying the "other" material I have from a "top" review course. And I know I wouldn't have done it with either of the other two review courses I had. I can't say enough about how well your program prepared me.

Melissa Goddard, November 2007 (United States)

I want to thank you for the excellent customer service that I received. 2 weeks before I took the exam, my computer crashed, meaning that I had no access to the study materials at home. I sent an email at 6.30 am on a Sunday morning requesting authorization to have access on a third computer, and by 8.30 am, I received an email confirming the additional access.

Nick Balaam-Reed, November 2007 (United States)

Today I passed my final part of the CMA exam thanks to HOCK. Your materials are clear, concise, and simply the best, and your customer service is excellent! Thank you!

Leon Querubin, October 2007 (United States)

I recently took, and passed, CMA Part 1. I wanted to write a quick "Thank You" to the HOCK team for providing such a solid resource for this exam. From attending an IMA meeting, I found out that only 50% of exam takers pass the 1st exam on their first attempt. This made me anxious about the exam, but if anything, your material had me over-prepared. I am looking forward to going into the last 3 exams with the confidence that I will be fully prepared thanks to your system. I have recommended your material to my accounting staff. Thanks again!

Steve Sweren, September 2007 (United States)

HOCK is the best material that any candidate can use for an efficient and effective preparation. The simple equation for success is the full utilization of all HOCK features (Textbook, Flash cards, and especially the classroom recordings). Thank you Brian, Lynn & everyone who shared in helping me pass the CMA Part 2 Exam.

Mohamed A. Fattah, September 2007 (Egypt)

From my point of view, HOCK materials are second to none in CMA review. Thanks for the quality of the materials.

Hamza Al Shaka'a, August 2007 (Jordan)

The HOCK program is very well done. The forum is clearly an excellent advantage compared to other systems. Moreover, I always got quick and clear feedback. I tried other systems as well and I have to say that HOCK is currently one of the best ways to prepare to take the CMA exams.

Frederic Chiolero, August 2007 (Switzerland)

I have passed CFM examination last month on my first attempt. I used only HOCK's textbook and questions as usual. Thank you as always.

Naoki Kondo, August 2007 (United States)

The HOCK program supplies all of the required material to successfully pass the Exams. The materials are precise, clear and digestible. Thank you for your help!

Andrey Andin, July 2007 (Kyrgyzstan)

I'm pleased to tell you that I passed CMA Part 2 yesterday with a 620! Your materials prepared me for all but maybe 1 or 2 of the questions.

Norman Wright, July 2007 (United States)

The explanations in the textbook were very thorough and helpful, and the audio files were invaluable and helped me learn the difficult concepts. Brian presents the material in terms that are easy to learn from. I remembered his memorization tricks like St. Petersburg and Albuerque for the variances formulas.

Heather Marks, June 2007 (United States)

Thank you for all your help throughout the study process. You provide top-notch study materials along with real-time support. Following your guidelines I was able to pass all 4 exams on the first attempt, in a period of 15 months from start to finish while working 50-60 hours a week in a SOX compliance and process improvement role.

Kyle Stoffer, May 2007 (United States)

Thanks to the HOCK text, I passed all CMA exams on my first attempt even though English is a foreign language for me, and I will sit for CFM next month. The HOCK text is excellent not only for the exam, but also for practical jobs. Your text is my reference now even after passing the exams.

Naoki Kondo, May 2007 (United States)

I'm happy to inform you that I passed the Part 4 Exam (revised)! All 4 parts were passed on my first attempt - as HOCK promised!

I'd like to thank HOCK for the excellent study materials, and especially Lynn for her help. HOCK materials are very easy and convenient to use. I also bought the IMA Q&A for Parts 2, 3, and 4 (20-30 questions in each book), but I didn't read anything except the HOCK textbooks.

Maria Dubyaga, April 2007 (United States)

HOCK study material is by far the best. Prior to discovering HOCK, I had used a combination of [Competitor 1], [Competitor 2] and [Competitor 3]'s. While all have some good points, HOCK material is all one needs to pass. I wish I had known about HOCK when I first started out. I have since bought all the HOCK textbooks and flashcards and will keep them for years to come.

Shaun Aghili, April 2007 (United States)

HOCK not only provides the study program but also empowers the community of those who are studying in order to attain their goals. I liked the responsiveness of HOCK teacher Lynn Roden on the forums, and I was pleasantly surprised by the quick responses from the HOCK Support Team (Kevin Hock, Igor Alekseev).

Elisabeth Chertushkina, April 2007 (Russia)

I passed Old Part 4 today (my second attempt). I've used [competitor] and I definitely like your program better, especially the audio files. I listened to them back and forth from work to home. I also like the book better due to the charts & visuals as well as the little comments telling you what to focus on.

Deb Peters, April 2007 (United States)

I really thank the HOCK team firstly for their close support, and secondly for their materials. I recommend HOCK to any one in the same field.

