[Anonymous]

So I finished taking FAR for a second time a few days ago and something strange happened. During the last few minutes of the exam I suddenly became mad. Not a little mad but consumed with rage. To the point that I wanted to smash my computer on the floor and punch the prometric guy in the face. This ever happen to anyone?

The test was more of the same. Badly worded questions and exam trickery. Why does it have to be this way? I studied twice as hard as last time yet my exam was three times worse. I know I failed again and I’m pissed I wasted my time and money on this bullshit.

[Anonymous]

I actually felt happy at the end of the test, NOT because I did really well, but because it's over. I don't really care how difficult/easy the test was. After months of study, my brain was too tired to have much emotion left. I didn't feel anything while taking the exam, sorta like a zombie, but at the end, when I clicked the last button, I felt liberated because it's over! Either I pass or not, it's not up to me at that point…I was just glad that I could enjoy the rest of the day without thinking those boring concepts…

[kandisjoy]

I've become angry/depressed during exams before. Especially my last attempt at REG. I was so angry because I kept thinking, how is this happening to me? This should be easy since it's my third attempt and I've studied my butt off!!! Why do I feel like I am failing this test??

Low and behold… I passed. Thank goodness. But seriously I was 99% sure that I had failed and was already starting to study again before I got my score.

I still feel waves of despair just thinking about it!!!

FAR: 71, 77
BEC: 70, 82
AUD: 62, 78
REG: 71, 68, 85

CA Licensed 11/2011

[KasiaS]

@katiekanton, I'm glad to have made you laugh! Looking back the images in my head were comical but in the heat of the moment, I was using every last bit of will power not to make my daydreams reality.

FAR 88 (07/15/11)
BEC 83 (08/31/11)
AUD 81 (10/15/11)
REG 83 (11/26/11)

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[Anonymous]

Thanks everyone for the great feedback!

I'm trying to take a, “hope for the best but expect the worst” approach to the result of this exam. We'll see….

I'm really a laid back person but this exam seems to enjoy toying with my emotions.

[spineshank77]

@dtomasello, it's funny how we all wanted to punch the prometric guy in the face, dont know why or what could be the reason, it's not like he writes the exam questions, nevertheless, someone's got to be the scape goat

FAR: 79, what im done??
REG: 75
AUD: 75
BEC: 77

I would rather score four 75's than three 99's and a 74

[yankeeaccountant]

this is not OT, but kinda, sorta………. you know what makes me angry lately? I am really getting pissed when I have to study and the rest of the world DOESN'T. Not really very mature, actually downright toddler-like, but it just chaps my hide that I am parked in front of my laptop, at the library, hammering away at those mcq's. Is that so wrong??? I am really hoping (praying, not stepping on any cracks, making deals with the devil, ya know the usual stuff) that I propel this “anger” into success.

Just had to rant and get this off my chest. AAAHHH !!!

[jenuno01]

@KatieKanton,

You also have me lost on putting a lower score on here, why not just put Passed like @mla suggests? Or why bother putting a score if you're going to lie about it? A lot of us put our scores as a means to inspire other people (not by necessarily putting 99s but just showing that we are in the same game as they are)…sorry, but I just don't understand what you accomplish by putting a lower score on your signature then saying you actually got a higher score

Class of 2012

[HustlinHustlin]

Yankee, I know what you mean, although I may just be starting out and have a whole road of jealousy ahead of me. I just graduated from college in May and I remember thinking “I have absolutely no homework anymore, no studying…wtf am I going to do with my time? Happy hours here I come!” And then reality hit and I was lucky enough to get a job at a firm….a firm which requires you pass this exam. Pop, dream happy hour bubble gone.

But I do feel jealous often, caught breakfast with some friends this saturday and while they all had bottomless mommosas – I couldn't take part. I don't even like asking my bf what he is doing with his night anymore because it usually involves something I would love to join him for. I always roll around kinda child like and say “ehhh I don't wanna study!” Then he kindly reminds me that I will make so much more it will be worth it. My roommate yesterday was bitching about how bad she needs a massage and all I could think is “oh yeah, watching tv for 5 hours everynight while you kill a bottle of wine and chat on the phone is just stressful!” When really whats stressful is trying to study while all that is happening behind my bedroom wall.

I don't mean to put myself on a pedestal or say I am working or studying so much harder than everyone else, but sometimes it sure seems that way. I just gotta keep reminding myself it will be worth it. Hoping for less than a year of pain and then twice the happy hour and dream vacations I could have had without it.

What would I give to be able to come home and relax after work? I would gladly give this inconvenient studying for X number of months, just to have those three letters – most definitely.

All of you just remember that! “The fish who keeps on swimming is the first to chill upstream” – 311

B 71 - 79 EXPIRED
A 69 - 75 EXPIRED
R 65 - 48 - 45
F 56 - 61 - 65 - 64

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"The fish who keeps on swimming is the first to chill upstream" -311

Experience - Done, like WAAAY done.
Still need 30 more credits, in basket weaving (gotta love new CA requirements)

[katiekanton]

@jenunuo

I acknowledge that my writing skills are deficient. I frequently don't explain things that seem perfectly clear to me, forgetting that nobody else is actually in my mind and knows what I'm thinking.

