[Anonymous]

It is as if AICPA was watching my laptop while i was studying…Got heavily hit with obscure topics that becker mentions for few seconds. One particular topic that is only 10 minutes on Becker that i hadn’t paid attention to had like 20 questions on it…and the stuff i killed my self studying was never tested… i was surprised by how few topics were tested.

1st testlet: Difficult, wordy from the get go..i always hear folks say my 1st testlet was easy but this wasn’t easy..the system was automatically set up to throw me the hard ones first….i was rushing as well as i planned on 40 minutes.

2nd testlet: Easier than 1st, of medium complexity, less wordy and mostly theory.

3rd testlet: felt like the second testlet.

SIMS: JE’s, as tough as expected but i think i killed the WC on both and am sure i got 1 research if not both.

Overall, i will be shocked if i pass, this is the first exam that i didn’t even look up one question after i left the test center….Granted i have been borderline on all the other ones i passed,but i gave it my best shot and am just happy to reconnect with my family and at least won’t think about these exams at least for the next four weeks.

Good luck on anyone about to sit for their exams.

[2010Please]

I took it today too. Feel pretty certain I failed – worst test experience of my life. I didn't get it finished and I don't feel that I did great on the MCQ either – just too many weird setups, long twisty fact patterns, and questions out of left field. Didn't see some stuff on it I expected to see, but tons of some stuff that I thought, “Really, is this really important in becoming a CPA?”

A guy who was coming out of the testing center (having just taken FAR) as I was about to go in looked as if he'd seen a horrible train wreck or something. When I asked him how it was (FAR), he said it was hard, really, really hard. After I finished mine, I understood exactly what he meant.

At this point, I'm just glad to not be studying for the first night in over six months…really see no way I could have passed though – very frustrated. I'm not sure I could ever be prepared for it…it was just a different, crazy, random animal…at least in my experience.

By the way, for anyone who is wondering – yes, I have cried about it (twice so far).

Oh, I felt that my testlets did become more difficult, but truthfully, I thought the first testlet was pretty stinking difficult – I would say about 3/4 calculations on all of the MCQ testlets. I'm not sure I can do this again – not sure it is worth it at this point – don't think I can study enough to do any better. I busted my butt on it this time and felt lost on too many questions.

AUD 92, REG 85, BEC 90, FAR 85
Ethics 100
Obtained License 7/11/11 🙂

[Anonymous]

Don't doubt urself just yet….. trusssssst me haha…….. I felt pretty much the same- 100% positive I bombed FAR. I didn't even do really any of the simulations besides the memos….. left multiple tabs 100% blank. And for the MC, I didn't feel like I did well at all except for the 1st testlet. AND I got an 80!!!!!

[2010Please]

@CPAwant2be

I ran out of time before even opening my second simulation. I did do a good WC on the first simulation though – hope they grade that one. I would be absolutely thrilled beyond belief to see at least a 75 come December, but seriously, I can't see how. That test made me feel completely incompetent. But you have given me some hope to hold on until scores are released…oh, the torture involved in this horrible process. I can't get the other guy's face/expression (coming out of the testing center) out of my head either – he seemed as frustrated as I am now. This truly does seem more like an endurance test than a knowledge test – it was just freaking freaky.

AUD 92, REG 85, BEC 90, FAR 85
Ethics 100
Obtained License 7/11/11 🙂

[Anonymous]

well I was running out of time as well, that's why I just left everything blank. Hopefully you got enough points on the MC to get through. I felt embarrassed when I left FAR…. I still think I didn't deserve to pass, but some how an 80 appeared so just hope for the best.

[nell]

I took my FAR exam today too and I completely get where you are coming from thinking that you may have bombed in the exam. I got heavily tested in some areas that I had not covered in great depth (I was using a mixture of Bisk/Wiley material to study) and my testlets also had a lot of calcs and JEs. If I pass, it will be a Christmas miracle. Guess I may have to invest in some 2011 material soon :-

BEC - 79
REG - Jan 2011
FAR - Retake
AUD - Retake

[2010Please]

@CPAwant2be

That is so funny…I told my husband (who is predicting a 79 – he always makes predictions based on my reaction after I come out of a test – was crying this time – don't know how he pulled a 79 out of that) that even if by some miracle I get a 75, I don't really deserve it – feel I should just find another line of work. So I cracked up laughing when I read your post! I hope I get as lucky as you with a 75+ magically appearing in about three weeks…even if I don't deserve it. 😀

AUD 92, REG 85, BEC 90, FAR 85
Ethics 100
Obtained License 7/11/11 🙂

[2010Please]

@nell

Yeah, I got heavily tested in a few areas too…and then not even one question on other areas that I would have expected to be heavily tested on the exam. The biggest bummer for me is that I understood some concepts, I just couldn't unwind the question because of the way it was worded. I never felt this way at all about the MCQ testlets on any of my other three sections…felt pretty confident on the first three testlets for REG, AUD, and, of course, all of BEC.