Adil Adam, April 2007 (Saudi Arabia)

I want to thank Hock international for providing me, and other CMA candidates, with such excellent test preparation material. I took Part 2 (Revised) this past Saturday and passed on the first try with a score of 610. The textbooks, lectures, and ExamSuccess are outstanding!

Richard Schrieken, March 2007 (United States)

Thanks to your last minute help, I passed Part 1 today. The course that you have developed is very good for Part 1, covering 95% of the questions on exam. Your materials are well-written, to the point and credible.

Ales Lizr, February 2007 (United States)

I want to compliment Mr. Kevin Hock for the level of professionalism that is manifested by HOCK. I find the HOCK CMA text materials to be helpful, readable and very in-depth from a financial perspective. I consider the resources that are made available by HOCK to be absolutely invaluable in preparing for the CMA exam. In my opinion, I passed the 3rd part of the CMA exam in a single month due to the comprehensive nature of the HOCK CMA texts.

I heartily recommend HOCK materials to any student who wishes to gain an in-depth knowledge of the information that is needed to pass the CMA exam.

Mike Kucala, February 2007 (United States)

Your material is the greatest material I have read in my life. Thank you.

Tamer Abdelhazer, January 2007 (Saudi Arabia)

The HOCK study material helped me very much in passing the exams. Thank you very much for making your materials so readable and easy to use.

Omar S. Mohammed, January 2007 (Saudi Arabia)

A big part of my preparation was your testing software... I found that it really simulated the actual exam, and shaped my habit of marking questions that I want to review later and of being mindful of the time at the bottom part of the screen.

It is I who should be thanking you and your company... I just passed Part I today with a score of 650 after about 3 months of studying using your review materials and testing software. Your materials thoroughly covered the exam contents and are really value-for-money, as your review program is more reasonably priced than your competitors.

Thank you very much, and you could count on my continued patronage.

Mark Christian Neil Dimal, December 2006 (Philippines)
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You provide a very comprehensive, interesting and efficient learning program, which is rare in this combination. This makes the materials fun to work with, and guarantees success.

Markus Hans, December 2006 (Germany)
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I have passed the CMA New Part 3 with a score of 540. My words of thanks cannot adequately express my gratitude for the help, responsiveness, support and genuine concern that I have received and felt from you. I never felt like I was alone in this. Above all, I am also so glad I have met such beautiful people as you. Thank you so very much!

Dalal Alqahtani, September 2006 (Bahrain)

Very comprehensive material that covers the entire range of topics and presents the information in a very manageable form that makes the task of studying much easier to bear. I would recommend the HOCK study material to any potential candidate on the basis of their presentation of material as well as their economical price.

Kyle Stoffer, August 2006 (United States)

I thank you and your company for the great help and support. CMA Part 2 is a hard part for me and I think I could never pass the exam without your help and studying materials. I deeply appreciate your always patient and thorough explanations to my questions. The HOCK study material is the best. I am going to subscribe to your study program for Parts 3 and 4, and certainly recommend you to my colleagues who are preparing their CMA exams.

Once again, thank you very much.

Henry Xu, August 2006 (Canada)

I tried many seminars, books, and online materials, and I wasted a lot of time by doing that until I found your materials which are really great. I wish that I had discovered HOCK earlier so I could have saved more time. All candidates should save their time and go blindly to HOCK materials.

Osama Salahi, August 2006 (United Arab Emirates)

The materials were exactly what I needed. There were only a few questions on the exam I hadn't encountered in your materials. And of course I'm going to order Part 3 materials from you.

Daria Adolph-Bukowska, August 2006 (United States)

Thanks for your great materials. I prepared for two exams during hardest time at work (related with changing ERP system). So at the same time, I worked 14 hours a day, learned how SAP works, and prepared for two CMA exams. It was possible only with very good studying materials.

At times during the 2nd exam, I thought that I was still answering study questions. Half of the questions on the exam were like the ones in your program, only the numbers were different. I bought the IMA Question and Answer book, but questions in it were much easier than the ones in HOCK materials. I am completely satisfied with HOCK materials and don't want to use anything else.

Maria I. Dubyaga, July 2006 (Russia)

I just want to thank you. I have passed the exam (CMA 1) today - though I spent a month or even less for exam preparation. I believe it is because of your materials - they are very well written and designed.

Annia, July 2006 (Russia)

I had previously passed CMA Parts 1 and 3 by studying the most expensive study materials available along with another popular study material which is renowned for their test CDs. But I walked into the CMA Part 2 exam after studying HOCK materials with at least double the confidence I had in previous exams. Expensive is not always the best, HOCK proved it and I passed with 550 in my first attempt. I can tell from my experience that I had to make less effort in studying HOCK material than the other two expensive and heavily publicized materials.

Nayeem Chowdhury, June 2006 (Bangladesh)

The materials are very good for understanding the concept properly. I would like to thank HOCK for my success. Thanks to Lynn for her encouraging words always.

