Ahhhhh……. took FAR today and it was hard!!! I bairly touched the 2nd sim. Did anyone else run out of time and still pass? I felt good about the multiple choice.
When I took my first FAR exam, I just didn't belive how fast time flies. I finished MC after 3 hours and 15 min.
35 min to first simulation where I finished only one tab and comm. The other tabs had no time to read because information was all over. For the second simulation, I didn't open all tabs and comm. I had time only to open one tab and compleate one or two answer, when I run out of time. My score was 74.
I too would like to hear people's thoughts on this (thanks for posting this question Ikinzer!)
I took FAR on Saturday, 5/14 and wound up with only 17 minutes when I started SIM 2. After the written communication and the Research tabs (Thank You Jeff Elliott…..I didn't know how important those two were) I only had MINUTES to complete 4 complete tabs. Unfortunately, each tab had 2-4 paragraphs of reading material (each one was a separate problem.)
Bottom line…….as the clock wound down…..I finished one tab and just began randomly clicking on answers for the remaining three tabs……I WAS PISSED (AT MYSELF!)
So much like everyone else….I walked out of there KNOWING I didn't pass………BUT…..let's see….as it seems like most people feel that way but wind up getting a 75 or 76 🙂
I used to get negative responses about how I took FARE, but honestly I seriously understudied for it and just went being sure that I'll retake it in next testing window, so don't say it's stupid; I know it is.
First testlet: flew through, it was difficult because I didn't study enough. Second testlet: partially answered, partially guessed. Third: mostly guessed. First sim: memo and research only; second sim: memo and research only – got really bored.
Passed with 75. Now, this is a VERY BAD WAY of taking this exam, but my point is: yes, it's possible not to finish some parts and still pass. I myself think that memos are the most important (they weigh 10 out of 30, which makes it only 20 points for the rest of tabs on both sims)
P.S. I know that CPAWannabe studied a lot for this exam. Which makes me believe (since I guessed most of it and I am not that good in financial accounting) that big part of it is how other people did that day. If everyone studied hard – it's more difficult to pass. In my case, obviously many people didn't do well, so it allowed me to pass with minimum effort. Weird exam system. Oh well…
Anna you give me hope that I might actually have passedFAR. I struggled to study for it, and I went into it feeling the least prepared of any of the sections. I struggled on the MC, which is usually where I am the strongest. I guessed a lot. However I was able to complete both Sims, Memos, and Research Tabs before my time ran out (even if I was unsure of some of my answers). So if you were able to get a 75 maybe I can too!
you are just probably the kind of person who holds himself to high standards. I know bunch of people who would always say: Oh, I did bad but they end up passing. Now if you did as you describe (guessing so much) you will not pass, I can guarantee you. So you either have very high standards on yourself or have no idea where you stand actually. You probably studied so much that everything became second nature to you. So when you say you guessed it is actually your knowledge speaking… without you knowing…:)
I know, because I studied for other parts with both, passing and failing.
But my main point is: forget how i got through MCQ. All I want to say ia that yes, it is possible not to finish parts of sims and still pass because I seriously only did memos and reasearch tab (not advising anyone to attempt that though).
I took FAR during my last semester, just to see what it was like. I am always the first one done with a test in school. Didn't finish the second SIM. Passed with a 77.
Gleim FAR 77, BEC 74, REG 73, AUD 68
Yaeger FAR --, BEC 88, REG 87, AUD 74,86 DONE!
I did what cpawannabee did too. I didn't have enough time to finish so I just started clicking away on the tabs just to put something. The multiple choice questions must have been my downfall though. 69.
Anna said something that is so true: your score depends on how others are doing in your testing window.
Jeff also said he didn't finish a sim and passed FAR.
ummm what is everybody talking about what is so important about the research tab? Isn't it only worth 1 point? I didn't do either research tab on audit and skipped one on far what's the point that tab is pointless.
I know someone that didn't finished the last simulation, left it almost started and had an 85. It can depend in whow well u did in the other parts of the exam… Good Luck!
Puerto Rico REG - 4/1/2010 AUD - 74,73 FARE -studying(July) BEC - not yet
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