[Anonymous]

I took audit at the end of the first quarter, and was very upset after getting a 74, hence my user name. I felt like I knew the material well enough to pass, and just had an off test day. So i got angry, and attacked the study material harder than my previous two attempts. I felt confident coming out, but I was a little worried that this was not a good thing, as I thought maybe its because the test didnt get that much harder…. But I just found out I got a 99! I keep looking at score again, or wondering if this is a mistake, but im kind of in awe. Never expected to get anything over maybe 85 as I was right on the border of passing or failing for my previous attempts, and I would have been happy with a 75. Hopefully this is right! To everyone who passed, enjoy tomorrow, as it is cinco de mayo! To everyone who failed, I just increased 25 points, so obviously there is much room for improvement. In addition to obviously being well prepared and using a good review program, some simple advice I would give to you is get ANGRY with the exam. Treat it like it punched you in the face, and is laughing at you. DO NOT accept failure and overcome. I played sports all my life, and i always played best when I was upset. Now its Bec next!!

[Anonymous]

That's an amazing score!! Great Job!!

What review course did you use? and how did you study for it?

[Anonymous]

Thanks. I just posted this in another thread. ….For one, I allowed myself 2 weeks to review this time around, as I was retaking it, and everything was still fresh in my head. The previous times, I was finishing the last chapter with about 5 days to go, and cramming the night before. I also got a good night sleep. I used becker. I re read everything and focused on the parts I had the most trouble with. I only did the Becker questions again for areas I found the hardest because I remembered the answers. I focused on really reading and understanding all four of the fact nuggets. I also purchased the wiley test bank, and i feel this definitely had value, as it was brand new questions for the most part. I also purchased the ninja notes which I probably read through a few times for review. Another adjustment I made is the speed at which completed the multiple choice questions. I allowed myself 2 hours for the simulations so I could take my time and utilize the auth. lit as much as I can. Finally, I would say that I changed my attitude towards this whole process. I graduated at the end of last year, and decided I would take the first half of the year to pass the cpa exam, before I go out into work field. I found myself enjoying the freedom of being able to travel a little and not worrying about class etc. I was probably only putting in fifteen hours a week. Since i got away with passing by FAR just by a little, I didnt really change this for the first audit exam. I had always been this way in school, just studying enough to get by. But that 74 lit a fuse, and I really buckled down, and made sure to commit 40-50 hours a week for that next month. So I didnt take any chances. I knew I did well, and for the first time felt confident leaving the exam center, but never did I dream I would get even a 90 in this whole process. Im going full speed ahead now and going to knock the rest of this out by the middle of summer!

[KassiusKlay]

think you have to change your name now… haha

Form is temporary, class is permanent.

Audit 4/19/12 - 77
BEC 5/31/12 - 75
FAR 8/30/12

[Anonymous]

Lol! It fit when I created this! But once a member, always a member. In retrospect, I am kind of happy that I got that 74, because it lit that fuse, which I will continue to apply through the rest of this process. I am going to enjoy it this weekend, but on Monday I am going to trick myself into thinking I got a 74 again so I continue to not let up.

[Anonymous]

Great attitude!! I need that fire in me. I have gotten failing scores (3x), and my passion/fury has increased, but no where near yours(:

[Anonymous]

Thank you. Ya get angry! Lol Pretend the exam is a person who just cheated on your significant other, and you have to show it who' s boss. Honestly whatever works to get you fueled. I always coached my little bros basketball teams growing up and have done personal training, so i have a ton of mind tricks or ways to motivate that I always use on myself. Today is going to be tough, because my neighbor is having a loud party starting in about an hour till 5 pm, but I am determined.

[nextstopCPA]

Way to knock it out the park! Great job…you deserve it!

FAR Passed
REG Passed
AUD Passed
BEC Passed

All aboard, this train's leaving. Next stop, TBD!

[MChro12]

Congrats

Reg 77 (Aug 11)
Aud 80 (Nov 11)
BEC 79 (Jan 12)
FAR 80 (April 12)

[Moby]

Here's my story. My BEC is to expire in this month (May 2012) so I took 3 of the rest. What I felt right after the exam was like this

FAR: Well, I think I did good.

REG: Hmmm…It was barely OK… but can be less than 75…

AUD: OMG I am sure that I did good job. I might get even 90+!?!?

And results were…

FAR:77

REG:77

AUD:74

Huuuuaaaaahh!!!!!! WHAT!? 2 steps forward and 1 step back! (Passing FAR & REG, and death of BEC!)

IF I COULD GET 1MORE POINT ON AUD, I COULD FLY!

and yeah, just like Club74Vip4Life, I am totally angry! and somehow feel very motivated to stay focus on my study! I still believe something went wrong on scoring procedure and even thought of attempting score appeal, but I didn't! (Did you know it costs more than $500- and some state board of accountancy do NOT even accept appeal.)

Hey BEC and AUD! STAY THERE, I WILL K**L YOU on next window!!!

God bless you guys and wish me luck!

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