Rajkumar Patra, June 2006 (Oman)

Your materials are great! They are well structured and good to understand for non-native speakers. I used your textbook, flashcards, past exam problems, software and the mock exam. With your materials, I have already passed Parts 1, 2 and 3! Thanks again!

The HOCK materials are the best way of exam preparation, especially for students with English as a foreign language. I passed three parts at the first trial using the HOCK DLP.

Markus Reihofer, June 2006 (Germany)

Thanks to HOCK Material I passed 3 parts on my first try within 5 months. I briefly tried another company's test software, but I immediately returned to HOCK because I found it much better and more efficient.

I have a finance and accounting background, but I still learned some new stuff by studying HOCK, which was useful not only for the exam but also for work.

Madjid Doreh, May 2006 (Canada)

The HOCK DLP is a very useful tool for preparation for the CMA exams. I studied all the material for Part 1 with the HOCK textbook, quizzes, flash cards (those are really great!) and audio files (those are extremely useful!) and I have managed to pass the exam even in a very strict time frame. I would like to thank Brian Hock and all the HOCK staff for excellent work.

I like this course very much and I would recommend everyone to join the DLP, as it's a pleasure to study and gain new valuable knowledge.

Irina Zhukova, May 2006 (Russia)

I just wanted to let you know that I passed the last part of my CMA exam today and I credit the HOCK study materials with my success. I started with another company's study materials and passed Part 1 using those, but heard such good things about HOCK, that I decided I would be better served to use HOCK for the other parts. As I have now completed the remaining parts, I am sure my decision was a good one.

Thanks for providing CMA candidates with such a great learning tool.

Debbi Siegmund, February 2006 (United States)

Thank you also for your great materials, I had originally failed part 3, HOCK materials made it much easier to understand and I passed with a 580.

Loretta Gaudet, December 2005 (United States)

I know I email with questions so thought I'd send a thank you in here also. I have never completely understood EPS and diluted EPS. Guess what! I get it now, and I didn't think that would ever happen. Thank you for the clarity in the book and questions on this subject. I'm sure they are all just as clear and good but when you breakthrough on a hard one for you, it sure is nice.

Kim Clark, October 2005 (United States)

I am pleased to share my happiness of passing the CMA Part 2, just today morning with the score only 560 with your goodself! I take this opportunity to thank you for your kind and valuable suggestions that played a very important role in clearing this part. Once again, I reconfirm that HOCK material is amazing!

Mohamed Abdul Rub, September 2005 (Saudi Arabia)

I would like to say thank you for this really good workbook for the CMA Part 4. Last week I took the exam with 590 points. This was my best result of all and I think for a not native speaker it's very good. The last 2 exams I used your workbooks and passed with 540 and now 590 points. Before I used other workbooks and I had only 520 and 510 points. One time I used additionally a class course. I'm convinced about the high quality of your material and I have compared it to other competitors. If I had known your material before, I would have used it as well for part 1 and 2.

The advantage of your book is the way you talk to someone. It's encouraging and you gave detailed advice to work more or less on a specific chapter. I followed your advice and this was the best I could do.

Klaus Frank, September 2004 (Germany)

Thank you for providing such excellent study materials for the Part 3 CMA Exam, which I passed with a score of 590! I became a CPA over 13 years ago and prepared for the Part 3 Exam in about 5 weeks, while maintaining my full-time work and family commitments. Your study materials helped me to focus in the right areas without wasting time pursuing topics not covered in the LOS. In fact, I didn't even look at the LOS other than a cursory review, because I became aware that the HOCK materials covered everything I needed to know to pass the exam.

Thank you also for your incredible customer service. I received clear and complete answers to all of my questions from your instructors, who were always available and helpful. I think HOCK's Distance Learning Program is superior to other programs and recommend it to anyone wishing to quickly prepare for the Exam-and pass on the first try.

Raouf Ibrahim, CPA, Sony Electronics, August 2004 (United States)

I passed the exams on my first attempt using HOCK materials, and I do not have an accounting or finance education. They are complete in all respects, so there was no need to use any additional materials. The questions I came across on the exam were very familiar to me.

Deepa Srinvasan, August 2004 (Canada)

Thank you very much for your great lessons, materials and support before the exam! After passing, I'm really grateful. They included everything one person needs to get a lot more than the 500 points needed on the exam, which is more than sufficient to pass.

Pavel Reyes Lyubushkin, August 2004 (Russia)

The HOCK material has been so helpful to me in the preparation for my past exams. It was easy for me to understand the concepts of the most difficult topics. Without the HOCK program, it would have taken me much longer to prepare for the exams.

Lana Fuller, August 2004 (United States)

The HOCK material is really well-written and explains topics clearly. I just passed Part 4 CMA with a 560! Thank you for helping me and responding so promptly to my many e-mails regarding questions that I had as I was studying.

Mandy, August 2004 (United States)

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