[MantisAlfredo]

So, failed my first section, FAR, by 5 points. Don’t have any other exams scheduled yet, have been studying for Audit for about a week. How would you guys go forward? Should I stop Audit studying and just go back to FAR? Continue with Audit? What are everyone’s experiences?

[Nate]

I would personally go back to FAR, if you got a 70 then you aren't that far from passing. A refresher and learning some of the topics you struggled with should be more than enough to get a 75. I say schedule FAR ASAP and get it out of the way while you still have most of the material fresh in your brain.

[Recked]

Go back to FAR asap.

[NYSCPA]

I would keep study FAR till I Pass then move on to the next section

[Go.For.Broke]

@Mantisalfredo , Normally, I would say continue with AUD, take AUD, then go back to FAR. That's what I did. However, I had been studying AUD for 4 weeks when my failing FAR score (73) came out. I therefore continued with AUD, took it, and then went back to FAR.

Since you've only been on AUD for 1 week, I say count your losses and jump back to FAR.

[Nikki374]

I think you should go back to FAR and study it while it's still somewhat fresh. There is still plenty of time to schedule it in the second quarter. Just make sure that you won't lose your Audit NTS.

[tygolfer]

100% go back to FAR. Also, don't go into it thinking you only need 5 more points. What you did on your first exam means nothing towards how you will do on your next one. Good luck!

[jeff]

This may help: https://www.another71.com/failed-cpa-exam-how-to-recover-and-pass/

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