[Marc]

I am a Ninja blogger so this will be up on the site soon, but I figured I would post it here for all AUD test takers to enjoy.

I took AUD today and my experience was as follows: I went to work Friday morning to work a half day and take my test at 1 p.m. I forgot my passport (for second ID) and my NTS…so I started off real well. Luckily I didn’t need my second ID and I was able to pull up my NTS on my phone. With all of that confusion and the fact that I had to take time to find a new place to park because they had the entire parking lot of where I usually park blocked off, I didn’t have time to eat lunch. After downing a few pop tarts which I luckily bought earlier that day, I headed into the testing center. If all that was not enough, the fire alarm went off a half hour into the exam. I spent the next 15 minutes standing outside in 100 degree heat, but I did not lose any test time.

I thought the sets of MCQ’s were pretty comparable with that of the Becker materials. I think with Auditing I usually read the question and possible answers and either know it right away or have a really good guess. Because there is no calculating like in FAR, I always burn through MCQ’s really quickly. I finished the MCQ’s in an hour and a half leaving plenty of time for simulations, and feeling ok about my performance so far.

The simulations were another story all together. One of the questions was on information I knew, but it went way more in-depth than what Becker taught, so I was left guessing on a lot of them. Another of the simulation looked like something that came right out of the FAR exam. I finally got to the point where I felt I could do nothing else and left with an hour still remaining. To sum things up….I have no clue how I did, I wouldn’t be surprised if I got anything from a 65-85. I am a little unsatisfied because all of the practice exams and MCQ’s that I did, I always scored between 70-85 and expected to perform much better. I guess I just have to wait another month to see how I actually did, and like most CPA candidates, there is no rest. I am moving to my new house this weekend and starting to study FAR on monday. Good luck everyone.

FAR - 67, 85
AUD - 50, 68, 79 I'm DONE!
BEC - 81
REG - 78

First Expiration = 8/31/2013

[Anonymous]

I hope you did better than you think, that's usually the case with these exams. I had a FAR SIM on my AUD retake and since I hadn't taken FAR, I ended up guessing on J/Es, but it ended up okay…though I barely passed with a 75.

Point is, forget about AUD…it's done and there's not much you can do about it now. It seems like you gave it your all and it will provide a good outcome:)

Good Luck with moving & FAR!

[Anonymous]

I just took AUD on 7/7 and felt the same about the exam. I felt I did very well in the MCQ, but the SIMS were far from what I had been studying. Overall, I think I passed, but if I didn't, it is because of the SIMS. Good luck!

[momto5]

Hope you knocked it out of the park mabaumann!! With all the stuff you had going on, you deserve it! Good luck re-attacking FAR!

FAR - 92 (4/27/12)
AUD - 96 (7/17/12)
BEC - 92 (8/30/12)
REG - 91 (11/12/12)

[Marc]

Thanks Mom.

FAR - 67, 85
AUD - 50, 68, 79 I'm DONE!
BEC - 81
REG - 78

First Expiration = 8/31/2013

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