Took FAR yesterday!! Need advice - Page 2

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  • March 11, 2018 at 2:02 pm #1733399
    wannabcpa19
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    I took FAR yesterday. I studied for more than 300 hours but in the end I think I messed up with the test. The first 4 testlets were like a piece of cake and I did really well except for the research question , but I ended up spending way much time than required. In the last testlet, I completed approx. 1.5 sim and ended up leaving 1.5 sim completely blank because I ran out of time. Please advice what are the chances of me passing the test. I have it my all and I knew it all except for the time management. This is my last section and I didn’t expect to end this way.

    Thanks for the advice

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  • March 16, 2018 at 8:53 pm #1738911
    wannabcpa19
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    I just used becker for my study. I was able to comfortably pass all 3 sections on the first try by using only becker. Hoping for a pass on FAR too!!

    March 17, 2018 at 7:48 pm #1739438
    jaycpa
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    @wannabcpa19 Awesome! I just got my becker materials and gonna start studying. Did you find “skills practice” helpful when preparing for exams?

    March 17, 2018 at 11:55 pm #1739499
    Anonymous
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    OP – how do you know you didn't miss a single MCQ?! Nobody ever knows how they did for sure…unless your score was in the high 90s, then you probably knew exactly what 1-2 MCQ you might've missed, or what 1-2 boxes you might have not filled in correctly.

    Thanks for relaying about 8 SIMs on FAR. They waffled back and forth between 8 and 9 SIMs for awhile there and they decided on 8 (I was thinking it was 8 plus the research question.) I'm actually looking forward to re-taking that one later this year…it was one of those situations where, when I took it, the exam was quite eye-opening for me and I realized exactly what I needed to do next time. Stupidly, I moved on to AUD without taking FAR again in the next window. Vivite et noscite….live and learn.

    March 18, 2018 at 12:02 am #1739502
    Anonymous
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    This actually addresses a good question…has anyone gotten a score in the mid-80s or higher and you got “WEAKER” on any of the broken-down sections of the test?
    I don't know what to make of the score reports… I had a 62 on my last BEC attempt and yet i had a few STRONGER's, a few COMPARABLE's, and only one “WEAKER”.
    The WEAKER was on the SIMs (I left one SIM testlet blank, ran out of time, so no big surprise there.) I do think it's interesting that the score report compares us with people who were in the
    “barely passing” range of 75-80.

    March 19, 2018 at 11:00 pm #1742207
    wannabcpa19
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    @jaycpa
    I used skills practice just for AUD and REG. I think its a good way to summarize our understanding.

    @crazyleon

    MCQ’s were the easiest compared to other three parts.I could have expected in high 90’s, but as I bombed my SIMs, I just hope for a passing score . CA, still waiting.

    March 20, 2018 at 9:53 am #1742940
    wannabcpa19
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    82 on FAR!!!! First time ended up getting weaker on a area, maybe because I didn’t attempt SIMs of that area, but finally I am done!!! Yay!!!

    March 20, 2018 at 10:16 am #1743020
    Anonymous
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    congrats!! did you not practice SIMS much for the exam? just wondering

    March 20, 2018 at 10:43 am #1743093
    Anonymous
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    congratulations!

    March 20, 2018 at 11:48 am #1743213
    sacpa
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    @wannabcpa19: Congratulations!

    Winners don't quit. Quitters don't win.

    FAR - < than 75, 10/2013, 2/2015
    BEC - < than 75, 10/2013
    AUD - < than 75, 8/2015, 1/2016

    ~ Winners fail until they succeed. Losers quit when they fail. - Robert Kiyosaki
    ~ I survived because the fire inside burned brighter than the fire around me.
    ~ Something will grow from all you are going through. And it will be YOU.
    ~ Right now you may not be where you intend to be, but it's where you need to be in order to get where you want to go.

    March 20, 2018 at 2:22 pm #1743605
    Nate
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    Wait how do you know if you got “weaker” in an area?

    AUD - 84
    BEC - 84
    FAR - 82
    REG - 79
    CPA hungry
    March 20, 2018 at 2:32 pm #1743612
    Anonymous
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    Your 300 hours of hard work paid off, so congratulations!

    March 20, 2018 at 3:35 pm #1743744
    MeanJoe
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    @Nate

    Some states give out a score report regardless of pass/fail others only provide it if you didn't pass.

    BEC - Passed September 2016

    AUD - Passed December 2016

    REG - Passed May 2017

    FAR - Passed March 2018

    March 20, 2018 at 11:58 pm #1744478
    wannabcpa19
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    @Von

    I just read the SIMs 2 days before the test, but I read whole syllabus multiple times and did lots of MCQs for all the sections

    @anyatver @Amor @sacpa. Thanks!!

    @Nate

    In CA, you get the break up of our performance in all the areas, regardless of pass/fail

    March 21, 2018 at 6:59 am #1744616
    Anonymous
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    You practiced SIMS 2 days before the test? You didn't really do much SIMS then did you?

    March 21, 2018 at 10:19 am #1744920
    Nate
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    Oh I'm in ny, do they give any reports?

    AUD - 84
    BEC - 84
    FAR - 82
    REG - 79
    CPA hungry
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