[jpowell31]

So…I took REG yesterday and didn’t finish. I felt awesome rounding out the MCQ and went into the SIMs with an hour and 15 mins left! Then there were two monster problems. I finished 3 but as soon as I finished I realized I had done the wrong method for an entire question so tried to scramble to change it all. Let’s just say for the sake of it I’m confident about completing two SIMs only. I didn’t do the research question since the others are obviously more heavily weighted. Is there ANY WAY I CAN PASS? I have a couple friends who said they had the following experiences:

-did 1.5 SIMs, didn’t feel confident about their MCQ but got a 73 (hey I finished .5 more…it could happen!)

-did 2 SIMs on FAR and passed with an 83

-didn’t finish 2 SIMs on FAR and “passed with more than ‘just barely”

Any words of encouragement or similar stories so I know they’re not lying out of pure bliss of passing or just to make me feel better? I felt prepared throughout but obviously took too much time. I just know I had finished and didn’t walk away saying, I wish I studied a certain something more.

[Last chance]

I remember i comepletely bs my sim

And i passed!

Without that crazy complicated scoring process they have, i would probably got 20% or less right on the sim.

It was so hard i still dont know how to solve it..lol

If u feel ok with ur mcqs, dont worry too much!

But i know u cant help it. I do that too.. Failing these exams is so horrifying i cant even sleep at night sometimes 🙁

I hope u passed!!!

[Last chance]

I remember i comepletely bs my sim

And i passed!

Without that crazy complicated scoring process they have, i would probably got 20% or less right on the sim.

It was so hard i still dont know how to solve it..lol

If u feel ok with ur mcqs, dont worry too much!

But i know u cant help it. I do that too.. Failing these exams is so horrifying i cant even sleep at night sometimes 🙁

I hope u passed!!!

[Last chance]

Oh just realized it was a month ago 🙁

Sorry i hope u pass this time!!

[Last chance]

Oh just realized it was a month ago 🙁

Sorry i hope u pass this time!!

[tough_kitty]

Yep, the way the exam is graded is totally weird and unpredictible! I felt way better about FAR but did a little bit better on REG…However, we gotta remember that 1 SIM and some MCQs are pre-tested and this throws all the predictions off, because someone can get ONLY pre-test questions wrong and pass, and someone can get all pre-test questions right and fail….

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

[tough_kitty]

Yep, the way the exam is graded is totally weird and unpredictible! I felt way better about FAR but did a little bit better on REG…However, we gotta remember that 1 SIM and some MCQs are pre-tested and this throws all the predictions off, because someone can get ONLY pre-test questions wrong and pass, and someone can get all pre-test questions right and fail….

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

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