Cupcake… I have not taken audit yet but the other i have and the best way to get yourself prepared to continuously do problems. And problems from all different sources… becker.. aicpa… etc. If you're engaging in other activities and you feel that you don't have the material down perfect.. it might be best to put your life on hold and really knock this one outta the park.
Cupcake – I passed AUD last week (my last part too!) after failing it the first time. Over the couple of years of working on the exam, I've only used Bisk books (I felt they were pretty good) and I've used software from Gleim, Bisk and Wiley. Of the 3, I felt Gleim was the best (as it relates to multiple choice since you have to order the Gleim simulation seperately). I felt the questions on Gleim were tougher and prepped me better. I did use their simulationsoftware (online) and thought it was really good too. You are however, limited to how often you can review their online simulations. Also, I seemed to have less problems with Gleim on getting repeat questions during study reviews which burned me in the past by giving me a false sense of security. Bisk was horrible in regards to this. When they upgraded to 2009 version, half the features either didn't work anymore or didn't work properly so I completely dropped Bisk software (I still used their books). Wiley was ok in most regards but unlike Bisk and Gleim, didn't retain a cumulative score or a history of your scores. If I had to take it again tomorrow, I'd buy Gleim. Plus, you can download their multiple choice questions online – you don't have to wait for the mail.
Are different sampling methods tested heavily? PPS, MUS , MPU, Ratio? Taking it tomorrow, I failed last time (don't remember anything on the test), hopefully I am well prepared this time around!
I passed reg bec and far in 3 months and have been stuck on audit since nov 2009 . took audit 3 times (73, 70, 71) using becker and for my 4th time last week i used a combination of becker text and wily questions. I recommend using some sort of combo so that you see material from multiple sources. I know there are atleast 3-5 questions that i only knew from studying from wily as well as becker so hopefully that put me over the top this time.
I am absolutely terrified! I am taking Audit tomorrow for the 2nd time (got a 71) back in May. As I'm sitting here during my lunch hour, I have absolutely no idea what to review. I spent most of the weekend taking Becker exams and review questions and poring over my notes. Last time I took Audit I was pretty confident that I knew the material and this time I'm not so sure. Any last minute advice?
With that said, I used Yaeger and watched the lectures (20hrs), reviewed and did MCQ's (15hrs), and read the book where I was still not confident (10hrs). My background – graduated in May 2009, had a joke of a Auditing course senior year… Started my work in public in September (small firm – jumped right into the action) and took and passed the exam at the end of May…
Hey guys, I took AUD on 8/30 and I felt really confident about it. Now I'm getting nervous because sometimes being confident about it is a bad sign! Yikes. This is my last exam. I think I felt good about it because I actually knew how to do the Sims, unlike FAR and REG where I basically guessed on the majority of the sims. Grrrrr….I hate waiting on scores! UGH.
exam_taker – I had a similar experience as you, and I actually noticed the difficulty increasing as I went along as opposed to FAR seeing nothing. I do worry that I may not have passed, but I think that's because I went into the not feeling prepared as I was for BEC and FAR. Hopefully only another 2 weeks or so until we get some results. Good luck, I hope you passed!!
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