Helpless, cant pass FAR

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    iwana_PASS
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    I took FAR 4 times, scores are 57, 60, 64 and just took the 4th attempt today and i already knew its another failure b.c mc just strange. the way the questions were worded and they throw in terms that i wasnt sure if i need to add or subtract cuz i didnt seem them in becker. i used becker as my study material and this 4th attempt i bought ninja FAR book, read ninja notes, did ninja MC questions nonstop. there were nearly 1800 ninja mc questions and i did over 8000 questions. i feel so confident this time and when i took the exam, i was crushed. all the topics that i didnt know from my previous exam experiences, i make sure i know them this time, but it wasnt even tested. wtf. i feel so stupid, this exam is giving me seriously a tough time. i feel like loser cuz at work, our firm is slow so i spent most of time studying and i feel my brain is just not capable of thinking anymore. like if questions were worded differently, i dont know how to start solving the question. i hate myself i hate i am useless i feel i am a disgrace ughhhh

    AUD - 77
    BEC - 78
    FAR - 79
    REG - 82

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  • #637647
    ahugemistake
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    First of all, you haven't even the seen the scores yet so lets not freak out here. Second, if you feel you didn't do so well don't shy away from studying now, keep reviewing topics you saw on the exam. Just do a few multiple choice questions here and there. Brush up on your week points and wait for the score. If things don't work out then you will already be ready to take it again. Don't give up! hopefully this time will be the last time for you!

    FAR - 78*
    AUD - 66, 79
    REG - 73, 76
    BEC - 79

    #637648
    Leach2587
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    Well I take FAR again on the 11th and I feel pretty good about it this time. What I am learning the second time around is you HAVE to know the information. Not just the way Becker teaches it but inside and out. After I read the book I make my own notes of things that stick out to me and throughout the day I talk myself through the concepts to make sure I truly understand them. Also, I am noticing that most of FAR is journal entries. Make sure you not only know what your debits and credits are but think through them slowly and it will begin to make sense on the exam. Also, something I started doing is looking directly at the questions they are asking me first because the problem will give you a lot of extra information. Make sure to understand what the question is asking you for and think through it. You know the information.

    And you do not know if you failed yet. I thought I failed BEC but ended up passing with an 81 so you never know. When I took FAR the first time I thought I did awful on governmental and not for profit. When I checked the diagnostic I received a stronger in both so its kind of crazy how it works.

    #637649
    leglock
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    @iwana_pass

    How long has it been since you took your accounting classes?

    For me, I felt FAR was the easiest section because I literally had just taken 5 accounting classes to get my accounting credits, the topics of which were those covered on FAR. This really gave me an indepth understanding of the material not just the surface that a review course scratches. I also used Becker and had to pull out my textbooks many times bc I felt there were certain things that were just not explained in enough detail. I only knew this though bc I had just taken my accounting classes and recalled there being much more to specific topics. One sim i got on FAR was covered nowhere in the review but was something i had done in my advanced accounting class.

    The cpa exam is passable so don't give up. Maybe try to get a deeper understanding of the material instead of just relying on the review. I'm surprised there was terminology on the test that you had not been exposed to before. This was definitely not my experience for FAR.

    #637650
    Skynet
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    If the “Little Engine That Could” can do it, so can you.

    #637651
    howmany74s
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    I jump on every single thread that contains a combination “I – can't – pass – FAR – hate FAR – hate life”.

    I took it 5 times. I lost AUD once, BEC twice, REG once in the process. I effin passed it with an 83 in October 2014.

    My trick: Solve every question, regardless of time spent on them (remember, once you get a hold on it, you will do it much faster), with a journal entry. Journal entries will save you on mcqs and sims.

    I was dreaming and talking about journal entries before taking the test. If you don't know how to post a journal entry about any question you see on any test bank, you don't know the concept yet.

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