# EA Exams **URL:** https://community.goactuary.com/c/exams/ea-exams/43.md [Latest](https://community.goactuary.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.goactuary.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.goactuary.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the EA Exams category](https://community.goactuary.com/t/about-the-ea-exams-category/283)
**Author:** [@Serena](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Serena)\ **Replies:** 0
(Replace this first paragraph with a brief description of your new category. This guidance will appear in the category selection area, so try to keep it below 200 characters.) Use the following paragraphs for a longer d… --- ## [Application Progress Thread](https://community.goactuary.com/t/application-progress-thread/425)
**Author:** [@caveman](https://community.goactuary.com/u/caveman)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/application-progress-thread/425 "2024-02-16T23:17:26Z")
Track progress of EA Applications here --- ## [EA-2F study materials](https://community.goactuary.com/t/ea-2f-study-materials/8111)
**Author:** [@Windsorman](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Windsorman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/ea-2f-study-materials/8111 "2023-07-24T15:35:19Z")
What study materials and study plan did you use to pass EA-2F? I’d be grateful if you’d share. Thank you. --- ## [November 2022 EA-2F Results](https://community.goactuary.com/t/november-2022-ea-2f-results/6961)
**Author:** [@Justkickinit](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Justkickinit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/november-2022-ea-2f-results/6961 "2023-01-20T16:27:04Z")
Answer key was posted recently. Best of luck to everyone who sat. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/ea2f-1122.pdf --- ## [May 2022 EA-2L Results](https://community.goactuary.com/t/may-2022-ea-2l-results/6129)
**Author:** [@saint24](https://community.goactuary.com/u/saint24)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/may-2022-ea-2l-results/6129 "2022-08-01T18:11:23Z")
I took EA-2L this spring and thought it was really easy but then didn’t pass. Did anyone else feel this way? I noticed there are fewer passing candidate IDs than any year before, maybe the points required to pass were ju… --- ## [November 2021 EA-2F](https://community.goactuary.com/t/november-2021-ea-2f/4166)
**Author:** [@Justkickinit](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Justkickinit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/november-2021-ea-2f/4166 "2022-07-25T22:18:31Z")
Hi Everyone, Just thought I’d send a note out and see how everyone is feeling about the November sitting. Given the relatively low pass rate last year, I’d expect there are a good amount of people sitting this time arou… --- ## [May 2022 EA-2L Solutions](https://community.goactuary.com/t/may-2022-ea-2l-solutions/5938)
**Author:** [@Justkickinit](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Justkickinit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/may-2022-ea-2l-solutions/5938 "2022-07-23T21:18:57Z")
The \[answer key\] to the 2022 Exam has been posted. Best of luck to all who sat this round. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/ea2l-0522.pdf --- ## [May 2021 EA-2L Extra Tricky?](https://community.goactuary.com/t/may-2021-ea-2l-extra-tricky/3523)
**Author:** [@Flowers](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Flowers)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/may-2021-ea-2l-extra-tricky/3523 "2021-10-17T20:58:35Z")
Did anyone else take the May 2021 sitting? I walked into the exam and out of it feeling extremely confident. There were only two questions I felt unsure on. Now I have found out I didn’t pass, and I feel defeated. I’ve … --- ## [Study time for Exams EA-2L and EA-2F](https://community.goactuary.com/t/study-time-for-exams-ea-2l-and-ea-2f/3710)
**Author:** [@Teneck](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Teneck)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/study-time-for-exams-ea-2l-and-ea-2f/3710 "2021-12-22T21:18:18Z")
I’m wondering what others think a good number of study hours is (and what materials they used) for the EA exams. I’m looking specifically for EA-2F, but in the interest of trying to build even a fraction of the resources… --- ## [Starting EA-1 studying](https://community.goactuary.com/t/starting-ea-1-studying/4193)
**Author:** [@BG5150](https://community.goactuary.com/u/BG5150)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/starting-ea-1-studying/4193 "2021-10-10T02:54:41Z")
Starting EA-1 studying. (Again) Math gets harder as you get older and don’t use it. sigh --- ## [Anyone Take EA1 Yesterday?](https://community.goactuary.com/t/anyone-take-ea1-yesterday/2916)
**Author:** [@abf](https://community.goactuary.com/u/abf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/anyone-take-ea1-yesterday/2916 "2021-05-13T17:11:36Z")
That was really rough… It felt like a bomb dropped. It was so much harder than the last 12 years of exams I studied… --- ## [Historical Pass Marks EA-2L](https://community.goactuary.com/t/historical-pass-marks-ea-2l/2847)
**Author:** [@Teneck](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Teneck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/historical-pass-marks-ea-2l/2847 "2021-05-12T16:57:14Z")
Does anyone know what the approximate pass mark for this exam has been in the past? I couldn’t find anything by googling or using Wayback machine on AO. --- ## [Any good, free materials available for EA-1?](https://community.goactuary.com/t/any-good-free-materials-available-for-ea-1/1695)
**Author:** [@BG5150](https://community.goactuary.com/u/BG5150)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/any-good-free-materials-available-for-ea-1/1695 "2021-04-06T20:58:30Z")
Any good, free materials available for EA-1 anywhere? --- ## [Exam Materials](https://community.goactuary.com/t/exam-materials/972)
**Author:** [@Justkickinit](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Justkickinit)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/exam-materials/972 "2020-11-12T20:00:46Z")
Hi All, For those who have taken the EA Exams (2F or 2L) which available materials did you find most helpful. I’ve been recommended Rick G (who I believe is associated with TIA) however, I find manuals to be more helpfu… --- ## [Good luck on the EA Exams! (and don't discuss on Exam day)](https://community.goactuary.com/t/good-luck-on-the-ea-exams-and-dont-discuss-on-exam-day/676)
**Author:** [@gandalf](https://community.goactuary.com/u/gandalf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/good-luck-on-the-ea-exams-and-dont-discuss-on-exam-day/676 "2020-10-26T13:49:14Z")
SOA Fellowship Exams start today. Because the exams are given by CBT, please do not discuss your exam until 6 AM New York time THE DAY AFTER you take the exam. If I read the SOA schedule correctly, the only EA exam thi…