[Anonymous]

How much time would you recommend for studying AUD?

I am currently unemployed and will be out of school for the next month and was hoping to take AUD the first week of January.

Would studying about 20 hours/week for the next four weeks be enough?

Thanks for any input.

[mrwills12]

@cpryan

It all depends on how quickly you can pick up on the concepts. If you are unemployed why not just study for 40-60 hours a week for the next 4 weeks? Treat the CPA exam as if it were your job, wake up at 6 am study until 5 or 6 pm and study on the weekends. Different people have studied different amounts of time i think i studied for 200+ hours for AUD. if i were unemployed i would be studying alot more than 20 hours a week.

FAR - 88 (Jul 2012)
AUD - 85 (Oct 2012)
BEC - 82 (Nov 2012)
REG - 92 (Jan 2013) DONE!

Using Becker Self Study 2012

[MCLKT]

I second that mrwills12.

I think I studied about 90-100 hours for my first AUD exam.

Second time around, I am planning on close to 150 hours. The last 50 hrs or so are reserved for hammering out additional MCQs.

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

[Anonymous]

Thank you!

[Roxwella]

AUD is all concept. For me, 90 hours did the trick. But, it really comes down to how easily the material comes to you. I would start the process and make your decisions on dates later on. Good luck!!

[FearTheBeard]

@cpryan

80 hours of focused study is more than enough for AUD. However, since you're unemployed, why not do a solid 40 hours per week for 160 hours total? I agree with @mrwills12 — treat it like a full-time job. Better to overstudy and get a 90 than fail with a 73 & have to wait a few months to re-take it. You have a great opportunity to pass this exam. Go for it!

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