So I just passed FAR on my third attempt with an 82 and I honestly can't believe it. The first two times I went in feeling reasonably prepared but completely fell apart on the government accounting section. I was using a major review course everyone recommends but something about the way they explained fund accounting just never clicked for me.
What finally made the difference was supplementing with an AICPA practice test from their official question bank and actually timing myself section by section. I'd been doing untimed practice forever and had no idea how badly I was managing my pacing — I was spending almost 4 minutes per MCQ in some simulations. Once I started treating every practice session like the real thing, my scores jumped from the low 60s to consistently hitting 75+ in about six weeks.
My study guide for the last stretch was pretty simple: two hours of new material in the morning, one hour of targeted review on weak areas, and at least one timed practice block per day. Government and nonprofit together took probably 40 hours of focused work. Anyone else struggling with FAR — what's been your biggest sticking point?