Okay, took Audit two days ago. I solely used Becker. I watched the lectures, worked through the homework and the sims. I didn't spend as much time “learning” the material/memorizing as I would have liked to given my travel schedule for work, etc. A majority of my time was spent going through as many MC as possible. All that being said, I feel like I had put in a fair amount of time – especially for someone who has a life outside of this ridiculous hurdle.
Here's how it went down two days ago: 1st Testlet – VERY manageable, 2nd Testlet – A bit more difficult (which I'm guessing is a good thing), 3rd Testlet – more like the 1st testlet questions (which I'm guessing is not a great thing). I feel like the Becker HW questions were effective in prepping me for the MC. I had an hour and a half going into the SIMS, which should be more than enough time. Research was manageable, but the remainder were much more challenging than I anticipated – PLENTY of half-witted guessing involved. Realistically, I don't know what I would have done to prepare more for the SIMS.
I've read through the forum and, for the most part, I feel like most folks agree with the nature of the SIMS. Any thoughts or ideas for better ways to prep for the SIMS? Or, anyone have a similar experience? I'd like to hear how you scored. Don't worry – I'm not one of those folks that has nightmares about this exam and spends two months/countless hours preparing and busts out a 90+ after prepping for an unrealistic period of time. I had a similar experience with BEC and got a 75…..
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