[MCLKT]

Hi all of my Auditing class of 2013 Ninjas!

Is there a study group topic for Jan/Feb 2013 yet?

If not, can we start one?

I have scheduled my exam for 1/11. This is my second try (73 in Aug. 2012). Tonight I am going to take a mini practice exam to see what I remember and get and idea of my weak spots. And tomorrow I begin re-watching Yaeger vidoes. The entire timeline is to work book questions as I go through each module. Wrapping up the last video by Dec 14. And will do nothing but review, review, review until 1/10. Oh, and take my holiday vacation at the end of December, yikes!

What review material are you using? When is your exam? What topics have you covered? Any tips yet?

A:[73]97 F:[74]85 R:86 B:[74]82
*NINJA 10 Pt. COMBO & Yaeger*

[Anonymous]

@Lost.n.lost That is true too! Some questions parallel.

[Motivated2Pass]

Hi, all!

I'm new to the site, and am starting to study to retake AUD. Haven't scheduled the date yet, but I got a 73 using Becker self-study only. I just bought the 10 point combo, but have a question. Is it really necessary to review all of the Becker lectures again?? That's 24 hrs of study time, and if I take notes, much more.

Anyone else studying to retake and going through all the lectures again, or just notes, MCQ, and flashcards?

Thanks.

AUD - 11/18/12 - 73
REG - 4/2013
FAR - ??
BEC - ??

[Motivated2Pass]

I should note the 73 was from my 11/18/12 exam. 🙂 So close!

AUD - 11/18/12 - 73
REG - 4/2013
FAR - ??
BEC - ??

[foreseeableCPA]

@Motivated2Pass

Some say its not worth watching the lectures over again. But I believe that reviewing the material completely from scratch will guarantee you a passing score.

CPA - Class of 2013
CIA - Class of 2016

[Motivated2Pass]

Ok, can anybody point me in thr right direction to download the flashcards & audio to my iPhone? The instructions file in the MACOSX folder for the flashcards will not open on my desktop. And it's in PDF format, which iPhones don't support?

Thanks!

AUD - 11/18/12 - 73
REG - 4/2013
FAR - ??
BEC - ??

[Anonymous]

@Motivated2Pass iPhone doesn't support PDF? That just put me even further into the never going to buy an iPhone category. I had to use my DROID to pull up my NTS yesterday for my FAR retake – thank goodness DROID does PDF!

Sorry to get off topic – I was just really surprised.

[lyzgrace]

@Motivated2Pass: You can definitely view PDFs on the iPhone. When I downloaded the flashcards onto my MacBook they were in a zipped folder that contained only one PDF, which was just a coupon code. The actual flashcards were in an .xml format, which you need to download software to view. Instructions are in the .doc file that are also in the zipped folder.

AUD: 82
FAR: 78
BEC: 75
REG: 8/1 score release!!

[MCLKT]

Hey 23k!!!

I went to Hawaii for Christmas (10 days), and to say I got off track is an understatement. I pushed my test back to the 15th to give myself one more weekend to really cram.

Studying is going well. I'm scoring 75ish on practice exams (Wiley test bank). But I would like that to be at least 85 before I go in.

Right now I'm randomly rewriting chapters of my notes (weak areas) then testing on that info and writing out incorrect answers. Every other day I am taking a full practice exam to assess my weaknesses. Now I think I will do some focus sessions of MCQ on my weak areas only.

I wasn't on this thread for a bit because it felt like soooo much reading to get caught up on the discussion, lol.

How are you doing? Where are you at in studying?

A:[73]97 F:[74]85 R:86 B:[74]82
*NINJA 10 Pt. COMBO & Yaeger*

[littlenumberrobot]

Hello Audit Peeps! I am starting to read my Roger book today. Test Feb 23. Kind of excited NOT to be studying BEC right now haha should be a nice break. Good luck to you all. I know most of you are testing soon. Just wanted to join the Audit party 🙂

CA CPA - All because of the journey listed below
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FAR - 53('10), 8/25/12 79 PASSED!
REG - 66('11), 69('12), 12/06/12 77 PASSED!!
BEC - 58('10), 74('12), 01/05/13 77 PASSED!!!
AUD - 43('11), 66('12), 69('13), 74('13) 7/29/13 85 PASSED!!!!!

(Combinations of Roger, Yaeger, Wiley Book, Wiley TB, & NINJA Notes)

Ethics 90%

[23K]

Well – I went through all the HW problems once in Becker A1-A6

Scored from 60% to 75%

Did Sims for A1-A3 – Still have 3 more section to go – SIMS are killing me 🙁

I'm going to do progression test and just do NON-STOP MC's and SIMS

Have about three weeks to review and focus on week points

AUD--52,68,83, expired. Retake = 74 RETAKE - 7.24.26
FAR--73,70,68,75
BEC-- 79
REG-- 68,62,75

[23K]

I'm having so much problems with Audit Evidence ….. BOOOOOOOO

AUD--52,68,83, expired. Retake = 74 RETAKE - 7.24.26
FAR--73,70,68,75
BEC-- 79
REG-- 68,62,75

[MCLKT]

My practice exams are showing weakness in Reporting and Acct. Review Services. And doing well in the others. I'm nervous because these two sections are tested highly and I scored weaker in them when I sat back in Aug. I'm obviously not comprehending something correctly.

1 week until test day. I'm starting to get VERY anxious.

A:[73]97 F:[74]85 R:86 B:[74]82
*NINJA 10 Pt. COMBO & Yaeger*

[Someday_I_will]

For those who used Becker for AUD, what chapter needs more attention?

And also, I am thinking what section to take next but it would be good to know what section of the exam will be changed this year. Anyone knows?

Thanks!

REG - 75

[Jsmi77y]

Anyone have advice for nailing down the topics involving confirmations vs cutoffs and what they are generally used for/to detect?

I seem to have a lot of trouble regarding questions involving specific audit procedures and detecting anything with cutoffs and confirmations. Questions that involve bank statement verification etc.

And fwiw I've gone over the audit procedure chapters in Roger's books more than a lot.

REG - 68 | 71 | 88 | 86
FAR - 72 | 74 | 79
AUD - 66 | 70 | 77
BEC - 62 | 74 | 80

Guess that means I'm a soon-to-be CPA!

[missymoo]

Hi all, I was hoping I could join or assemble a small audit group. I need some discipline to help me get focused and on track. I have been a career CPA candidate to say the least! For the past 12 years I have been taking the exam on and off; however, during 2012, I hit it hard by taking the audit exam 3 times but flunking each time. I am a full time natural gas accountant, married and mother of two kids (ages 8 and 5). I would love to be apart of a study group that can help me come up with a study plan and work to take the exam around the end of February. As I said, I have previously taken the audit exam so I know the audit material but just don't know how to organize the studying…this is where I am hoping to find help and need a group to help keep me on track.

It would be awesome to find an online group of people to meet weekly to discuss what we have learned this week and what our goals are for the following week. I am a terrible organizer so I am begging for help!!!

I am currently using the 2012 Becker materials as my primary studying source as well as Ninja notes.

Please let me know your thoughts.

[Author]

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