FAR Is Moby Dick

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  • #2812188
    Bobby
    Participant

    Today I took FAR for the 3rd time. Last time I felt surprisingly good and ended up with a 71.

    Today when I took it, I felt as tho I absolutely destroyed testlet 1 maybe 3-4 wrong at most even those felt like 50/50. I moved on to testlet two and it was incredibly more challenging. I marked about 10-12 questions that I felt could go either way.

    Fast forward to the sims, testlet 3 felt good mostly, testlet 4 was okay…testlet 5 WAS HORRIBLE, I really hope I am still able to pass.

    Testlet 5 was the testlet from hell. These were the most complicated sims I have ever seen and this was my third attempt…

    Is there a possibility I still pass, will one of the sims in testlet 5 be thrown out? I pray I do not have to retake this with the updates in january. I only have 2 attempts until I lose BEC.

    -sincerely a very shook candidate

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  • #2812251
    vbmer
    Participant

    That doesn't sound bad at all. There is room to bomb a sim or two and pass FAR, especially if your MCQ performance is strong, which it sounds like it probably was, considering it was your third time. The pretest sim could be on any of the testlets.

    I don't know anyone who felt good walking out of FAR, whether they got a 75 or 95.

    AUD - 79
    BEC - 88
    FAR - 89
    REG - 80
    Manager, Big 4 Corporate Finance, CPA (WA)
    #2812254
    MikeyP77
    Participant

    You'll pass.

    #2812257
    thunderlips
    Participant

    Don't feel so bad, Regulation is my white whale

    #2812659
    ezakipocky
    Participant

    3 wrong and you are destoried already? :3

    FAR 85
    REG 87
    AUD 89
    BEC 89

    AUD 7/3
    BCE 81
    REG 7/15
    FAR 8/18

    #2816421
    mr.cpa
    Participant

    Hi bobby,

    Hope you are doing well! My best wishes in your retake. Looks like you passed the exam! Im retaking the exam too for a 66… this is my last attempt to passed the CPA until I lose reg and bec in the same window. Could you please share with me any advice, tips, or in what to focus in the last days/ minutes before my exam december 5? Im very frustrated with Far and very tired of studying for the cpa, 3 years+ in this journey. Any help are more than welcome! Thanks!

    #2816658
    Puppykoala
    Participant

    AUD is my Moby Dick.. littlest content but most confusing

    Shoot for the stars!

    FAR 88 04/19

    REG 95 07/19

    BEC 91 11/19

    AUD 88 12/19

    #2817399
    CPA_Focused
    Participant

    FAR is by far the worse to study for. Currently studying BONDS and it's dreadful. At this point the motivation to keep going is so I wont have to study this again – I don't have time too. Ready to be DONE.

    #2821401
    jeff
    Keymaster

    The 2020 update isn't that bad. It certainly isn't Revenue Recognition or the new Lease Standard from a year ago. That was bad (for students and review courses) 🙂

    AUD - 79
    BEC - 80
    FAR - 76
    REG - 92
    Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS)
    NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE | Another71
    #2822892
    animalwithin
    Participant

    @CPA_Focused the GREATEST instructor on bonds is Bob Monette! Watch the FAR plus videos with him on bonds and you'll immediately see how manageable that chapter is.

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