[MaLoTu]

Did you feel that the questions got really detailed (i.e., required high level of proficiency with concepts) or did the questions stay at a very broad level (i.e., where if you did the homework and understood most the concepts you could answer it)?

I am just stressing out … my own fault! Even though this will be my second time taking it I still don’t know what to expect.

[Broag]

I take my FAR retake next Monday. I'm hitting questions missed last time seen/trouble questions until Saturday which I'll do strictly SIMs. Probably will take Sunday completely off to do something fun. I feel if I don't know it now after a 1 1/2 months of studying then I won't know it. So, I don't know when your retake is, but I say go do something fun to get your mind off of it.

I feel like the Ninja/Becker MCQ are very wordy. Much more so than what's on the actual exam.

Best of luck!

REG - 79
FAR - ?
AUD - ?
BEC - ?

[CPA2BEE]

The first time I took it, I'd say all the testlets seemed to be about equal difficulty – I failed. The second time, I breezed through the first testlet, the second was unbelievably difficult, and the third was somewhere in between. The first time I took AUD, I also thought all the testlets were about equal in difficulty, and I failed.

I'm pretty convinced by now that a noticeable change in difficulty between your testlets is pretty much necessary to pass. Maybe I'm wrong though, a “change in difficulty” is completely subjective. You could be completely prepared and think they are all easy, and smoke the exam. You never know.

FAR - 80
AUD - 82
BEC - 80
REG - 85

ETHICS - 90
EXPERIENCE - COMPLETE
Application for California license mailed 8/4/2016

[MaLoTu]

I am cramming because I decided to barely do anything related to studying for most of november and december :-/ So, no room for anymore fun until after the 15th! lol. I am doing a chapter a day (not ideal, but my second time being exposed to the material). If I stay on my schedule I will have 2 days to review.

Good luck on your exam, I am sure a day of rest will serve you well and is deserved.

[MaLoTu]

CPA2BE – I finished FAR my first time with over an hour left and failed. I got mostly conceptual questions and they didn't seem too hard. I am anticipating that this exam will be nothing like my first one … that has been my experience with my AUD retake anyway, there was no comparison between the two.

[CPA2BEE]

Yup – you get a whole new exam. If I could give any advice for a FAR retake, its to go over EVERYTHING again. You will pick up a lot more knowledge on your weak areas and even the areas you thought you had nailed down. That worked for me anyway, start from scratch.

FAR - 80
AUD - 82
BEC - 80
REG - 85

ETHICS - 90
EXPERIENCE - COMPLETE
Application for California license mailed 8/4/2016

[kyle.brown]

CPA2BEE i thought i did ok on AUD and ended up with an 80. I didnt notice the testlets getting harder but i did find the SIMS to be easier then i recall the first time.

FAR - Passed 4/2016
AUD - Passed 11/2015
REG - ?
BEC - 05/28/2016

[Tripin93]

Don't underestimate governmental! It's easy to overlook and think you won't need to study it. Don't make that mistake.

Motivated by JC. I do it to make God proud.

FAR: 91 July 2015
AUD: 83 October 2015
REG: 81 January 2016
BEC: 83 February 2016

[MaLoTu]

@tripin – My first time around I did best on Gov/NFP. I took live lectures and it was emphasized. I definitely will not skimp on my time with those topics! I am just hoping that I can recall the information easily once I start studying.

@kyle – AUD is really hard to judge, I took it twice and both times I was unsure how I did. The second time I passed, which I was thankful because I didn't know how much more I could have learned! I notice that AUD has a lot of tricky questions that are not hard if you truly understand. I passed REG on my first try and didn't notice a difference in testlet difficulty.

[K.K.]

@MaLotu I retake the 15th as well. I'm pretty much cramming along with you. I can say Ive seen where I went wrong the 1st two times. Some details I needed to catch.

FAR-58,65,70,75!!!!!!

[MaLoTu]

khodges – you will get it this time! The first time I took FAR was last jan/feb … I can honestly say that I know much more this time around than I did that first time. Good luck. Doing a chapter a day isn't as hard as it seems if you have the time. It is taking me about 12 hours a day (with frequent breaks), but I am doing it! lol

[K.K.]

MaLoTu same to you! It's not that bad for me right now. However I'm getting absolutely no work done. hahaha

FAR-58,65,70,75!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

I never experienced the varying levels of difficulty between test lets in FAR . They all seemed about the same to me. I passed with an 80 thankfully.

[debitcash]

I would recommend that you do as many MCQs prior to your exam as you possibly can.

First Step:
BANG OUT YOUR REVIEW COURSE MATERIAL (TEXTBOOK, LECTURES, HIGHLIGHT THIS, HIGHLIGHT THAT)

Second Step:
BUY SOME SCRAP PAPER

Third Step:
BUY NINJA MCQ AND DO SETS OF 30
USE THE ON-SCREEN CALCULATOR, THIS WILL GET YOU INTO EXAM ATTACK MODE

Fourth Step:
DO MORE MCQs BECAUSE CHANCES ARE YOU CAN ALWAYS DO MORE

FAR:75!
AUD:69, 63, 73, TBD
BEC:76!
REG:71, TBD

BECKER + NINJA PRODUCTS

keep your cool

[Author]

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