The ONLY thing I was trying to accomplish by not putting my exact score was to not be identifiable as a specific person. I don't have a lot of good to say about how the AICPA administers this exam, and I have seen a lot of articles and heard a lot of stories about people who didn't get jobs because of their activity on Facebook or forums such as this. I admit that these concerns are probably irrational, but I think it's better to be safe than sorry (especially until I actually have that license in my hand), therefore I don't use my real name and I don't put my EXACT score. Even though no one (except one other forum member I communicate with offline) actually knows what my score is, I wouldn't post a HIGHER score than I actually received. That would seem to be breaking the “rules” somehow, although I don't really understand why I think that.

Yes, I could have put “passed” but I just didn't because I just did what I had seen everybody else doing. I truly didn't put any more thought into it other than, “Ok, I got my score back on AUD, and I need to update my Another71 signature, but I don't want anyone to be able to match me to my scores at the end of this, so I better take off a point or two from each score.” That really was all there was to it. I thought about changing it to “passed” after someone suggested it, simply because it seems to be such a big deal for some people, but I agree with you that posting actual scores can be inspirational to others (which is why I only adjusted it a point or two). I also think it is incredibly valuable to be able to correlate how someone actually scores with how they felt leaving the exam.

Just to bring us back to topic, my original point was not “hey everybody, just in case you think I'm a dummy because I ONLY got an 88, I really scored higher than that so nyahhhhh.”. My point was, “I've just been really critical of the AICPA's administering of the exam, and their lack of transparency, and this is why I don't want to be able to be identified on this forum”. Secondary to that was the thought “there's no way I got 88 percent of the possible points, so call it curving or percentile or whatever you want to call it, but it isn't a straight available points score”.

Since we have gotten so far off topic, and I've wasted a lot of time clarifying something that shouldn't matter, I don't intend to spend any more time on this… at least until after I'm done with exams. 🙂 I hope you all understand.

AUD - 88
FAR - 90
REG - 85
BEC - 88

[Minimorty]

I'd say about a month ago, I would have had a lot to say on this discussion and specially how @katie treats her signature line. For some reason, I just feel like shrugging and moving on. I think I may be nearing my end with the site. The passion seems to be missing.

[jenuno01]

@Katie I understand where you are coming from and thanks for taking the time to explain yourself in such a respectful manner

Class of 2012

[yankeeaccountant]

@HustlinHustlin

Congrats on graduation. I totally relate to everything you are saying…..even though I graduated college in 1985!!!! Goes to show you that this exam is the same for all of us–young and ….not so young. Kudos to you for getting this done now, because the older you get the tougher it is: life just gets in the way. You are so right –you will have twice the happy hours when all is said and done.

Thanks for empathizing with me and keeping me in check. I like the quote. I am halfway there and will keep swimming. Best of luck this window.

@Katiekanton

I think you explained yourself well!

[Anonymous]

Just an update…

QUESTION: So what happens when you study twice as hard and you get a test that's twice as difficult?

ANSWER: You get the same exact score.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go finish tying this noose….

[MCLKT]

@dtomasello – Keep going. Just keep swimming.

@KatieKanton- you've inspired me to change a couple things on my siggy (just my pic and maybe my screen name if that's possible)… after I post this response of course. And I really like your perspective on what the CPA really measures. Persistance. Which is a fine quality to have. And continuing to persue the designation is buidling that quality.

@HustlinHustlin – HAHAHAHA!!!!

“My roommate yesterday was bitching about how bad she needs a massage and all I could think is “oh yeah, watching tv for 5 hours everynight while you kill a bottle of wine and chat on the phone is just stressful!”

HAHAHAHA, still laughing!

@ all the others that shared the angry stories. I'm with you. Whether it's the obnoxious cube neighbor in the exam room, the jealousy of having a social life, or the terrible awful exam itself. Many emotions are felt during this pursuit… and I've only just begun.

A:[73]97 F:[74]85 R:86 B:[74]82
*NINJA 10 Pt. COMBO & Yaeger*

[MCLKT]

@dtomasello – Keep going. Just keep swimming.

@KatieKanton- you've inspired me to change a couple things on my siggy (just my pic and maybe my screen name if that's possible)… after I post this response of course. And I really like your perspective on what the CPA really measures. Persistance. Which is a fine quality to have. And continuing to persue the designation is buidling that quality.

@HustlinHustlin – HAHAHAHA!!!!

“My roommate yesterday was bitching about how bad she needs a massage and all I could think is “oh yeah, watching tv for 5 hours everynight while you kill a bottle of wine and chat on the phone is just stressful!”

HAHAHAHA, still laughing!

@ all the others that shared the angry stories. I'm with you. Whether it's the obnoxious cube neighbor in the exam room, the jealousy of having a social life, or the terrible awful exam itself. Many emotions are felt during this pursuit… and I've only just begun.

A:[73]97 F:[74]85 R:86 B:[74]82
*NINJA 10 Pt. COMBO & Yaeger*

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