FAR – First Exam is Over!

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    Herd1101
    Participant

    A couple of comments on my experience:

    1. MCQ felt like the testlets were easy, hard, easy for me. They were much easier in general than the NINJA MCQ I had been practicing. I was concerned with timing but was able to fly through the testlets much faster than my practice pace in NINJA.

    2. The SIMS were a different story. Had close to 2 hours on them. Pretty sure I got the research question right and likely partial credit on most of the other ones. Still trying to figure out how I could of prepared myself better for them. The small details matter…

    3. Some of the “Core” material in my preparation was not really tested at all. This was a surprise to me.

    I left the testing facility feeling for sure that I had failed but after reading about other experiences I think I have somewhat of a shot. The SIMS were just really deflating, maybe I was able to do enough to get partial credit on enough of the entries. We will see. Overall, a pretty good experience, hopefully I get to move on to AUD but we will see.

    FAR: 80 Feb-16
    AUD: 81 April-16
    BEC: 81 June-16
    REG: Sept-16

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    I took FAR as my first exam at the beginning of January and my experience almost mirrored yours. I came out of it with a 77. I am sure most of my score came from MCQ's and I got just enough from the SIMS to push me over the edge and pass. I hope you get good news and pass!

    Far - 77!!!!!
    Bec - 70 Retake April 2016
    Reg - TBD
    Aud - TBD

    #757185
    Andyred04
    Participant

    Thanks Herd, taking FAR (my first ever exam) next Friday, your comments were definitely helpful!

    FAR 80
    REG 87
    BEC 87
    AUD 96

    Primarily Gleim, supplemented with Ninja Notes & Ninja MCQs

    Missouri CPA as of January, 2017

    FAR: 80 (Gleim, Ninja Notes, Ninja MCQs)
    REG: 87 (Gleim, Ninja Notes, Ninja MCQs)
    BEC: 87 (Gleim, Ninja Notes, Ninja MCQs)
    AUD: 8/27/16

    PA Candidate

    #757186

    Most definitely. And I'm stunned that the actual MCQs were easier than Ninja.

    BEC: Fall 2016
    AUD: Spring 2016
    REG: Summer 2016
    FAR: RETAKE

    #757187
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I took FAR when I wasnt taking the CPA exam seriously. My experience mimicked yours except I didnt study GNP and got a 67. If I had tried harder I could've actually passed.

    With the amount of studying I put in I would've been surprised to see a score in the 50s.

    Keep in mind a 75 DOES NOT mean you got 75% of the questions correct. According to the AICPA a 75 means you know enough of the subject matter to warrant a passing score. Since we dont know how they score these things there is no way to know what percentage of questions you got right.

    #757188
    Yaz88
    Participant

    is there any video or a link to show you effective and good method for the research sims? I just take so much sometimes and I am trying to improve in this regard.. I would appreciate any help..

    Thank you for sharing your experience. And I hope you passed 🙂 , FAR is something I don't want to come back to again..

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