FAR Retake ~ 28 days to study

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    Anonymous
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    Has anyone ever accomplished such a feat? I will be attempting this after my REG exam on 5/11. FAR currently scheduled for 6/9.

    First attempt at FAR was a half assed effort. My son had just been born and I was not able to really study consistently. I really only plan to do MCQ’s to get ready this time around. Hopefully a couple thousand will do the trick.

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  • #1776792
    Anonymous
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    More importantly, if anyone has retaken FAR and passed in less than 30 days, what was your strategy? MCQ's seem to work the best for me – is that sufficient for a retake?

    #1777383
    Anonymous
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    I took 6 weeks for my re-take, however if you are studying full time 28 days is enough. More importantly, focus on quality over quantity. Use the blueprint to your advantage-make sure you know analysis and application level tasks well enough -as those are possible SIMS. I would NOT ignore the SIMS. What review course are you using to study?

    #1777414
    Anonymous
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    I am using Wiley. I will not be studying full time unfortunately. My employer pays for these exams, so I figured I should just go for it and give myself a shot to be completely done by the end of this window. The SIMS are where I was weaker last time, so I definitely plan on studying them. I do think that with more knowledge of the material through pounding MCQ, I could have known enough to apply on the SIMS. They were doable with proper preparation. The first time, I really only skimmed the chapters and did about 800 MCQ's.

    #1777425
    Anonymous
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    Good tip on the blueprints though. The further I have gotten in this process, the more I have consulted the blueprint. It really has helped me narrow down important areas.

    #1777456
    PianoCPA
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    My situation was a bit different from your case: I had failed FAR in December, and set the retake for late January before busy season really hit (I'm working full time). I had about four weeks to study, much like you, and passed in January. Taking notes works really well for me, so NINJA was a really good approach. Here's what I did with my NINJA subscription:

    I read through, and re-wrote the NINJA notes (these are closely based on the blueprints). That was the first thing I did–it forced me to consider what I really didn't know and needed to re-consider. This also gave me a different perspective from my prior studying (through Becker).

    Immediately after re-writing the notes, I worked through 100-200 MCQ each day. FAR is tough, so these questions took me between 3-4 hours each evening. Studying full time, you should be good. I made sure to add something to my notes whenever I missed a question (I re-wrote notes weekly, but you may not like that idea).

    I didn't actually work through any sims. I had already taken the exam and had some idea of what they're like. I also didn't have access to any of the lectures at the time…it might be worth listening through these if you need to drive anywhere or go for a walk.

    During lunch at work or a commute (when I wasn't driving!), I was working through the flashcards nonstop.

    One thing I wish I had done was to run through the online (AICPA?) practice exam–I've heard others say that it is very helpful.

    Good luck–full time in 28 days can be done.

    #1777480
    Anonymous
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    I am actually working full time haha so it's going to be a longshot! Ya never know though.. for BEC, the SIMS all aligned with my strengths. Let's hope that is the case for FAR.

    #1777498
    PianoCPA
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    Oops…somehow I got it in my head that you were studying full time. I'll say that I also understand the baby distraction…ours decided not to sleep in November and December, and I suspect that made a dent in my studying. Through most of January, the kids barely saw me, and I was actually able to get three to four hours each day. It was exhausting, and I felt sick after the exam, but it can be done.

    Also, I think I spent too much energy feeling guilty (spent no time with kids), when I could have focused that last bit of energy on passing the exam.

    Again, it can be done. Don't think of it as a “long shot” because that leaves open the door of failure. Think of it as something else…not sure what…but not a long shot.

    #1777713
    Anonymous
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    28 Days Later: The Retake. A middle-aged man wakes up in a Prometric center with no memories and must perform horrifying and degrading tasks to survive.

    (c) 2018 calvinus

    #1778788
    Anonymous
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    @calvinus Lol! That sounds about right

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