[nishvik]

Hello All,

I am here one more time for some advice time from A71 buddies.

Seems that I am having a tough time with AUDIT ,the part I never thought would give me such a tough time that even with

second attempt I couldnt beat it.

SO my First time test experience(May29) was quiet good,felt good about MCQ’s overall and Simulations were also pretty good because I made use of AL like most people told here on the forum.Felt good coming out of the test centre.And when I saw my score it was shocking to me becuase I got 73 :(:( I mean seriously… I was like how can that happen??

My Score Report said Weaker in Professional Responsibilties,Understanding the Entity&Sims

Comparable in Understanding the Engagement & Accounting and Review Services

Stronger in Procedures and Evidence & Evaluation and Reporting

I retook Audit on 31st july for the second time I studied like first time read the whole Becker textbook,reworked all the MCQ’s and sims in Becker Software,Also I purchased Wiley test software and worked MCQ’s and Sims. I knew the stuff and knew I can tackle this time.But was little frustrated this time studying

My test experience this time was totally different from the first time, It was tougher exam.Had many wordy questions and the difficulty level was high I think.By the time I completed my MCQ’s I was depressed about my performance.Simulations this time I could not use AL because they were based on Coceptual questions where you have to select from dropdown menu with lots of options and soo easy to get cofused.I had to guess on many.

I knew I had failed and after much waited score release fiasco I got 72 :(:( one point down

My Score Report was

Comparable in Understanding the Engagement & Accounting and Review Services(same as earlier)

Stronger in rest area( My weaker areas in previous exams became stronger )

Weaker in Sims

1)With Audit I know the material but when it comes to Sim I cant perform,I tend to answer wrong esp with conceptual questions based on Inherent risk/control risk,questions about choosing audit procedures like rights &obligations/Existence.I am weak in these areas in Simulations Any Tips on improving my performance?

So as of now I have started with BEC preparation and already completed B3 and I think I will give BEC in October.

2)So I think it makes sense to give BEC then AUD in November ??

3)After failing AUD second time my motivation level has gone down..It makes me think I will fail in my next test too..I dont wanna do that how do I overcome that??

4 For Audit retake again I was thinking to buy Ninja notes or Roger Cram ..Many people have jumped their score with Ninja notes so was thinking of that and also heard good abt Roger cram . But I am confused which one to put my money on.Any advice on that??

5)For BEC right now I am using Becker self study+flashcards, Planning to buy Wiley testbank.

/helpfulIs Ninja notes good for BEC as well?

( I am sorry for the long message,but I had to express it so that I can have inputs from someone going through the same or overcome the failure)

FAR- 79 -->Becker self study, Final review & Flashcards
REG -72-->Becker ,76-->Becker plus Wiley test bank
AUD- 73 Becker,72-->Becker+Wiley,69-->Added ninja notes,89 --> Added Gleim review
BEC- 84 Becker plus Wiley Test bank

I am Done !!!!

[Anonymous]

nishvik- I experienced a situation similar to yours where I took Audit in May, but I did not pass it and continued to study BEC. I just retook Audit this past weekend and the sims were considerably tougher than the May exam.

I recommend continuing to study BEC since you are halfway through the material. BEC is tough, but do tons of MCQs and you should be fine. Then return to Audit with a fresh approach. I bought the Ninja 10 point combo for Audit and followed Jeff's method. His Ninja audio is really helpful to pick up the smaller facts in a condensed fashion. Then I re-did all of the Becker questions and researched everything I got wrong. If you want more practice with complicated questions, take a look at cpareviewforfree

You're on track to pass, just keep studying and doing MCQs. Doing all of the above helped me to put the whole Audit process together and get a better grasp on audit risk. I still have no idea if I passed audit (since the sims were so bad they were comical), but I feel a lot better about this time than I did in May. Good luck!

[nishvik]

Hey @auslaf thanks for taking out time and replying back.

Yes I am continuing with BEC and will appear for that first then later in November will give Audit again.

And regarding you Audit retake,just dont think much I put so much stress on me post exam thinking abt my performance and what is done is done we cant change..Just keep praying I am sure you will be fine 🙂

I am just dealing with post exam failure feeling by failing back to back and I just want to put my motivation up and pass these exams.

I dont know whether I can do that,I am just giving all that I can towards these exams.I was able to pass FAR & REG I just pray to god that I pass BEC & AUD.I will work hard

I just need some motivation 🙁

Good Luck

FAR- 79 -->Becker self study, Final review & Flashcards
REG -72-->Becker ,76-->Becker plus Wiley test bank
AUD- 73 Becker,72-->Becker+Wiley,69-->Added ninja notes,89 --> Added Gleim review
BEC- 84 Becker plus Wiley Test bank

I am Done !!!!

[Anonymous]

nishvik – If you passed FAR and REG, you have done most of the journey. They are really tough tests with the most material. Audit and BEC dive deep into more conceptual topics, so it can be frustrating when the exam has really obscure questions.

Good luck to you. You can do this!

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