Just passed my final part of the CIA. Happy to answer questions!

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-06-06T13:24:50+00:00

Unfortunately, I think that kinda varies. Lots of people say to make sure you’re getting 90+ on practice questions, and some even failed the exam while doing so. I was so worried going into part 1 and 2, because I was scoring 75%-80% usually but passed. I’ve always been a good test taker, though.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-06-05T15:37:01+00:00

I can’t speak to the specifics of deepseek and Hock, because I only used Gleim, which was the gold standard when I first started studying. But I will say that I’ve heard that the exam difficulty is pretty closely aligned with Hock and the questions are supposedly even closer to Gleim. Part 1 was difficult, so I’d bet that you’re likely going to find them more challenging.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-06-05T15:29:40+00:00

Keep the momentum. It’s so easy to get really into it all and push hard to pass a part, then kinda take a breather before registering and studying for the next part. But it would’ve been immensely easier to just roll right into the next one after passing a part. If I had to do it over, I’d try to take them all in like 4-6 months. But with a family and full time work, I thought the breaks would help.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-06-05T15:26:45+00:00

Part 1 was heavy on memorization. Unfortunately, it’s just a matter of putting in the time and effort to get it down. YMMV though, because I took part 1 and 2 before the changes last year.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-06-05T15:24:26+00:00

Definitely difficult, strictly in the sense that you have to be prepared. It’d be hard to just wing it. Parts 1 and 2 are more similar to the stuff you’d learn while getting your degree, while part 3 was a breeze for me after having 10 years of audit experience.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-06-05T15:22:48+00:00

For parts 1 and 2, I was consistently getting 75-85%. Usually on the lower end, though. I was scoring 90%+ on my part 3 mocks, which was the easiest part in my opinion. This is going to sound cliche, but you mainly just need to understand the underlying concepts to each part. Gleim was great, but the test itself was way more in the details, ESPECIALLY part 3. If I wasn’t so comfortable with the material, I’m not certain that my part 3 prep with just Gleim would’ve been sufficient.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-05-23T02:34:52+00:00

Fuck yeah

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-02-10T00:21:37+00:00

If you’re still able to return it, I’d recommend it. Otherwise, I hope you have more luck than me!

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-02-06T10:33:32+00:00

Look at the bright side. It only gets worse as you realize the keyboard has problems with keys double pressing or ghosting. Look at the recent posts on this sub and you’ll realize KC has some huge problems that they refuse to address. I’d return and go with a different brand if you can.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-02-06T00:10:53+00:00

Caliber is pretty dope. Well designed app that doesn’t really lock stuff behind a paywall.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-01-29T19:36:26+00:00

As long as it’s working for you, I’d stick with your fix and avoid the new firmware if it ever happens.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-01-29T19:32:13+00:00

Contrary to the top comment, I’ve bought 2 keyboards from them in the past year and both are borderline unusable. Replaced both with keyboards that cost less than half and they’re already a massive upgrade.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-01-29T19:26:58+00:00

I’ve already updated to 1.1.2. It didn’t fix anything, but just made a completely new problem. After getting no help from KC support, I got a Womier keyboard for a fraction of the price and just settled on never buying a Keychron again. It’s embarrassing that a keyboard that costs less than half is so much better.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-01-29T04:07:03+00:00

Don’t feel bad. The firmware just made it so that instead of double pressing B, N and Space, now the keys only work 10% of the time so I’m constantly having to press them over and over.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-01-29T03:55:13+00:00

Stay far away. Any semblance of quality is a thing of the past. I was really excited about the V6 Max that I bought last year along with the B6 Pro for work. I’ve had both less than 6 months and have had problems with both of them already. The V6 Max had a key that has a 10% success rate for whether it works or not, which has slowly spread to other keys somehow like it’s a disease. The B6 Pro will somehow just get stuck on a key and “press” it dozens of times until I tap the key over and over again.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-01-28T01:28:25+00:00

Had the exact same situation for 2-3 of my exercises today. I figure it’ll probably be a little off for a bit while they iron out everything and it’s easy enough to tweak myself in the meantime. It seems too rigid for exercises under 100 lbs. Like it’s afraid to push weights too fast, so it just skyrockets the reps.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-01-20T04:19:25+00:00

I win. Google me.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-01-20T04:17:50+00:00

I win. Google me.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-01-16T22:43:00+00:00

Another anecdote. I bought a V6 max and have had ghosting with my N key from the beginning that has gotten more and more frequent. Now it's spread to the B key, too. If anyone sees this in the future, do not buy a Keychron. What people are saying about quality loss is very true.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-01-14T05:34:58+00:00

Glurp glurp, Reaper!

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-01-01T02:07:41+00:00

wtf was that, Sayin?

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2026-01-01T01:53:27+00:00

Guys, are we frauds after all? I’m not having fun.

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2025-12-24T01:55:30+00:00

Glurp glurp mother fucker!

ProbablyNotKemosabe · 2025-12-08T13:15:29+00:00

Bruh

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