[Anonymous]

Hello all!

I have my FAR exam scheduled for Oct 9th. If I keep it at that date, I will have studied almost exactly 8 weeks. I am considering moving it up one week. I basically following the Ninja framework while using Becker, so I just finished all the MCQs in the Becker hw this past monday.

To give an idea of my progress, I took the first Becker final this past wednesday and got just about a 70% on the MCQs and about a 75% on the sims (only did a few sims in the hw). I have been doing Ninja MCQs primarily since then. My average score on the Ninja MCQs is a 78% and my average trending score is an 82%, however this is only through 200 questions.

What does everyone think about moving this exam up? I didn’t feel all that confident with the Becker MCQs, but am feeling much more so in the Ninja ones (much more straightfoward, less math intensive). My concerns are forgetting material or getting burnt out.

Other factors are that I am scheduled for REG Nov. 24th. Taking it early would give me 7 weeks instead of 6. However, I have a rather busy week of school the week of the possible move up, including a midterm the night before the possible exam day. This is my first section that I’m sitting for, so this is all new to me. I’m trying to strike a balance between making sure I study enough and making sure I don’t review for too long.

I would love everyone’s input on this!

[Kimboroni]

Maybe move it up a bit, but not to the day right after your midterm? Part of exam day success is feeling rested with good focus when you walk in. But it sounds like you have things under control as far as staying on track with learning the material, and you'll still have 2+ weeks to review. Burnout on the material is definitely something to keep in mind like you are.

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[Anonymous]

Thank you for your input. I suppose I could move it up to the monday in that same week rather than thursday, but that seems sort of pointless, to pay money to only move it a few days. I figured a week would be my threshold. I'll think about that though. Thanks for your input again!

[y_u_no_pass]

I can't believe you have studied for 8 weeks. I've barely started and only have about 3 weeks left. Good Luck. It might just be better to not move it up because it is a stressful week for school. Six weeks is definitely plenty for REG.

BTW I like your name- took me a minute, but that is my favorite burrito from Moes!

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[Anonymous]

Lol well the burrito and the username are both references to the show seinfeld!

[y_u_no_pass]

Haha! I didn't know that… 😀

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Took final exam 2/25/15.
Sent in Application 3/12/15.
Issued License 3/20/15.
Used CPA Excel solely for all exams.

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