[Hammer]

Taken 0 parts so far, and have FAR scheduled for 8/31. Studying for this has given me the utmost respect for those who have passed this exam. I don’t even know if this is possible at this point.

I’m using Becker. Just now starting F9. Work demands (public accounting), and outside life have made this so freaking stressful. Just did a progress test, first time looking at previously studied material, and did awful. Just awful. It’s like I don’t remember a single thing I studied.

I can either kill my self over the next two weeks and go in and just try my best I guess, or postpone until next window. I’m EXTREMELY hard on myself so failure will absolutely devastate me. I’ve been out of school for 4 years and am already pissed off it has taken me this long just to get started. At the same time I can’t stand knowing that I feel like I’m just handing over AT LEAST a year of my life to the AICPA.

Venting, obviously but wondering if this is even worth it.

FAR - 70, 81
AUD - 83
BEC - 77
REG - 70, 78

Licensed in Ohio.

Now what the hell do I do?

[Iggy1985]

Just buckle down and go for it I say! I already pushed mine back once and I still don't feel half as ready as I would like.

FAR - 89 (8/19/14) Wiley TB, Wiley Book, Books from School, Ninja Audio/Notes
AUD - 92 (10/14/14) Wiley TB, Wiley Book, Ninja Audio
BEC - 82 (5/8/15) Mostly Ninja MCQ, sprinkles of Becker lectures and Ninja Audio
REG - (8/14/15)

[impska]

I was hitting 65%-68% on my Becker progress tests on my last day of studying for FAR.

Practicing Sims was actually pretty helpful to me for FAR (I can't say the same for BEC or REG). But I only did each one once.

I did roughly half of the MCQs on my first read through. Then if I was scoring 50% or less on a section in the progress tests, I went back and finished most of the rest of the MCQs for that section.

The real thing was way easier than Becker.

REG - 94
BEC - 92
FAR - 92
AUD - 99

[Kimboroni]

The reschedule fee does go pretty significantly up once you get 5 days away from your scheduled test. So just before that is a good time to decide. But like others said, you never feel 100% ready for this one especially, so at some point you just have to take a deep breath and go for it.

AUD 84 (1/9/14-Wiley books/TB + free materials)
FAR 83 (5/21/14-the above + NINJA 10 Pt Combo Lite)
REG 84 (7/9/14-Wiley books/TB + NINJA Audio/FC/Notes)
BEC 76 (10/5/14-Wiley books/TB + NINJA Audio/FC)

Disclaimer: My ninja avatar is not meant to imply that I have any affiliation with this site other than being a forum member. That's a pic of a T-shirt that my daughter gave me for my birthday. 🙂

[so1913]

I would go for it…

You have two weeks to hammer through it. Work and studying, that is your life. If you can afford to take extra days off here and there for a long weekend to do nothing but study go for it. “IF” you don't pass, at least you've “experienced” the exam and may even have a better understanding of topics you need to focus more on. You can take it over right away at the begining of the next window.

I took FAR at the end of the window, failed, studied 4 more weeks over the black out month and passed at the top of the next window.

As someone said, if you wait to feel 100% prepared, you'll never take the exam.

You can't be afraid to fail taking this exam. Failing a part of the CPA exam isn't the end of the world. That fear of failure will only hold you back. I failed REG twice and FAR once. If I let the fear of failure set in, I wouldn't be a CPA today.

I was out of school since 2002 when I took and passed last year, so I surely have you beat. That time period is irrelevant, the only time that IS relevant is the time you put into studying your tail off to earn that 75 on the exam, no matter how many tries it takes you.

AUD - 90 Pass
REG - 70,61,81 Pass DONE DONE DOOOOONNEEE!!!!!!!!
BEC - 79 - Pass
FAR - 70,82 - Pass

[Uhartsoccer21]

I think you should get used to trying to knock out a test each testing period and face the fact that failing is part of the experience for most. If your going to fail an exam, might as well be your first and you will know you didn't have as much time as you would have liked. Just better manage your studying and test dates next time.

Plus your at F-9 already, go through F-10 quickly and you have nearly 2 weeks to review.. I was in the same boat for FAR and decided to go for it with only a week of reviewing and surprised myself with a 75, glad I didn't take others advice in waiting for the next testing period.

A - 89 10/23/2014
R - 90 2/27/2014
F - 75 5/25/2014
B - 83 8/28/2014

[zieba]

I would 100% sit for the exam. I would sit for it, knowing fully well that it is a recon mission. Intelligence is key. You are getting a first hand look at the exam, AND TOPICS! for the cost of an NTS. Put all that “hard on myself” aside, and go sit for it paying particular attention to the questions being asked in the SIMS. There will be a very good chance at least one will reappear on your next sitting.

If you check my scores you'll see I needed a “first look” at things before I came back to slay the dragon.

You will fail, the overwhelming majority of us do, that hard on myself thing needs to go for the next 1.5 years, else it's going to sabotage you from within.

TAKE THE RECON EXAM! Do your best, dip a toe in the water, best money ever spent.

AUD - 75*, 88 done 5/14! (*exp)
BEC - 74 , 77
REG - 65 , 76 (10 point combooo!!)
FAR - 69 , 75

Dr: perseverance
Dr: intelligence
Dr: luck
. Cr: . advisory score

[tomq04]

I'm a forum junky, I have a suspicion i'll be hanging around for at least a while. The veterans have been so helpful on my journey…i would love to give some of that back!

By the by, I'm feeling pretty good, but i've failed FAR twice, and gone over the material each and every time…you can't let anything get in the way if you want to pass!

REG- (1) 76
FAR- (2) 64, (5)74, (7)83 (Over achiever!)
AUD- (3) 70, (4) 75
BEC- (6) 75

[Anonymous]

@MCHammer – FAR is a beast. You have to accept the fact that you will not know it all. There are very few who pass because they know it all. Most of us passed because we knew the basics. I passed it twice so I”m sure you can pass it once. Time to put the chips on the table and let it ride.

@DoOver – These are the kind of people who would hang around a CPA exam forum AFTER they've passed:

A working mother who's husband has been laid off twice in the past year.

A mother with small children and a big heart.

A man who cares enough to pay it forward.

Decent, hard working, honest people who really just want to see you succeed and not make the same mistakes we made.

We aren't here trolling anyone. We are here to help. Do we have to be? No. Do we get paid? No. Why do we do it? Because we want to help and we can.

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