[Anonymous]

For anyone who took all 4 sections, what do you rank in order of difficulty? I only took FAR so far, so i’m just wondering what to expect coming up. Thanks.

[Determined CPA]

I just sat for FAR so ive finally sat for all 4 parts.

Hardest to Easiest (mind you, I don't know how I did on FAR)

BEC, FAR, AUDIT, REG

A - 75
B - 78 God is good.
F - 77 Answered prayers.
R - 84! Done!!

Paperwork sent - waiting for license!!
Still on a cloud and in shock. Through God, all things will happen.

[Garion]

REG > FAR > BEC > AUD…

FAR 84 (7/24/14)
BEC 87 (8/28/14)
REG 84 (10/14/14)
AUD 86 (11/24/14)
Ethics 98 (1/19/15)
Licensed CPA: March 13, 2015

[Anonymous]

Yup. REG was the hardest. No doubt in my mind.

[CPA soon]

They are all hard but I'd never want to re-take FAR again.

FAR - 71, 68, 74, (8/31/14) 78 ✔
REG - 67, 71, 71, (10/18/14) 78 ✔
BEC - (11/29/14) 86 ✔
AUD - 73, (4/4/15) 86 ✔

I can't believe this is over! 2 years and 3 months..

[ymmit]

REG—- FAR

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BEC —- AUD (joke compared to others, for US speaking people)

Licensed CPA!

[Rocky123]

They are all tough in their own way…

Hardest: DEFINITELY FAR!!!!

The other 3 are a toss up. AUD was probably easiest if I had to choose.

The tallest oak in the forest was once just a little nut that held its ground.

AUD-PASS
BEC-PASS
REG-PASS
FAR-PASS

Rocky123, CPA

[Gabe]

I haven't sat for REG yet but…

Hardest- FAR (just amount of material)

I hated BEC but somehow managed to pass on the first try.

AUD wasn't horrible, though I am an auditor, so I had a foundation to start with.

CPA, CFE
CISA- Experience will be completed by August 2016

[romajoon]

REG by far

AUD 2/25/14 - 82
BEC 4/14/14 - 82
REG 7/5/14 - 66, 80 (11/30/14)
FAR 10/13/14 - 76
ETHICS - PASSED
EXPERIENCE - DONE

[snb]

Hardest to Easiest:

REG–FAR

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AUD

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BEC

I was an econ undergrad though, so that may have swayed it for me.

IL
FAR (2/20/13): 76
AUD (4/8/13): 78
BEC: (5/20/13): 86
REG: (7/10/13): 76
Ethics: Done
Operation "Hurry up and pass this thing before we have our first baby in October" COMPLETED

[snb]

Hardest to Easiest:

REG–FAR

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AUD

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BEC

I was an econ undergrad though, so that may have swayed it for me.

IL
FAR (2/20/13): 76
AUD (4/8/13): 78
BEC: (5/20/13): 86
REG: (7/10/13): 76
Ethics: Done
Operation "Hurry up and pass this thing before we have our first baby in October" COMPLETED

[missjones513]

BEC, REG, FAR, AUD

REG - 5/29/12 (64), 10/1/12 (74), 5/20/13 (75, expires 12/31/14)
FAR - 8/14/12 (64), 8/5/14 (75)
BEC - 11/19/12 (70), 2/25/13 (72), 11/21/13 (73), 1/21/14 (73), 8/30/14 (72), 11/24/14 (75)
AUD - 4/22/13 (65), 10/12/13 (79)

I'm done!!!

Ethics - Pass

[Jspann225]

Hardest – Far, the amount of material to study was crazy

BEC -This was probably my hardest actual exam, but studying was a pretty easy

REG – Test was so much like Becker, but BLAW was tricky

Easiest – AUD – The exam I was the most confident about after taking it.

FAR - 93 - 7/1/14
AUD - 94 - 7/25/14
REG - 92 - 8/30/14
BEC - 89 - 10/6/14

[Anonymous]

I am going to say hardest to easiest:

FAR

REG

BEC

AUD

But my vote may change after the score release……

[hneagle1]

Here is my Hardest to Easiest

REG – I would rather have taken FAR twice than take REG.

FAR – just a ton of material.

BEC – kind of a weird exam. Felt so weird about it. I hear back Dec 9th

AUD – I felt like audit was more straightforward to me

FAR - 82 (8/30/14)
AUD - 95 (10/7/14)
REG - 82 (11/7/14)
BEC - 85 (11/26/14) - PEACE OUT!
Roger CPA, WTB, Becker, and Ninja Notes (with added prayer, tears, and hope!)

[Martin]

I dont think having a good grasp of the English language makes Audit easy. If that were the case, the failing rate would not be as high. The experienced Auditors however might find Audit the easiest exam they have ever taken.

Through God all things can happen!

“You never fail until you stop trying.”
― Albert Einstein
When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people;as I grow older, I admire kind people.
“Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.”

FAR= 72-84
Audit= 73-82
BEC= 74-75
Reg=77

[Author]

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