[Anonymous]

I know there are people that finish early and pass. Do you check your MCQs or just check the flagged questions? Also, any other thoughts?

[rjcpa]

Just the flagged ones for the M/C

FAR - 10/3/12 - 86
BEC - 11/27/12 - 70 1/14/13 - 81
AUD - 4/4/13 - 87
REG - 7/8/13 - 80

[rjcpa]

Just the flagged ones for the M/C

FAR - 10/3/12 - 86
BEC - 11/27/12 - 70 1/14/13 - 81
AUD - 4/4/13 - 87
REG - 7/8/13 - 80

[Anonymous]

I finished every exam with 45 minutes to an hour early, with the exception of REG. I ended up passing them all, so it's definitely possible.

[Anonymous]

I finished every exam with 45 minutes to an hour early, with the exception of REG. I ended up passing them all, so it's definitely possible.

[Keely]

I finished all of them with over an hour to spare. In the case of AUD, I finished the entire exam in less than an hour and a half. I didn't review anything in any fashion, except the REG SIMs. I figure I either know it or I don't. I blatantly guessed at 80% of the REG stuff in the simulations, but forced myself to go back and work through it one more time, and I know that made the difference in me passing or failing. Basically what in trying to say is, the amount of time you finish a test in has no bearing on whether or not you passed. Never hurts to go back and double-check yourself IF you have the time, though.

BEC: (4/2012) 88
AUD: (5/2012) 91
REG: (8/2012) 82
FAR: (1/2013) 78 🙂

VA CPA #42010

[Keely]

I finished all of them with over an hour to spare. In the case of AUD, I finished the entire exam in less than an hour and a half. I didn't review anything in any fashion, except the REG SIMs. I figure I either know it or I don't. I blatantly guessed at 80% of the REG stuff in the simulations, but forced myself to go back and work through it one more time, and I know that made the difference in me passing or failing. Basically what in trying to say is, the amount of time you finish a test in has no bearing on whether or not you passed. Never hurts to go back and double-check yourself IF you have the time, though.

BEC: (4/2012) 88
AUD: (5/2012) 91
REG: (8/2012) 82
FAR: (1/2013) 78 🙂

VA CPA #42010

[Amay]

I reviewed my flagged questions and only reviewed a couple of my sims for AUD…had about 20 mins to spare….not much but it ended up being a good sign since I got an 85.

BEC: 73, 81
AUD: 85
FAR: 71, 77
REG: 74, 75...finally DONE! 😀

*This is my 2nd attempt at the CPA exam. For all of you who have failed this exam many times, given up on it, or taken a break like me, remember that it is still possible to finish what you started...failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently 🙂

[Amay]

I reviewed my flagged questions and only reviewed a couple of my sims for AUD…had about 20 mins to spare….not much but it ended up being a good sign since I got an 85.

BEC: 73, 81
AUD: 85
FAR: 71, 77
REG: 74, 75...finally DONE! 😀

*This is my 2nd attempt at the CPA exam. For all of you who have failed this exam many times, given up on it, or taken a break like me, remember that it is still possible to finish what you started...failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently 🙂

[tough_kitty]

Well, as some people pointed out already, you may finish early either because you don't know the answers and you are just guessing or because you are well-prepared and you don't need much time to answer each question. Can go either way…

For me, I'd flag questions I'm not sure about and go back to them but I usually don't change my answers.

I had about 20 min to spare on the 3 exams I took and I passed them all.

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

[tough_kitty]

Well, as some people pointed out already, you may finish early either because you don't know the answers and you are just guessing or because you are well-prepared and you don't need much time to answer each question. Can go either way…

For me, I'd flag questions I'm not sure about and go back to them but I usually don't change my answers.

I had about 20 min to spare on the 3 exams I took and I passed them all.

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

[Gatorbates]

In AUD I finished with over an hour left. I was like “WTH??” That being said, I only flagged the ones I wasn't 100% sure on. Finished all 30 MCQ, then went back to the flagged ones (about 5-7 in each testlet) … I got an 83.

Licensed Florida CPA:
B: 71, 73, 79
A: 83
R: 78 (expired), 77
F: 74, 74, 80

It's finally freaking over.

[Gatorbates]

In AUD I finished with over an hour left. I was like “WTH??” That being said, I only flagged the ones I wasn't 100% sure on. Finished all 30 MCQ, then went back to the flagged ones (about 5-7 in each testlet) … I got an 83.

Licensed Florida CPA:
B: 71, 73, 79
A: 83
R: 78 (expired), 77
F: 74, 74, 80

It's finally freaking over.

[oilgaslb]

My first BEC round I only flagged those I was unsure about, and reviewed those once. I failed with a 63. Second round I learned my lesson and was MUCH more careful and ended up with about 20 minutes left…I passed with a 78. Each strategy works differently for everyone.

[oilgaslb]

My first BEC round I only flagged those I was unsure about, and reviewed those once. I failed with a 63. Second round I learned my lesson and was MUCH more careful and ended up with about 20 minutes left…I passed with a 78. Each strategy works differently for everyone.

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