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I’m 1/4! Second attempt, what’s next?

I just passed FAR on my second attempt. I had a crazy rollercoaster of life on the first attempt, failed and got a 50 (190 hours) over 6 months— my second attempt started this year on 1/2/26 and lasted through 1st week of April at 180 hours. I took a whole year between exams because I needed it after the BS. Not sure what I got today yet but I’m so incredibly happy. I’m wrapping up month-end now tomorrow officially and soaking it all in this weekend. I definitely plan to celebrate. But I know this is only the beginning. I don’t even know how I passed. I feel like I crushed the MCQs maybe 90-100% but the sims I practically left one 80% blank and answered the others with very little confidence. I scored a 58 on SE1 and did not have enough time to even do SE2.

Either way I’m incredibly happy. Any tips on how to maneuver what’s to come? I think I got one of the beasts down. I went straight to industry (Full Time) and have very little audit and tax experience through a few internships. What exam should I look at next? Part of me thinks Audit?

Cheers to everyone who passed. To those who didn’t, don’t you dare give up.

Posted May 6, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC

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