[patelhj1]

Whats the timing frame for FAR? I know its 4 hours but how long should you be taking on the MCQ testlet and how much time should you have going into SIMS?

BEC 78 08/2015
REG 71 11/2015, RETAKE 83 01/2016
FAR 75! 5/2016
AUD ? 8/2016

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[Sang]

Testlet 1 = 45 minutes
Testlet 2 = 45 minutes
Testlet 3 = 45 minutes
SIMS = 1 hour and 45 minutes

FAR: (05/24/16) | (07/15/16) | (10/22/16)
AUD: (09/07/16) | (11/29/16) |
BEC: TBD
REG: TBD
Using Roger CPA Review + Ninja (MCQs, Notes, Audio)

[kayfcpa16]

Most often its recommended 30 – 45 mins per testlets 1 – 3 and the remaining time to be used on the SIMs.

I used 35 – 40 mins and it worked perfectly for me. I had enough time to answer sims and check my ans.

FAR - 2/16 - 78
BEC - 2/16 - 78
AUD - 8/16
REG - 8/16

[pickanicken]

I would save at least 1.5 hours for the SIMs

REG - 81
BEC - 83
AUD - 86
FAR - 78 (Done!)

[Texan_176]

As soon as you get testing write down these numbers and stick to the schedule as best you can:

400
315
230
145

Roger Review suggests 45 minutes on each set of 30 MCQ and 15 each for the 7 SIMS (total of 1 hour 45 minutes).

I would agree that this is wise and reasonable allocation of time.

BEC 11/29/14 77 (Roger)
AUD 2/23/15 60 (Roger) 4/13/2015 83 (Roger & Ninja MCQ)
REG 5/30/2015 66 (Roger & Ninja MCQ(7 hours only)) 8/23/2015 78 (Roger & Ninja MCQ)
FAR 11/23/2015 60 (Roger & NINJA MCQ) 2/24/2016 74 (Roger & NINJA MCQ) 5/25/2016 83 (Roger+Roger CRAM & NINJA MCQ/NOTES)
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[marqzho]

30min 1st MCQ
45min 2nd MCQ
45min 3rd MCQ
2hours SIMs (at least 1hr30min)

This is my recommendation. Make sure you have 1hr 30 min for SIMs even it means you have to rush through by guessing the MCQ.

REG 90
FAR 95
AUD 98
BEC 84

[Anonymous]

I pretty much stuck to the 45-minute per testlet plan, as others have mentioned. That left about 1:45 for the SIMS, which really wasn't even enough and I didn't even finish two of them. Then again, the SIMS were so difficult for me that I could have left twice as long and still wouldn't have come up with anything better. Bottom line, the more time you can leave for the SIMS, the better.

[patelhj1]

Thank you all for your response.

@Texan special thanks… That is exactly what I was looking for. I wrote down the time frame for BEC & REG and it helped so much…

BEC 78 08/2015
REG 71 11/2015, RETAKE 83 01/2016
FAR 75! 5/2016
AUD ? 8/2016

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[nib]

@marqzho

what is the reason for giving less time of 30 min for 1 st and then more time of 45 min for 2 nd and 3rd testlet .

In my far exam ( fail 73) ,
1) 1st testlet was bigger with many calculations and thinking ,took 1 hour .
2)2nd testlest was easy with less calculation , done in 50 min .
3)again 3 rd testlet took more time .
4)thus less time left for simulations. could not complete it . But fast I have filled as many as places . also at the end when could not even read simulation ,filled 0 in al places .
5) I wish even 5 min more would have added few more marks to give me passing in far .

so how u guys keep your speed so fast to have 30 min or 45 minutes .

please help me to improve time

[TrackStar]

@Texan thats exactly what I went by. It left me with a good amount of time.

"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with the problems longer" ~Albert Einstein ~

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Reg (09/10/16) Becker, Ninja Notes, Ninja MCQs
AUD (11/05/16) prob. Roger, Ninja Notes, Ninja MCQs
Bec (TBD)

[Matt Douglass]

I thought 1.5 hours for the sims would be enough. I was wrong. Then again, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have gotten everything if I had left 3 hours.

If I was taking it again I would shoot for:

Testlets – 45 mins each, but I'd really try to knock out the first one quicker.

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FAR - 83 (CPAexcel/Ninja MCQ)
AUD - 87 (CPAexcel/Ninja MCQ)
REG - 10/16
BEC - 11/16

[marqzho]

@bin

Because of the difficulty of the testlet. The 1st one is supposed to be at moderate level, and 2nd and 3rd are supposed to be at difficult level (assume you do good at the exam)

And I think this is consistent with the exam structure, since the more difficult of question is, the heavier it weighs in your score.

REG 90
FAR 95
AUD 98
BEC 84

[marqzho]

If you see numbers in the answer, read the last sentence of the question first.

There is really no tip on how you can do MCQ quick but keep practicing more and more MCQ so you can minimize your time to recall the concept.

REG 90
FAR 95
AUD 98
BEC 84

[Anonymous]

I took FAR last week. I had two hours left for SIMS, and used all of it. I would say if I had more time I would have used it, but at that point if you don't know the SIMS after two hours your just trying to come up with the best educated guess. I think the ideal time for SIMS is 1.5-2 hours. If you have less time you won't be able to reason through them fully. if you have more time you probably could have spent more time thinking about a few multiple choice questions.

[Jdn9201]

I've heard the 45 min/testlet rule, but I did the best I could to only do 30 so that I would have 2.5 hours for SIMS. I wound up not needing all of the time, but it was nice to get to the end and have time to get through some of the SIMS that threw me for a loop. It also gave me the time to use the AL for all that it was worth to milk as many points as I could from it. If I taught a CPA study course, one of the things I'd tell people is do not flag MCQ's. I do agree it's important to not rush them, but I told myself to read each question twice before selecting an answer, and if I still didn't know it I'd pick the best one and move on. I found in my review that flagging questions takes more time than just answering it, because you spend more time at the end just remembering what the question was about again.

BEC - 88 8/29/15
REG - 82 11/14/15
AUD - 83 1/8/16
FAR - 80 2/29/16

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