Took FAR got moderate test let 2

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  • #1958376
    Iceman
    Participant

    I just finished taking far, and it started out very hard with a lot of very obscure questions that I basically had to guess on out of the first 12. I estimate I got between 66 and a 75 on the 1st Testlet and I’m almost positive the second testlet was moderate and not the difficult because it actually seemed easier than the first one.

    I think I got close to 75 on the second one and then I nailed the sims, With over 90% on each testlet with a fairly high degree of confidence.

    What are the chances that I passed even if I did not get the difficult testlet number 2? Am I screwed?

    AUD - 93
    BEC - 90
    FAR - 90
    REG - 92
    CFA charterholder (2009)
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  • #1958400
    YouCanDoIt
    Participant

    That's great that you feel you nailed the sims, from all the posts on here, SIMS sound hard for FAR. So if you did great on the SIMS, I imagine you more than likely passed. Score release will tell : )
    Will post my experience tomorrow, fingers crossed!!!!

    AUD - 77
    BEC - 79
    FAR - 75
    REG - 80
    Won't know until you try.

    FAR: 76
    REG: Currently studying
    AUD:
    BEC:

    #1958499
    ds34168
    Participant

    You will pass 🙂

    AUD - 82
    BEC - 78
    FAR - 84
    REG - 76
    AUD (Rogers + Ninja MCQ)

    BEC (Rogers)

    FAR (Rogers + Ninja MCQ + Gleim test bank)

    REG (Rogers)

    #1958841
    Pork Flavored Bacon
    Participant

    There is no question, based on the information you have provided, you passed the exam with flying colors. On to the next one!

    FAR - 75 | REG - 87 | AUD - 82 | LAW - 81

    #1958985
    HDCPA
    Participant

    I wouldnt worry much you probably passed. I wouldnt put much thought into the testlets and if they get harder or more difficult though. If you are prepared, they are going to seem easier, if you are not, they wont. I think people put too much thought into that and it just makes them go crazy. Just my $0.02.

    AUD - 88
    BEC - 87
    FAR - 80
    REG - 91
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    #1959039
    CS
    Participant

    It sounds like you did fine, which is great! Judging testlets is useless, as no one know what's considered ‘difficult' or ‘moderate' on a given exam by the AICPA. For FAR (my first one), I assumed my second MCQ testlet was more difficult since it took me about 45 min for the first, and 1 hour and 15 min or a little more for the second, out of nowhere – however that could just be the material and I was weak in those areas. I felt like I bombed most of the SIMs, walked out with an 81.

    For AUD, BEC & REG I could never tell if my second testlet got harder, although I never thought about it in the during the exam – I was always anticipating the worst with the SIMs. Good luck!

     

     

    #1959066
    Iceman
    Participant

    My concern is there were 11 out of 33 on the first testlet that I had to guess or deduce and lean towards one of 2 possible choices. I have gone back and checked my answers and confirmed that 2-3 of the guesses were right ,but I can't remember several of the questions.

    AUD - 93
    BEC - 90
    FAR - 90
    REG - 92
    CFA charterholder (2009)
    #1959699
    YouCanDoIt
    Participant

    So I took the test, and I feel like I def. missed 2 SIMs, and even the research question (which was so WTF to me, but then again, so were some of those SIMs), I am not sure about! That's bad. I have no idea if I will fail or pass, I wish I could say “I have a feeling,” because I don't. I am going to take a break for a few days, and then start AUD.
    If I failed FAR, after all that studying, er… nothing I can do about it, so will still proceed with AUD, and then re-visit FAR . Because I have read that, if you want to commit things to long-term memory better, its advised to re-visit the information in intervals, so maybe I just need to sit on it, and then re-visit after AUD.

    At this point, I can only PRAY!!!!!

    Oh, I forgot to add, for time, I was in the red, and I just submitted.

    AUD - 77
    BEC - 79
    FAR - 75
    REG - 80
    Won't know until you try.

    FAR: 76
    REG: Currently studying
    AUD:
    BEC:

    #1959708
    TerriSilva
    Participant

    I just took far and after getting 73 in May I feel like the one I just took will be the biggest FAIL ever! I can't even explain it…the mcqs were ok but very weird and obscure and even though I had 2 hours left for SIMS it was not enough! They were HORRIBLE. WORST EXAM EVER. I sure hope I get good news next week about REG because I'm pretty sure I have to take FAR AGAIN. I'm not sure what else I can do study-wise, I was studying ALL the time every day for hours. I don't know what to do different. It doesn't seem right that the exam versions can be THAT different!

