[jpmcom]

Hi,

I failed Aud last window with 67.I used Becker review.After seeing posts i'm worried if i could pass it next time.I thought i aced the exam first time but failed. i'm confused how to deal with it second time.Please help me to come out of this depressed feeling about retaking it again.Is becker good enough for auditing?..I didn't even receive my score report yet from CA board.

[halfCPA]

Thanks for the reply! Marking for me means that I am not positive on the answer, and the unmarked ones I feel pretty confident about. Was just wondering how many people usually mark, and even if with marking 5-8 questions they were still able to pass. I guess it is very subjective, but I am just feeling a little uneasy since I didn't expect some of the MC to be so tricky/wordy.

[Anonymous]

I felt similarly. If you're only marking 5-8 per testlet, then that means you feel very confident about 75-80% of the MCQs, which is pretty good. You also have to figure that you're at least going to get a couple of the marked questions right (unless they are complete guesses), especially if you can narrow it down to two answers. I'd definitely say that's something to feel good about.

[nervouswreck]

I found that I marked 5-6 in my first testlet, then 9-15 on the next two. Should I be worried?

[Anonymous]

For me, I think I marked about 6 on the first one, then it went up to 10 on my second testlet, and I thinked I marked 15 on my third one. It makes sense because I think I had harder testlets after the first. For the ones I marked, they were ones that I either wanted to double check or was less than 50% sure on. I definitely had to guess on more than a few of them. Surprisingly, I didn't do as bad as I thought I did. I definitely marked more on audit than any other section though.

[halfCPA]

That makes me feel better! This was my last exam (waiting on both FARE and Audit scores), and I would have liked to have walked out of Audit feeling a lot better than I did. I was surprised to mark between 5-8 on each testlet, because I got in the 80s on the Becker Final Exams. You got a good score though, so I am glad to see there is hope!

[Anonymous]

hey all who have taken audit. I take audit the 30th and am using becker. does any1 think using becker alone will be enough to pass audit? thanks for the help!

[Anonymous]

big4luv, I used Becker for all 4 parts and I feel that if you have a solid understanding of the concepts from school/experience, the review material is enough to prepare you for the exam. As others have said it before, Becker does not teach you the concepts – it just offers a condensed view and memorization tools that will help you while taking the actual exams.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

I passed AUD using only Becker. I did the MC questions over and over until my eyes bled. I put in right at 90 hours including the live classes (can see blog link in my signature for the day by day how I did it). Becker did a great job on the MC questions. I think there were 3 questions I think that I hadn't covered directly. The simulations were a crap shoot in my opinion. They can't have hundreds of sims in the Becker material and that would be about the only way to really be prepared. The look and feel of the sims are covered by the Becker sims though. My biggest fear/weakness was the written. I did horrid on one (in my opinion) and ok on the other. The one I did ok on had nothing to do with auditing or even accounting, but I knew the situation since I've actually dealt with it in my work, so I felt good writing on it.

[Anonymous]

I took Audit in August and got a 69. So I bought the 2009 Wiley material and listened to the Audio MP3 while driving to and from work (75 minutes one way.)

I signed back up for Audit and took it on November 30th. It was hard, but I felt good…..really good…about passing it. I felt like I NAILED the multiple choice questions. My second testlet was difficult so I knew I did well on the first. The Sims were good. I answered both of them completely taking my time on the writtens.

This was the best exam I've taken so far…I was hoping for a score in the 80's. I would have been surprised if I got a 90. But I KNEW I had passed…..

GOT MY SCORE LAST FRIDAY…….74 (SEVENTY FOUR!!!) What happened??!! I don't know where I went wrong.

[Anonymous]

cpawannabee

I feel like I know how you feel. I took AUD in April and felt the same. I scored a 73 after a 70+ day wait. However, I wasn't able to retake for over 4 months, I spent all that time in between studying for FAR. I spent 3 weeks doing basically a cram studying nearly 20 hours a week for AUD after my FAR exam. I was able to raise my score to an 81. Do not let how you feel get you down. You are so close, I know the next time will put you over the top. I used Becker material. I studying the material from beginning to end and then concentrated on the weak areas based on the report while reviewing the other areas. Do not think your age has anything to do with it. I am 49, with full time job and six kids. If I can do this and I will complete this exam. So can you. I also feel like you, I wish I had taken this exam long ago. Best of Luck we will prevail.

[havetopass]

cpawannabee, i am an auditor & it took me 3 tries to pass. i made a 69, 73, and then finally passed with an 86. i think the key is just going through MCQ and highlighting the areas you are weak in & hitting that material hard. then, review everything that is covered in your text & just keep doing multiple choice questions. i recognized a lot of questions word for word on the exam. and take as much time as you need on the exam day. i spent 2 hours in the exam the first 2 tries and then on my last exam, i stayed until there were only 4 or 5 minutes left. the time we are given for audit is so much compared to the other tests, and I thought if they are going to give me this much cushioning in time, i am going to use it to my benefit and check every answer i mark & reread every simulation answer i give. it must have worked b/c my score increased 13 points between august and november. hope this helps! good luck! do you have any tips on REG? I'm taking it in less than a month and feel COMPLETELY overwhelmed!

BEC 76 AUD 86 FAR 81 REG 79

FINALLY FINISHED!!!!

[TNcandidate1]

I found out by taking AUD three times that there is a reason they give you 4.5 hours. AUD question are tricky. It is easy to get to two answers but you have to take time to get to 1 answer. Also, the average comparible raw score for candidates passing is 79 – 80 in AUD while they are 70 – 71 for FAR. Remember the research function is sims can be used to help in the other sim tabs.

REG 75, BEC 77, AUD 66,74,80 FAR 62,71,85 feels good to be done!!!!!

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