Score Release Anxiety

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  • #1446999
    Witty
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    I am freaking out that i took my FAR exam january 3rd and i find out february 7th. Every i become more and more doubtful. I took it first in november and failed but i wasnt fully prepared. I didnt have time to finish studying and didnt finish the exam. the second time i finished the exam with some time to review and the second and third testlet were mostly all paragraph questions. Not necessarily extremely difficult but very time consuming. Difficulty is also relative so who knows. but i am just SO nervous and cant stop thinking about how much life would suck if i had to take the new changed exam in april. I need some encouragement PLEASE

    AUD: 70, 73, 85!
    BEC: - 81!
    REG: - 75!!!!!
    FAR: -

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  • #1447004
    mjbey1s
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    I feel the exact same as you. I took mine January 6th, and it feels like ages since i took it. When i left the test center, i felt really good. As the days go by, I forget more and more how good I felt, and doubt enters into my mind.

    I don't think my testlets got any easier at all, but I think it was because i was prepared. I also think i did better on the SIMS than last time when i thought i bombed them, and i scored a 68 on the exam. I sure do feel better, but I don't want to sit here and say i passed and then jinx myself.

    trust me, you aren't the only one feeling anxiety. I can barely function in my daily life. Its an issue…

    #1447016
    Witty
    Participant

    i know it really is an issue. I get you. and yeah my testlets definitely got harder and the sims werent the easiest but i had enough time to complete them and even search on AL for some answers in which i got.

    Its just such a mind boggling experience

    AUD: 70, 73, 85!
    BEC: - 81!
    REG: - 75!!!!!
    FAR: -

    #1447044
    A1lessio
    Participant

    @Witty – in the same boat as you! I took FAR on Jan 20th and the wait is killing me. I studied 3 months, non stop while working full time. I was so burnt out by the end. The idea of taking FAR again makes me want to give up.

    My first testlet was so easy, 2nd and third were lengthy questions and difficult. The sims were a crap shoot. I think I got partial on most, but who knows.

    The only slight reassurance I have that I may have passed is that I received a 67 & 75 on the Becker Practice exams. For audit and regulation I had about the same scores and I scored in the 80s on actual.

    AUD (08/02/2016)

    #1447056
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    @witty and @mjbey1s This wait is KILLING me!!!! I had no issues with any other score waits, but the last one is misery, I'm either done or I'm not, plus add in the hassle of the new test and my section remaining is BEC!!!! I just want to know NOW!!!! My family and co-workers are so sick of me whining, they keep saying “I know you passed”, but I know better and there is NO guarantee. I'm in a good place because I passed three sections in 4th quarter 2016, almost all 4, so I have a long time before the threat of scores expiring. Since I have nothing to do but plan I have already decided not to test in quarter 2 2017 because of the wait if I fall short this time. This seems like the longest two weeks of my life!

    #1447074
    mjbey1s
    Participant

    For some reason today, the thought of all of this is making me want to vomit. I put everything I had into this test this time, and I don't know what else to do if I don't pass.

    I don't know how much I have left in the tank.

    #1447092
    Witty
    Participant

    i know me too UGGGGGGHHHHHHHH

    AUD: 70, 73, 85!
    BEC: - 81!
    REG: - 75!!!!!
    FAR: -

    #1447098

    I took Reg for the third time Jan2 and will be taking BEC in march. I lose FAR august 29th and this wait is killing me too, especially with the whole no scores given for 5 months next quarter. I just want to be done with all this already

    #1447104
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I am feeling the stress and I have to wait until Feb. 28th… Felt good coming out of the exam on Saturday but all that feeling evaporated and I have already thought of a million ways I failed… 🙁

    #1447125
    rb2017
    Participant

    I got a 74 on FAR last year, which then made my BEC and REG expire. I've since passed REG and FAR, so I'm just waiting on my BEC score. Like everyone else, I'm freaking out! If I have to retake BEC in Q2, and don't find out until mid-August, I will have this week-long span of not knowing if my Audit portion expired August 8, or if I'm a CPA. If I'm having This hard of a time waiting 2 weeks, I will most likely go insane if I have to wait nearly 4 months!

    #1447200
    Witty
    Participant

    @Toni what did you feel when you came out of FAR and got a 74 and what did you feel when you passed it with a 75? Please share.

    Crossing fingers for everybody!!!!

    AUD: 70, 73, 85!
    BEC: - 81!
    REG: - 75!!!!!
    FAR: -

    #1447212
    rb2017
    Participant

    @Witty I thought there was no chance I passed when I got the 74 – I was actually shocked to see I was just one point away. I took the exam in April so I didn't get a lot of time to fully commit to studying since tax season was still happening. When I got the 75, it was kinda like “I won't be surprised if I passed or if I failed.” I was more confident with some answers, but still saw a lot that I was not sure of. Also I listened to Ninja audio the day of the exam I passed and got a few questions right because they were essentially word for word of what Jeff was going over, so that made feel a little better. However I didn't feel like my testlets ever got harder so I was nervous about that. I know people say there's no way you can tell, but sometimes you just can – in my third testlet I got a question that was basically as easy as “what is 1+1?” I almost cried haha. It's possible to pass with three mediums, and I'm pretty sure that's what happened since I JUST passed lol.

    #1447392
    N4
    Participant

    I feel the exact same way. Took bec jan 4th and if i pass im done. If i dont pass ill be forced to take it with the new changes and if i dont pass the new exam the first try ill have only one more shot after that until i loose far (which by some miracle i barely passed). The pressure is immense!

    FAR (5/31) PASS (Best birthday gift ever!)

    #1447410
    SuckItUp
    Participant

    Let me help. There's absolutely NO REASON to worry about something you have ZERO control over. The test has been taken. You can't go back in time. Your score will be the exact same whether you think about it 3 hours a day for weeks or no thoughts.

    Don't worry about it. That's one of the secrets of life if you ask me. Once you truly understand this your quality of life will improve, promise.

    After a test it barely pops in my head.

    #1447527
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    @Suckitup Your brutal honesty is refreshing, but if one is truly feeling anxiety nothing another can say or do will combat that horrific feeling. Trust me I have GAD and I've done very well to keep myself in check throughout this process, but now is bad lol. I think the exam changes are amplifying the nervousness this score release. We all realize what's done is done, but are concerned about the uncertainty of the future test.

    #1447548
    Namstut
    Participant

    Oh the misery!!! I feel the same way!

    I failed REG mid December and retook it on January 7th. I didn't even tell any of my friends or anyone in the office that I took the exam again, I didn't want anyone asking questions and adding to my anxiety. The wait is a little easier if no one is asking about it, and the failure is going to be easier to handle if no one knows about it. 🙂

    AUD 7/6/16 Passed
    BEC 9/3/16
    FAR TBD
    REG TBD

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