[jeff]

This is for people taking their exams in the January/February 2010 testing window.

Recommended prep time for AUD is 4 weeks @ 20 hours a week.

CPA Exam Score Release Predictions:

https://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-scores-results-january-february-2010-wave-1.html

[havetopass]

Oh & one more thing, I left my exam the first 2 times with 1.5 or 2 hours left on the clock and KNEW I had passed. The third time, I took a much slower pace and took advantage of every single second that they were going to give me to take for that exam. I think that not racing through the exam and double checking my answers on the MCQ as well as taking plenty of time for the communication tabs helped tremendously. When I finished my exam the third time, I had 5 minutes left. I could not tell you if I passed or failed, but I knew if I failed, it was not because I didn't try or give it 110%.

BEC 76 AUD 86 FAR 81 REG 79

FINALLY FINISHED!!!!

[Anonymous]

Definitely need to crunch tons of questions. Another thing I do is to watch the Yaeger videos twice. I believe on FAR that may be crazy since they have about 40 hours of video, but so far it has worked for me. This helps to regurgitate what is important for the exam.

However, having said that, questions are the key.

[havetopass]

and as far as audit being common sense, i disagree. if you are not an auditor and have no sort of professional work experience, this is not common sense stuff per se. i think if you are fresh out of school or not in auditing, you generally are going to have to study more than an experienced auditor would. i know that is another reason why my score improved because i had 6 more months of work experience between april & november.

BEC 76 AUD 86 FAR 81 REG 79

FINALLY FINISHED!!!!

[Anonymous]

I am studying to take Audit January 2 for the second time. This is my last section. 🙂 Fantastic news assuming I do well because I am now getting ready for 60 hour weeks during tax season and planning my wedding August 7, 2010.

[Jaywalk]

At first, I could not work up the desire to study for AUD at home. Since I was commuting an hour each way to an audit client, I decided to leave the laptop running on my passenger seat and listened to the Becker lectures while I drove. Naturally, I wouldn't get everything out of the lectures, like the mnemonics, but at least when I buckled down and watched the lectures properly at home, things were very familiar. Working as a first year auditor at a public CPA firm also helped.

During the exam, I flew through the multiple choice testlets and had so much time on the sims (over an hour for each) that I was able to use the research tab to help me answer the other simulation tabs and the written portion. I studied with Becker 2009 and focused 95% of my studying on practice multiple choice q's, 5% on practice sims, and an immaterial amount of time on the written portion because I expected to use the research tab on the exam. I felt very confident leaving the exam and passed AUD on the first try with an 84.

Good luck!

BEC 78 - 11/27/2008 | AUD 84 - 08/10/2009
REG 82 - 11/23/2009 | FAR 84 - 01/19/2010
-| Passed all sections |-

[Anonymous]

Thank you Havetopass. I've started doing those questions again. I didnt spend much time sims the last time, so u think i should pay more attention to stuyding sims??

[Anonymous]

If I want to be in the first wave….when date do I have t take AUD by?

[Anonymous]

For Jan/Feb window? By Feb. 7th.

[havetopass]

Emes, I would definitely practice the sims. Like Jaywalk said, using the research tab to find the related accounting guidelines/literature to answer the question REALLY helps – those are gimme points in my opinion & communication is 10 points of the exam which can make a difference between a 73 and a 75 for sure. I know my communication is what messed me up in FAR. I would make sure that you are going over the material you are weak in first & foremost, though, because if you don't have that base knowledge, it doesn't matter if you practiced the sims or not, you won't know how to work the problems. I used the Wiley practice sims in the book & practice exam cd & thought that they were excellent! Good luck! I have some of my notes if you need them, just let me know!

BEC 76 AUD 86 FAR 81 REG 79

FINALLY FINISHED!!!!

[mfs9231]

For those of you who re-work alot of MCQs to study, how do you prevent jsut memorizing the questions/answers? I have been going through each question in the lecture until i am at 100% and trying to space it out, but I still feel like im just memorizing the questions!!

AUD - 1/15
FAR - 2/26

[Anonymous]

I usually memorize answers from first try – can't help it.

I was taking little notes on the ones that I did wrong the first round, or the ones that I thought were challenging (even if I got them right.) I think it helped me to get some info into my head.

Also, usually it's better not to do second round right away, but go to a different topic and come back to first one in couple of days – I'm sure it'll be more difficult to remember answers after some times passes:-)

[Anonymous]

I agree with Anna. If you can space it out, chances are you will forget a lot of the things you “remembered” about a question. However, there is some degree of familiarity with the questions.

[kamalmatta]

Hey.. I am planning to take AUD in next week. Can somebody tell the best way to expertise on Internal control questions? I am using becker.

thanks

Kamal

[NWATSB]

Took Aud in 8/31/09 got 64. Used Becker, but was also taking 2 Masters classes. I've since gotten Gleim materials and no more classes. Lets hope 1/24/10 will be a success!

8/6/12 BEC - 76
8/31/12 REG - 75
10/15/12 AUD - 76
7/15/13 FAR - 75

Finally Done with this exam after being eligible since May 15th, 2009

[Patrick909]

“For those of you who re-work alot of MCQs to study, how do you prevent jsut memorizing the questions/answers? I have been going through each question in the lecture until i am at 100% and trying to space it out, but I still feel like im just memorizing the questions!!”

There are so many questions, I never found that to be a problem. I'd start with the first chapter's set, then run through every set…..by the time I got back to the first chapter they were unfamiliar to me again. You just work them again and again. You *want* to be familiar with those questions because you will see very similar questions on the exam….so even if you memorize them, it's not a problem.

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