[Wannafree]

Hi all those who took AFR in Oct,
Can you please share your exam experiences ,kinda curfew on forum .Curious how the things are in general ?

[Ne’O]

Bluetoothray,

You wrote, “There was a DRS question where I swear the support amount differed from the amount I was supposed to select in the memo. I'm pretty sure I got it right. … I'm pretty sure it was a mistake. Can the AICPA make mistakes on exams?

If you read my first post on this thread, that was my exact experience that stunned me.
I like DRS a good bit, as they are close to my after hours accounting work at the main partnership entity of decent size that I CEO.
I was rocking through one, loving it…
Then got to one where the second half [part b] of the answer was erroneous in regards to the supporting documents. They were primarily looking for [part a] correction, which was easy… but all the later [part b] values were off. It was rather cut n dried from the supporting documents, but I spend a good 7 minutes or so trying to figure out what I missed.

I eventually gave up and chose the correct [part a]. Since most of the [part b] were the same, and the one or two that weren't had the wrong value for [part a]…. my answer was clear to me. Still, I was rather sure it was a wrong question. I've seen some questions that look or sound like they went through Google translate into English, and some where AICPA vs common practice differ, but never one where I was pretty sure they'd Homer Simpsoned it.

I'd be unhappy if that one was a pretest, as I'm sure I did at least >75% on that one.

Newbie CPA Candidate

[Ne’O]

Rightbrained Accountant,

The dog gets the walk either way, though he is old enough I think he'd prefer an extended car ride with the windows cracked open.
Last night I was out procuring for our guests, and started thinking on what the librarians might all like if I pass. Obviously, not alcohol. Can't have a bunch of drunk librarians. If so, it should be on their own eggnog.
Either way I should get them a gift, but I really don't want to see them before Christmas if I failed. Too much Debbie Downer.

A firm believer in Zen whenever I can, this one is subconsciously sideswiping me.
I'm a little more wonked by it than is consciously in my control.

Good luck to all of you.

Newbie CPA Candidate

[Bluetoothray]

@Ne'O . That was my experience to the T. Maybe it was the same question. The supporting document that I was to pull the amount from was one amount and the amount selections was off by like 50k. In the survey at the end I included that I was pretty sure it was an error on their part. I agree. I hope it wasn't pre-test. I do really well on DRS. They're basically workpapers with support. Effectively auditing.

[Right Brained Accountant]

Ne'O,

Seeing a librarian thoroughly enjoy libations is something I hope to witness one day, but agree that it'd be best to leave to their own nogation.

You could gift them rubik's cube and include dewey decimal system references of great literature across each row of each colored face, then mix it up in hopes they peruse some Capote as a reward for their brain efforts. Just a thought.

I too have struggled with manifesting calm with this pending score release. I did venture into the wild for a couple of days over the weekend with no cell phone so that helped mute the brain some. It will be easier for many of us once we have a direction at least.

Here's to hoping we all get rewarded with a good score to match our extended efforts and patience. Cheers!

[Author]

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