Thanks to @DoOver and @Bobcat87 for your support and wishes. I was hoping to respond yesterday after my exam on my experience though catching up on life took longer than expected. @bobcat87 – FAR was my very first CPA exam and I think the nervous got the best of me of why I scored a 46 but I went full throttle second time and didn't think I did enough to pass but surprisingly I did. I have had the same game plan with AUD and BEC and just can't get it. I will start studying for AUD again starting tomorrow but AUD is like a different language to me and so how I got to figure it out. Come score release on Feb. 4th I will decide what to do. I don't like giving up but I know the CPA exam and being a CPA is not for everyone, however I did want to atleast go my whole 18 months and say I tried my hardest. Though money issues may get in the way of that as these exams are not cheap.
On to my experience of my BEC exam yesterday, first I will say halfway through the second testlet I wanted to cry and just leave the test center. It was a test that was so much more different that my Q4 experience. At least in Q4 I felt good coming out of the exam, on this one I feel like I failed. It was Super Hard! There was more things on this exam I honestly did not know compared to the last one. I had 2 questions that were repeated twice and 99% (I don't like giving out hundreds) sure I got them right. Corp Goverance was heavily tested on mine so my suggestion is reread the whole Corp Goverance chapter. Had numerous IT questions, had a good amount of calculations some simple some not (or I forgot the formula). Cost questions weren't difficult, Know variances (had more on this test than my last one, if you know what I mean). Economics had a few questions that weren't too bad either. I had to rush through the 3rd testlet as time was running out. I like to leave one hr for the memos. Memos weren't terrible, they all covered one of the 6 sections of the exam. I was surprised by that, all on the same topic.
So in conclusion, study EVERYTHING!! Topics from everywhere tested and some I didn't know. Yes there were a lot I got right but I hope it outweighs what I got wrong. I tried to nail down the memos as this could be a few points to get me over the hump. Good Luck to all and see ya on Feb. 4th. Also anyone have any advice on AUD, 3rd time taking…I am going to really focus on SIMS as they have always tripped me up in the past.
FAR - 46, 79 (7/8/14)
AUD - 56, 59, 2/23/15 3rd times a charm!
BEC - 69, 74 Really??
REG - April, I hope. Fingers crossed!
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