So this is my second round (this CPA try anyway…another story). my first round had me feeling literally like i studied for the wrong exam; testlet 1: wtf. testlet 2: wtf. testlet 3: oh, just so you know, you haven't been doing well, as evidenced by these absurdly easy questions peppered with more WTF is this…? SIMs: HAHAH WTF BRO. i knew i failed. most times you walk out thinking i just don't know how i did…. but didddd i know. scored in the 60's.
ANYWAY. i retook it today. i was definitely more confident going in this time but can't say i studied new or different material, or that i ironed out the issues i knew i encountered last time. in fact i spent almost an entire day devoted to a couple topics on my first exam i'm still stumped about…which goes to show you how different these exams can be.
Today my testlets got harder, and SIMs weren't ridiculous but i recognized jusssst about every question. it's sad but, that to me, was a mini-win! ha. i flagged maybe 4, 6, 10(!) questions in MCQ testlets respectively but still so many tricks, i just don't know how i did. even if i did fail…i know with the questions i got, i was as “prepared”. some of it wasn't fair at all but i'm not sure how i would approach it differently if i have to retake again.
i DO know that after that last exam, i'm glad i didn't feel left in the dark this time and i DO know that people who tell you not to ‘worry about x, y or z topic because you'll mostly see A, B, and C…just breeze through the rest…' hasn't been dealt one of the god awful random exams you can get. there IS a bit of luck in what's served to you but you have to be prepared for it all..
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