    AUD - 79
    BEC - 80
    FAR - 75
    REG - 86
    California Licensed CPA as of August 19th, 2019!

     

    #1959876
    YouCanDoIt
    Participant

    Terri, yeap

    I took close to an hr on the 1st testlet and freaked because I had been reading how hard these SIMs are, so I wanted to allot 2 hrs to it, so I feel like perhaps I rushed Testlet #2. The issue is that this was information we either knew or didn't , or so the exam makers assume, and we don't really have much time to “think through” to arrive at an answer, because the time PRESSURE is there.
    For my REG, i had some time to look through the MCQs, but for FAR, I didn't have that luxury.
    Then for SIMS, I did end up with 2 hours, but the fact that the SIMs are divided into THREE testlets, it makes it impossible to judge or manage time there , since we don't know what to expect in the next testlet. If I see them all in 1 testlet, then I can pick and choose what to tackle first or last. Not the case.

    Anyhow, by the time I got to the last testlet, and with the weird SIMs, at one point I felt so hopeless and really just wanted to scream. But yeah I didn't want to get kicked out the testing center either .

    AUD - 77
    BEC - 79
    FAR - 75
    REG - 80
    Won't know until you try.

    FAR: 76
    REG: Currently studying
    AUD:
    BEC:

    #1964547
    ES626cpa
    Participant

    I took FAR on 9/7 and it was pretty much as described in this forum (insert all feelings here). I left 2 hours for SIMS and rushed through the last testlet b/c I was low on time. A few pointers for those taking it soon.
    1) give yourself at least 2 hrs – 2.5 hrs of time on sims
    2) mcqs – study gov f/s, consolidations, (do not recall any ifrs, leases, nfp qs)
    I am not sure how to feel. Only 10 days to find out! Good luck everyone!

    AUD - 79
    BEC - 77
    FAR - 80
    REG - 75
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    #1965066
    SuperAccountingGod
    Participant

    I got a moderate testlet for #2 as well. I read somewhere you get a harder testlet if you do well on the first one. Guess that means I prob didn't do well on the first one…

    AUD - NINJA in training

    BEC - NINJA IN TRAINING

    FAR - 74

    REG - NINJA IN TRAINING

    #1965423
    Iceman
    Participant

    “I took FAR on 9/7 and it was pretty much as described in this forum (insert all feelings here). I left 2 hours for SIMS and rushed through the last testlet b/c I was low on time. A few pointers for those taking it soon.
    1) give yourself at least 2 hrs – 2.5 hrs of time on sims”

    The whole thing sucks. After 30 mins I was dying of thirst, but I'd drunk a whole bottle of water so I also had to go to the bathroom – so of course I took the timer still running break after the first testlet – with just under 3 hours to go. And drank more water during that break. After the 2nd one there was only about 1:50 left so I held my bladder and did the first 2 sims as quick as I could, but again the thirst was distracting which slowed down my thought processing.

    I was not even close to rushed for AUD but the material in FAR is just too much for the time limit – this coming from a guy who passed all the CFAs and has taught college level courses. I don't struggle with calculations at all, its interpreting the questions and trying to get inside the mind of the test maker when the scenario is unclear that trips me up.

    AUD - 93
    BEC - 90
    FAR - 90
    REG - 92
    CFA charterholder (2009)
    #1971324
    TerriSilva
    Participant

    Well, I have to wait for the results of my FAR fail another week, BUT…I got good news on my REG! Woke up yesterday to an 86!!! Brought that sucker up 24 points from the 62 I got when I took it last year. I am happy! If I have to take FAR again I'll just suck it up and do it. Because there is no way I passed. But 86 on REG 😉

    AUD - 79
    BEC - 80
    FAR - 75
    REG - 86
    California Licensed CPA as of August 19th, 2019!

     

    #1971363
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I got “Stronger” on MCQs on all 4 exams, and I couldn't discern a difference between MCQ testlets on any given test in terms of difficulty. The only difference I saw was in weight of material covered.

    #1982294
    Iceman
    Participant

    “There is no question, based on the information you have provided, you passed the exam with flying colors. On to the next one!”
    Thanks and you were correct. I passed with a 90.

    And that answers the question – apparently you don't need to get the difficult testlet 2 to pass, or even to pass with a fairly high score.

    AUD - 93
    BEC - 90
    FAR - 90
    REG - 92
    CFA charterholder (2009)
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