[NA474]

I took the ethics exam the first time and I got an 86 %

On my second attempt im doing the following

Referencing where I got my answer

Checking my answers. Flagging questions from confident to check again..

Keeping an eye out for California questions

Any other advice that I may be missing? I was close last time but some of the questions are so tricky. Many are straight forward but many are not. I hope I pass this time :/ any advice or encouragement would be appreciated.

If you failed the first time what was the key to getting above a 90 the second time or any attempt after?

Thanks!

AUD - 90
BEC - 83
FAR - 76
REG - 73, 88

FAR-5/31 -PASS
REG-7/29 (TBD)
AUD TBD
BEC TBD

[wgray]

I got an 86 or 88 the first time I took it as well, then a 92/94 the second time. The difference between missing 5 questions and 7 can definitely seem unlucky.

– The questions that explicitly mention California are the only ones using CA rules. If it doesn't mention CA, then only look at the regular rules.
– For unique sounding 2-3 word phrases in the questions, do a CTRL-F for that same phrase PDF document. It's almost scary how easily that works for at least 50% of the questions. The correct answer to a question is likely within a page of that block of text that you correctly CTRL-F to. From my experience, you shouldn't have to find the correct answer across multiple page to answer a single question.
– Use (you'll be sick of this by the time you're done with this exam) professional skepticism with every multiple choice answer. Use a very keen process of elimination. For every answer you select, make sure you know why the other answers you didn't select are definitely wrong.
– Take your time. You're not on a timer, and can take weeks or months if you wanted to. The system saves your answers. I know a few people that only worked on 1-3 questions a day.

AUD - 72, 80
BEC - 80
FAR - 9/9/17
REG - 86

[NA474]

Yes the control f function is definetely a lifesaver! Thank you i especially love your third tip on knowing why the others are wrong. I am planning to split the questions over two weekends..I'm halfway through so far. However, I will be checking my answers three or five at a time per day the following week.

AUD - 90
BEC - 83
FAR - 76
REG - 73, 88

FAR-5/31 -PASS
REG-7/29 (TBD)
AUD TBD
BEC TBD

[wgray]

Yeah, definitely. It's not a “pick the right answer” test. If you approach it with the mindset of “don't pick the 3 wrong answers”, you'll do fine!

AUD - 72, 80
BEC - 80
FAR - 9/9/17
REG - 86

[tskits75]

My state doesn't require an ethics exam, I was always curiours what types of questions do they ask.

AUD - 92
BEC - 79
FAR - 79
REG - 76

If I can do it, anyone can!

AUD - 92
BEC - 79
REG - August
FAR - TBD

[wgray]

Can't be too specific due to disclosure rules. But basically covers what you'd expect from an accounting ethics class. Issues you'd encounter in professional practice like independence, objectivity, integrity, etc.

AUD - 72, 80
BEC - 80
FAR - 9/9/17
REG - 86

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