Just walked out of FAR test, literally cried after submitting it. SIMS were something I got ripped off by, can say clearly 4 out of 8 sims I kind of missed completely...😭😭😭 don’t know if I can ever get over this

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FYI—I had to take BEC because my NTS was going to expire. I had no idea what was going on and legitimately didn’t read whole questions and just filled in sims and the essays. Wasn’t even educated guessing, I was just straight guessing. My some miracle, I ended up passing. I say this not to encourage this strategy (*DON’T* use this strategy), but to let you know that you don’t know your score until it’s released. Give yourself a break, do something fun, and don’t beat yourself up. Hang in there! You’re going to be a CPA.

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Okay fam....passed FAR..really can’t predict this exams but I am glad...2 more to go.

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Let’s go! Congrats, go celebrate 🎉

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I know a guy who didn’t even finish 2 sims and still passed

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You’ll do better than you expect. I had to leave an entire sim blank (ran out of time) and still managed to score a 77. Everyone feels defeated walking out of that monster of an exam.

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It will be okay. I had to take FAR, BEC and AUD twice. In fact, I've failed AUD twice, last time with a 73. If you want, you can take a few days off from studying and then start up again.

No worries. I literally cried after I took FAR and thought there was a 5% chance I passed. Was able to pass with a 78. It’s a tough exam. Have faith! And if not, come back and kill it next time

I’m a guy and I full on cried in tears after my exam because I thought I failed. Turns out, I passed so keep your head up! Btw don’t remember last time I cried before FAR 🤣

I felt the same way coming out of FAR. I might as well have left half the sims blank that’s how bad I thought I did. Ended up getting a 78, so keep your head up and take a break from studying and relax. You deserve it

What was your experience in the testing center? Were you allowed to eat or drink on your break?

Thanks everyone for cheering up, I hope/wish/pray I get through this, will keep all posted.

@DEPM1 I wasn’t told there’s any change in the breaks taking process so I would imagine you should be able to take break to do what you wanna do, hope that helps!

You never know. I left 3 sims blank and got a 72.

On man... you giving me a ray of hope at the same time freaking me out... we shall know by next week this time how it turns out, will keep all posted..

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