Okay so I've been putting off writing this post for a while but I figure if it helps even one person it's worth it. I failed the CRFA twice before finally passing last month. First attempt I scored a 68, second time a 71 — so close but not close enough. I genuinely didn't know what I was doing wrong because I felt like I was studying constantly.
What changed for the third attempt was actually being more strategic. I stopped just re-reading my notes and started drilling with a CRFA practice test almost every day for the last three weeks. Timed conditions, no phone, treating it like the real thing. My weak spots were food safety regulations and the allergen management sections — I had no idea how much those were weighted until I started tracking my wrong answers.
I also picked up a structured CRFA study guide that broke everything down by domain instead of just chapter-by-chapter. Huge difference. Anyone else here gone through multiple attempts? What finally clicked for you?