soon CPA, to answer this question you wrote: What happens to those who took the exam in the beginning of October but have not got the score yet and could get the scores in December???? why???
I think the answer lies in the exam that you got. I took REG October 6 and heard that anyone who had new simulations would not get their score in wave 1 regardless of when they tested. Possibly the AICPA wants to see everyone's results on the sims that weren't tested much before to get proper scoring/curving for the exam. My sims were weird (nasty ones too) and I thought I wouldn't get the score in wave 1 since I had been waiting for a while. Scores were just released for PA last night though and thankfully I passed with an 84.
Waiting almost 3 months for a score is REALLY frustrating though. It's not even about the anxiety…it could mess up your timing for future windows and what you'll take. REG and FAR are longer and take more time to prepare for than BEC and AUD. Had I failed REG or FAR, I would have prepared for those in December instead of BEC (which I actually did fail). Having to wait could disrupt how and when you prepare for each test. And when you have a full time job time is at a premium already! Good luck
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