That's true.... I gave FAR on 04/11 before the end of first wave and even, I was sure that I had a new "sim". I received my scores during Wave 2 (nearly 2.5 months after my exam)... It's gruesome wait -- however, no option :(

futurebeancount wrote: Does anyone know if there is even a glimmer of hope for those of us who did not finish the simulations for FAR? It sounds as though many taking the exam in summer 09 ran into difficulties with time (and content!). I have read very interesting scores for those taking REG, one candidate even stated they only finished 1/4 of both simulations, and somehow scored a 90 on the REG section (see link to forum: http://www.cpanet.com/cpa_forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23764) I thought I was over prepared...and the sheer amount of information in the sims was daunting compared to any practice sim I have done. Just reading the background took entirely too much time, much less the journals. I had to prioritize, and focused on the communications. I would say I completed 1/2 of the tabs....not including the communications and research tab.

I was able to finish both simulations but I don't think very succesfully.  I did both communications and I think I got both research questions.  As far as the other 6 working tabs I had to do, I knew how to do maybe 2-3 a little bit and the other 3 had no clue and just put answers in hopes of getting lucky and just to have an answer in every blank.