@Martin so when I took the Becker final exams, I was using a library computer and it logged me out for both of them (because I was using the full time; I didn't finish early), so my sims didn't save but my MC did. I went back and redid the sims quickly while they were fresh in my memory and so I could be off by 8-10 points, but I believe scored mid 70-s on both, but that could be +/- a few points as I said. (My MC results deleted when I redid the sims. Word to the wise: every 30 minutes or so hit the calculator button and re-login to Becker to avoid this. I sat on the phone with Becker for an hour asking if there was any way they could recover any of my final exams so I'd have a more accurate score).
I do have it written down that for the Audit Final Exam #1 my MC were 63-86-70. I don't have exam #2 but I scored higher on that one overall (including sims).
I felt pessimistic for a variety of reasons. It was my first CPA exam, and I had herd of the post-CPA depression but never fully experienced it. Another reason, half of my sims were from the ONLY chapter I did not complete the sims for/ wrote off because I figured I'd be strong enough in other areas to have a buffer. I remember in a Becker lecture or maybe even in the book they told us “they can't ask you EVERYTHING,” so I foolishly left it to chance and took a gamble. In addition, I made the mistake of listening to people saying “they never ask a lot about transaction cycles” despite us being so blatantly warned by Becker that the examiners love transaction cycles. In addition, I felt completely blindsided by journal entries, as it has been 3 years since I took any sort of financial accounting course, so it was just very stressful to try to remember that off the top of my head. I also started reading the blogs AFTER my exam that if you can't get to certain parts that require numbers in the sims, to put a “0” in. I didn't do that, so I panicked. Finally, I did not notice that my MC questions were getting harder. I heard that if you feel like they are staying at medium that is a bad sign.
I am and have never NOT been a slow test taker nor a good test taker. I used every minute of the exam. I felt psyched out reading how people left with 2 hours left and felt confident. Sometimes I think these blogs are both a blessing and a curse.
Martin, I know you will rock this. If you have followed the Becker plan, you will do great. Coming from someone who got a C in audit in undergrad, audit was not my strength.
Best of luck to you guys!
AUD (2/3/2015) Pass
REG (4/24/2015) Pass
FAR (8/3/2015) Pass
BEC (10/25/2015) Pass
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