[maloney021]

I ended up failing FAR with a 70. I used the Becker review course and had originally planned to study for 5-6 weeks to prepare for the exam, however, I ended up accepting a job offer in Dallas and had to make an 8 hour move from home. After getting completely settled in and getting accustomed with the new job, I found I only really had two weeks of study time.

I would immediately study when I got out of the office, and crammed as many lectures and practice questions as I could in my head during that time frame. Through two weeks, I managed to get through 7.5 of the 10 sections (only covered a little bit of governmental) and did not have any Not-for-Profit or section 10 coverage. I know once I review everything and give it about another 100-120 hours of practice I might be ready to pass, but I still have never felt so down about failing a test in my life.

I should probably feel really good about getting as close as I have since I was somewhat forced to take a procrastinator approach, but it still really hurts about having to go through so much more study time. Has anybody else had a similar experience, or know if merely learning all of sections 8-10 will be enough to put me over the edge? I know I will need to go over and study a little of all other sections as well to refresh what I have already crammed, but I just want to know how I should feel about doing a retake in a month (targeting 10/18 – 10/20).

FAR - (8/20) 70, (10/28) 72, (2/22) 76
REG - (6/8) 69...
BEC - (11/18) 77
AUD - (4/14) 72...