You know coastergenius if it is so easy why didn't you ace the exams? why did you fail an exam? why did you change your signiture line and exclude your failing grade?

You say you blew your timing and had to guess thru much of your sims and then you ask is this test to easy. You have got to be kidding. If you can't handle the pressure of a timed test then how are you going to handle the pressures of being a CPA.

If someone got one here who had scored all 99's on all four test and ask this question then I might be inclined to believe it was to easy, for them but not for you.

I answered earlier trying to ignore your arrogance but you continue to slap people in the face who have and continue to struggled with this exam insulting their intelligence. I don't believe their are many folks on this forum that think this test was easy for you. You don't make yourself look smarter by saying the exam was too easy just arrogant.

I freely admit it was a difficult exam for me, all four parts even though I was able to pass all on the first sitting. I gladly take my 75 in audit even though I thought I nailed it, 75 in Far, 76 in BEC and 85 in REG even though I thought i did better.

I'll trust the AICPA  judgement on who they think is qualified to represent the public over your opinion. They been at it a little longer than you and they have did a fine job so far. 

Coastergenius wrote: It seems to me that if they're trying to protect public interest they should make an exam that reasonably gives you a chance to show what you know, and not just how you're able to beat the system (getting the right review course, memorizing how to answer multiple choice questions and how to maximize your points for the computer graded sims, and how to race through an exam). It seems to me that a manager would rather you do the work right the first time than have you rush through it, and get 60-70% right.

Becker's instructors would tell us: "We don't teach you accounting here, we teach you HOW to pass this test." That's exactly what you, Coastergenius, are trying to say.

I agree that you can be a very smart person (accountant), and yet, not being to pass this test. There are definitely some additional test-taking skills necessary to acquire in order to pass this test. That's the main reason WHY many review courses are so popular, enabling them to ask prohibitively high prices (in some instances). They've got that "know how" asset, which represents the huge goodwill (unrecognized yet, lol) on their books. But the same goodwill translates into their high prices and market value.