2 days before FAR and freaking out for the first time

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  • March 8, 2017 at 4:15 pm #1508698
    startupcfo
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    I’m 48 hours away from my first “real” attempt at FAR. To give you background

    *I tried sitting for this thing without any preparation, and left every SIM blank just to see what would happen. I got a 41.

    *I did manage to get trending scores in the low 70s before passing BEC. Got a trend of 77 before getting 77 on Reg, and got a trend of 85 before earning a 93 on AUD

    * My average is only a 63. Right now I’m trending in the low 70s again. I’m starting to revisit missed questions so my trend may artificially shoot up to 80.

    * Research-based sims are free points to me, but presumably that’s only 1 out of 7 sims. The non-research ones are a toss up. I feel good about 2/3’s of it.

    First off, do I even have a chance of passing this thing with my current stats? There is soooo much material I’m not confident on.

    Second off, what was the lowest average/trend scores you had before passing FAR yourself? In other words, I’m wondering if there were people who were trending in the 60s but magically hit a 75+ on test day. Did any of you pass while bombing/skipping many of the SIMS?

    Third,if i’m at the bubble, what should I do for the last 48 hours?

    BEC - 87 | 02/28
    REG - 70 | 06/10, REMATCH | 08/30
    AUD - XX | 09/10
    FAR - XX | 12/10

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  • March 8, 2017 at 4:19 pm #1508706
    A
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    Hahaha, I had one blind attempt at FAR a few years ago and got a 26. 🙂

    It is pleasantly surprising how many people with a 60-70% Ninja MCQ average end up passing FAR. For details, go take a look at the google doc in the first post of this thread:

    https://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/ninja-mcq-trending-vs-actual-scores/

    B - 77 (2.27.16)
    A - 81 (4.18.16)
    R -
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    Roger Review + Ninja MCQs

    March 8, 2017 at 4:22 pm #1508712
    Anonymous
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    Try this:

    For ninja mcqs, when you go to the “progress report”, click on “advanced”. It'll show you all the subsections you're having “trouble” with (focus on trending score). Print it out and custom build testlets with only those areas. Likely, you just haven't seen those areas in a while. Your trending will go up once those improve.

    I just passed FAR and my average was 66%. My trending was around 76%, but I did the above and moved it up to 90%.

    March 8, 2017 at 4:29 pm #1508719
    startupcfo
    Participant

    your avatar is so fitting for your post lol

    BEC - 87 | 02/28
    REG - 70 | 06/10, REMATCH | 08/30
    AUD - XX | 09/10
    FAR - XX | 12/10

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