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   Shawna
   

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   I sat for AUD yesterday. I was scheduled for 2/12 but the blizzard of Atlanta hit that day and shut the city down. I had to wait 3 weeks to get into the testing site. Thankfully, the window was extended!!!

   I know I did well on the first section as I knew the answers and the second section was much harder. However, the third section got easier. Does this mean that I have a low chance of passing??? I think I have seen others say on here before that if the test does not get increasingly more difficult it means that you aren't doing very well.

   FAR- 70, 76 REG - 91 BEC - 80 AUD - 74, 85
   
   GA - NASBA state

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   Posted 6 months ago #
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   Guccimane
   

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   don't worry about it; you will be fine;

   How did you do on the SIMS?

   I would only worry if you totally bombed the SIMS

   83 Reg, 76 BEC, 94 Aud, 79 Far
   
   Done ......!

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   Shawna
   

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   I actually had over 2 hours left when I got to the SIMS. The two written memos I did very well on. Most of the stuff in the SIMS I did well on actually, there were only a few that I was not 100% sure on. Given that the written comm is 10% of my score....I think I did ok. I am just really worried about the second section. The third was easier but there were a few that I was not sure on. I think my score could go either way. I don't feel terrible about it but I don't feel good about it either.

   FAR- 70, 76 REG - 91 BEC - 80 AUD - 74, 85
   
   GA - NASBA state

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   Guccimane
   

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   It is safe to say you bombed the second testlet; ok no big deal

   harder quesitons are not counted against you as much as if you would have gotten a easy question wrong

   same goes for points awarded....the easier the question the less points awarded but for harded questions you get more points awarded

   so it is like this easier questions more to lose less to gain

   hard questions less to lose more to gain

   83 Reg, 76 BEC, 94 Aud, 79 Far
   
   Done ......!

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   Shawna
   

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   Really? I did not know that they gave different points based on the difficulty of the question......

   FAR- 70, 76 REG - 91 BEC - 80 AUD - 74, 85
   
   GA - NASBA state

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   Guccimane
   

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   Absolutely; just be happy you had one hard testlet and knocked out the first....and it sounds like you did well enough on the SIMS

   I guess you will end with a solid 75-80 range; just take it as win and start studying the next section

   if you do fail get back on it and pass!

   83 Reg, 76 BEC, 94 Aud, 79 Far
   
   Done ......!

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   Thanks Guccimane!!! I appreciate the feedback!

   FAR- 70, 76 REG - 91 BEC - 80 AUD - 74, 85
   
   GA - NASBA state

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   no problem; I like answering questions when I am done studying and waiting on my last exam

   I actually am in the same boat as you 1easy 1hard 1easy and pretty well on both SIMS with stonger on written but this is my last exam wooohooo!

   83 Reg, 76 BEC, 94 Aud, 79 Far
   
   Done ......!

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   Wonderful!!!! I hope you passed!

   FAR- 70, 76 REG - 91 BEC - 80 AUD - 74, 85
   
   GA - NASBA state

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    Same thing happened to me yesterday in FAR, the first section I think I did good, but the second section was impossible and the third section was alot easier and the sims were ok. I think that I did so bad on the second section that I don't think there is anyway I can pass. Sucks too b/c it is my last section and I don't ever want to look at an accounting book again.

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    csu20647
    

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    I am with you Chal, I took mine yesterday and had the same experience.

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    chal
    

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    Do you think you are going to pass? I never did that bad in a testlet, after my first run through all the questions, I had to skip 17 of them b/c I didn't know the answers.

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    Did you leave 17 of them blank chal?

    FAR- 70, 76 REG - 91 BEC - 80 AUD - 74, 85
    
    GA - NASBA state

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    chal
    

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    No, I answered them I just didn't know them on the first try, I guessed between two of the choices.

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    I see.....I marked literally 13 for review on the second testlet. I changed a couple but I had the same issue that I guessed between two of the choices.

    FAR- 70, 76 REG - 91 BEC - 80 AUD - 74, 85
    
    GA - NASBA state

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    I know it sucks, I have 3 more trys to pass this last section before i lose any of the other sections, but if I see a failing grade its gonna be almost impossible to open that book again. i just want to burn it.

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    1st testlet: medium
    2nd testlet: difficult
    3rd testlet: easy (my pity testlet because #2 was so bad)

    I also did not have time to finish my sim. I just threw in answers after I did the written parts.

    REG - 75
    FAR - 69, 64, 67
    AUD - August 31... and AICPA Tea Party Member

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    chal
    

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    oh boy, that sounds exactly like mine, I think I received a pity testlet too.

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    Shawna
    

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    My third was not really easy....it was harder than the first. Do you think that is a good sign?

    FAR- 70, 76 REG - 91 BEC - 80 AUD - 74, 85
    
    GA - NASBA state

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    CPAWannaBe
    

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    You never know. You may have gotten all the easier questions right and did great on the sims. Hopefully everyone in the testing window did worse than you. Don't beat yourself up just yet. You may be pleasantly surprised.

    slt... I think that is a good sign.

    REG - 75
    FAR - 69, 64, 67
    AUD - August 31... and AICPA Tea Party Member

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    Thanks CPAWannaBe! I love hearing the encouragement!

    FAR- 70, 76 REG - 91 BEC - 80 AUD - 74, 85
    
    GA - NASBA state

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    Thanks for the feedback, its just so disappointing when you leave the test center after spending all your free time for the past 3 months studying for one test and when you take the test it seems like all the questions are on your weakest areas, it seemed to me that 50% of my test was on NFP and Gov't, maybe it just seemed like that since I wasn't sure of them.

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    I also took Audit in the past couple of weeks. I felt that my MC testlets were getting somewhat harder or at least no easier but when I got to my sims the first one was about average but the second one was SUPER easy I felt. Do the sims also get harder/easier based upon how you are doing? That just freaked me out that it was so easy.

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    I felt really uneasy about the test. I fell like if I passed I got a 75 and if I falied (for the 2nd time) I prob got maybe another 71. It is not a good feeling to have studied so hard and then take the test and feel dissapointed.

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    I marked about 15 in total on all 3 testlets; I new the stuff they tossed me it was great I felt as though I gave 110%; I got a 68 last time I took it put in a extra 55days of studying and logged like 220hrs (this 2nd time) on my review software; no surprises on the exam this second time around; I just hope those tricky worded problems did no not cause any pitfalls in my grade; if not I felt like I was in the 80's for sure; but it is that 2nd testlet proceed by the 3rd that has me concerned; but either way I think I will make 75 worse case.......I mean I seriously nailed one SIM to darn near perfection and did fine on the other....and wooped the written parts

    83 Reg, 76 BEC, 94 Aud, 79 Far
    
    Done ......!

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    Weird chal......I only had ONE gov't question on the whole exam...

    FAR- 70, 76 REG - 91 BEC - 80 AUD - 74, 85
    
    GA - NASBA state

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    chal
    

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    Wow, i had at least 30 between Govt and NFP

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    Shawna
    

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    Becker said to focus on chapters 3 & 4...they were right. Heavily tested.

    FAR- 70, 76 REG - 91 BEC - 80 AUD - 74, 85
    
    GA - NASBA state

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    Well that one Govt question is weighted like 8%-12% of your grade...

    83 Reg, 76 BEC, 94 Aud, 79 Far
    
    Done ......!

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    I hope I got it right then!!!!

    FAR- 70, 76 REG - 91 BEC - 80 AUD - 74, 85
    
    GA - NASBA state

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