Potatogun, WhiteSoxFanCPA:
I am with you. Glad to see some high-scorers think that the exam yesterday was a bit challenging. I don't consider myself a dumb guy, but I felt that I was pretty well prepared using Becker for the exam. I also scored in the low 90's on my other two sections I took earlier in the year (used Wiley for preparation). Most of the multiple choice were okay (I know I guessed on a couple per testlet, had some consternation on a couple others). But the simulations were a bit alien to me (not in terms of the concepts, but the detail needed to execute them). I did not think they were easy at all, and felt that one of them really challenged knowledge of applying some complex structure. The other was tricky in the sense I have never encountered a scenario such as they gave, so I just used the best protocol that I could given what I learned with Becker. Needless to say, I improvised a bit in parts of the exam. Given the time constraint, it didn't allow for too much theorizing or analytical thinking. Needless to say, I hope I did well, but it was far from easy. I finished with about 3 seconds to spare. I don't know how other people felt their exam was a piece of cake and the sims/MC were just like Becker. More power to them and I wish them the very best, but I disagree. If it was, I would have gotten a 100 (and no, I don't just "memorize" the answers on Becker review). There must be different exams, or luck of the draw. I hope it works out for the best for everyone though, because all-in-all, this is a good certification and studying for these exams is actually not bad/pretty informative.
