Failed FAR with 74 – need advice!

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    mindtheGAAP24
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    Hey guys! I have been reading posts on another71 since I started to study for FAR in September. I took FAR in November and failed it with a 50. Felt awful but I realized what I was doing wrong (which is memorizing the answers instead of understanding the concepts) so I decided to retake FAR in January and got my score back on the 23rd. I failed with a 74 this time. So close, yet so far. (I was overall stronger on MCQ’s and weaker on SIMS-I know where I screw up). While I am appreciative of my efforts to bring my score up from a 50 to 74, the thought of retaking FAR is worrying me. My NTS for AUD and BEC expires in June so the latest I could take any of those exams is by May 31st or else I’m going to waste that money. I started to study for AUD and am almost half way through. My initial plan was to take AUD on April 4th and BEC by the end of May (if I had passed FAR). I should be done studying for AUD by March 23rd if I follow my study plan. Which leaves me with a week before the April/May testing window and here is where I get super confused and need your help.

    Should I study for FAR again in that last week of March and maybe take the 1st week of April to study (so about 10 days if I take school time out) and retake it or should I wait to take FAR after finishing AUD & BEC?

    I am a full-time MAcc student (Master in Accountancy) and spend about 13-15 hrs/week on school and school related work.

    I use Becker as my main review course and used Becker + NINJA for my retake.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

    FAR: 50, 74
    AUD: 4/19/16
    BEC: 6/10/16
    REG: 9/10/16

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  • #759800
    EuroAddict
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    My first time I got a 73. I took BEC after that fail b/c I was already 3 chapters deep by the time I got my grade back. But anyway, I started over from Chapter 1. I would skim it and take notes on things that jumped out at me. I practiced more on my weaker areas ie. JE's for Construction. Took BEC in Feb, passed. Re did FAR in April, passed.

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    BEC - 77, 03/2015 (first try)
    FAR - 79, 05/2015 (second try)
    REG - 83, 12/2015 (first try)
    AUD - 84, 03/2015 (first try)

    I got 99 problems but the CPA ain't one.

    #759801

    I failed FAR as my first test. I decided to move on and take the other exams. I passed the other three, but I still have to tackle the beast. If I could do it over again, I would probably just stick with FAR until I passed. It's killing me compared to my other exams. My other scores were 90 REG, 80 BEC, and 79 AUD (72 FAR as first exam).

    My advice is to stick with FAR until you get it, because the clock starts ticking after you pass one.

    FAR 72, 89
    BEC 80
    REG 90
    AUD 79

    #759802
    Anonymous
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    How are people getting scores in the 80s? I passed BEC and AUD, then let them expire, taking them again, and I am just barely passing with 76s

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