[sallybreann]

I am taking BEC on Feb 18 and then have signed up to take AUD March 4 giving me 14 days to study for AUD. I have been working as an auditor for 2 years which I know doesn’t make me an expert with the AUD exam but it’s worth mentioning. I took AUD last August on a whim as my first exam. I studied for a week and took it and got a 60. Since then I have studied for and taken FAR. The reason I’m only giving myself 14 days is that my NTS expires in May and I’m willing to take the chance due of needing to re-take in Q2 to avoid the 10 week score release.
I have Becker but I am thinking of purchasing the AUD NINJA notes and only reading/re-writing those and then do as many MCQ’s as my heart can handle. Does anyone have any advice on how I approach studying those two weeks? Is this possible at all or should I not even do this to myself?

[Wannafree]

You may try Gliem's AUD book as it has 30-40 questions max in each chapter and it has 20 chapters total.As you have background and studied in past you can finish MCQ and SIM of Gliem in a week.Explanations are good and in case of doubt you may refer the theory.Each chapter takes me max 2 hours ,some took me 30 minutes.Toughness of questions are moderate to tough ( no easy questions like Becker's ).I feel you you go by Gliem if wanna do it in 2 weeks.I am following Gleim for AUD and feel I wish someone ( eazy_SIM_for_me of this forum ) would have told me earlier.

[ruggercpa2b]

I am sure it's doable., however, I am not sure what your rush is considering you do not have any exams expiring. If you had not tried to take the exam before with only a week of studying and didnt pass I would say go for it. You studied for a week scored a 60 and now you want to study for 2 weeks to try and get a 75. It just sounds like a bad idea. If I were you I would just give myself more time and take the exam in April. I have worked as an auditor and am working on my third audit retake. You would think it would be easier being an auditor but its really not.

Good Luck!

AUD - 73, 72 retake 7/2/2016
BEC - 8/20/2016
REG - TBD
FAR - TBD

I am so ready for this nightmare to be over. Been at this way too long.

[sallybreann]

Thank you for the being candid (I am considering Gleim as well!). The rush is coming from me doing nothing for two years after college and finally waking up and realizing if I don’t pass these exams it will be a major regret. When I realized the score release was in August and my process would be extended even longer my heart just dropped and I decided to go for AUD in Q1. It is way smarter to slow it up and now I’m starting to calm down and consider taking AUD later to give me a long enough time to take REG and not burn myself out. I don’t want that drive to take these exams to burn out ya know?!

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