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sdrobey

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I took REG today, and like a lot of others I have mixed feelings about it. I felt that my exam was concentrated on only a few topics and was repetitive. Unfortunately, it wasn't focused on the topics that I know best. My first testlet was pretty easy, my second one was the hardest, and the third one was in the middle. My sims were extremely hard and one of my sims I am almost positive was a pretest because it looked like something I would expect on FAR, not REG. The research sim was unbelievably easy, so I can feel good about one sim. Anxiously awaiting December 7 to say the least.

BEC- 84 - First Attempt
REG- 83 - First Attempt
FAR- April 5, 2013
AUD- February 9, 2013

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@sdrobey: You only got one research question? I got two, the first one was kinda' easy although somewhat doubtful but the other one I can't really find! :( The computational parts were the type in which if you mess up one item, your whole answer will be screwed! :(

"It's not about the hours you put in, It's about what you put in the hours."

F-94,A-93,R-91,B-88 ->HELL!

PH CPA exam -87.57 -> DEEPER HELL!!

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Just got back from REG....testlet 1 was medium, 2 and 3 seemed to be overall difficult, with some questions that could take 5 minutes to figure out, although there were some easy questions mixed in, but definitely harder in my opinion at least-so that is one good thing out of this test. However, the simulations were out of this world. 3 were topics I were familiar with, and 2 were insane! One out of the three was a lot of work for one simulation in my opinion. Seriously, I hope one of the two was a pretest, because I had never even heard mention of it during studying. Even the research took me 10 minutes to find after I came back to it after spending 10 minutes on it the first time through! I don't think I came close to passing, but I guess I hope I do and it's out of my control now. Time for some drinks to get my mind off of that exam.

FAR 7/28/12 77
BEC 8/31/12 82
AUD 10/12/12 58 2/8/13 78
REG 11/30/12 64 1/5/13 80

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MRgoodbar

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I'm rather new to this board and certainly find everyones input very helpful. Just a quick question, when you guys discuss SIMS and mention they were "brutal" or "out of this world", what do you mean? Meaning you had no clue and guessed on half / most of them or were familiar with the subject matter, but made educated guesses?

Ahhh post exam stress.

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First post!

I took REG this morning for the second time (scored a 64 on 8/30) and felt so much better this time around. I was picked limb-by-limb the first time by the simulations. I believe that I didn't get a single one correct beside the research question.

The multiple choice testlets didn't seem to get any tougher after the first, but I have never noticed that trend either of the times I have taken the AUD exam. There were maybe six questions, eight tops, that I was completely stumped on and had to make a blind guess. The same can be said for one of the sims. I figure since I completely bombed the sims on my first attempt and received a 64 that I definitely passed this time. I better have or else I might go nuts.

Good luck to all of you who are waiting for your scores. I hope I'll be celebrating along with the rest of you.

A - 73 (11/28); 1/31 retake
R - 73 (8/30); 74 (1/11); ARE YOU KIDDING ME? (retake May 2013)
B - 2/28/13
F - 4/12/13

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sdrobey

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@tsokoberst Unfortunately I only had one research question. They are my strong point and I would have loved to have one more. I'm not really sure how the sims are graded but I am hoping that if I got one cell right then I will get some partial credit. One wrong cell would make the overall question wrong though :(

@MRgoodbar For me, the sims were brutal because they were things I studied but couldn't remember all the specifics. Agonizing over the fact that if I had studied that material a bit more closely then I would have nailed the sim made it miserable for me.

Hoping for the best but planning out my retake for January.

BEC- 84 - First Attempt
REG- 83 - First Attempt
FAR- April 5, 2013
AUD- February 9, 2013

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rossbenny

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@MRgoodbar when I say out of this world, I mean some of the sims were on topics that I would never imagine being tested as a sim. Honestly, I can only remember 4 out of the 5 problems I had, with the 6th one being research, but I do know they were very unfamiliar with me.

FAR 7/28/12 77
BEC 8/31/12 82
AUD 10/12/12 58 2/8/13 78
REG 11/30/12 64 1/5/13 80

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I took REG back in October. I was so sure I failed that I told my whole family and coworkers there was no way in hell I passed. I would've been surprised if I even hit the 70 mark. My simulations were just completely ridiculous. I didn't even finish the last one and I'm pretty sure I even missed the research question! The multiple choice was ridiculous too. I marked at least 8 to 10 questions on each of the last two testlets. 4 weeks later, I check my scores to see a 77. I couldn't believe it, but I'll sure as hell take it!!

