[CPA2BEE]

Had my retake for AUD this morning. This exam seemed about 10x harder than my first AUD exam. It went like this:

Testlet 1 – Hard

Testlet 2 – Much harder

Testlet 3 – Somewhere in between Hard and Much harder

SIMS – Are you kidding me???

I had 2 research SIMs so I know one was pretest, which sucks because I am pretty sure I got both right. I had 2 other SIMs that I think I may have done OK on and the other 3 were pretty much shots in the dark. Couldn’t really use the AL for anything but the research questions.

So here I am, begging for someone to relate to me to make me feel better until score release on Feb 4. I am not panicking yet because this was a similar experience to my 2nd FAR exam, which resulted in a pass. Both exams where I thought “it wasn’t too bad”, I failed. So I take difficulty as a good sign, but I am a little more worried about these AUD SIMs than I was my FAR exam. I really do not want to have to do this a 3rd time.

Anyone have any words?

FAR - 80
AUD - 82
BEC - 80
REG - 85

ETHICS - 90
EXPERIENCE - COMPLETE
Application for California license mailed 8/4/2016

[CPA2BEE]

@ThisIsTheYear – This was my 2nd attempt at AUD as well. I breezed through my first exam, thought it was super easy, finished with an hour and a half left and got a 71. I thought my first testlet on my retake was tougher than any testlet I saw on my first exam, the 2nd and 3rd got even harder, and the SIMS were a nightmare. I finished the retake with 8 minutes left.

If you look at this post, along with the AUD Exam Experience post, a lot of us feel this way after our exams. I don't know what it means for our scores, but is pretty clear the AICPA came out swinging in this first quarter for AUD. Just try to relax until Feb 4 and stay calm 🙂

FAR - 80
AUD - 82
BEC - 80
REG - 85

ETHICS - 90
EXPERIENCE - COMPLETE
Application for California license mailed 8/4/2016

[D]

Just got back from my AUD retake (scored a 74 in November).

My experience pretty much mirrors what everyone else here has said –

T1 – Med/difficult
T2 – Difficult
T3 – Even more difficult with lots of “trickery!”

SIMS: I got 2 research sims, which I both know I nailed. Nailed at least 1-2 others. There was one SIM that was like “WTF”… like it came straight out of FAR.

I was trending decently on my NINJA MCQs so I reaaaalllly hope I didn't do as bad as I feel.

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AUD - 74, 77! (1/2016)
BEC - 80! (5/2016)
REG - tbd (8/2016)
FAR - tbd

Study materials: NINJA MCQ/Audio/Notes

"I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me!"
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[Anonymous]

If you are in Dallas, you should try the 8 week live instruction group sessions by Barnett CPA Review, which supplements the national well-known material. Apparently, the instruction and set up is better than Becker's live instruction, and you can receive one-on-one coaching by someone who has passed all 4 parts of the exam in one sitting, has an extensive audit and accounting background available to help you understand and apply the material correctly, and has successfully coached numerous others to pass. I will be there in Feb. and March myself for FAR and Audit. There is more information available at https://www.cpareview.vpweb.com. I believe the instructor can coach via skype outside the local group sessions, so you don't have to be in Dallas to receive the one-on-one coaching.

[Anonymous]

Congrats CPA2BEE. Good work!!

[CPA2BEE]

Thank you DoOver!

FAR - 80
AUD - 82
BEC - 80
REG - 85

ETHICS - 90
EXPERIENCE - COMPLETE
Application for California license mailed 8/4/2016

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