[hasy]

This is just a rant. But I just paid for HOPEFULLY my LAST 3 exams.

This isn’t meant to come off as cocky, but I am so determined to pass these exams by this year. My main motivations are the 2017 exam changes and the exam PRICES. I feel so silly that I didn’t study hard enough for FAR and REG the first time but life happened majorly (laid off, car crash, job searching, other family issues).

I do have a stable job but it DOES not pay that much that I can afford to keep retaking these exams. So I am DETERMINED to pass these suckers.

Thankfully, it’s a little true what people say, restudying for FAR a second time isn’t that bad. The concepts are becoming a littler clearer, I just need clearly to do more questions. If anyone can impart some wisdom too, that would be nice.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved - Helen Keller

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BEC 80 (10/23/15)
FAR 72 (4/2/15); 83 (7/11/16)
REG 52 (4/28/15)
AUD (9/9/16)

Roger + NINJA MCQ + WTB

[Anonymous]

The exam prices were my biggest motivation to pass, too. I couldn't bear the thought of having to pay for the exams repeatedly. 😐

[Texan_176]

My experience with FAR has been it is the luck of the draw.

My first take was moderately hard but I had not put in enough time with NINJA MCQ.

Take 2 I felt good leaving the test center. The majority of the test was on major concepts and there was nothing in the exam not covered in the review.

Take 3 was brutal. I did well on the first set of 30 MCQs then the got harder. They asked about very small details/rules on how to do something. The SIMS were equally as bad. One SIM I doubt I could have gotten right even with the exam being open book and it would have taken me 30-45 minutes on that one SIM using the book and Google.

I hear you about the money adding up. With what I spent on retakes and buying additional study material I could have bought a recliner I have always wanted.

BEC 11/29/14 77 (Roger)
AUD 2/23/15 60 (Roger) 4/13/2015 83 (Roger & Ninja MCQ)
REG 5/30/2015 66 (Roger & Ninja MCQ(7 hours only)) 8/23/2015 78 (Roger & Ninja MCQ)
FAR 11/23/2015 60 (Roger & NINJA MCQ) 2/24/2016 74 (Roger & NINJA MCQ) 5/25/2016 83 (Roger+Roger CRAM & NINJA MCQ/NOTES)
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[hasy]

@Texan_176, sounds like you passed! The harder the sim, the more points you get on that sim! So you got this!!

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved - Helen Keller

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BEC 80 (10/23/15)
FAR 72 (4/2/15); 83 (7/11/16)
REG 52 (4/28/15)
AUD (9/9/16)

Roger + NINJA MCQ + WTB

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