We'll see…but I expect to be buying new materials for 2011 too…if I decide to torture myself further, that is. Again, I just don't see that I could have really been more prepared…*sigh* Just too much stuff on FAR.

AUD 92, REG 85, BEC 90, FAR 85
Ethics 100
Obtained License 7/11/11 🙂

[sgvguy27]

Wow, just took FAR today and….man that was a wierd test. Seems like there a bunch of odd questions that were not really covered in Becker material and/or in the Homework reading which I didn't focus on! Spent so much time focusing on all the hard stuff in FAR, trying to memorize all the formulas and stuff and there weren't too many except for the ones in the my first testlet which took me over an hour to complete. For my 2nd and 3rd testlet, I was tired from all the calculations in the first one, and then I get a bunch of questions that I really didn't focus on. I even got a couple questions and was starting to wonder if I was taking the right exam! Had 20 min left to work on 2 simulations and WC so just wrote the first WC and did the research. Almost finished the 2nd WC and time ran out!

FAR is so difficult because it covers way too many things, but it pisses me off that the stuff I concentrated on were not really on the test! This is my second time taking it and I thought it was much more frustrating. Dang it, I thought I passed the first time, ended up getting a 72 even though I scored higher in the MC then the passing candidate but of course I didn't work on 1 whole simulation. I wonder how anyone is suppose to finish this exam in 4hrs? I never finished it once! Anyhow, I guess I can pray now!

[tt87]

OMG so it doesn't seem like i was the only one face the problem ! I took FAR yesterday, and I was so shocked when i saw my first testlet, it was crazy hard. I have studied so hard for this test for a month , 6 hours a day everyday and 10 hours on weekend. I finished my MCQ in 3 hours. They are so wordy and mostly calculations, about 70%….. I only have one hour left for 2 sims…. I noticed this time the exam looks way different compared to the other 3 i took last month. I finished 2 WC , and left 2 tabs blank and about my research, i didnt even have time to look to see what they are… and yes i cried so hard in my car when i left the test center…. 🙁

BEC (10-09) 76
AUD (10-18) 82
REG (10-27) 85
FAR (11-29) 88

[snizhanger]

So am not alone in this. I took FAR on Sunday and the test was a killer.I went in feeling fully prepared, left feeling like I didn't do enough. Am just wondering if I should just continue studying where I had left. OMG, I need a break.. phew. All sim was JE, did very little with the WC.

[snizhanger]

Is there curving test score on CPA?

[lastgCPA]

Wow just took FAR today and felt like it was way different than what I was preparing for. I have prepared the same way for the sections that I have passed previously but this was nuts. I am using Becker so here is my usual study schedule for an exam: I attend the live classes, watch the lectures again, re-read the chapters again and work all the M/C's at least twice through. Thought the first testlet was the standard “medium” but then testlet two and three seemed to be the same. Then with an hour left I made it to the sims, that was the dealbreaker! The research and memo's were easy but there were so many J/E's and simply not enough time to fit them in. The topic for one of the sims was barely mentioned in Becker and yet I have 20 J/E's to do on this obscure topic! Overall, I don't feel very good about it and I feel like I need to start preparing for FAR 11′. Just wanted to let everyone know that you are not alone if you feel horrible about this exam becuase I am right there with you.

AUD – 82 5/27/10

REG – 85 7/31/10

BEC – 78 8/30/10

FAR – XX 11/30/10

[SecondTime]

CPASAP

We took the same exam on the same day. I feel the exact same way about my exam as you do. After the first testlet I felt like “WTF”?

I spent over 200 hr's preping for this test and I could not believe the topics tested.

WHAT THE HELL!!

BEC:84,exp'd. retest 2/28/2013 (74)
AUD:88
FAR:77
REG:2013

WE HAVE NOT FAILED UNTIL WE QUIT

[Icanpass]

Just took FAR too second time! pretty sure i fail! feels like I needed 2 more hours to finish the exam. Barely did anything on the sims. And same here got hit hard on just a couple of obscure areas.

BEC & REG & AUD Passed FAR Studying

[Shannon MT]

I completely agree with all of you….there were a couple of questions that i didn't know…and they were asked multiple times just in a slightly different way. I didn't know the answer the first time it was asked….or the fifth. It is so frustrating how you study so much stuff and you don't get tested on it, but you seemed to get tested on every detail you skimmed over.

AUD 99
BEC 85
FAR 93
REG 2011

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