[jeff]

We have a lot of “I took __ today threads” so to consolidate, here is the official thread.

Please – Not even a hint of exam disclosure per AICPA rules.

Links to other Exam Experience Threads:

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AUD - 79
BEC - 80
FAR - 76
REG - 92

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS)
NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE | Another71

[PTBP2018]

I agree with @thepeople'schamp. I had a similar experience.
I was a little bummed because I studied some of the most major & difficult topics REALLY hard, and didn't see very much on quite a few of those topics. It seemed really different from my previous 2 attempts. Every test is so different. You just have to study everything!

FAR is my last exam, and I am nervous about losing REG in September. I am trying to continue with studying while we wait for scores, but it's so hard. I need motivation. Anyone else in this boat?

It seems like every day that passes, I doubt myself a little more. My family is upset that I feel the need to continue studying, but I know that it will be even harder if I wait (in the event that I don't pass).

I wish all of you the best of luck in slaying this beast once and for all! June 28 can't come soon enough!

AUD - 80
BEC - 84
FAR - 83
REG - 75

 

"Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success." --Dale Carnegie

[CPATooleTime]

I took FAR today and have absolutely no idea how I did. My first testlet was about 60% computations. I thought, “Good Lord help me if the first testlet is this difficult” and then the second testlet had maybe 2 computations. I was so confused as to why it got easier instead of at least staying the same. Then came the SIMS!!! 6 of the 8 were document review and the last one had 11 documents. Holy Cow I hope that was a beta question! I had only 1 half easy SIM. I did the best I could and that is all I could do. There were 2 SIMS I totally guessed on.

Does anyone know if there are always beta SIMS?

Good luck to everyone and pray we get good news on the 27th!!

AUD - 47
BEC - 60
FAR - 55
REG - 68

"Fall down 7 times...Get up 8!

FAR (retake Q4)

AUD (retake 7/6/18)

BEC (retake 8/10/18)

REG (retake 10/08/18)

[NYSCPA]

@Yackemo- how do you planning on continuting study for FAR? This is my last part as well. I was thinking doing around 100 MCQs a day to keep the materials fresh in case I didn’t pass

FAR- Passed

AUD- Passed

REG- Passed

BEC- Passed

[Troys22]

Took FAR Saturday. Definitely the most difficult test I've taken. I nailed the MCQ and got through them with 2 hours and 45 minutes remaining. Feel really good about the MCQ as the second testlet got noticeably more difficult. As for the SIMS, they were brutal. The only SIM I know I got correct was the research. Hoping I got enough partial credit on the remaining SIMS. Only one SIM was on a topic I didn't expect going in. The others were fair topics, but the amount of additional information to review was crazy. Two of the had 7-8 documents to review and the had 4-5 documents to review. They weren't necessarily difficult just too much material to review when you are working against time.

I suppose we will see come June 28! Gonna enjoy these next few weeks with family and hope the journey ends on June 28 for me.

AUD - 80
BEC - 79
FAR - 77
REG - 83

Troy

[Anonymous]

Took FAR last Saturday. Without a doubt, the most difficult of the four exams that I have taken. First MC was a breeze, second was exponentially harder. But the SIMS, were UNREAL. One of them had more than 10 documents to review. Even with split screen, I could never seem to have enough tabs open (it actually cuts you off at 8, and that wasn't enough). To be honest, I only felt confident about three of the sims. Guess we'll see on June 28th. Confident I passed AUD, and hoping to have passed FAR, and to be DONE with the exams.

Best of luck to everyone!

[PJ]

Took FAR on Friday. Much harder than the other 3 tests I've taken.

Did anyone feel like there was a lack of direction on the SIMs regarding in what order to list the answers? For example if you needed to find 2 or 3 items from the supporting documents, I wasn't sure if they needed to be in a certain order or not.

AUD - 83
BEC - 92
FAR - 92
REG - 91

Licensed in IL

[NYSCPA]

I feel like most sims doesn't give you directions in the sense that you have to find the errors in the supporting documents then adjust the financial statements accordingly, sometime there might be mutiple errors and accounts that need to be ajusted

FAR- Passed

AUD- Passed

REG- Passed

BEC- Passed

[PTBP2018]

@CPATooleTime – I felt the same exact way about the MC testlets. You aren't alone on that one.

@CPATang – I am just going through the Becker Final Review again to keep things fresh. I am going through it slowly…super slow, but I am hoping it will have been a complete waste of time! Lol! I just feel like I should always plan for the worst possible outcome!

AUD - 80
BEC - 84
FAR - 83
REG - 75

 

"Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success." --Dale Carnegie

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