[Jasper]

I am a full time student and spend my time studying for the CPA exam on a full time basis. I actually sometimes think I over study spending too many months just trying to learn and review the material. But my study plan has worked for me, getting me a 82 on FAR and an 82 on BEC. I will be taking the AUD exam in early October.

A lot of CPA candidates say the AUD test is easy; one even saying he or she completed it 1.5 hours. But AUD has the worst pass rate out of the four exams. I am just wondering who is saying it is easy. Do you think it is easy because it does not have as many formulas? Do you think it is easy because you are an actual auditor? Do you think it is easy because you really spent a long time studying? Why do you think it was easy?

FAR 82
BEC 82
AUD 93
REG 87

[LT-P]

I have 11 full days and 4 work-days before my exam and I am FREAKING OUT. AUD just don't click for me. Has anyone passed without writing out detailed notes to study from? I really don't have enough time for these notes especially with Becker being written in hieroglyphics .. even the NINJA Notes aren't really helping.

Should I just start drilling out my 2nd round of MCQ's in hopes that it clicks?? I passed the other 3 exams on my first try but I always did the note-writing so I'm not sure this is such a good idea 🙁

@DJN thanks for your AUD insight! I hated preparing for FAR but the actual exam MCQ's were a cakewalk compared to Becker's MCQ's, so I'm sure you're going to do great!

- passed all 4 exams on my first try using Becker!

Ethics: TBD

[Anonymous]

i've passed AUD and REG and my process is this: watch all videos (Becker), do the chapter HW once. repeat until you're done all chapters. then, i take the practice tests — but I don't take the entire 3/4 hours — i simply click through the exam with empty answers so I can see what the answers are. i just study off the right answers. this is important because th epractice exams provide questions not found in the regular hw.

then, i take a few progress tests covering all the previous chapters. i've never taken notes, too lazy. passed AUD with 76 (even though i found it to be easy..) and REG with an 80 (even though i found it to be difficult) using the same method.

as for BEC..i hear there are a lot of formulas..and FAR has a lot of content…so i may be forced to take notes.

however, i'm confident anyone can pass AUD w/o taking notes. just drill out MCQs over and over. gl

[Anonymous]

i've passed AUD and REG and my process is this: watch all videos (Becker), do the chapter HW once. repeat until you're done all chapters. then, i take the practice tests — but I don't take the entire 3/4 hours — i simply click through the exam with empty answers so I can see what the answers are. i just study off the right answers. this is important because th epractice exams provide questions not found in the regular hw.

then, i take a few progress tests covering all the previous chapters. i've never taken notes, too lazy. passed AUD with 76 (even though i found it to be easy..) and REG with an 80 (even though i found it to be difficult) using the same method.

as for BEC..i hear there are a lot of formulas..and FAR has a lot of content…so i may be forced to take notes.

however, i'm confident anyone can pass AUD w/o taking notes. just drill out MCQs over and over. gl

[LT-P]

@cantpassagain thanks for your response! I think I'm just going to try to jot down the most important overall concepts reducing my note-taking process from 6 days to 2 .. if that's even possible. Even if I just make an outline, I feel like Becker is not organized clearly enough for my note-OCD lol ..

- passed all 4 exams on my first try using Becker!

Ethics: TBD

[LT-P]

@cantpassagain thanks for your response! I think I'm just going to try to jot down the most important overall concepts reducing my note-taking process from 6 days to 2 .. if that's even possible. Even if I just make an outline, I feel like Becker is not organized clearly enough for my note-OCD lol ..

- passed all 4 exams on my first try using Becker!

Ethics: TBD

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