[gcaulfie]

I just took FAR today. I wasn’t quite sure if my testlets were getting harder or staying about the same.

I did notice that I had a good amount of theoretical questions. Do you think that more theory questions is an indication of an easier testlet?

[potatogun]

The rule of thumb should be complexity. You can have complicated theory too, but don't worry about it. It is over. Just wait and see.

FAR 92 - AUD 91 - REG 94 - BEC 86

[StudyInRI]

I took FAR on Friday, and noticed what seemed to be the same level of complexity of questions. It was a lot more theoretical questions than application.

Simulations were a nightmare though!

REG - 97
BEC - 82
FAR - 86
AUD - 96 ... DONE!

[FARbehind]

Now, thinking back, I don't think more theory means easier questions. I had tons of computations on my exam and ended up failing. I hear from a lot of people that they had lots of theoretical questions and they ended up in the 90-ties. Theory questions could be just as tricky as the calcs questions.

aud,bec,reg-passed
far-->75 Done!!!!!
ethics-100

[FARSUXCPA]

Basically if the question seems a little more involved or specialized, has a slight twist, requires critical reasoning, or is a multi-step question, I assessed it as difficult.

It was easy for me to assess the test was getting harder because the first testlet was a piece of cake but the second and third testlet were no joke. Overall the questions were straightforward and some had tiny twists.

DONE!

[ughcpa]

encountered the same issue. a lot of my questions were theoretical, but difficult… at least to me. good luck to you!

[Oceanman]

I felt the exact same way. The questions seemed to all be theoretical (especially in the latter part of the exam). I posted a thread unhappy with Becker bc it seemed like the nature of the questions that I saw were not at all the same as those I got used to seeing with Becker. With Becker, the questions that didn't involve calculations were fairly straightforward and moreover, short. They were the type of questions you could answer in less than 30 seconds because there just wasnt much to read.

Im glad you posted this (and I also saw someone else posted something similar in the past few days) because it seems that a lot of us taking FAR in this window had a little bit different of an expirience as others that have tested earlier in the year. It just gives me some peace of mind bc I really thought I just had one of those “unlucky” tests with random questions.

FAR-92
AUD-94
REG-87
BEC-(April)

[Anonymous]

On FAR I couldn't tell a difference in the difficulty between testlets (I could on AUD & REG). This worried me a bit. I was tracking my time though and I took about 30% longer on testlets 2 & 3 than I did on the first one, so I assumed I got the harder testlets. My score finally came in (94) so that seems to have panned out correctly for me.

[whitesoxfancpa]

I don't think theory vs. computational questions has any bearing on difficulty level. Some theory questions can be very difficult.

AUD 96 FAR 95 REG 94 BEC 88

[Oceanman]

I agree. I dont believe that a large proportion of theory questions necessarily means that it is an easier testlet. Theory questions can become quite complicated because you dont have numbers in the answer choices to check against what you think is the answer. Therefore you can really get stuck between answers which is really frustrating.

FAR-92
AUD-94
REG-87
BEC-(April)

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