AUD-76
REG-77
BEC-83
FAR- 70, Retook 11/29/12 (Crossing my fingers I'm done!!!)

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rossbenny

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TaxPimp....I hope I have your same experience! You never know with these exams!!! I thought I would have scored in the mid 80s on audit and I got a 58!! Who really knows!!

FAR 7/28/12 77
BEC 8/31/12 82
AUD 10/12/12 58 2/8/13 78
REG 11/30/12 64 1/5/13 80

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I took REG on Friday and I can't tell how I did, which is really bothering me.

I marked about 5-6 questions in all three testlets. I narrowed all of them down to 50/50 guesses, often on picky little details. Some of them were questions that had multiple parts, such as not only did you have to know the first part (which was fairly easy), but then you had to know a much more miniscule detail to get the correct answer. Knowing the first part of the question only narrowed it down to two choices. I did not really notice the MCs getting harder, but they definitely didn't get easier either. I am hoping they were harder questions and I just didn't realize it.

Surprisingly, the SIMS were not as bad as I thought. I think it went as follows:
Sim 1 - research - 100%
Sim 2 - about 75% correct
Sim 3 - about 85% correct
Sim 4 - totally lost, did not even know what there were asking - maybe 25-30% correct unless I got very lucky
Sim 5 - tough one, about 40% correct
Sim 6 - could be about 75-100% correct, unless I screwed up one specific detail and I would lose half the points

Anyone have a similar experience? I was hoping that my lowest SIM is dropped, and then I may have a shot to pass. If I only scored the three medium testlets, I'd be very worried though.

BEC - 80
AUD - 85
FAR - 76
REG - 75

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MRgoodbar

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I briefly posted about my exam experience earlier, but I, too, want to vent and receive feedback from more experienced test takers. Cannot wait until Friday / Saturday to find out our scores.

A more detailed explanation:

1st testlet seemed pretty easy (marked 3-4, but was 50/50 on 1-2 and guessed on the other couple). 2nd was definitely much harder and took me the longest amount of time to finish. 3rd testlet was harder than the 1st, but easier than the 2nd.

The SIMS were a mindf***. research tab i'm certain I got correct. 1 SIM was in a foreign language which I had no idea about and guessed every field, but I'm almost sure it was a pretest. 2 of the SIMS I knew what was being asked, but wasn't sure which format they wanted it in, so those could be either really good or really bad. The remaining 2 SIMS were a healthy (i mean healthy) amount of guessing.

BLAH. Anyone have a similar experience and passed? I know crazier things have taken place and people have passed, but being reassured does help!

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Casey

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I left the test center feeling better than I did after taking FAR, but I'm still really unsure. Some of it was mind blowingly easy, and some of it was just strange and confusing.

Testlets were Medium-Hard-Medium. SIM stuff was kind of unexpected/awkward, but it didn't seem impossible.

FAR - Randy Moss
REG - Sidney Crosby
AUD - Dennis Rodman(Lakers), Retake - Tony Siragusa
BEC - 5/24/2013

EA(Licensed 4/2013)

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HATED EVERY SECOND. Ugh, I was sitting in the exam just squirming today. The first testlet was fine, no big deal, marked about 5. I moved onto the second testlet and I knew that the difficulty had increased by the increased verboseness, difficulty of topics, and more calculations. While I know a difficult testlet is a good sign, it was a big struggle to stay on top of my time target. This second testlet was definitely tricky to say the least. Third testlet was also what I consider a "difficult" testlet, another good sign yet I knew it was cutting into my time for SIMs. I tried my best to answer the MCQs to the best of my ability but some that I had no real idea on, I just ended up guessing instead of spending another 5 minutes plugging numbers into the calculator.

SIMs. What the hell. First, I realized I had two research questions, which is always a huge bummer for me because I know every single other problem will be an elaborate calculation and that they will all be counted. I had just like massive multiple step problems with a lot of additional information like depreciation tables, etc. etc. I just don't even know how they grade this because if you decide to mistakenly include a non-deductible item, it throws your entire answer off so I don't know how partial credit works for REG because if there isn't any for each spot- I am effed. It was tricky and they play games with you hoping to trip you up on details.

