[tmacpa]

new exam

this goes into effect April 1

Cliffs: Reg– 76 mcqs 8 sims, 4 hours (current 72 mcqs 6 sims, 3 hours)
Far– 66 mcqs 8 sims, 4 hours (current 90 mcqs 7 sims, 4 hours)
Bec– 62 mcqs 4 sims 3 wcs, 4 hours (current 72 mcqs 3 wcs, 3 hours)
Aud– 72 mcqs 8 sims, 4 hours (current 90 mcqs 7 sims, 4 hours)

Scoring: mcqs and sims each are weighted at 50% of the exam for far, reg, & aud. bec: 50% mcq 35% sims and 15% wcs

[Stilgoin]

Wow. I think I would have traded 1 sim for 24 questions in FAR in a New York minute!!! That is insane.

B | 62, 78
A | 73, 67, 79
R | 82
F | 59, 59, Waiting

Ethics | 93

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
~Winston Churchill

“In a world full of critics, be an encourager."

[letsrun4it]

Doesn't look any more difficult on the face of it. People are just afraid of change. The same % of people will pass. It's not a big deal. Study patterns should remain the same.

BEC: 85
REG: 74, 78
AUD: 86
FAR: October?

[SomeSomeCPA]

The biggest issue with the change is the timing of score releases in Q2 for those of us who have exams expiring in Q2-Q3. Other than that, I'd agree, not too different on face value.

FAR: 39,59,TBD
BEC: 74,79
AUD: 77
REG: September

[jeff]

The “new” exam won't end up being a big deal (my opinion) as far as how people study.

[Vee]

That's interesting they are putting all the MCQ's in 2 testlets and breaking out the TBS's into 3 testlets.

Have they stated how many will be pre-test questions? Will it be the same number or will the change the number of MCQ's since they are reducing those?

[mitchvols]

The part that scared me the most was the weight of MCQ and SIMS. For my tests I did good on the MCQ and the SIMS gave me trouble (especially the first two takes of audit). The 60/40 is much better than the 50/50 for me. And that long wait for the Q2 scores. I am just glad I was able to (barely) make the cutoff.

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