DRS and time allocation plan for July 2016 exam (FAR)

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    Oneday
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    Will I need to change my time allocation strategy for the Q3-Q4 2016 exams? I read Roger’s and Becker’s info on the new DRS TBS question, but I was not able to find if it will be additional TBS question to existing 7 TBS (for FAR) or it will be one of the 7.

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  • #782140
    JeremiahFletcher
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    For me, it was entirely about mastering the MC, I would usually try to do the sims, but the MC were much more important. If you could do the MC, the sims were attainable.

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    #782141
    Oneday
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    Hi, thanks for the info. But my question only concerns about whether I should expect to allocate same amount of time for TBS as usual (I usually leave 15 min per question, so around 1 hour and 45 min for TBS section).

    Does anyone know if there still will be 7 TBS question (including the new DRS) for FAR?

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    Anonymous
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    I don't think they're increasing the number of TBS until 2017.

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    It will be one of the 7 TBS questions. The big changes in the exam won't happen till April 2017.

    Only good thing I can see about the upcoming changes is that one potty break will be allowed without cutting into your exam time.

    https://www.aicpa.org/BecomeACPA/CPAExam/nextexam/Pages/next-cpa-exam-faqs-2016.aspx

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    BenB
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    #782145
    BenB
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    FAR is adding 1 or 2 sims and giving you 15 mins for a potty break, and reducing multiple choice from 90 to 60. So that 45 mins you would have taken for the 3rd testlet is exchanged for 2 additional sims. I think that's not a terrible thing.

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    #782146
    Trele6
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    I'm assuming if on any test starting in July if you get two DRS that one of them would have to be a pre-test question then? Just like now if you get two research questions, one is a pre-test?

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