[Ohio_Shannon]

So, I am waiting on my FAR score and I STRONGLY believe that I failed the exam!! When I walked out of the testing center I felt completely defeated and beat up!! However, after reading many people’s experience it sounded very similar to mine…and some of those individuals passed. I do not want to get my hopes up, because I still remember how awful I felt leaving the testing center.

So here is my question…and I need brual honesty. (I always see people post who say they were just sure they failed, and they passed the other 3 sections of the exam 1st try in the 90’s, lol). So, I am looking to hear from someone who really, honestly, and truely believed that they failed a section of the exam…and then on score release date checked it and they actually passed…does that really happen?

[HumanPiranha]

Yes,

With an 84.

[Ohio_Shannon]

Well, that makes me feel better! Which section was it?

[Anonymous]

Same thing here… and passed FAR with an 84.

[Anonymous]

I wish I can toss in my .02 but I can't (waiting for my first result).

I kind of have my hopes right in between, such that if I fail I do not feel too beat about it and if I pass not too surprised.

It seems like there's 2 categories of people on this board and in life in general

1) The ones who hop on here complaining how bad they're going to fail and end up passing bigtime. (those kind of people can't help it, I went to a top private school and so many kids used to do that in high school it used to piss me the hell off..omgomg im gonna faaaaaaaail 99, that's why I sort of don't mind when people do that cause I got used to it.)

2) The ones who put in the effort and try to pass and end up having trouble/get unlucky with selection and truly do worry about a pass or a fail.

I personally thought I did well on my far..Had medium/hard/medium on test day and filled up 5/7 sims.. As much as I'd like to hope to assume that I passed, there's always a possibility that I didn't and I've been frozen on studying for my next section (audit) till score release.

Hope you passed honestly, hope we all did cause this wait/exam in general is such a life-sucking miserable experience.

[Maverick]

When I took FAR I did not think I would pass. I guessed on some of the mcqs, was 50%-75% sure on the simulations I completed, and did not even touch the last two. I passed. However, when I took BEC I was very confident I passed but didn't. Like a lot of candidates say about these tests: You never know.

Be hopeful, have faith.

F - Passed...THANK YOU, LORD. GLORY TO GOD.
B - Passed...THANK YOU, LORD. GLORY TO GOD.
A - Passed...THANK YOU, LORD. GLORY TO GOD.
R - Passed...THANK YOU, LORD. GLORY TO GOD.

Ethics - 95

Licensed CPA

I COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT MY LORD. THANK YOU.

"According to your faith will it be done to you." Matthew 9:29

[kandisjoy]

Third attempt at REG – was 100% sure that I failed. Got an 85. My first two attempts were a 71 and 68.

I was so sure that I had failed; I purchased new study materials, paid for a new NTS, and started studying for my next attempt before I got my score.

Don't give up hope!

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

CA Licensed 11/2011

[jenuno01]

The worse you feel, the better you do…and viceversa. 🙂

Class of 2012

[Kayla86]

2nd attempt at AUD – felt totally confused leaving Prometric – Passed with an 82

2nd attempt at FAR – I was holding back tears as I left prometric and I basically pouted for the next 3 days thinking I failed. Passed with an 83

AUD - 73, 82 7/2010
REG - 79 7/2010
BEC - 72, 74, 78 7/2011
FAR - 66, 83 1/2012 - AND I'M DONE! Best feeling ever.

MN Licensed CPA as of 5/18/12!

[Anonymous]

I guess I'm the odd ball…

The 2 times I felt, “On the fence” I came close but failed.

The one I felt good on I passed.

So I've been somewhat spot on. I felt good about AUD, hopefully my intuition is right again!

[goodluck2everyone]

^this

When I took bec, I was 90% sure I had passed. Got an 80.

After taking reg and aud the first time, I was 90% sure I had failed and I did.

The second time I took audit, I felt like it wouldve been close. It wasnt close, I passed with an 84 but I still felt somewhat good about it.

There is no such thing as failure, only a bump in the road. The only true failure here is quitting.

BEC- 80
REG- 68, 71, July
AUD- 61 , 84
FAR- -- 75 🙂

[Anonymous]

For the first three sections, I walked out of Prometric with the sense I got a score in the 80's. I was right.

This time, no such feeling, so I have no idea. I did study hard and have some confidence that I passed.

So I'll find out on March 8. 🙂

[Hughesry]

felt great about REG & failed with a 68

felt confident about AUD, passed with 81

felt nervous for BEC (1st exam), passed with 75

feeling horrible about FAR. studied more than for any others and felt very prepared! all of the questions seemed very high level vs. detailed. It made every question feel like an ‘educated guess'. Only had an hour for SIMS, completed them all, but guessed on over half & 1 I know I did wrong. Can't wait for the score….i feel like I should be studying instead of waiting

BEC- 10/9/10 75!
AUD- 11/27/10 81
REG- Feb '10...68---> Oct '10 85!
FAR- 11/27/11....waiting

[Anonymous]

FAR was my last section and I took it on the last testing day of last year.

I did awful on simulation, i only got research question and one more topic, i think. another tab was my strength, however, they asked me in the opposite way (i lost my mind, lol), most of others i had no idea. i answered all of the questions anyway.

I think i did ok on multiple choice (but i was heavily tested on my weakness such as IFRS, NFP, Gov't, I knew these areas i did bad, but others were better). I even started studying for January exam, however, I barely passed (78). I felt lucky.

Good luck on everyone's exam and score release!

[jon5kshp]

Lemme tell you…. when i failed…. i knew it leaving the testing center…… When i have passed i thought i had a shot at it going either way…. When i got that feeling i passed like 3 out of 5 times i had that feeling.

If you left thinking no shot… chances are no shot………. BUT i know plenty of people who SEVERELY UNDERVALUE there own performance CONSTANTLY…….. you dont leave an exam thinking you bombed and get an 85 unless you SIMPLY CANT JUDGE YOURSELF

taking the exam 15 times HOPEFULLY THATS IT i know when i have a shot and when it went bad….. look back at highschool and college….. think back to how you thought leaving exams and then how you actually did…. that will be a good judge as to whether you have a chance at passing or not.

15 exams taken since May 2007 Passed Final Exam FAR on Feb 29th. Found out i was Done March 7 2012

2-6 on AUD 75,85
1-3 on BEC 75
1-4 on Reg 78
1-2 on FAR 68,80

NEED TO GET MY LIFE BACK!... AMENDED...GOT MY LIFE BACK AS OF MARCH 7 2012!!

[shiggity80]

I took FAR in Nov 2011. I studied 2.5 months for it.

I walked out of the test feeling like I failed it as well. I marked at least 8 questions on each testlet and the SIMs were a clusterf***. I was so ready to just go home and sign up for FAR again in the next testing window.

Lo and behold though, somehow, I ended up with an 87.

I now tell myself to never trust what my initial feelings are after taking any CPA exam as there have been too many stories of people feeling one way and then getting a test result completely different. I now tell myself after an exam that ANY score from 0-99 is possible and to just not expect anything one way or another. This kind of helps keep my sanity in check.

FAR: 87
AUD: 86
BEC: 86
REG: 84! Officially Done!

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