[mailtogaurav]

Hi,

Guys I’m on the verge of an mental breakdown, I just feel like put my head between my knees and cry cry and cry to death. I have tears in my eyes as I write this, I’m not the kinds who will put up such notes on a forum, I never did earlier when I failed FAR twice.

My first meeting with the beast was in Oct, I know I had made some mistakes which cost me dearly, I failed, I recollected myself gave another attempt in Feb, the exam was so damn easy that I felt I was on the top of the world. I finished with 1.5 hours left … I still feel I cracked the sims as I had all those topics at the back of my head. Surprisingly, I failed again!!!!!!!!

Now I gave my last attempt this Monday, I though I was very well prepared for it and then it all started after my 1st testlet … I must tell that I have NEVER seen such cruel questions in my life. The first testlet was easy, the second was HORRIBLE, 70% were HARD calculations, with long words questions with a lot of twists … They tested me on the MOST DEMANDING questions this exam could ever have… I had SERIOUSLY HARD numeric questions from the scary 5th, 6th and 7th chapter on the becker book … guess the hardest questions they could have thrown on me. I had to kinda rush through the questions attempting them half heartedly as I was loosing time like sand out of my hands. Just to digest the information provided in those question was consuming 3+ minutes forget about attempting them properly. The 3rd testlet was medium difficulty with most questions still being calculations and from similar topics.

I was left with 45 minutes to do the TBSs. Now look at my BAD LUCK, I was CURSED to be given the hardest TBSs I’ve EVER seen. Firstly I had only one research question out of 7 instead of two, and had 6 long wordy Sims… One went from top of my head, I did not attempt. The other 6 were the hardest topics you can imagine from the becker books. I was timed out but I tried to do the best I could have in the time I had. I have attempted the FAR earlier as well, but NEVER EVER saw such a FRIGHTENING exam.

Now, this is the last one I have to clear to earn my licence, but it would not budge and let me clear. If I don’t clear this, I loose my earlier BEC credit, I’ve been studying hard, just on the verge of loosing my job cause I was too much into this exam. … and now I’m already convinced, that this kind of CRUEL exam, now man … I can’t clear this, left the exam with incomplete sims, and those question, I’d call myself a magician even if I got half of them correct. I’ve gone BANKRUPT paying the exam fee, course fee … and am left with no money now…

I’m CURSED, I BEG your prayers for me, I’d be REALLY REALLY GRATEFUL

DEAR AICPA: I PROMISE THAT YOU HAVE ME IN FRONT OF ME IN PERSON AND GRILL ME AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, YOU SHALL BE CONVINCED THAT I KNOW ALL THE TOPICS WELL. THIS EXAM WAS NOT AN EXAM, IT WAS TO BRING OUT THE WORST OFF ALL THE COURSE MATERIAL AND THROW AT A CANDIDATE AT ONCE AND FORCE HIM TO FAIL. THAT’S NOT FAIR … THAT’S NOT FAIR…. YOU HAVE ALMOST RUINED MY LIFE

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BEC 84, FAR 79, AUD 91, REG 84, ETH 90

Nothing Good Comes Easy, All Good Things Take Some Time - Hang in there !!

[hurley.120]

I took FAR this morning. I did not think it was very hard. However, I was very prepared and do not think it is possible that I did poorly on the first testlet as I knew almost every answer and it only took me about 40 minutes even after reviewing before moving on to the other testlets. My third testlet had longer questions, but I didn't think they were necessarily that hard. My SIMS had long explanations, but the answers weren't extremely long or complicated.

Does this mean i was REALLY prepared or I just didn't get hard questions? The questions in Becker were way harder, but I thought the Becker sims were easier than the real thing.

I will be devastated if I don't pass this. I studied 3-4 hours most days for about 10 weeks! I don't know if I could have been much more prepared.

I felt good leaving the exam, but now I'm worried.

FAR - 86
AUD - 90
REG - 79
BEC - 89

[Manu787]

hurley.120 was there anything that you wish becker would have expanded on? or something that you focused on that was not worth the effort?

[weed74]

best of luck OP. it isn't the end of the world. i've never left the testing center feeling sure that i passed, yet i have managed to pass them all (disclosure – not all within 18 months…haha)

and if you have to file for bankruptcy, at least you know the general guidelines from your CPA studying. joking aside, keep your chin up, hope for the best, and start studying for it now so that you are one step ahead if you have to take it again in July or August.

AUD - 84
BEC - 80
REG - 75
FAR - 80

[Anonymous]

@ mailtogaurav@hotmail.com

I HOPE YOU PASS IT, I HOPE YOU PASS IT!

I couldn't agree with you any more that the exams in this testing window are so difficult!! Is it because there are many international candidates are competing as well? I have to admit that after I took audit this week, I felt like the same way like you did. There were not many short questions compare to last year, and 4, 5lines MCQs were consider ‘moderate' this year!

[hurley.120]

Manu787

I felt becker pretty much covered everything I needed to know. There were only one or two questions that I didn't remember specifically going over the topic in my review materials. I guess the only thing I would improve upon is the simulations. I still felt prepared for them in the real exam, but I wasn't expecting them to each have a full page of information/instructions.

I was surprised that I didn't get too many IFRS questions though. Maybe that was just by luck. Some things that I felt really strong in did not show up on the exam, so I was disappointed in that a bit, but they can't cover everything.

FAR - 86
AUD - 90
REG - 79
BEC - 89

[SoonToBeCPAChick]

I studied relentlessly for FAR and my exam went absolutely horribly with the simulations. I took the exam in 2010 so I don't know how much has changed. In 2010 there were 2 simulations with about 5 testlets in each one. In one of the simulations I left 2 testlets completely blank and blindly guessed on a third because I was out of time. I literally started having a panic attack when I saw I had 10 minutes left to do a whole simulation and could not stop crying! I ended up doing pretty well and I think what you have to keep in mind is that there are MC that don't count so try to think that the ones you had no clue on, were the ones that don't count anyway. I feel like when you come out of an exam the only thing you can focus on were the questions that were absolutely ridiculous and its hard to think that you were confident on any of them.

FAR 10/1/2010 =====> 90
BEC 10/28/2010 ====> 81
REG 2/2/2011 ======> 82
AUD 5/28/2011 =====> 92 ===========>DONE!!!!

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