Passed REG and felt like you shouldn't have?

  • Creator
    Topic
  • #178982
    LinkA8A0A
    Member

    Well if you have, please share your story. I took REG today and don’t think I passed, but hope is never a bad thing.

    I don’t know how the curve works (large vs small), but I’m still interested in hearing about people who left there and honestly (not humble people!) thought, “There’s no way I passed it.”

    I completed the whole test and studied my ass off, but I know I got a few parts of two simulations wrong and the MCQ’s were very hard. So…any real life, feel good stories of the year?

Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total)
  • Author
    Replies
  • #427585
    LinkA8A0A
    Member

    Rut Roh…

    #427586
    wizards8507
    Participant

    I got a 74 the first time I took Reg. The second time, I was POSITIVE I did worse. I was really down because I knew what at 74 felt like so I thought I had a pretty good reference point, but apparently I was wrong.

    NY CPA

    #427587
    LinkA8A0A
    Member

    @wizards8507 – That's awesome!

    #427588
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    This is a great topic – I am also interested in the responses to this. I took it on Sunday (28th), have no idea how I did, but I studied a lot.

    #427589

    I came out of the test feeling like there was no way I passed… I had no clue on those Sim's they were by far the hardest Sim's I have encountered… Passed with an 81.

    FAR - 81
    REG - 81
    AUD - 82
    BEC - 81

    Ethics - Done
    State License Exam - Done

    License - Licensed CPA in Utah

    #427590
    SlyCoug
    Member

    I have been reading these posts in hopes of a miracle when I get my test score in a few days. I was feeling quite confident for the exam (right around 90% on each of the Becker practice exams) and then I felt like I got completely worked by the exam, particularly the sims. Hopefully I can post here in a few days as another person that felt sure they would fail but passed 🙂

    REG (7/1/13) 94
    FAR (8/2/13) 98
    BEC (8/23/13) 97
    AUD (10/4/13) 99

    Ethics (1/14/14) 100

    I'm free!!

    #427591
    mrankin
    Member

    I was sure that I failed when I took it. Every multiple choice question after the first testlet was difficult, and the sims were not easy either. It was by far the most difficult exam I've ever taken in my life. I told everyone I was sure that I failed. My score was emailed to me and I didn't even bother to open it for about 3 days because I was so sure that I failed. I finally opened it because I was curious to see how poorly I did – got a nice little surprise. 79.

    Keep in mind that if you perform well on the first testlet, the exam gets more difficult. Don't write yourself off just yet.

    AUD: 70, 78
    REG: 79
    BEC: 73, 86
    FAR: 8/31/13

    #427592
    kctiger
    Member

    REG was the hardest exam I took. Studied with Becker and I think I may have squeeked out a 72 on the final practice exam. Took the real exam and felt like I just got my a$$ kicked all over Prometric. Was pretty sure I would fail, to the point I actually couldn't study for my other exam after that (never was a problem before). Ended up doing really well on the test. There is hope, trust me. From a stand point of not even being comparable with the Becker exams, REG was second only to BEC in that department. I had the questions in Becker pretty well understood, but the real test threw so many loops in there I had almost considered giving up and walking out before my 3rd testlet was over. Obviously once I got my score I was very pleased I stuck through the misery.

    #427593
    Xenia W.
    Participant

    @Mrakin: you mentioned that if the 1st testlest is performed well, the 2nd and 3rd will be more difficult? Or the difficulty of next testlet is always based on the previous one? Cause my 1st one was medium, 2nd one was hard, and the 3rd one went back to medium, and it seemed even easier than the 1st one!! Does it mean that I screwed the 2nd one?? I am so panicky!!!! I wish there will be some miracles too!

    Expired BEC and REG. Now restart again.

    NH
    BEC: 80! Nov 17, 2012
    REG: 79! July 23, 2013
    AUD: 🙁 Nov 6, 2013
    FAR:

    #427594
    neika822
    Participant

    I also thought I failed. Maybe not *bombed* but definitely failed. I passed by a small margin! I was shocked 🙂

    R - *77*(02/'13)-Becker & NINJA
    A - 71('11); *87*(04/'13)-Becker & NINJA
    F - *76*(08/'13)-Becker & NINJA - "server upgrade" survivor
    B - 60('11); *82*(10/'13) -Becker & NINA

    DONE, DONE, AND DONE.

    CPA in Massachusetts; issued 01/24/14

    #427595
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Reading all of these posts is giving me hope. I hate being pessimistic, but I am really just expecting the worst on Friday

Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.