FAR 4/9/12- PASSED
BEC 7/13/12- PASSED
AUD 8/16/12- Ughhh 71, Rematch: 90!!!
REG-12/6/12 PASSED

USC MAcc- Fight on!

They say good things come to those who wait, but only those things that are left by those who hustle.

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HeyPawl

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@mgoloubenko It seems like we had the exact same or at least similar Sims. I had two research questions (first time ever for me) and then the other problems were all multistep calculations. Between flipping through tabs and tables, I am sure i screwed up at least one part of every single calculation. It's not a good feeling, espcially since this is my last section.

To make it worse, I have been thinking the whole time that my score would be released today. But nope, now I am hoping for tomorrow.

AUD - 82 (July)
FAR - 85 (Aug)
BEC - 82 (Oct)
REG - 75 (Nov)
DONE

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foreseeableCPA

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@mgoloubenko @HeyPawl
Im confused as well as to how they grade the SIMs. For FAR at least there were drop down items for the type of account so I can envision partial credit if you have the right account. But for REG, it was straight number crunching. I think we all had the similar SIMs. Good luck to all.

FAR- PASS!
REG- PASS!
AUD- PASS!
BEC- 5/16/13 ALMOST DONE!

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HeyPawl

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I have no idea how they grade it. I was under the impression that no partial credit is ever given; only credit is given for correct answers. However, I don't possibly forsee 50% will pass given those same sims. I have studied nearly the same amount for each test and my scores have been in a tight range. I should get my reg score back tomorrow and I'll report to you guys how much I think it hurt me.

AUD - 82 (July)
FAR - 85 (Aug)
BEC - 82 (Oct)
REG - 75 (Nov)
DONE

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Taking all 4 tests once since August I can tell you guys that there's no doubt that I walked out of the Reg exam last week dreading my simulation score moreso than any other simulation. But that's the story I've heard since day 1 reading about that exam. I keep doing the math in my head and am fearful for what type of score will return to me tomorrow (or whenever).

AUD - Passed 8/2/12
BEC - Passed 8/30/12
FAR - Passed 10/27/12
REG - Passed 11/29/12

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Jade CPA-to-be

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@heypawl,
if no partial credit is given on Sims, i am sure i will fail. plus my MC testlet doesn't seem to get more difficult.

anyone still pass when 3 MC testlets are similar level of difficulty?

FAR 88 08/06/2012
REG 94 11/26/2012
AUD 91 02/26/2013
BEC ? 05/28/2013

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forever4

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@Jade: I thought my AUD testlets were almost the same level. There would b tricky questions here and there but thats about it. I scored 95! I think a lot of time it depends on how well you know the topics too!

FAR 5/14 88 PASSED!
REG 7/13 74 :((((((((....! I cant believe it!!!! I studied so hard...
REG retake 11/29 -> 89!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BEC 10/11/12 -> 84!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AUD 10/25/12 -> 95!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm DONE! OMG 8 months of hard work.

I SHALL PASS. BECAUSE IT'S ME, SO EVERYTHING WILL BE OK!

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Jade CPA-to-be

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@forever4,
how was your second try with REG?
are you expecting scores tomorrow?
i am so nervous now...

FAR 88 08/06/2012
REG 94 11/26/2012
AUD 91 02/26/2013
BEC ? 05/28/2013

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mgoloubenko

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Yeah it's just insane, I imagine there will be 100s of different answers for each SIM fill-in the blank and I can't imagine how many people get it 100% right. Those will be the people who get 92's on REG, ugh. I just hope to pass. I've also heard though, that people who made complete and total guesses got "comparable" on the SIMs- so here is to hoping. I know I messed up on certain portions because I forgot rules that if it weren't for the time crunch I'm sure I would have conjured up as I had practiced it like 8 time in the Becker MCQ's. Sigh.

@Pawl, let us know. I'm sure you will pass, and then I'll feel hopeful as well :D

FAR 4/9/12- PASSED
BEC 7/13/12- PASSED
AUD 8/16/12- Ughhh 71, Rematch: 90!!!
REG-12/6/12 PASSED

USC MAcc- Fight on!

They say good things come to those who wait, but only those things that are left by those who hustle.

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@Jade: I hated it!! I thought my BEC exam was the hardest until I took this one. I was really pissed at myself for failing the first time around. Compared to the second one, the first one was WAY EASIER. Although I failed, i still think the first time when I took it, it was actually really doable.

