Score Release Group

Received my AUD score on Wednesday night and was very disappointed to see a 63. I felt the most prepared and confident for this test than the previous 4 exams (1 BEC, 1 FAR, 2 REG). I allowed myself to be upset Wednesday night and then first thing Thursday morning I sent out for a new NTS and plan to take again within the month. I have the prep to get a 63 already complete so with some refreshers, I only have to make up 12 points to be COMPLETE. The quick turnaround can be daunting, but I want to leverage the previous studying to succeed. A large part of not passing this exam is a series of questions I was not expected or prepared for early in the 1st testlet. I allowed it to rattle me and I don't think I ever got the confidence I showed up to Prometric back, by the end of the MC. I scored comparable on the SIMs but weak on the MC. I will be completing 72 MC per day for the next 2-3 weeks before my retake.

Stephen, I definitely think supplementing is a great alternative. All of the study programs has their pros and cons. I love the flexibility of NINJA and the fact you pay by month rather than large upfront outlay. I have used Becker in a past life when I just wasn't mature enough to succeed. BEC is a very interesting section because it is so many unique topics that are covered, but without a whole lot of depth into any single topic. You should be encouraged by the improvement though! Definitely answer all questions. even if you are against the clock selecting randomly may steal a point or two that can make the difference.

Hey Chris, three things definitely helped me with AUD, and two of those may not apply to your unique situation:

1. After I felt confident about my preparation for FAR, I booked an appointment to sit for FAR six months ahead. Then, within those six months, I took on studying for AUD, with the goal of sitting for AUD at least a month after FAR. But my plans were scuttled when I failed FAR after the six-month wait. So I had to circle back to studying FAR again, but by then I had a good foundation with AUD. So when I later passed FAR, I only needed minor reviews of AUD to take it on and pass first time.

2. Given that I’m not a math person, AUD presented less difficulty for me than FAR and now BEC, because AUD is mostly literature.

3. The final thing which helped me, and which is definitely something you can work on, is knowing how to answer the research requirement questions on the sims. Those could give you much needed points on the sims and they are fairly easy if you know your way around them. Just remember how to conquered similar questions in FAR.

Finally, I’d say just keep hammering out those NINJA MCQS in AUD and follow the NINJA framework and you should be fine. NINJA definitely helped me get through AUD.

Hope that helps.

75 on #AUD. what's the difference between this time and my 2 previous 73s? I'm not sure, but I knew I hung in there til the end this time, and I probably caught something I needed in the last 2 minutes.