[Zaiitz3]

Wow, I was hoping today was going to be my lucky day. Took my first CPA section today (AUD), and the MCQ’s were good. I didn’t think I was doing all that great until those wonderful LONNGGGG questions came along. The simulations though, wiped me out. I got two research questions (yay!) which I probably aced, but all the others were just HORRID. I felt like I should have taken FAR first to prepare me for AUD…. Is there any chance of getting a passing score with getting three simulations right and for all the others, just partial credit?

*New York*
AUD 74, 88! 04/02/12
BEC 75! 08/30/12
FAR 68, 73, 83! 10/27/12
REG 80! 11/24/12

DONE!!!

"Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.” - Wayne Dyer

[Anonymous]

@Zaiitz3: I passed FAR at 80, and blew off 2 SIMs, so I was able to finish 5 SIMs out of 7, and for sure I made enough mistakes on those 5. I am sure you did well. Good luck!

[Zaiitz3]

Thanks CPAexammon! Wow, that's AMAZING to know!

*New York*
AUD 74, 88! 04/02/12
BEC 75! 08/30/12
FAR 68, 73, 83! 10/27/12
REG 80! 11/24/12

DONE!!!

"Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.” - Wayne Dyer

[yankeeaccountant]

@zaiitz3

Everybody feels worse immediately after the exam, so don't beat yourself up. Congrats on having your first exam done! Now onto to FAR. I hope to hear good news from ya in the near future! Good luck.

[tumbler]

Don't get too down. A lot of us (myself included) have felt like we bombed a decent portion of the SIMS and ended up doing perfectly fine. They can say SIMS are worth 40% all they want, but after all the “analysis” they perform on the scores, I have a hard time believing that.

On FAR, I felt OK on the multiple choice and completely horrible on the SIMS. I left one completely blank! Somehow I ended up with an 89. Take a break from all your hard work (or move onto the next section). You'll probably find that you did just fine. Best of luck!

[Yvonne570]

Yes, don't know where in the world they came up with the sims. But sounds like you should be okay.

AUD - Passed:)
FAR - Passed:)
REG - Retake TBD
BEC - Missed by 3 points Retake TBD

[hopefulcpa28]

I have given up analyzing on my exams. The first one I took, I felt horrible….I didn't feel comfortable on MCQs and guessed on almost all sims (except research) and got 71. Yes, a failing score, but def. higher than I expected it to be since I bombed almost all the sims.

Next two, I felt okay on both…and still got 72, and 73. I felt so happy coming out of AUD and got 73…I have no idea how they grade these things.

Don't worry about it, and move on to the next one.

[fret2]

Yeah – I took the same day — those sims were HORRID. Some of the stuff I didn't even know how to answer and guessed. I though the MC were a bit hard too by Testlet 3 – I was like what is going on! Nonetheless, I know what to look for now. It was a pretty tough audit exam I thought. But agreed with hopefulcpa28, move on to the next!

[Anonymous]

You really can't go by your feelings after the exam. I felt awful after both of my exams taken thus far and ended up not just passing but doing pretty good.

[Zaiitz3]

Thanks guys, the good news, I'll know around November 21st how unreliable my feelings are about the exam ? 🙂

*New York*
AUD 74, 88! 04/02/12
BEC 75! 08/30/12
FAR 68, 73, 83! 10/27/12
REG 80! 11/24/12

DONE!!!

"Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.” - Wayne Dyer

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