[Q]

How’s the simulation in audit for quarter 4?

[cpApex Predator]

Hard

[MattLorenz]

Took the exam today, I studied with Becker and did all of the sims, the two mock exams (82 and 84), and the AICPA mock exam, as well as doing the AICPA released MC and reviewing the released sims, and nothing prepared me for the sims I got today. The two research questions were fine, and two other sims I felt like I could potentially get a good chunk of the points, but the other four pretty much dealt with using professional judgement and they were very subjective. It's definitely what you hear people talk about when they talk about audit, the fact that you've gotta pick the “best” answer and yet none of the study material I went through got anywhere close to what these sims presented. My advice is to nail the MC and hope you luck out on the sims. Not saying you can't handle the sims on the exam, but don't expect to have any idea of whether you actually picked the correct answer.

[SallyCPA]

@matt do you have any advice to prepare for the sims?

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