I'm indeed VERY nervous for the score tomorrow coz i really dont know how i did. My MCQ testlet 1 already was really hard. Testlet 2 was just as hard. Hopefully harder. Testlet 3 was a lot easier but there are still some questions I didn't know how to answer.

I hope we both will get the scores tomorrow and PASS! It's my last exam and i cant wait to move on :((...

FAR 5/14 88 PASSED!
REG 7/13 74 :((((((((....! I cant believe it!!!! I studied so hard...
REG retake 11/29 -> 89!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BEC 10/11/12 -> 84!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AUD 10/25/12 -> 95!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm DONE! OMG 8 months of hard work.

I SHALL PASS. BECAUSE IT'S ME, SO EVERYTHING WILL BE OK!

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HeyPawl

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@jade
I wouldn't really be concerned with the difficulty of mc testlets. Audit was my first exam back in July and it's the only test that I sensed it getting more difficult. FAR, BEC, and reg all seemed comparable. Sure there were some I did not know but I would not label them hard. It was usually because I didn't review enough or could not remember a certain rule. I thought there were several gimmies if I would have reviewed a certain section more (e.g. business law sections for reg).

AUD - 82 (July)
FAR - 85 (Aug)
BEC - 82 (Oct)
REG - 75 (Nov)
DONE

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Casey

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After a few beers and a full nights rest, I'm feeling a lot less confident :(

Are we(extended test window takers) expecting to find out next week?

FAR - Randy Moss
REG - Sidney Crosby
AUD - Dennis Rodman(Lakers), Retake - Tony Siragusa
BEC - 5/24/2013

EA(Licensed 4/2013)

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HeyPawl

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Passed REG w/ a 75. Talk about cutting it close on your last one! Those Sims are terrible but I'm sure you guys did much better than me on the multiple choice. I dominated the tax questions, but I felt uneasy on nearly every business law question, and several of the other topics. Good luck to you all!

AUD - 82 (July)
FAR - 85 (Aug)
BEC - 82 (Oct)
REG - 75 (Nov)
DONE

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rossbenny

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Ugh, 64 on Regulation. I know I bombed the sims but I thought I snuck one out....oh well....time to hit the books again!!

FAR 7/28/12 77
BEC 8/31/12 82
AUD 10/12/12 58 2/8/13 78
REG 11/30/12 64 1/5/13 80

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Just took REG and got owned.

Why? Oh you know, remember that R4 lecture where Tim says that he would only expect 3-4 questions MAX on the average exam for ethics / professional responsibility? Yeah, well I was like, well Tim, I'm going to study this stuff hard anyway because I don't believe you.

Well, I'm glad I did because I had **10** questions on that area. Oh, and they weren't easy. No. I'm sure that if I had my book right there I wouldn't know what the #$@# they were asking.

Sims were not bad...I went through all of Becker and Weily's SIMs multiple times and that did the trick...

Anyone else think that the Becker final exams were actually EASIER than the real thing? I was spanking those final exams in Becker but the exam MCQs were much more difficult in my opinion...

Thanks to Sandy I got to take my test yesterday...and they said we wouldn't get our scores until the end of the month (or so says the CPA rep from NASBA who sounded like they were in the process of eating a hoagie on the phone...

AUD- 97
REG- 81
BEC-
FAR-

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mgoloubenko

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@jason, I expect that we will get scores next Friday!

FAR 4/9/12- PASSED
BEC 7/13/12- PASSED
AUD 8/16/12- Ughhh 71, Rematch: 90!!!
REG-12/6/12 PASSED

USC MAcc- Fight on!

They say good things come to those who wait, but only those things that are left by those who hustle.

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forever4

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@jason: My 2 cents. As long as you feel good about your sims walking out, you will pass!

FAR 5/14 88 PASSED!
REG 7/13 74 :((((((((....! I cant believe it!!!! I studied so hard...
REG retake 11/29 -> 89!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BEC 10/11/12 -> 84!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AUD 10/25/12 -> 95!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm DONE! OMG 8 months of hard work.

I SHALL PASS. BECAUSE IT'S ME, SO EVERYTHING WILL BE OK!

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jasonrobbins

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Did you guys take the test at the prometric Penn Station location? That'd be funny if we were in the same room during testing...haha

AUD- 97
REG- 81
BEC-
FAR-

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